Biography

Dr. Krista Schroeder is a nurse scientist whose overarching career goal is to contribute to better health outcomes among populations that experience trauma-related health inequities. She works to do so by conducting research focused on alleviating effects of traumatic exposures on health, as well as by providing trauma-informed patient care in communities that experience health inequities. Her early research focused on how social determinants of health influence preventable disease risk. Findings from that work led her to focus her current research on how traumatic experiences, such as violence or sexual assault, serve as social determinants of health. Much of her work has been supported by large funders such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She has formal training in several advanced quantitative methods (e.g., spatial statistics, longitudinal data analysis, multi-level modelling, causal inference, and Bayesian modelling) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Her studies leverage those methods by taking a population health approach that employs geospatial analyses and large multi-level datasets to illuminate the effects of trauma at individual, social, and environmental levels. Her research is directly informed by her experiences engaging with patients in Philadelphia, where she maintains active clinical practice as a critical care nurse at a safety net hospital and serves as an on-call sexual assault nurse examiner for the city’s sexual assault clinic. Dr. Schroeder completed a BSN at Bloomsburg University, a PhD and NIH T32 pre-doctoral fellowship at Columbia University, a NIH T32 postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Graduate Certificate at Temple University’s Department of Geography and Urban Studies. Currently, she is an Associate Professor of Nursing (Tenured) at Temple University College of Public Health.

Education

  • Graduate Certificate, Geographic Information Systems, Temple University
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
  • PhD, Nursing, Columbia University
  • BSN, Nursing, Bloomsburg University

Curriculum Vitae 

Google Scholar: Krista Schroeder's Google Scholar profile

Courses Taught

Number

Name

Level

NURS 8201

Health Indices of Urban Populations in Primary Health Care

Graduate

Selected Publications

  • Francis, L., Peterson, J.K., Peary, A., Estrada-Ibarra, E., Russell, N.G., & Schroeder, K. (2024). Nurse-Involved Policy, Systems, and Environmental School-Based Interventions for Supporting Healthy Nutrition and Obesity Prevention Among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review. J Sch Nurs, p. 10598405241288538. United States. doi: 10.1177/10598405241288538

  • Sinko, L., Baehr, L.A., Murray, E.H., Kobulsky, J., Mcloughlin, G.M., Schroeder, K., & Schumacher, L.M. (2024). Fostering Responsible Conduct of Research for Early-Stage Investigators: Challenges and Opportunities. Health Promot Pract, p. 15248399241278966. United States. doi: 10.1177/15248399241278966

  • Schroeder, K., Dumenci, L., Day, S.E., Konty, K., Noll, J.G., Henry, K.A., Suglia, S.F., Wheeler, D.C., Argenio, K., & Sarwer, D.B. (2024). The Association Between a Neighborhood Adverse Childhood Experiences Index and Body Mass Index Among New York City Youth. Child Obes. United States. doi: 10.1089/chi.2024.0215

  • Skiendzielewski, K., Forke, C.M., Sarwer, D.B., Noll, J.G., Wheeler, D.C., Henry, K.A., & Schroeder, K. (2024). The intersection of adverse childhood experiences and neighborhood determinants of health: An exploratory spatial analysis. Psychol Trauma, 16(Suppl 1), pp. S125-S132. United States. doi: 10.1037/tra0001320

  • Kobulsky, J., Schroeder, K., Schuler, B., Patrick, E.L., Lang, Y., & Wu, J. (2024). Developmental timing of child maltreatment in relation to obesity and substance use disorder in late adolescence. Psychol Violence, 14(1), pp. 24-33. United States. doi: 10.1037/vio0000495

  • McCabe, E.M., Kaskoun, J., Bennett, S., Meadows-Oliver, M., & Schroeder, K. (2024). Addressing School Connectedness, Belonging, and Culturally Appropriate Care for Newly Immigrated Students and Families. J Pediatr Health Care, 38(2), pp. 233-239. United States. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2023.10.001

