| 1997 | Ph.D. Psychology (Cognitive), University of California, Berkeley Dissertation: Expectation and decision affect (Barbara A. Mellers, thesis supervisor). |
| 1997 | M.S. Organizational Behavior, University of California, Berkeley |
| 1992 | B.A.
Cognitive Science and Women's Studies, University of California, Berkeley Summa Cum Laude, Highest Departmental Honors Honors Thesis: Contested Concepts in Cognitive Social Science (George Lakoff, thesis supervisor) Honors Thesis: The Feminist Debate on Pornography: 1966-1986 (Evelyn Fox Keller, thesis supervisor) |
| 2008 - | Associate Professor and Director of Research, Department of Medical Education Research Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2007 - 2008 | Associate Professor and Director of Research, Department of Medical Education Senior Research Specialist, Department of Pediatrics University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2004 - 2007 | Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education Senior Research Specialist, Department of Pediatrics University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 1997 - 2004 | Assistant Professor of Clinical Decision Making,
Department of Medical Education Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (1999 - 2004) Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology (1998 - 1999) University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2002 - 2006 | Evaluator, Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Shared Decision Making Course |
| 1998 - 2001 | Consultant, Midwest Center for Health Services Policy and Research, Hines VA Hospital |
| 1995-1997 | Statistical
and Computing Consultant for the Department of Psychology University of California, Berkeley |
| 1993-1997 | Research
Assistant for Dr. Barbara Mellers University of California, Berkeley |
| 1992-1996 | Research
Assistant on several occasional projects for Dr. Daniel Kahneman University of California, Berkeley |
| 1996 | Instructor,
Social Science Research, Academic Talent Development Program University of California, Berkeley |
| 1994-96 | Instructor
for Cognitive Science, Academic Talent Development Program University of California, Berkeley |
| 1995 | Teaching
Assistant, Cognitive Psychology University of California, Berkeley |
| 1991 | Cognitive
Linguistics Consultant for Dr. Laura Stoker University of California, Berkeley |
| 1990-91 | Research
Assistant for Dr. George Lakoff University of California, Berkeley |
| 1989-90 | Instructor
for Calculus and Precalculus, Center for Academic Precocity Arizona State University |
Goldberg JH, Millstein S, Schwartz A, Halpern-Felsher B. (In press). Inter-temporal trade-offs: Perceiving the risk-in-the-benefits of marijuana in a prospective study of adolescents and young adults. Medical Decision Making.
Cook DA, Gelula MH, Dupras DM, Schwartz A, Thompson WG, Thomas KG, Thomas MR. (In press). Instructional methods and cognitive and learning styles in web-based learning: report of three randomized trials. Medical Education.
Goldberg JH, Schwartz A. (2008). Forecasting changes in preference over the life span: A qualitative study of African-American men's prostate cancer decision making. Supportive Care in Cancer. Prepublished May 14, 2008, doi: 10.1007/s00520-008-0463-8, PMID 18478274.
Hazen G, Schwartz A. (2008). Incorporating extrinsic goals into decision and cost-effectiveness analyses. Manuscript submitted for review.
Schwartz A, Hazen G, Leifer A, Heckerling PS. (2008). Life goals and health decisions - What will people live (or die) for? Medical Decision Making, 28:2, 209-220. Prepublished March 18, 2008, doi:10.1177/0272989X07311749
Schwartz A, Goldberg JH, Hazen G. (2008). Prospect theory, reference points, and health decisions. Judgment and Decision Making, 3:2, 174-180.
Weiner SJ, Schwartz A, Yudkowsky R, Schiff GD, Weaver FM, Goldberg JH, Weiss KB. (2007). Evaluating Physician Performance at Individualizing Care: A Pilot Study Tracking Contextual Errors in Medical Decision Making. Medical Decision Making, 27:6, 726-734. doi:10.1177/0272989X07306113
Niederman LG, Schwartz A, Connell KJ, Silverman K. (2007). Healthy Steps for Young Children Program in Pediatric Residency Training: Impact on Primary Care Outcomes. Pediatrics, 120:3, e596-e603.
Schwartz, A. (2007). The acceptability of acceptability curves: Comments on Groot Koerkamp and others. (Invited editorial). Medical Decsion Making, 27:2, 96-97.
Cook DA, Gelula MH, Lee MC, Bauer BA, Dupras DM, Schwartz A. (2007). A web-based course on complementary medicine for medical students and residents improves knowledge and changes attitudes. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 19:3, 230-238.
Sedlack RE, Baron TH, Downing SM, Schwartz AJ. (2007). Validation of a Colonoscopy Simulation Model for Skills Assessment. Am J Gastro, :102:64-74.
Fox G, Schwartz A, Hart KM. (2006). Work-family balance and academic advancement in medical schools. Academic Psychiatry, 30:3, 227-234.
Schwartz, A. (2006). Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) and Decision Tools. MedEdPORTAL; 2006. Available from: http://www.aamc.org/mededportal, ID = 209.
Schwartz A, Millam G, The UIC LCS Investigators. (2006) A Web-Based Library Consult Service for Evidence-Based Medicine: Technical Development. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 6:16. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-6-16. PMCID: PMC1484475
Schwartz A, Hasnain M, Eiser AR, Lincoln E, Elstein AS. (2006). Patient-Physician Fit: An Exploratory Study of a Multidimensional Instrument. Medical Decision Making, 26:2, 122-133 DOI: 10.1177/0272989X06286476.
