Society of Rogerian Scholars
Welcome Message
Welcome to the Society of Rogerian Scholars (SRS) website. SRS is a nursing organization with the mission to advance nursing science through an emphasis on Martha E. Rogers’ Science of Unitary Human Beings in the focus areas of nursing education, research and practice and in service to humankind. SRS was founded in 1986 by Martha Rogers, Elizabeth Barrett, John Phillips, Violet Malinski and Therese Meehan. For almost 35 years the organization has advanced Unitary Science through convening annual conferences, publishing the journal Visions, and providing mentorship, education and consultation to those interested in nursing research, practice and education from a unitary perspective.
The 33rd Annual SRS Conference, “Celebrating our Past and Visioning our Future” was held on October 2, 2020 through a virtual format. It was a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of Martha Rogers’ groundbreaking book An Introduction to the Theoretical Basis of Nursing. While many of Rogers’ ideas changed significantly since 1970, the book is a symbol of the beginning of the development of the Science of Unitary Human Beings. You can find the links to some of the conference presentations under the Conference tab on this website.
The new officers of SRS are:
President:
Marlaine Smith
Vice President:
Jane Walsh
Secretary:
Katherine Rosa
Treasurer:
Mandi Coakley
Directors:
Patty Bartzak
Amy Kennefick-Moore
Diana Morris
Howard Butcher
Julianne Mazzawi
Kathy Sheik
Nomination Chair:
Jane Flanagan
Marlaine Smith
Vice President:
Jane Walsh
Secretary:
Katherine Rosa
Treasurer:
Mandi Coakley
Directors:
Patty Bartzak
Amy Kennefick-Moore
Diana Morris
Howard Butcher
Julianne Mazzawi
Kathy Sheik
Nomination Chair:
Jane Flanagan
Dr. Dorothy Dunn, the editor of Visions: The Journal of Rogerian Nursing Science invites your submission of manuscripts for peer-review. Send your manuscript to dotdunn@yahoo.com. Accepted manuscripts are uploaded onto the Visions tab of this website and indexed in CINAHL/EBSCO. You will find all publications since 1993 on the Journal link above with author guidelines.
We thank you for visiting us. Feel free to contact President, Dr. Marlaine Smith at msmit230@health.fau.edu with any questions, comments or suggestions. We’d love to hear from you.
We thank you for visiting us. Feel free to contact President, Dr. Marlaine Smith at msmit230@health.fau.edu with any questions, comments or suggestions. We’d love to hear from you.
Society of Rogerian Scholars Anti-Racism Statement
The Society of Rogerian Scholars stands with those protesting against the longstanding pattern of systemic racism resulting in violent deaths of Black People and serious health disparities in Black Communities. We understand the integral connection between the environment and wellbecoming, and we are dedicated to the mutual processes of creating a more just and equitable world. We understand that systemic racism is also associated with other marginalized communities.
We believe that power is the capacity of all humans to participate knowingly in change. We commit to participate knowingly in change of the political, social and economic environment. The power of knowing participation in change requires ensuring an awareness of the structures that sustain discrimination and racism, freedom to act intentionally to transform those structures, while choosing to support equality, equity, and justice, and involvement in creating change for human betterment.
We believe that power is the capacity of all humans to participate knowingly in change. We commit to participate knowingly in change of the political, social and economic environment. The power of knowing participation in change requires ensuring an awareness of the structures that sustain discrimination and racism, freedom to act intentionally to transform those structures, while choosing to support equality, equity, and justice, and involvement in creating change for human betterment.