  • Schroeder, K., Young, A., Adman, G., Ashmeade, A.M., Bonas, E., Day, S.E., & Konty, K. (2023). The Association of School Nurse Workload With Student Health and Academic Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Sch Nurs, 39(4), pp. 305-312. United States. doi: 10.1177/10598405211012957

  • Sinko, L., Heuer, B., Johnson, L., Brown, J., Heron, K., Lehigh, M., Gresko, S., Dickey, S., Teichman, B., & Schroeder, K. (2023). Building a culture of healing to support nurse faculty and staff well-being in the aftermath of COVID-19. Nurs Open, 10(5), pp. 2700-2702. United States. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1584

  • Schroeder, K., Sinko, L., Ibrahim, J., & Sarwer, D.B. (2023). Supporting student learning and development through trauma-informed campuses. J Am Coll Health, pp. 1-9. United States. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2023.2187647

  • Schroeder, K., Forke, C.M., Noll, J.G., Wheeler, D.C., Henry, K.A., & Sarwer, D.B. (2022). The association between adverse childhood experiences, neighborhood greenspace, and body mass index: A cross-sectional study. Prev Med Rep, 29, p. 101915. United States. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101915

  • Sinko, L., Montgomery, T., Terhaar, M., & Schroeder, K. (2022). Situating nursing science and public health within a shared context. Public Health Nurs, 39(5), pp. 1065-1069. United States. doi: 10.1111/phn.13093

  • Schroeder, K., Dumenci, L., Sarwer, D.B., Noll, J.G., Henry, K.A., Suglia, S.F., Forke, C.M., & Wheeler, D.C. (2022). The Intersection of Neighborhood Environment and Adverse Childhood Experiences: Methods for Creation of a Neighborhood ACEs Index. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 19(13). Switzerland. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19137819

  • Schroeder, K., Dumenci, L., Sarwer, D.B., Wheeler, D.C., & Hayat, M.J. (2022). Increasing quantitative literacy in nursing: A joint nursing-statistician perspective. J Adv Nurs, 78(4), pp. e66-e68. England. doi: 10.1111/jan.15150

  • Lipman, T.H. & Schroeder, K. (2022). Dance for Health: A model for increasing activity in youth and their families during the pandemic. J Pediatr Nurs, 63, pp. 154-155. United States. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2022.02.017

  • Schroeder, K., Noll, J.G., Henry, K.A., Suglia, S.F., & Sarwer, D.B. (2021). Trauma-informed neighborhoods: Making the built environment trauma-informed. Prev Med Rep, 23, p. 101501. United States. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101501

  • Saifo, Z. & Schroeder, K. (2021). Public Health Students Can Use Geographic Information Systems to Make a Positive Impact on Communities. Commonhealth (Phila), 2(2), pp. 78-81. United States. doi: 10.15367/ch.v2i2.488

  • Schroeder, K., Schuler, B.R., Kobulsky, J.M., & Sarwer, D.B. (2021). The association between adverse childhood experiences and childhood obesity: A systematic review. Obes Rev, 22(7), p. e13204. England. doi: 10.1111/obr.13204

  • Aliyu, S., Norful, A.A., Schroeder, K., Odlum, M., Glica, B., & Travers, J.L. (2021). The powder keg: Lessons learned about clinical staff preparedness during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Am J Infect Control, 49(4), pp. 478-483. United States. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.10.014

  • Schuler, B.R., Vazquez, C., Kobulsky, J.M., Schroeder, K., Tripicchio, G.L., & Wildfeuer, R. (2021). The early effects of cumulative and individual adverse childhood experiences on child diet: Examining the role of socioeconomic status. Prev Med, 145, p. 106447. United States. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106447

  • Norful, A.A., Rosenfeld, A., Schroeder, K., Travers, J.L., & Aliyu, S. (2021). Primary drivers and psychological manifestations of stress in frontline healthcare workforce during the initial COVID-19 outbreak in the United States. Gen Hosp Psychiatry, 69, pp. 20-26. United States. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2021.01.001

