Rebecca M. Schwartz, Ph.D.

Rebecca M. Schwartz, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist, Assistant Professor,
Graduate Program in Public Health

Publications

Education:

1998-2004 Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)

1992-1996 B.A., University of Pennsylvania

Postdoctoral Training:

2004-2007 Building Integrative Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Postdoctoral Scholar, National Institutes of Health and SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Predoctoral Training:

Aug. 2000- 2003 Predoctoral Fellow - NIMH Prevention Research Training Program in Urban Children’s Mental Health and AIDS Prevention, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

June 2001- 2003 Research Assistant/Asst. Data Manager, Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Psychiatry, Chicago, IL

Aug. 1998-2003 Research Assistant, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Clinical and Programmatic Leadership:
July 2004- Dec 2006 Clinical Psychologist, HEAT Program: Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY

July 2003- June 2004 Child Psychology Intern, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia Medical Center, New York, NY

Research Participation:

Study: Women’s Interagency HIV Study IV

Funding Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Principal Investigator: H. Minkoff

Project Period: 12/1/07-11/30/12

Annual Direct Costs: $1,977,598

Major aims of this study are to examine the natural history and gynecological manifestations of HIV disease in women. Role is focused on studying the effect of mental health on HIV disease progression.

Role: Co-Investigator

Study: Understanding the Association Between Victimization and Medication Adherence Among HIV-Positive Women

Funding Source: Dean’s Research Pilot Grant, SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Project Period: 8/1/07-7/31/08

Annual Direct Costs: $19,000

Major aims of this study are to determine the psychosocial mechanisms that explain the relationship between gender-based violence among HIV-positive women and subsequent difficulties with medication adherence.

Role: Principal Investigator

Research interests include the psychosocial factors associated with HIV positive status among women.

Address:
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 1240
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Phone: (718) 270-4386
Fax: (718) 270-2440
Email: Rebecca.schwartz@downstate.edu