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Mar 8, 2021 • Caitlin Burns
Dr. Margaret Longacre, assistant professor and chair of Public Health, co-authored an article in the Western Journal of Nursing Research with Dr. Freda Patterson ’00 and Adeline Hubbard '22M, '20MPH. “Caregiver Health by Context: Moderating Effects of Mental Health and Health Behaviors”...
Nov 23, 2020 • Caitlin Burns
By Josephine Mueller '21 Dr. Margaret Longacre, assistant professor and chair of Public Health, presented at the National Caregivers Conference on Oct. 16. In her presentation titled, “Involving and Supporting Caregivers in Clinical Care using an Integrated Caregiver Portal System,” Dr. Longacre...
Jul 29, 2020 • Caitlin Burns
“Considering family caregivers and those they care for during this time of COVID-19 is vital,” said Dr. Margaret Longacre, chair of Public Health. “One decision somewhere can have varied impacts on others somewhere else because we are so interdependent.” In the U.S., 11 million people, or...
Jun 9, 2020 • Caitlin Burns
Dr. Margaret Longacre, assistant professor of Public Health, has been appointed chair of the Department of Public Health and assistant dean of research in the College of Health Sciences at Arcadia University. Dr. Longare will succeed current Chair of the Department of Public Health Dr. Katie...
Feb 21, 2020 • Caitlin Burns
Dr. Margaret Longacre, assistant professor of Public Health, was featured in the Feb. 12 Wall Street Journal article ‘I Feel Very Torn Between My Child and My Dad’—Demands Intensify for the ‘Sandwich Generation’ for her work on the National Alliance for Caregiving's (NAC) report on Sandwich...
Dec 19, 2019 • Caitlin Burns
Members of the Arcadia community presented at the 2019 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo, themed “Creating the Healthiest Nation: For science. For action. For health,” which took place in Philadelphia from Nov. 2 to 6. Four faculty members from the Public...
Dec 12, 2019 • Caitlin Burns
Dr. Margaret Longacre, assistant professor of Public Health, was one of three academic advisers for the National Alliance for Caregiving's report on Sandwich Generation Caregiving. This report, announced in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 26, studied the demographics of caregivers (the Sandwich Generation...
Dec 2, 2019 • Caitlin Burns
Dr. Margaret Longacre, assistant professor of Public Health, presented on “Financial and Employment Policy Preferences among Employed Cancer and Non-Cancer Caregivers” at the American Psychological Association’s (APA) “Work, Stress, and Health” conference in Philadelphia from Nov. 7 to 9, as part...
Aug 20, 2019 • Caitlin Burns
Dr. Margaret Longacre, assistant professor of Public Health, has been awarded an American Cancer Society grant for "The Systemic Integration of Caregivers in Cancer Palliative Care" to conduct research for the development and testing of a standardization process to involve caregivers in patient...
Aug 14, 2019 • Caitlin Burns
Master of Public Health alumna Marsha Trego ’18 wanted to pursue further research after presenting her thesis, and has now published the continued study in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship. Following her graduation, Trego decided to continue researching food insecurity in cancer...
Margaret Longacre, Ph.D., M.S.H.E., is the Chair of the Public Health Department and MPH Director as well as Assistant Dean of Research for the College of Health Sciences. She has a doctoral degree in Health Policy from the University of the Sciences (Philadelphia, PA). Dr. Longacre also received an M.S. in Health Education from Arcadia University and a B.A. in Psychology from Wake Forest University. She teaches courses in health care systems and public health policy as well as research methods and capstone advising. Her research interest revolves around informal or family caregiving, including understanding health system impacts. She is currently funded by the American Cancer Society for a project assessing the feasibility of an integrated-caregiver portal system with colleagues at Fox Chase Cancer Center. She has also been involved in collaboration with the National Alliance for Caregiving for various projects, including a recent report on "Sandwich Generation Caregivers" (those providing care to an adult and have children in the home).
Prior to joining the faculty at Arcadia University, Dr. Longacre was the Director of Research at the Cancer Support Community (CSC). At CSC, Dr. Longacre led several caregiving research initiatives. She was also a co-author of a national report on cancer caregiving (“Cancer Caregiving in the U.S.: An Intense, Episodic and Challenging Care Experience”) with the National Alliance for Caregiving and the National Cancer Institute. In addition, she also led several analyses to understand patient perception of value in cancer care as well as access to services.
Prior employment also included working at Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC) under the direction and mentoring of Dr. Carolyn Fang, Co-Leader of the Cancer Prevention and Control program. While at FCCC, Dr. Longacre initiated a study to identify the information needs and psychosocial experiences of family caregivers for head and neck cancer patients. She has several publications on informal caregiving, including demonstrating relevance to broader health system and policy issues.
University of the Sciences
PhD, Health Policy
Arcadia University
MS, Health Education
Wake Forest University
BA, Psychology
Author • 2021
Article, Healthcare Journal (MDPI)
Co-Authored with Cynthia Keleher, Marcin Chwistek, Molly Collins, Michelle Odelberg, Mark Siemon, and Carolyn Y. Fang
Author • 2021
Article, Supportive Care in Cancer
Co-Authored with Miller M, Fang, CY
Author • 2020
Article, Western Journal of Nursing Research
Co-Authored with Benjamin Brewer, Adeline Hubbard, Rebecca L Ashare, Freda Patterson
Author • 2020
Article, Journal of Cancer Education
Co-Authored with L Weber-Raley, E E Kent
Author • 2019
Article, Journal of Cancer Education
Co-Authored with L Weber-Raley, E E Kent
Co-Author for chapters 1 & 15 • 2019
Contribution to book, Oxford University Press
Co-Author • 2019
Article, Journal of Cancer Survivorship
Co-Authored with M L Trego, Z M Baba, K I DiSantis, M L Longacre
Co-Author • 2019
Article, Geriatric Nursing
Co-Authored with Theresa Teta Barry, Margaret Longacre, Kelly O'Shea Carney, Shannon Patterson
Author • 2018
Article, Journal of Oncology Navigation and Survivorship
Co-Authored with Miller, M.F; Golant, M; Zaleta, A; Buzaglo, J.S.
Author • 2018
Other, Conference Panel Presentation, ACPM Healthy Aging Summit
Co-Authored with Kent, E.E.
Author • 2018
Other, Oxford University Press Blog
Co-Authored with Allison Applebaum; Mitch Golant; Joanne Buzaglo
Author • 2018
Article, Translational Behavioral Medicine (Oxford Academic)
Co-Authored with Applebaum AJ, Buzaglo JS, Miller MF, Golant M, Rowland JH, Given B, Dockham B, Northouse L
Co-Author • 2017
Article, Journal of Oncology Nursing & Survivorship
Co-Authored with Buzaglo, JS, Miller, MF, Karten, C; Onukwugha,E; Weiss, E,. Greer, J, Golant, M, Mauro, M
Co-Author • 2016
Research Paper, National Alliance for Caregiving with the National Cancer Institute and the Cancer Support Community
Co-Authored with Gail Gibson Hunt, National Alliance for Caregiving; Erin E. Kent, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute; Lisa Weber-Raley, Greenwald & Associates
Author • 2016
Article, J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
Co-Authored with Valdmanis VG, Handorf EA, Fang CY
Author • 2015
Article, J Cancer Ed
Co-Authored with Galloway TJ, Parvanta CF, Fang CY