  • Aliyu, S., Travers, J.L., Norful, A.A., Clarke, M., & Schroeder, K. (2021). The Lived Experience of Being Diagnosed With COVID-19 Among Black Patients: A Qualitative Study. J Patient Exp, 8, p. 2374373521996963. United States. doi: 10.1177/2374373521996963

  • Schroeder, K., Pathak, A., & Sarwer, D.B. (2021). A call for trauma-informed intensive care. Nurs Outlook, 69(5), pp. 717-719. United States. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2021.06.001

  • Schroeder, K., Day, S., Konty, K., Dumenci, L., & Lipman, T. (2020). The impact of change in neighborhood poverty on BMI trajectory of 37,544 New York City youth: a longitudinal study. BMC Public Health, 20(1), p. 1676. England. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09772-5

  • Schroeder, K., Kubik, M.Y., Sirard, J.R., Lee, J., & Fulkerson, J.A. (2020). Sleep is Inversely Associated with Sedentary Time among Youth with Obesity. Am J Health Behav, 44(6), pp. 756-764. England. doi: 10.5993/AJHB.44.6.2

  • Schroeder, K., Norful, A.A., Travers, J., & Aliyu, S. (2020). Nursing perspectives on care delivery during the early stages of the covid-19 pandemic: A qualitative study. Int J Nurs Stud Adv, 2, p. 100006. England. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnsa.2020.100006

  • Lynch, A.K., Ashcraft, R., Mahler, K., Whiting, C.C., Schroeder, K., & Weber, M. (2020). Using a Public Health Model as a Foundation for Trauma-Informed Care for Occupational Therapists in School Settings. Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, and Early Intervention, 13(3), pp. 219-235. doi: 10.1080/19411243.2020.1732263

  • Dozier, S.G.H., Schroeder, K., Lee, J., Fulkerson, J.A., & Kubik, M.Y. (2020). The Association between Parents and Children Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines. J Pediatr Nurs, 52, pp. 70-75. United States. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2020.03.007

  • Travers, J.L., Schroeder, K., Norful, A.A., & Aliyu, S. (2020). The influence of empowered work environments on the psychological experiences of nursing assistants during COVID-19: a qualitative study. BMC Nurs, 19, p. 98. England. doi: 10.1186/s12912-020-00489-9

  • Schroeder, K., Deatrick, J.A., Klusaritz, H., Bowman, C., Williams, T.T., Lee, J., Mills, G., Privette, D., Early, D., Aguilar, L., & Lipman, T.H. (2020). Using a Community Workgroup Approach to Increase Access to Physical Activity in an Underresourced Urban Community. Health Promot Pract, 21(1), pp. 5-11. United States. doi: 10.1177/1524839919867649

  • Schroeder, K. & Kubik, M.Y. (2019). Policy, Systems, and Environmental Approaches to a Healthy School Environment. J Adolesc Health, 65(2), pp. 169-170. United States. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.04.011

  • Schroeder, K., Garcia, B., Phillips, R.S., & Lipman, T.H. (2019). Addressing Social Determinants of Health Through Community Engagement: An Undergraduate Nursing Course. J Nurs Educ, 58(7), pp. 423-426. United States. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20190614-07

  • Schroeder, K., Klusaritz, H., Dupuis, R., Bolick, A., Graves, A., Lipman, T.H., & Cannuscio, C. (2019). Reconciling opposing perceptions of access to physical activity in a gentrifying urban neighborhood. Public Health Nurs, 36(4), pp. 461-468. United States. doi: 10.1111/phn.12602

  • Deatrick, J.A., Klusaritz, H., Atkins, R., Bolick, A., Bowman, C., Lado, J., Schroeder, K., & Lipman, T.H. (2019). Engaging With the Community to Promote Physical Activity in Urban Neighborhoods. Am J Health Promot, 33(5), pp. 718-726. United States. doi: 10.1177/0890117118807405

  • Sarwer, D.B. & Schroeder, K. (2019). Discussion of: the relationship between childhood maltreatment and psychopathology in adults undergoing bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis, 15(2), pp. 303-304. United States. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2018.12.025