Johnson BR, Schwartz A, Goldberg J, Koerber A. (2006). A Chairside Aid for Shared Decision Making in Dentistry: A randomized controlled trial. J Dent Educ, 70:2, 131-141.
Schwartz A, Hupert J. (2005). A decision making approach to assessing critical appraisal skills. Medical Teacher, 27:1, 76-80.
Nelson RL, Schwartz A. (2004). A survey of patient preference for colorectal cancer screening technique. BMC Cancer, 4:76. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-4-76. PMCID: PMC533878
Derossis AM, Da Rosa D, Schwartz A, Hauge LS, Bordage G. (2004). Study habits of surgery residents and performance on American Board of Surgery In-Training examinations. The American Journal of Surgery, 188(3), 230-236.
Immergluck, L.C., Kanungo, S., Schwartz, A., McIntyre, A., Schrekenberger, P.C., Diaz, P.S, (2004). Prevalence of colonization of resistant and non resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus among healthy children in Chicago Title: Prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus nasopharyngeal coloniation in healthy children in the United States. Epidemiol Infect, 132(2): 159-166.
Schwartz A, Hupert J. (2003). Medical students' application of literature findings to a standardized patient: randomised trial. BMJ, 326, 536-538. doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7388.536. PMCID: PMC150467
Guihan M, Goldstein B, Smith BM, Schwartz A, Manheim LM. (2003). SCI Health Care Provider Attitudes about Pressure Ulcer Management. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 26(2): 129-34.
Schwartz, A, & Hasnain, M. (2002). Risk Perception and Risk Attitude in Informed Consent. Risk, Decision, and Policy, 7: 121-130.. Awarded "Outstanding Paper by a Young Investigator" by Society for Medical Decision Making.
Larson, J. R., Jr., Sargis, E. G., Elstein, A. S., & Schwartz, A. (2002). Holding Shared versus Unshared Information: Its Impact on Perceived Member Influence in Decision-Making Groups. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 24(2): 146-156.
Elstein, A.S. & Schwartz, A. (2002). Clinical problem solving and diagnostic decision making. BMJ, 324(7339): 729-32.
Yudkowsky R, Elliott R, Schwartz A. (2002). Two perspectives on the quality of residency programs: psychiatry program directors and residents. Academic Medicine, 77(1): 57-64.
Nelson, R., Schwartz, A, & Pavel, D. (2001). Assessment of the usefulness of a diagnostic test: A survey of patient preference for diagnostic techniques in the evaluation of intestinal inflammation. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 1:5 doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-1-5. PMCID: PMC34107
Cooke, A., Meyvis, T., & Schwartz, A., (2001). Satisfaction and purchase timing with multiple counterfactual comparisons. Journal of Consumer Research , 27:447-459.
Yudkowsky, R. & Schwartz, A. (2000) Content, Culture and Context: Quality in Psychiatry Residency Programs. RIME Proceedings (Academic Medicine Supplement), 75(10): S99-S101.
Djulbegovic, B., Hozo, I., Schwartz, A., & McMasters, K. (1999). Acceptable Regret in Medical Decision Making. Medical Hypotheses, 43(3): 253-9.
Mellers, B., Schwartz, A., & Ritov, I. (1999). Emotion-Based Choice. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 128(3): 332-345.
Schwartz, A. (1999). Internal Labor Markets in Internet Multi-User Domains. Journal of MUD Research, 4(1). [On-line]. Available WWW: http://www.brandeis.edu/pubs/jove/HTML/v4/schwartz.htm
Mchale, J. P., Neugebauer, A., Asch, A. R., & Schwartz, A. (1999). Preschoolers' characterizations of multiple family relationships during family doll play. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 28(2): 256-268.
Schwartz, A. (1998). PERL: A psychologically efficient reformatting language. Behavior Resarch Methods, Instruments, & Computers, 30(4), 605-609 .
Mellers, B., Schwartz, A., & Cooke, A. (1998). Decision making and valuation. Annual Review of Psychology, 49: 447-477.
Mellers, B., Schwartz, A., Ho, K., & Ritov, I. (1997). Elation and disappointment: Emotional reactions to risky options. Psychological Science, 8(6): 423-429..
Thaler, R., Tversky, A., Kahneman, D. & Schwartz, A. (1997). An experimental test of myopic loss aversion. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 112(2):647-661.
Schwartz, A. (1996). Competition and MUD Failures. Journal of MUD Research, 1(1). [On-line]. Available WWW: http://www.brandeis.edu/pubs/jove/HTML/v1/schwartz.html
Goldberg JH, Schwartz A. (2008). A conceptual model of the impact of vicarious experience on values and goals in cancer patients' decision making. Under review.
Schwartz, A. (2004). SpamAssassin. Cambridge, MA: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Sadowsky, G., Dempsey, J.X., Greenberg, A., Mack, B.J., Schwartz, A. (2003). Information Technology Security Handbook. Washington, DC: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (The World Bank).
