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Co-investigator Network
overview
- Dr. Schwartz is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work. She also serves as Coordinator of the Gerontology Program and Co-Director of the Office of Healthy Aging.
Positions
- Associate Professor, School of Social Work, College of Health and Human Performance
- Contact Info
- 252-328-4209
Abby Schwartz
Overview
Affiliation
member of
- Friends of Residents in Long Term Care 2023
- Geographic Management of Cancer Health Disparities Program Region 1-South (GMap Region 1-South) 2016 - 2023
- Society for Social Work Research 2017 - 2018
- American Psychosocial Oncology Society 2017 - 2018
- Southern Gerontological Society 2017
- Phi Kappa Phi 2004
- Sigma Phi Omega 2004
- Gerontological Society of America 2003
Publications
selected publications
presentations
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presentation
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Exploring College Student Perceptions of Older Adults: A Photo Reflection Assignment
Presented April 4, 2025
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SGS Priorities Survey: Longitudinal Results
Presented April 5, 2025
- A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Project TRIP: Key Findings and Expansion, Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting
- A New Lens on Qualitative Methods in Aging: Challenges in Recruiting, Analyzing and Mixed Method, International Association of Gerontology & Geriatrics World Congress
- Addressing Barriers and Promoting Assistance to Older African American Cancer Patients and Caregivers in Rural N.C., Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting
- Addressing Barriers and Promoting Assistance to Older African American Cancer Patients and Caregivers in Rural N.C., East Carolina University School of Social Work Research Brown Bag
- Adhering to cancer treatment protocols: Barriers experienced by caregivers and patients, Invited Talk, Duke University Center for the Study of Aging & Human Development, Postdoctoral Seminar
- Barriers in adhering to cancer treatment: The experiences of older rural African Americans and their caregivers, Miami University -Online Gerontology Alumni Meetup
- Barriers to Completing Cancer Treatment Protocols for Older Latinos, Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting
- Beginning to Mine the Gems of SGS' Future: Results from the SGS Priorities Survey., Southern Gerontological Society
- Challenges in Adhering to Cancer Treatments among Older African American Adults in Eastern North Carolina, Southern Gerontological Society Annual Meeting
- Decreasing Barriers to Care: Voices of Riders, Drivers, and Staff of a Rural Transportation Program, Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting
- Deliberative Dialogues: Opportunities for Bridging Gerontological Research with Policy and Practice, International Association of Gerontology & Geriatrics World Congress
- Effects of COVID-19 on existing issues experienced by older adults living in southeast United States: Responses from the SGS Survey 2.0, Southern Gerontological Society Annual Meeting
- Enhancing Learning and Interest in Gerontology: The Integration of a YouTube Assignment, Southern Gerontological Society Virtual Annual Meeting and Conference
- Exploration of Interest and Development of Intergenerational Facilities in Pitt County, State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research And Creativity Symposium
- Factors Associated with Mammogram Use in Korean American Immigrant Women in North Carolina, Society for Social Work Research
- General and Gender-Specific Dynamics Determining the Health Status of Working Informal Caregivers, Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting
- If I want my family, then I have to do this: Overcoming barriers to cancer treatment, Southern Gerontological Society
- Improving the transitional care process, Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting
- Increasing access to healthcare in eastern NC: The evaluation and expansion of Project TRIP, NASW-NC Local Program Unit Talk
- Maintaining a sense of identity across the caregiving trajectory, ECU Research Creative Activities Week
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Regional Differences in Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors Among
Korean American Immigrant Women, Society for Social Work and Research - Use of the SGS Priorities Survey as a Guide to an Empowerment Evaluation Process Model of Program Development, Virtual Workshop for the Southern Gerontological Society
- Use of the SGS Priorities Survey as a Guide to an Empowerment Evaluation Process Model of Program Development, Southern Gerontological Society Virtual Annual Meeting and Conference
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Research
principal investigator on
- An evaluation of Project TRIP: A program that aims to reduce barriers to health care and increase the health and well-being of disadvantaged rural adults in eastern North Carolina awarded by Duke Endowment 2020 - 2024
