Nursing Faculty and Staff

Brad Sherrod DNP, RN BSherrod@Chatham.edu Chatham Faculty Assistant Professor Hometown : Sims, NC Joined Chatham : 2011 Academic Areas of Interest Nursing Leadership & Administration, Evidence-based Practices, Quality, Service, & Process Improvement, Change Management, Patient Safety Personal Areas of Interest Fishing, Cooking/Grilling, Virtual Gaming Biography Brad Sherrod is Assistant Professor of Nursing at Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Sherrod has held various nursing leadership positions in acute care settings. Throughout Dr. Sherrod’s career, his focus has been on improving the patient experience by utilizing evidence-based practices to advance the quality of care and to develop refined services to enrich the patient experience. Dr. Sherrod has worked extensively in the area of process improvement and is certified in Lean Six Sigma. His work in the area of patient flow has lead to the development and implementation of evidence based process improvement practices to assist patients to safely and efficiently move through health systems. Most recently, Dr. Sherrod has focused his process improvement efforts on decreasing unintentional harmful patient events, such as falls and hospital acquired pressure ulcers.

Education • DNP, Duke University (Durham, NC), 2010 • MSN (Nursing Administration), University of North Carolina Greensboro (Greensboro, NC), 2003 • BSN, Barton College (Wilson, NC), 1999 Publications • Sherrod, D., Sherrod, B., & Sherrod, T. (2009). Expand Your Communication Style. Men in Nursing, 39(3), 18-21 • Quick, E. L. & Sherrod, B. (2008). Job Coaching Grows Next Generation of Leaders. Men in Nursing, 3(3), 45-47 • Sherrod, B. (2008). Recruiting Through Technology. The Hypodermic, 12(3), 4-5 • Sherrod, B. (2007). Using Technology to Attract the Next Generation. Nursing Management, 38(12), 8 • Jagoe, P. & Sherrod, B. (2007). Know Your Succession Plan. OR Nurse 2007, 1(3), 10-12 • Sherrod, B. & Wood, W. (2007). Tablet PC: Information Technology's Prescription for Nursing. Men in Nursing, 2(2), 6-9 • Sherrod, B. (2006). Build a Better ED. Men in Nursing, 1(4), 38-42 • Sherrod, B., Sherrod, D., & Rasch, R. (2006). Wanted: More Men in Nursing. Men in Nursing, 1(1), 34-39 • Sherrod, B., Sherrod, D., & Rasch, R. (2005). Men at Work. Nursing Management, 36(10), 46-51 • Sherrod, B. & Brown, H. (2005). Patient Satisfaction: Get the Edge. Nursing Managment, 36(4), 61-64 Certifications • Lean Six Sigma Organizations • NC Organization of Nursing Leaders • Sigma Theta Tau • NC Nurses Association • American Nurses Association Presentations • Sherrod, B. "Gender Communication in Health Care Environments" American Assembly for Men in Nursing Annual Conference (Cincinnati, Ohio) May 2008 • Sherrod, B. "Wanted: Men in Nursing" Nursing Management's Recruitment and Retention Conference (Chicago, IL) May 2007 • Sherrod, B. "Bridging the Gap for New Nurses into Their Professional Association" NCNA Annual State Convention (Raleigh, NC) October 2005