Garfinkel, S., Spafford, G., & Schwartz, A. (2003). Practical Unix and Internet Security, 3rd ed. Cambridge, MA: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Schwartz, A. & Garfinkel, S. (1998). Stopping Spam. Cambridge, MA: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Schwartz, A. (1998). Managing Mailing Lists. Cambridge, MA: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Gutierrez, M., Beier, U.H., Hupert, J., Niederman, L.G., & Schwartz, A. (2008). C-Reactive protein is a poor predictor of bacterial pneumonia (Letter). The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 27(7), 670.
Schwartz, A. (In press). Clinical Judgment. In: Irving Weiner and W. Edward Craighead (eds.) Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science, Fourth Edition, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Schwartz, A. (In press). SMARTS and SMARTER. In: M. W. Kattan & M. E. Cowen (eds.) Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making, Sage.
Schwartz, A. (In press). Counterfactual thinking. In: M. W. Kattan & M. E. Cowen (eds.) Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making, Sage.
Schwartz, A. (In press). Dual process theory. In: M. W. Kattan & M. E. Cowen (eds.) Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making, Sage.
Schwartz, A. (In press). Information integration theory. In: M. W. Kattan & M. E. Cowen (eds.) Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making, Sage.
Schwartz, A. (In press). Prospect theory. In: M. W. Kattan & M. E. Cowen (eds.) Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making, Sage.
Schwartz, A. (In press). Range-frequnecy theory. In: M. W. Kattan & M. E. Cowen (eds.) Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making, Sage.
Bergus, G., & Schwartz, A. (In press). Problem solving. In: M. W. Kattan & M. E. Cowen (eds.) Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making, Sage.
Schwartz, A. & Elstein, A.S. (in press). Clinical reasoning in medicine. In: J. Higgs & M. Jones (Eds.) Clinical Reasoning in the Health Professions, 3rd ed.. Butterworth-Heinemann
Schwartz, A. & Elstein, A.S. (in press). Clinical problem solving and diagnostic decision making. In Andre Knottnerus (ed): The evidence base of clinical diagnosis, 2nd ed., London:BMJ Books.
Heyman, H., Mellers, B., Tishcenko, S., & Schwartz, A. (2004). I Was Pleased a Moment Ago: How Pleasure Varies with Background and Foreground Reference Points. Motivation and Emotion, 28(1): 65-83.
Schwartz, A. (2004). Serial Testing and Conditional Independence: A Reply to Scoglio, et al. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 99(6): 1197.
Schwartz, A. (2004). Clinical Judgment. In: W. Edward Craighead and Charles B. Nemeroff (eds.) Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science, Third Edition, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Elstein, A.S., Schwartz, A. & McNutt, R. (2004). Can metacognition minimize cognitive biases? (eLetter). Acad. Med. http://www.academicmedicine.org/cgi/eletters/78/8/775 (accessed 16 April 2004).
Schwartz, A. (2002). Expected Feelings about Risky Options. In Simon Moore and Mike Oaksford (eds): Emotional Cognition: From brain to behaviour, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 183-196.
Elstein, A.S. & Schwartz, A. (2002). Medical decision making. In Norman, van der Vleuten, Newble (eds): International Handbook of Research in Medical Education., Dordrecht: Kluwer, pp. 231-262.
Elstein, A.S. & Schwartz, A. (2002). Clinical problem solving and diagnostic decision making. In Andre Knottnerus (ed): The evidence base of clinical diagnosis., London:BMJ Books, pp. 179-195.
Elstein, A. & Schwartz, A. (2001). Clinical reasoning in medicine. In: J. Higgs & M. Jones (Eds.) Clinical Reasoning in the Health Professions. Butterworth-Heinemann, pp. 95-106 .
Schwartz, A., Mellers, B. & Metzger, T. (1998). Hedonic strategies in risky decisions In J. Shanteau, B. Mellers, D. Schum (Eds.) Decision Science and Technology: Reflections on the Contributions of Ward Edwards. Norwell, MA: Kluwer, pp. 65-80.
Schwartz, A. (1998). Rating Scales in Context [Letter to the Editor]. Medical Decision Making, 18: 236.
Schwartz, A. (1997). Expectation and Decision Affect. Doctoral dissertation.
Mellers, B., Schwartz, A., & Weber, E. (1997). Another look at the reflection effect. In A. A. Marley (Ed.), Choices, Decisions, and Measurement: Essays in Honor of R. Duncan Luce, Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, pp. 57-72.
Lakoff, G., Espenson, J., & Schwartz, A. (1991). Master Metaphor List, 2nd edition. [On-line]. Available online: http://araw.mede.uic.edu/~alansz/metaphor/METAPHORLIST.pdf
Schwartz, A. (2004). Judgmental Psychology: Distortion. Medical Decision Making.
Schwartz, A. (2004). Judgmental Psychology: The State of the Field. Medical Decision Making, 24(2): 236-237.
Schwartz, A. (2000). Judgmental Psychology: Psychology of Decision Aids Medical Decision Making, 20(4): 473.
Schwartz, A. (2000). Judgmental Psychology: Decoy Effects. Medical Decision Making, 20(3): 359-360.
Schwartz, A. (2000). Judgmental Psychology: Mental Accounting. Medical Decision Making, 20(2): 249-250.
Schwartz, A. (2000). Judgmental Psychology: Support Theory. Medical Decision Making, 20(1): 142-143.