- Start Up Program awarded by REDE, College of HHP, and School of Social Work 2016 - 2018
- Understanding the Experience of Rural Older African American Patients' Adherence to Cancer Treatment Protocols awarded by ECU Faculty Senate Research/Creative Activities Award 2015
- The Role of Social Workers in Reducing Environmental Barriers for Hispanic Older Patients Completing Cancer Treatment Protocols awarded by East Carolina University School of Social Work 2015
- Cultural Influences on the Needs of Older Informal Cancer Caregivers awarded by The Reed Foundation, Ruth Landes Memorial Research Fund 2014
co-principal investigator on
- Digital technology and resources provision to advance digital equity in Eastern North Carolina awarded by NCDEIC - North Carolina Digital Equity and Inclusion Collaborative 2023 - 2026
- Advancing vaccine equity: A mixed-methods study to understand vaccine hesitancy, structural barriers, and trust in vaccine information among medically underserved populations living in the rural south awarded by Merck Sharp & Dohme 2022 - 2025
investigator on
- East Carolina University's Maternal and Child Health Scholars, Training, and Enrichment Program (MCH-STEP) awarded by DHHS - HRSA/Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) 2021 - 2026
- Let?s play pickleball: An intergenerational approach to promoting social connections and community engagement awarded by Engagement Scholarship Consortium 2025 - 2026
- ECU - Bridging the digital divide for refugees and immigrants in North Carolina; New Arrivals Institute's (NAI): Addressing the digital inclusion needs of refugees and immigrants in North Carolina awarded by New Arrivals Institute 2024 - 2025
- Sport, community, and aging: Pickleball's intergenerational advantage awarded by HHP CB3O Mini-Grant 2024
Service
professional service activities
- Martin County Board of Commissioners Meeting Invited by Martin County Department of Social Services to present on the collaborative grant we submitted for funding to MATI with the Board of Commissioners. May 14, 2025 2024
- Innovation in Aging Associate EditorStarted in Spring 2025, serve for 4-years 2024
- Southern Gerontological Society 2023 - 2024
- Southern Gerontological Society, Survey Subcomittee Member 2023 - 2024
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Guidance Carolina
Serve as member of the Board of Directors of Guidance Carolina (formerly known as Corporation of Guardianship).
https://guidancecarolina.org/ 2024 - Southern Gerontological Society, Development Committee 2024
- Gerontology Alumni Advisory Group, Miami University, Scripps Gerontology Center 2016 - 2023
- Society for Social Work and Research Conference - Abstract Reviewer 2022
- NC COA Health Equity Committee Subcommittee of the NC Council Aging, which I am also a member of. 2020 - 2021
- Gerontological Society of America - Interest Group Event The Qualitative Research Interest Group is convening a panel of editors from some of GSA's journals to discuss best practices for publishing qualitative research. Panelists will share their expertise and experiences as editors reviewing and promoting qualitative work within their journals.Join us virtually on September 10, 2021 from 12pm - 1:15pm EST for this exciting panel!If you have specific questions about qualitative publication that you would like the panelists to address during their discussion, please send them toGSA_QRIG@outlook.comby September 3, 2021withQuestions for QRIG's Qualitative Editors' Panelin the email's subject field. 2021
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Journal of Gerontological Social Work
Review of manuscript "'You've got no support': The experiences of older male caregivers when their partner enters residential care" for Journal of Gerontological Social Work
https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2021.1983685 2020 - 2021 - The Journal of Rural Health Review of manuscript "Perspectives of Cancer Prevention and Control Resources from Stakeholders in Rural Southern Illinois" for The Journal of Rural Health.DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12606 2020
- Southern Gerontological Society, Code of Ethics Subcomittee Member 2019 - 2020
- Reviewer of manuscript for The Journal of Rural Health 2019
- Reviewer of manuscript for Supportive Care in Cancer 2019
- School of Social Work Scholarship Committee 2018
- Chair, Membership Committee for Association of Gerontology Education in Social Work 2013 - 2017
- IAGG & Geriatrics 21st World Congress Reviewed abstracts for International Association of Gerontology & Geriatrics 21st World Congress taking place in July, 2017 2016
- Country Living Guest Home, Washington, NC Social work administrator of Country Living Guest Home in Washington, NC; Unpaid; Sept/Fall 2015 - Referred by Dr. Blace Nalavany. Discussed concerns regarding older resident. 2015
Background
awards and honors
Contact
preferred title
- Coordinator, Gerontology Program