Expertise

  • Identity (broadly defined)
  • Immigration, Acculturation, and Cultural Identity
  • Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
  • Drug and Alcohol Use/Abuse
  • Delinquent Behavior
  • Family Functioning/Parenting
  • Well-being/Thriving/Positive Development

Dr. Schwartz’s research program focuses on the interface among identity processes (including personal goals and values, acculturation, sexual identity, et cetera), family relationships, health risk outcomes, and well-being. His research focuses on adolescents and emerging adults, particularly those from immigrant or minority backgrounds and those from cultural contexts characterized by rapid social change.

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Organizational Affiliations

UMMG Department of Public Health Sciences Research, Miller School of Medicine, Medical Campus, University of Miami

Education

Psychology
2000, PhD, Florida International University
Family and Child Sciences
1996, MS, Florida State University
Psychology
1993, BS, Florida State University