Schwartz, A. (1999). Judgmental Psychology: Configural Weighting Models. Medical Decision Making, 19(4): 513-514.
Schwartz, A. (1999). Judgmental Psychology: Memory and Decision Making. Medical Decision Making, 19(3): 368-369.
Schwartz, A. (1999). Judgmental Psychology: Evaluating "Divide and Conquer". Medical Decision Making, 19(2): 219-220.
Schwartz, A. (1999). Judgmental Psychology: Framing Effects. Medical Decision Making, 19(1): 108-109.
Schwartz, A. (1998). Judgmental Psychology: Contingent Valuation. Medical Decision Making, 18(4): 453-454.
Schwartz A, Leifer, A, Hazen G, Heckerling, P. (2008, October). Trading life and health for goals. Poster presentation, Society for Medical Decision Making, Philadephia, PA.
Schwartz A, Hupert J, Scherrer C, Niederman LG, Connell K, Dorsch J. (2008, October). A multifaceted longitudinal comparative assessment of evidence-based medicine performance. Poster presentation, Society for Medical Decision Making, Philadephia, PA.
Schwartz, A. (2008, May). Experiences with online discussions in teaching quantitative methods. Invited presentation. DePaul University, Chicago, IL.
Schwartz A, Hupert J, Scherrer C, Niederman LG, Connell K, Dorsch J. (2008, May). A multifaceted longitudinal comparative assessment of evidence-based medicine performance. Poster presentation, Pediatric Adademic Societies, Honolulu, HI.
Clavier A, Schwartz A, Weiner SJ, Brousseau D. (2008, May). Predictors of Appropriate Emergency Department Pediatric Visits Among Latino Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study. Pediatric Academic Societies, Honolulu, HI.
Schwartz A, The UIC LCS Investigators. (2008, March). The Evidence-Based Medicine Library Consult Service. Invited presentation, National Library of Medicine Invitational Meeting on Informationist Services. Bethesda, MD.
Peacock N, Factor L, Schwartz A, Seymour R, Gilliam M, McRae K, Qualls-Hampton R, Holloway-Beth A. (2007, November). Measuring Pregnancy "Intentions" of Young African-American Women - A Prospective Mixed Methods Study. Poster presentation, American Public Health Association.
Schwartz, A. (2007, October). "Making medical decisions". Invited address. Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN.
Schwartz, A. (2007, July). "Life goals and health decisions: Understanding and aiding patients' choices". Invited public address. Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Schwartz A, Leifer, A, Hazen G, Heckerling, P. (2006, November). "Life goals and health decisions - what will people live (or die) for?" Society for Judgment and Decision Making annual meeting, Houston, TX.
Schwartz A, Hazen G, Leifer A, Heckerling, P. (2006, October). "Life goals and health decisions - what will people live (or die) for?" Poster presentation at Society for Medical Decision Making annual meeting, Boston, MA.
Schwartz A, Hupert J. (2006, May). "Specialty and Training Effects in EBM Decision Skills". Poster presentation at Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Schwartz A, Millam G, Hupert J, Scherrer C, Connell K, Niederman J, Dorsch J. (2006, May). "A Web-Based Evidence-Based Medicine Library Consult Service: Technical Development." Poster presentation at Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Waickus CM, Schwartz A, Cortez E, McNutt R. (2006, February). "Integrating a Longitudinal Course in Shared Medical Decision Making into a Traditional Medical School Curriculum" Poster Presentation, The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine 32nd Annual Predoctoral Education Conference, Charleston, South Carolina.
Schwartz, A. (2005, November). An Evidence-Based Medicine Library Consult Service at UIC. Invited presentation. UIC Department of Family Medicine Grand Rounds.
Fox G, Schwartz A, Hart KM. (2005, September). "Part-Time Faculty at UI-COM: Gender, Work-Family Balance, and Academic Advancement". Poster presentation at Association for Academic Psychiatry, Chicago, IL. Third Place, Poster Competition.
Weiner SJ, Schwartz A, Yudkowsky R, Schiff G, Weaver F, Goldberg JH, Weiss KB. (2005, September). "Contextual Errors" in Medical Decision Making: What are They and How Do We Find Them? 2005 SGIM Midwest Regional Meeting, Chicago, IL
Schwartz, A., Hupert, J., Niederman, J., Roy, L., Shahid, R. (2005, May). Validation of evidence-based decision assessment items in Pediatrics clerks. Poster presentation at Pediatric Academic Societies, Baltimore, MD.
Schwartz, A., Waickus, C.M., Baker, E.A., Cortez, E.P., & McNutt, R. (2004, October). A four-year undergraduate shared medical decision making curriculum: Evaluation of year 1. Poster presentation at Society for Medical Decision Making, Atlanta, GA. Abstract published in Medical Decision Making 2005, 25:E55.
Schwartz, A. (2004, September). The future of evidence-based Pediatrics. Keynote address. Seventh Annual David Baker Lecture Series, Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Chester, PA.
Schwartz, A. (2004, June). A Web-Based Evidence-Based Medicine Library Consult Service. UIC Department of Medical Education seminar. Chicago, IL.
Niederman, J., Schwartz, A., & Starosta, D. (2004, May). Health Steps in Pediatric Residency Training: Resident Practice Outcomes. Pediatric Academic Societies, San Francisco, CA.
