Misty M. Schwartz, PhD, RN

Misty M. Schwartz, PhD, RN

Misty M. Schwartz, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor
College of Nursing, Omaha Campus

Academic Appointments

Department

  • Nursing - Doctorate

Position

  • Assistant Professor

Publications and Presentations

Articles

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  • , 1(2), 24-28
  • , 105(5), 1046-1053
  • , 2(3:15), 1-8
  • , 3(1)
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  • , 85(10), 714-721
  • , 16(8), 536-542
  • , 32(2), 283-298
  • , 35(56), 188-191
  • , 33, 5-6
  • , 47(6), 279-282
  • , 7(3), 181-186
  • , 4(4), 265-267

Publications

Presentations

Research and Scholarship

Research and Scholarship Interests

    • Infant Nutrition & Effect on Growth
    • Adolescent Girls and Lipid Levels
    • Childhood & Adolescent Obesity Prevention
    • Health Disparity Prevention 
    • Clinical Education
    • Storytelling
    • Pre-NCLEX and State Boards Success in Accelerated Undergraduate Students
    • Process Improvement
    • Qualitative Research

Current Research Projects

  • Infant Nutrition & Growth
    Health Promotion across the lifespan.
    Adolescent Girls - Vitamin D & Lipids Infant Nutrition Childhood and Adolescent Obesity Prevention Health Disparity Prevention

Grant Funding Received

  • 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).
  • Effects of Feeding Techniques & Nutrient Intakes on Formula-Fed Infants. Sponsor: Health Futures Fund
  • The Association Between Dairy Food Intake and Serum Lipid and Vitamin D Levels in Adolescent Females. Sponsor: The Presidents Faculty Research Fund
  • 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.
  • Creighton University School of Nursing and Alegent School Health Partnership. Sponsor: Alegent Health Community Trust Grant
  • 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).
  • 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.

Awards and Honors

  • Editor’s Pick for Featured Article in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2017
  • Health Disparities Research Training Award Program (HDRTP), Dr. Joan Lappe, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., 2014
  • Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship – Health Promotion, Dr. Joan Lappe, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., 2011
  • Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges, Outstanding merit and scholarship, University of Lincoln, College of Education and , 2010
  • Winifred Ellenchild Pinch Research Award, Sigma Theta Tau , 2008
  • Creighton University Nursing Faculty of the Year, School of Nursing students, 2003
  • Dean’s Award: Faculty of the Year, Dean of School of Nursing, 2003
  • Who’s Who among Students in American Universities & Colleges, Radford University, School of Nursing , 1998
  • Award for Commitment to Quality Improvement, Chief Executive Officer of Henry County Health Center, 1994
  • Chief Executive Officer’s Customer Relations Task Force Award, Chief Executive Officer of Henry County Health Center , 1993
  • Outstanding Commitment to the Pursuit of BSN, 1992
  • Superior Scholastic Achievement Award, 1992
  • Award of Professional Competence, 1992
  • Dean’s List, Creighton University , 1988