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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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