Schwartz, A. (2004, April). The evidence for learning in evidence-based medicine: How can we know whether EBM matters? Keynote address. Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center for Health Professions 37th Annual Community Health Research Day, Grand Rapids, MI.
Schwartz, A. & Hupert, J. (2003, June). Assessing evidence-based decisions with a standardized patient. Invited seminar. University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Medical Education.
Immergluck, L.H., Hayani, K.C., Starosta, D., Schwartz, A., & Kecskes, S. (2003, May). Antibiotic Coated Central Venous Catheters in Critically Ill Children. Poster presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies, Seattle, WA.
Schwartz, A., & Hasnain, M. (2002, November). Risk Perception and Risk Attitude in Informed Consent. Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Kansas City, MO.
Schwartz, A., & Hupert, J. (2002, October). Assessing evidence-based decisions with a standardized patient. Society for Medical Decision Making, Baltimore, MD.
Onishi, H., Elstein, A., Bordage, G. & Schwartz, A. (2002, July). Effects of clinical experience on the type and distribution of diagnostic errors. The Tenth Ottawa Conference on Medical Education, Ottawa, Canada.
Schwartz, A., Goldberg, J.H., & Hasnain, M. (2001, November). Separating and Combining Health Outcomes: A failure to find resource buffering. Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Orlando, FL.
Schwartz, A., & Hasnain, M. (2001, October). Risk Perception and Risk Attitude in Informed Consent. Society for Medical Decision Making, San Diego, CA.
Goldberg, J.H., Schwartz, A., Cull, W., & Elstein, A.S. (2001, October). What do preference-based utility assessments measure? A study of construct validity. Poster presented at Society for Medical and Decision Making, San Diego, CA.
Schwartz, A., Hupert, J., Hasnain, M., Elstein, A.S., & Gillespie, R.J. (2001, August) Comparison of Physicians' Evidence-Based Decisions with the Bayesian Use of the Evidence. Invited symposium participant. American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Guihan, M., Goldstein, B., Smith, B., Schwartz, A., Manheim, L. (2001, May). SCI Health Care Provider Attitudes About Pressure Ulcer Management. 27th Annual Meeting of the American Spinal Injury Assocation, Long Beach, CA. Winner of Third Place Award for Posters.
Schwartz, A., Hupert, J., Hasnain, M., Elstein, A.S., Noronha, P., Gaebeler, C., & Gillespie, R.J. (2001, April) Evaluating Evidence-Based Decision Making Skills: Development and Validation of an Instrument. APA Presidential Plenary Session, Pediatric Academic Societies, Baltimore, MD. Winner of APA Ray E. Helfer Award for Innovation in Pediatric Education. In: Pediatric Research, 49(4).
Schwartz, A., Hupert, J., Hasnain, M., Elstein, A.S., Noronha, P., Gaebeler, C., & Gillespie, R.J. (2001, April) Evaluating Evidence-Based Decision Making Skills: Development and Validation of an Instrument. Invited presentation. Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Schwartz, A. (2000, April). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Public Health. Invited presentation to Policy and Advocacy course, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Schwartz, A. (2000, December). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Public Health. Invited presentation to Introductory Health Policy course, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Yudkowsky, R. & Schwartz, A. (2000, October). Context, Culture, and Content: Determinants of quality in psychiatry residency programs. AAMC 111th Annual Meeting (RIME), Chicago, IL. Goldberg, J. H., Schwartz, A., & Elstein A.S. (2000, October). Measruing Quality of Life: Preliminary results for cost-effectiveness analysis. Invited Address, UIC Health Services Research Group, Chicago, IL.
Larson, J. R., Jr., Sargis, E. G., Elstein, A. S., & Schwartz, A. (2000, September). Holding Shared versus Unshared Information: Its Impact on Perceived Member Influence in Decision-Making Groups. Society for Medical Decision Making, Cincinnati, OH.
Schwartz, A., Eiser, A. R., Lincoln, E., Ravikanth, A., & Elstein, A. S. (2000, September). What Do Patients (and Internists) Want? Comparing Clinical Values. Plenary Session, Midwest Society for General Internal Medicine, Chicago, IL. Winner of "Junior Faculty Research Award".
Schwartz, A. (2000, February). Assessing Evidence-Based Decisions: A Bayesian Approach. Invited address. Department of Health Studies, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Schwartz, A. (1999, October). Teaching and Evaluating Evidence-Based Medicine. Panelist, GEA Discussion Session, AAMC, Washington, DC.
Schwartz, A. (1999, October). Evaluating Physicians' Use of Research Evidence: A Bayesian Approach. 21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making. Reno, NV.
Immergluck, L. C., Cull, W. L., Schwartz, A., & Elstein, A. (1999, October). Cost-Effectiveness of Universal Compared to Voluntary Screening for Human Immunodeficiency Virus among Pregnant Women in Chicago. Poster session presented at 21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making. Reno, NV.
Schwartz, A. (1999, July). Roundtable moderator: Web-based education. 40th Anniversary of the Department of Medical Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Elstein, A, Schwartz, A. (1999, July). Roundtable moderator: Biostatistics and decision making. 40th Anniversary of the Department of Medical Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Schwartz, A., Djulbegovic, B., Hozo, I. (1999, June). Decision thresholds and clinician regret. Invited address, Midwest Center for Health Services Policy and Research.
