Misty M . Schwartz, PhD, RN

Department

Nursing - Doctorate

Position

Assistant Professor

Publications

• The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  Lappe Joan M., Hanson C., Desmangles Jean Claude, Begley Margaret, Schwartz Misty M., McMahon D. J., Laughlin Ann M., The Effect of Increasing Dairy Calcium Intake of Adolescent Girls on Changes in Body Fat and Weight
  105:5, p. 1046 - 1053 2017
• Global Pediatric Health
  Havens Lauren, Schwartz Misty, Identification of Parents Perceptions of Antibiotic Use for Individualized Community Education
  3, p. 2333794X1665406 - 2333794X1665406 2016
• Journal of School Health
  Schwartz Misty M., Parental Perceptions of Body Mass Index Notification: A Qualitative Study
  85:10, p. 714 - 721 2015
• Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing
  Lem Ashlea, A., Schwartz Misty M., African American Heart Failure Patients' Perspective on Palliative Care in the Outpatient Setting
  16:8, p. 536 - 542 2014
• Journal of Catholic higher education
  Schwartz Misty, Synowiecki Barbara, Yager Amy, Potthoff Meghan, Lauglin Ann, Connelly Susan, Promoting Healthy Behaviors in Children: Applying Ignatian Values in Schools
  32:2, p. 283 2013
• Nurse Educator
  Laughlin Ann, Pothoff Meghan, Schwartz Misty, Synowiecki Barbara, Yager Amy, Combining service learning and research: partnering with schools
  35:5, p. 188 - 191 2010
• Nurse Educator
  Abbott Amy A., Schwartz Misty M., Hercinger Maribeth, Miller Connie L., Foyt Merry E., Predictors of Success on National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses for Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Graduates
  33:Supplement, p. 96S - 97S 2008
• Journal of Nursing Education
  Schwartz Misty D., Laughlin Ann, Partnering with schools
  47:6, p. 279 - 282 2008
• Nurse Educator
  Abbott Amy A., Miller C., Foyt Merry E., Schwartz Misty M., Hercinger Maribeth, Predictors of Success on National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses for Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Graduates
  33:1, p. 5 - 6 2008
• Nurse Education in Practice
  Schwartz Misty, Abbott Amy, Storytelling
  7:3, p. 181 - 186 2007
• Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
  Lerman C., Schwartz M. D., Lin T. H., Hughes C., Narod S., Lynch Henry T., The Influence of Psychological Distress on use of Genetic Testing for Cancer Risk
  65:3, p. 414 - 420 1997

Presentations

• Flip the Script! Replace lecture with Team-Based Learning: An evidence-based strategy emphasizing application & teamwork 2025

Foundation/Association

• Winifred Ellenchild Pinch Research Grant, Iota Tau Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society.

• Balanced Body Band School Program v. 2. Children’s Hospital and Medical Center. Preventing Childhood Obesity Community Grant (Not funded).

• The Association Between Dairy Food Intake and Serum Lipid and Vitamin D Levels in Adolescent Females.
  Sponsor: The Presidents Faculty Research Fund

• Creighton University School of Nursing and Alegent School Health Partnership. Sponsor: Alegent Health Community Trust Grant

• Balanced Body Band School Program. Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, Preventing Childhood Obesity Community Grant (Conducted at St. Vincent DePaul Catholic School).

• Schwartz, M., Connelly, S., Hanson, C., & Anderson-Berry, A. Determining the Associations between Late Preterm Infant Nutrient Intake and Growth Parameters from Birth to Discharge. Faculty Innovation, Research, and Education (FIRE) Seed Fund, Award amount: $5,000, Award period January 2021 – January 2022.

Other

• Effects of
  Feeding Techniques & Nutrient Intakes on Formula-Fed Infants. Sponsor: Health
  Futures Fund

• August 2012 – 2014. Survey Research Project - Infant feeding and effects on adolescent
  growth.

• Secondary Analysis of Data - Accuracy of Parent-Reported and Measured Height, Weight and Body Mass Index in Adolescent Girls
  and Implications for the Future.

• Quality Improvement Project: Process Improvement Qualitative Study Project Collaboration between CUSON/CUMC Teams

• Dreyfus Grant Application Team Member. (KC Pullen - PI).

• Partnering with Schools: Combining Service-learning and Research: A pilot study

• Perceptions of Parents Regarding Body Mass Index and Overweight in School- Age Children. Doctoral Dissertation Research at the University of Nebraska (Lincoln)

• Helene Fuld Grant Team Member: Cross-training acute care faculty to the community setting.

• Physical Activity Deficit: A proposed nursing diagnoses. (Scholarly project with MSN Nursing Students)

• Tool development: Damewood Clinical Validation Tool for the Nursing Diagnosis of Fatigue.

• Clinical Validation of Fatigue in Individuals with Congestive Heart Failure. (Congestion Heart Failure Clinic, Radford, VA).

Federal

• The Efficacy of Optimal Levels of Dietary Dairy on Modulation of Adolescent Weight. Sponsor: NIH.

• Clinical Trial of Vitamin D3 to Reduce Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women. Sponsor: NCI.

Awards

• Editor’s Pick for Featured Article in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  Lappe, J.M., McMahon, D.J., Laughlin, A., Hanson, C., Claude Desmangles, J., Begley, M., & Schwartz, M. (2017). The effect of increasing dairy calcium intake of adolescent girls on changes in body fat and weight.
• Health Disparities Research Training Award Program (HDRTP)
  Dr. Joan Lappe, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
• Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship – Health Promotion
  Dr. Joan Lappe, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
• Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges, Outstanding merit and scholarship
  University of Lincoln, College of Education and
• Winifred Ellenchild Pinch Research Award
  Sigma Theta Tau
• Creighton University Nursing Faculty of the Year
  School of Nursing students
• Dean’s Award: Faculty of the Year
  Dean of School of Nursing
• Who’s Who among Students in American Universities & Colleges
  Radford University, School of Nursing
• Award for Commitment to Quality Improvement
  Chief Executive Officer of Henry County Health Center
• Chief Executive Officer’s Customer Relations Task Force Award
  Chief Executive Officer of Henry County Health Center
• Outstanding Commitment to the Pursuit of BSN
• Superior Scholastic Achievement Award
• Award of Professional Competence
• Dean’s List
  Creighton University