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Michael Schoeny, PhD

Michael Schoeny, PhD. Assistant Professor and Statistician at Rush University's College of Nursing
Assistant Professor
Department of Community, Systems and Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing
Education

PhD, Child-Clinical Psychology, DePaul University
MA, Child-Clinical Psychology, DePaul University
BS, Psychology, Indiana University

Research Areas

Research Design, Statistics, Violence Prevention, Ecological Influences on Behavior

Contact Info:

600 S. Paulina St.
Suite 1080
Chicago, IL 60612
(312) 942-3459
michael_schoeny@rush.edu
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Biography

Dr. Schoeny is an expert in clinical research methodology and statistical analysis. He completed a PhD in child-clinical psychology at DePaul University in 2000, where he received extensive training in research design, program evaluation, and statistical analyses.  Over the past 15 years, Schoeny has been a co-investigator on numerous funded research grants totaling over $20,000,000.  In collaboration with colleagues at the University of Chicago and the University of Virginia, Schoeny’s research focuses on interventions designed to reduce aggression and prevent violence.  Within the College of Nursing, Schoeny collaborates with researchers studying physical activity, father involvement, parenting, provision of human milk, and a problem-solving intervention for individuals with intellectual disabilities living in group homes.

Schoeny teaches the statistical sequence within the PhD program.  In addition, he frequently provides methodological and statistical support to students and serves on dissertation committees.

Publications

Patel, A.L., Schoeny, M., Hoban, R., Johnson, T., Bigger, H., Engstrom, J., Fleurant, E., Riley, B., & Meier, P. (in press).  Mediators of racial and ethnic disparity in mother’s own milk feeding in very low birth weight infants. Pediatric Research.

Garthe, R. C., Gorman‐Smith, D., Gregory, J., & Schoeny, M.E. (2018). Neighborhood concentrated disadvantage and dating violence among urban adolescents: The mediating role of neighborhood social processes. American Journal of Community Psychology, 61, 310-320. DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12239.

Fowler, P. J., Brown, D. S., Schoeny, M., & Chung, S. (2018). Homelessness in the child welfare system: A randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of housing subsidies on foster care placements and costs. Child Abuse & Neglect, 83, 52-61.  DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.07.014.

Schoeny, M.E., Fogg, L., Miller, A. M., Buchholz, S. W., Wilbur, J. (2017). Barriers to physical activity as moderators of intervention effects.  Preventive Medicine Reports, 5, 57-64.  DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.11.008.

Henry, D., Tolan, P., Gorman-Smith, D., & Schoeny, M. (2016). Alternatives to randomized control trial designs for community-based prevention evaluation. Prevention Science, 18(6), 671-680. DOI: 10.1007/s11121-016-0706-8.

 

View Dr. Schoeny’s complete list of published work

Selected Publications

Halloway, S., Wilbur, J., Schoeny, M. E., Semanik, P. A., & Marquez, D. X. (2016). Combined Effects of Sedentary Behavior and Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity on Cardiovascular Health in Older, Community-Dwelling Latinos. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 24(2), 296-304.

Wilbur, J., Miller, A. M., Fogg, L., McDevitt, J., Castro, C. M., Schoeny, M. E., et al. (2016). Randomized Clinical Trial of the Women’s Lifestyle Physical Activity Program for African-American Women 24-and 48-Week Outcomes. American Journal of Health Promotion, 30(5), 335-345.

Braun, L. T., Wilbur, J., Buchholz, S. W., Schoeny, M. E., Miller, A. M., Fogg, L., et al. (2015). Cardiovascular Risk in Midlife African American Women Participating in a Lifestyle Physical Activity Program. The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing.

Halloway, S., Buchholz, S. W., Wilbur, J., & Schoeny, M. E. (2015). Prehabilitation interventions for older adults: An integrative review. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 37(1):103-23. PMCID: 25255975.

Fowler, P. J., Henry, D. B., Schoeny, M., Gorman-Smith, D., & Tolan, P. H. (2014). Effects of the SAFE Children preventive intervention on developmental trajectories of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms. Development and Psychopathology, 1-19.

Henry, D., Gorman-Smith, D., Schoeny, M., & Tolan, P. (2014). “Neighborhood Matters”: Assessment of Neighborhood Social Processes. American Journal of Community Psychology, 54(3-4), 187-204.

Henry, D. B., Tolan, P. H., Gorman-Smith, D., & Schoeny, M. E. (2012). Risk and direct protective factors for youth violence: results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Multisite Violence Prevention Project. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 43(2), S67-S75.

Henry, D.B., Farrell, A.D., Schoeny, M.E., Tolan P.H., & Dymnicki, A.B. (2011). Influence of school-level variables on aggression and associated attitudes of middle school students. Journal of School Psychology, 49(5), 481-503.

Farrell, A.D., Henry, D.B., Mays, S.A., & Schoeny, M.E. (2011) Parents as moderators of the impact of school norms and peer influences on aggression in middle school students. Child Development, 82(1), 146-161.

Multisite Violence Prevention Project (2009).  The ecological effects of universal and selective violence prevention programs for middle school students: A randomized trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 77(3), 526-542. PMCID: PMC2753448

Henry, D. B., Schoeny, M. E., Deptula, D. P., and Slavick, J. T. (2007). Peer Selection and Socialization Effects on Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Beliefs about Sex. Child Development, 78, 825-838.