Immergluck, L. C., Cull, W. L., Schwartz, A., & Elstein, A. (1999, May). Cost-Effectiveness of Universal Compared to Voluntary Screening for Human Immunodeficiency Virus among Pregnant Women in Chicago. Poster session presented at Ambulatory Pediatric Association, San Francisco, CA.
Schwartz, A., Hupert, J., & Elstein, A. (1999, May). Evaluating Physicians' Use of Research Evidence. Invited presentation to Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
Larson, J. R., Jr., Sargis, E. G., Elstein, A. S., & Schwartz, A. (1999, May). Holding Shared versus Unshared Information: Its Impact on Perceived Member Influence in Decision-Making Groups. Poster sesion presented at the 71st Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Schwartz, A. (1999, April). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Public Health. Invited presentation to Policy and Advocacy course, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Schwartz, A. (1998, December). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Invited presentation to Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Schwartz, A. (1998, December). Markov Models for Medical Decisions. Invited presentation to Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Hupert, J., Schwartz, A., Elstein, A. (1998, October). Having Fun with the Clinical Research Literature. Invited presentation to Department of Pediatrics PGY1 Retreat.
Schwartz, A., Djulbegovic, B., Hozo, I. (1998, October). Treatment thresholds and postdecision regret. Society for Medical Decision Making, Cambridge.
Meltzer, D., Hazen, G., Johanneson, M., Abdalla, I., Chang, R., Elstein, A., Schwartz, A. (1998, October). Effect of future costs on the cost-effectiveness of life extension and quality of life improvement among the elderly. Society for Medical Decision Making, Cambridge.
Schwartz, A. (1998, April). Postdecision affect: Feelings about risky options. Invited address. Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Schwartz, A. (1998, January). Postdecision affect: Feelings about risky options. Invited address. Department of Psychology, Depaul University.
Schwartz, A. (1997, November). Expected feelings about risky options. Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Philadelphia.
Weber, E., Mellers, B., Metzger, T., Blais, A., Schwartz, A., & Kirsner, K. (1997, November). Reasons for rank-dependent utility evaluation. Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Philadelphia.
Schwartz, A. (1997, November). Expected feelings about risky options. Invited address. Center for Decision Research, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
Schwartz, A. (1997, October). Expected feelings about risky options. Department of Medical Education Brown Bag, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Cooke, A. & Schwartz, A. (1997, July). Past and future possible worlds: Evaluating sequential decisions. 8th International Conference on the Foundations and Applications of Utility, Risk, and Decision Theory, Mons, Belgium.
Schwartz, A. (1996, November). Anticipation, Choice, and Decision Affect. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Chicago.
Mellers, B., Schwartz, A., Ritov, I., & Ho, K. (1996, November). Emotional reactions to risky decisions. Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Chicago.
Cooke, A. & Schwartz, A. (1996, November). Past and future possible worlds: evaluations of sequential decisions. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Chicago.
Goldberg, J. & Schwartz, A. (1996, November). Temporal dimensions of health risks. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Chicago.
Schwartz, A. (1996, October). Forum on the utility of data fitting. Invited address. Berkeley Cognitive Psychology Colloquium, Berkeley.
Mellers, B., Schwartz, A., & Ritov, I. (1996, August). What is, what was, and what might have been: Emotional reactions to the outcomes of risky decisions. Invited address. IFORS Triennial Conference, Vancouver, B.C.
Cooke, A. & Schwartz, A. (1996, July). Past and future possible worlds: evaluations of sequential decisions. Poster session presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Society, San Francisco.
Branstrom, R., Lerner, J., Schwartz, A., Mellers, B., & Tetlock, P. (1996, July). Effects of fiduciary role and accountability on risky choices. Poster session presented the meeting of the American Psychological Society, San Francisco.
Goldberg, J., Schwartz, A., & Maslach, C. (1996, May). Differing perceptions of risk in health-related behaviors. Stanford-Berkeley Symposium on Social Psychology, Stanford.
Branstrom, R., Lerner, J., Schwartz, A., Mellers, B., & Tetlock, P. (1996, May). The effect of accountability and fiduciary role on risky decisions. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, San Jose.
Schwartz, A., Mellers, B., & Ritov, I. (1995, November). What is, what was, and what might have been: Emotional reactions to outcomes of risky decisions. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Los Angeles, CA.
Schwartz, A. (1995, August). Cognitive linguistic approaches to organizational theory and research. Invited address. Academy of Management Pre-Conference Session, Vancouver, B.C.
Schwartz, A., Mellers, B., & Weber, E. (1995, May). A correction of reflection: A new look at risk attitudes. Stanford-Berkeley Symposium on Cognitive Psychology, Berkeley.
Schwartz, A., & Mellers, B. (1995, March). Feelings about outcomes of risky decisions. Berkeley Cognitive Psychology Colloquium, Berkeley.
Schwartz, A., Mellers, B., & Weber, E. (1995, February). When risk measures are subjective, people become less reflective. Bayesian Research Conference, Los Angeles.
Schwartz, A., Mellers, B., Weber, E., & Ho, K. (1994, November). Risk attitudes from a behavioral perspective. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, St. Louis.
