Martha K. Swartz, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN

About

Martha K. Swartz is a Professor and a certified pediatric nurse practitioner in primary care, having held joint appointments with Yale New Haven Hospital, Yale Medicine, and Fair Haven Community Health Care in New Haven, CT. Her undergraduate degrees are from Oberlin College and Conservatory and the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Michigan, and a doctorate from the University of Connecticut.

She is the recipient of the Virginia Henderson Clinical Scholarship Award, Sigma Theta Tau International, Delta Mu Chapter, a University of Connecticut Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, the Scholarship for Leadership Award (meritorious) from Nurses Educational Funds, Inc., the Alumna Award for Excellence from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. She served as Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Pediatric Health Care from 2008 – 2023 and has also held numerous offices for national professional associations, most recently as Secretary for the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.

Research Interests/Clinical Practice

For most of her career at YSN, Dr. Swartz has held an affiliative appointment with Yale Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics, Section of General Pediatrics.

Dr. Swartz’ scholarly areas of interest include health related quality of life in children with chronic illness, and editorial and publication practices in nursing.

Selected Publications/Presentations

Publications

Swartz, M. (2022). Global humanitarian relief efforts for children and youth. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 37, 301-302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2022.04.009

Swartz, M. (2022). Reflections on emancipatory ways of knowing. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 36, 75-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2021.12.003

Swartz, M. (2021). Post-COVID conditions in children. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 35, 457-458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2021.07.001

Swartz, M. (2021). PRISMA 2020: An update. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 35, 351.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2021.04.011

Swartz, M. (2021). Anti-racist approaches in scholarly publishing. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 35, 257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2021.02.001

Swartz, M. (2019). Promoting academic and clinical success through learning contracts. Journal of Nursing Education, 58, 372. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20190521-11

Swartz, M. & Meadows-Oliver, M. (2019). Clinical outcomes of a pediatric asthma outreach program. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 15, e119-e121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2019.01.012

Acal Jimenez, R. A., Swartz, M. & McCorkle, R. (2018). Improving quality through nursing participation at bedside rounds in a pediatric acute care unit. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 43, 45-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2018.08.010