Publications

The WSW-MHA Model

Doornbos, M.M., Zandee, G.L. & Chapman, D.R. (under review). Women Supporting Women (WSW) and Mental Health Ambassador (MHA) Model: A community-driven solution using a professional/lay collaboration to deliver preventative mental health care. Public Health Nursing.

Mental Health Ambassadors

Doornbos, M.M. & Zandee, G.L. (2025). A community-driven mental health solution: Lay mental health ambassadors. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. OnlineFirst https://doi.org/10.1177/10783903251341546

Men’s Mental Health

Doornbos, M.M. & Zandee, G.L. (2024). Capturing men’s perspectives on prevalence, existing resources, and solutions to depression and anxiety using community based participatory research and focus groups. Public Health Nursing, 41(5) 1072-1081. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.13341

Doornbos, M.M., Zandee, G.L., Bjelland, C. (2024). Men’s mental health: Conceptualization, effects, and coping. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 50, 100-107  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2024.03.014

Doornbos, M.M. & Zandee, G.L. (2024). Men’s depression and anxiety: Contributing factors and barriers to intervention. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 30 (2), 199-209. https://doi.org/10.1177/10783903241226718

Women Supporting Women

Doornbos, M.M., Zandee, G.L., Bajema, A.G. & Luchies, L.B. (2025). Women Supporting Women Zoom: Outcomes of online supportive/educative groups for diverse women experiencing depression and anxiety. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 57, 151934. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2025.151934

Doornbos, M.M., Zandee, G.L., Greidanus, A., Timmermans, B., Miller, K., Quist, M., Heitsch, E., Hammond, E., Houskamp, C. & VanWolde, A. (2022). Women supporting women: The use of art with anxious/depressed urban, impoverished, ethnically diverse women. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 28 (4), 271-282. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F10783903221104097

Doornbos, M.M., Zandee, G.L., Timmermans, B., Moes, J., Heitsch, E., Quist, M., Heetderks, E., Houskamp, C. & VanWolde, A. (2020). Factors impacting attrition of vulnerable women from a longitudinal mental health intervention study. Public Health Nursing, 37 (1), 73-80. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12687

Doornbos, M.M., Zandee, G.L., Timmermans, B., Moes, J., DeGroot, J., DeMaagd-Rodriguez, M., Smit-Scholman, J., Zietse, M., Heitsch, E. & Quist, M. (2018). Women supporting women: Supportive/Educative groups for ethnically diverse, urban, impoverished women dealing with depression and anxiety. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 32 (4), 524-529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2018.02.007

Doornbos, M.M., Ayoola, A., Topp, R., & Zandee, G.L. (2015). Conducting research with community groups. Requested by Western Journal of Nursing Research, 37 (10), 1323-1339.  https://doi.org/10.1177/0193945915573633

Doornbos, M.M., Zandee, G.L., & DeGroot, J. (2014). Attending to communication and patterns of interaction -- Culturally sensitive mental health care for groups of urban, ethnically diverse, impoverished, and underserved women. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 20 (4), 239-249. https://doi.org/10.1177/1078390314543688

Doornbos, M.M., Zandee, G.L., DeGroot, J., & De Maagd-Rodriguez, M.  (2013). Using community-based participatory research to explore social determinants of women's mental health and barriers to help- seeking in three urban, ethnically diverse, impoverished, and underserved communities. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 27(6), 278-284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2013.09.001

Doornbos, M.M., Zandee, G.L., DeGroot, J., & Warpinski, M. (2013). Desired mental health resources for ethnically diverse, impoverished women struggling with anxiety and depression. Qualitative Health Research,23 (1),78-92. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732312465018 

Doornbos, M.M., Zandee, G.L., & DeGroot, J. (2012). Clinging to any bit of joy: Urban, ethnically diverse, impoverished women’s descriptions of anxiety and depression. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 26 (6), 437-447.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2011.12.007

Doornbos, M.M., Zandee, G.L. & Chapman, D.R. (under review). Women Supporting Women (WSW) and Mental Health Ambassador (MHA) Model: A community-driven solution using a professional/lay collaboration to deliver preventative mental health care. Public Health Nursing

Community-Based Participatory Research

Ayoola, A.B, Kamp, K., Adams, Y.J, Granner, J, DeGroot, L, Lee, H., Zandee, G. & Doornbos, M.M. (2021). Strategies to promote and sustain baccalaureate students’ interest in pursuing a PhD degree in nursing.  Journal of Professional Nursing, 37, 935-941. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2021.07.006 

Ayoola, A.B., Adams, Y.J., Kamp, K., Zandee, G.L., Feenstra, C. & Doornbos, M.M.  (2017). Promoting the future of nursing by increasing zest for research in undergraduate nursing students.  Journal of Professional Nursing, 33 (2), 126–132.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2016.08.011 

Zandee, G.L. Bossenbroek, D., Slager, D., Gordon, B., Ayoola, A.B., Doornbos, M.M.  & Lima, A. (2015). The impact of integrating community-based participatory research into a baccalaureate nursing curriculum. Journal of Nursing Education, 54(7), 394-398. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20150617-07 

Zandee, G.L. Bossenbroek, D., Slager, D., Gordon, B. (2013). Teams of community health workers and nursing students effect health promotion of underserved urban neighborhoods. Public Health Nursing, 30(5), 439-447.  https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12031

Zandee, G. (2012).  Mapping a strategic plan for health:  Community-based participatory research with underserved, low-income urban neighborhoods.  Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 16(3), 95-97. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1001362

Zandee, G., Bossenbroek, D., Friesen, M., Blech, K., & Engbers, R. (2010). Effectiveness of community health worker/nursing student teams as a strategy for public health nursing education. Public Health Nursing, 27(3), 277-284. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1446.2010.00854.x

Zandee. G. L. (2007).  Transforming a nursing department by emphasizing place and partnership. In G. Heffner and C. D. Beversluie (PIs), Strengthening Liberal Arts Education by Embracing Place and Particularity.  Teagle White Paper. 

Heffner, G. G., Zandee, G. L., & Schwander, L. (2003).  Listening to community voices:  Community-based research, a first step in partnership and outreach.  Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 8(1), 127-139.  https://eric.ed.gov/?q=EJ1096918&id=EJ1096918

Zandee, G. L.  (2002).  Reciprocity and partnership:  The multidimensional impact of community driven nursing practice.   In G. Heffner & C. Beversluis (Eds.), Commitment and connection:  Service-learning and Christian higher education.  Lanham, MD:  University Press of America.