Schwartz, A., Mellers, B., & Ho, K. (1994, June). Risky outcomes and emotional reactions. Stanford-Berkeley Symposium on Cognitive Psychology, Stanford.
Schwartz, A., Mellers, B., & Ho, K. (1993, November). How do we feel about the outcomes of risky options? Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making, Washington, D.C.
Schwartz, A. (1992, May). Contested concepts in social science. UC Berkeley - UC San Diego Annual Cognitive Linguistics Workshop, Berkeley.
Schwartz, A. (1991, July). Causation and transfer. International Cognitive Linguistic Association, Santa Cruz.
Schwartz, A. (1991, May) Metaphors for causation. Panelist. UC Berkeley - UC San Diego Annual Cognitive Linguistics Workshop, San Diego.
Bergus, G., Schwartz, A., Kee, F. (2007, October). From Decision Making to Problem Solving: New Tools for Medical Educators. Short course presented at the Society for Medical Decision Making, Boston, MA.
Schwartz, A. (2007, July). Advanced Learning Course: Leadership and Program Evaluation. Faculty of Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Bergus, G., Schwartz, A. (2006, October). From Decision Making to Problem Solving: New Tools for Medical Educators. Short course presented at the Society for Medical Decision Making, Boston, MA.
Schwartz, A. (2005, January). Conducting evidence-based reviews. Invited workshop. American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Standards of Practice Committee. Chicago, IL.
Niederman, L., Schwartz, A., Hupert, J., Roy, L. (2004, November). Evidence-Based Medicine Pediatric Program Directors and Educators Workshop. Chicago, IL.
Schwartz, A., Goldberg, J., Bergus, G. (2004, October). Basic Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making. Short course presented at Society for Medical Decision Making, Atlanta, GA.
Niederman, L., Schwartz, A., Hupert, J., Roy, L. (2004, November). Evidence-Based Medicine Workshop. Invited workshop. Spectrum Health. Grand Rapids, MI.
Schwartz, A., Hamm, R., Goldberg, J. (2003, October). Basic Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making. Short course presented at Society for Medical Decision Making, Chicago, IL.
Schwartz, A., Goldberg, J., Bergus, G. (2003, October). Basic Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making. Saturday short course presented at Society for Medical Decision Making, Chicago, IL.
Niederman, L., Schwartz, A., Hupert, J., Roy, L. (2002, November). Evidence-Based Medicine Pediatric Program Directors and Educators Workshop. Chicago, IL.
Hamm, R., Connors, A., Schwartz, A. (2002, October). Basic Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making. Short course presented at Society for Medical Decision Making, Baltimore, MD.
Hamm, R., Connors, A., Schwartz, A. (2001, October). Basic Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making. Short course presented at Society for Medical Decision Making, San Diego, CA.
Hamm, R., Connors, A., Schwartz, A. (2000, September). Basic Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making. Short course presented at Society for Medical Decision Making, Cincinnati, OH.
Hupert, J., Schwartz, A., Amin, S., Neiderman, J., Elstein, A. (1999, May). An Efficient Patient-Oriented Evidence-Based Learning Method for Everyday Pediatric Pratice. Workshop presented at Ambulatory Pediatric Association, San Francisco, CA.
| 10/08 - 9/09 | Yudkowsky, R. (PI), Bannerjee, P. (Co-I), Charbel, F. (co-I), Schwartz, A. (co-I). "Practice makes perfect: Does practices on a virtual reality/haptics simulator improve residents' ability to perform a ventriculostomy?" Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (1RO3 HS17361-01). |
| 7/08 - 6/10 | Schwartz, A. (PI), Weiner, S.J. (co-I), Harris, I.B. (co-I). "Measuring Quality of Medical Student Performance at Contextualizing Care". National Board of Medical Examiners Stemmler Medical Education Research Fund (0708-012). |
| 6/08 - 10/08 | Weiner, S.J. (PI), Schwartz, A. (co-I), Kaestner, R. (co-I), Jordan, N. (co-I). "Measuring the Economic Costs of Contextual Errors". Department of Veteran Affairs. |
| 5/08 - 4/09 | Schwartz, A. (PI), Schwartz, J.S. (PI). "Collaborative Research: SJDM/SMDM Symposium Exchange". Conference grant. National Science Foundation (Decision, Risk, and Management Sciences program SES-0817831). |
| 2/08 - 2/09 | Schwartz, A. (PI), Hasnain, M. (co-PI), Girotti, J. (co-PI). "Experience of Care and Patient-Physician Value Fit in Hispanic, African-American and Caucasian Populations". The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (63821). |
| 10/06 - 3/09 | Weiner, S.J. (PI), Schwartz, A. (Co-I), Weaver, F. (Co-I), Goldberg, J. (Co-I), Schapira, M. (Site investigator). "Identifying and predicting contextual errors in medical decision making". Department of Veteran Affairs (IIR 04-107). |
| 7/05 - 6/09 | Schwartz, A. (PI), Hazen, G. (PI), Heckerling, P. (Investigator). "Collaborative Research: Adding Extrinsic Goals to the QALY Model". National Science Foundation, Decision, Risk, and Management Sciences program. (SES-0451122) |
| 2005 - 2008 | Niederman, L. (PI), Schwartz, A. (co-PI), Punwani, I. (Co-PI). "Evaluation of childhood oral health outcomes in Medicaid eligible children in Chicago" Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services. |
| 10/04 - 9/07 | Peacock, N. (PI), Schwartz, A. (Co-I), Gilliam, M. (Co-I), Seymour, R. (Co-I). "Pregnancy Intention in African American and Latina Women". CDC/ASPH. |
| 5/04 - 4/08 | Schwartz, A. (PI), Hupert, J. (Co-PI), Scherrer, C. (Investigator), Connell, K. (Investigator), Niederman, L.(Investigator). "A Web-Based Evidence-Based Medicine Consult Service". National Library of Medicine (1G08LM007921-01) |
| 4/03 - 3/04 | Johnson, B. (PI), Schwartz, A. (Co-I). "A Chairside Aid for Shared Decision Making in Dentistry". Research Awards Committee, UIC College of Dentistry, Wach Fund. |
| 1/03 - 12/03 | Goldberg, J. (PI), Schwartz, A. (Co-I). "Patient-centered decision making for PSA screening". Portes Foundation. |
| 6/02 - 5/03 | Niederman, L. (PI), Silverman, K. (co-PI), Connell, K. (Investigator), Schwartz, A. (Investigator). "Evaluating Healthy Steps for Young Children in a Pediatric Residency Training Program". Commonwealth Fund |
| 6/02 - 5/04 | Schwartz, A. (PI), Hupert, J. (Co-I), Lesky, L. (Co-I). "Generalization of Assessment of Evidence-Based Medicine Skills". National Board of Medical Examiners Stemmler Invitational Grant Fund. |
| 1/01 - 12/01 | Schwartz, A. (PI), Goldberg, J. (Co-PI). The Importance of Mental Accounting in Health Outcomes. UIC Campus Research Board. |
| 1/00 - 12/00 | Peacock, N. (PI), Geller, S. (Co-I), Schwartz, A. (Co-I). "Exploring Young Women's Intentions and Attitudes Concerning Pregnancy". UIC Center for Research on Women and Gender. |
| 10/99 - 08/01 | Murphy, T. (PI), Schwartz, A. (Co-I), Mrtek, R. (Co-I). "Ethics in Clinical, Biomedical, Public Health Research". National Institutes of Health (Short-term courses in research ethics program). |
| 6/99 - 11/00 | Schwartz, A. (PI), Hupert, J. (Co-I), Elstein, A. (Co-I). "Assessment of Evidence-Based Medicine Skills". National Board of Medical Examiners Medical Education Research Fund. |
| 1/99 - 12/99 | Schwartz, A. (PI) "Perceived-risk attitudes in medical decisions". UIC Campus Research Board. |
| 8/98 - 8/99 | Schwartz, A. (PI) "Emotional Reactions to Real World Decisions: Testing and Extending Decision Affect Theory". NSF Decision, Risk, and Management Science Program 98-07744: Beginning Investigator Award. |
| 10/98 - 9/00 | Yonke, A. (PI), Foley, R. (Co-PI), Gelula, M. (Co-PI), Schwartz, A. (Co-PI). "MHPE Online". Online degree program. UI-OnLine. |
| 7/98 - 12/99 | Cull, W. (PI), Schwartz, A. (Co-PI), Elstein, A., Hynes, D. "Comparisons of Health-Related Quality of Life Instruments for Use in Cost-Effectiveness Analyses". VA Cooperative Studies Program. |
| 9/98 - 9/99 | Hupert, J. (PI), Elstein, A. (Co-PI), Schwartz, A. (Co-PI). "A web-based curriculum for evidence based medicine in Pediatrics". Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. |
| February 2008 | Toews VD. How holistic is your doc? Body+Soul magazine. Also online |
| 2008- | Primary mentor | Bryna Harwood, MD | Building Interdisciplinary Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH), funded by NIH |
| In progress | Thesis chair | Jeannie Farnan Nancy Schindler Alex Sevryukov Priyasuda Hetrakul Mohammed Hijazi |
Master of Health Professions Education |
| 2005 | Thesis chair | Bradford Johnson John Frederick Watkins |
Master of Health Professions Education |
| 2005 | Thesis committee | Minto Jain David Cook Sheryl Koski |
Master of Health Professions Education |
| 2004 | Thesis chair | Geraldine Fox Hilary Haftel |
Master of Health Professions Education |
| 2003 | Thesis committee | Christel Hanne Bryan Malas David Rogers Pawasoot Supasai |
Master of Health Professions Education |
| 2002 | Thesis chair | Paulo Carvalho, Jr. | Master of Health Professions Education |
| 2002 | Thesis committee | Anna Derossis Elza Adachi Marcy Mintz Hirotaka Onishi Satid Thammasitboon |
Master of Health Professions Education |
| 2001 | Thesis chair | Fatima Adriana D'Almeida Pedro Alejandro Gordon |
Master of Health Professions Education |
| 2000 | Thesis chair | Rachel Yudkowsky | Master of Health Professions Education |
| 2000 | Thesis committee | Jay Prystowsky | Master of Health Professions Education |
| Earlier | Thesis committee | Antonio Cabrera Michael Guiliano Donald Misch Valerie Reese |
Master of Health Professions Education |