Dr. Sarah E Chard

Research interests

Chronic Illness Management, Politics of Care, Diabetes, Physical Activity among Older Adults

Teaching interests

Qualitative Research Methods, Medical Anthropology, Anthropological Theory

Education

  • Ph D, Medical Anthropology — Case Western Reserve (2001)
    Ugandan women’s social networks, health beliefs, and tuberculosis treatment-seeking
  • MA, Medical Anthropology — Case Western Reserve (1995)
  • BA, Anthropology — Bryn Mawr College (1991)

Publications

  • "Here it was waiting for me:" diabetes diagnosis pathways and implications for health policy 2022 Journal of Elder Policy · 2 (2) · pp. 111-140 Sarah E Chard, Laura Girling, Brandy H Wallace, Loren Henderson, Erin Roth, J K Eckert
  • 'How I can help me': self-care priorities and structural pressures among Black older adults with diabetes 2022 The Gerontologist · 62 (5) · pp. 751-761 Sarah E Chard, Loren Henderson, Brandy H Wallace, Laura Girling, Erin Roth, J K Eckert
  • The Graying of The Cool Pose: Examining Active Care Strategies among Older African-American Men with Type 2 Diabetes 2022 Journal of Gerontology Social Sciences Brandy H Wallace, Sarah E Chard, Erin G Roth
  • Affective Practices of Diabetes Self-Care Among Older Adults: Cumulative Effects of Childhood Adversity 2022 The Gerontologist · 62 (4) · pp. 568-576 Erin Roth, Sarah E Chard
  • Anthropologists respond to The Lancet EAT Commission 2020 Bionatura: Latin American Journal of Biotechnology and Life Sciences · 5 (1) · pp. 1023-1024 D Burnett, M Carney, L Carruth, Sarah E Chard, M Dickinson, A Galvez, H Garth, J Hardin, A Hite, H Howard, L Manderson, E Mendenhall, A Saldana-Tejeda, D Simmons, N Valdez, E Vasquez, M Warin, E Yates-Doerr
  • Unending work and the emergence of Diabetes 2020 American Anthropologist · 122 (3) · pp. 645-646
  • Adaptive Physical Activity for Stroke: An Early-Stage Randomized Controlled Trial in the United States 2019 Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair · 33 (8) · pp. 668-680 Mary Stuart, Alex Dromerick, Richard Macko, F Benvenuti, Brock Beamer, John Sorkin, Sarah E Chard, Michael Weinrich
  • Disaggregating diabetes: New subtypes, causes, and care 2019 Medical Anthropology Theory · 6 (4) · pp. 119-126 L Carruth, Sarah E Chard, Heather Howard, Lenore Manderson, Emily Mendenhall, Emily Vasquez, Emily Yates-Doerr
  • The Telemedicine for Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease (TELE-IBD) Clinical Trial: Qualitative Assessment of Participants’ Perceptions 2019 Journal of Medical Internet Research · 21 (6) · pp. e14165 Charlene Quinn, Sarah E Chard, erin roth, J K Eckert, Katherine Russman, Raymond Cross
  • Qualitative Perspectives on Aquatic Exercise Initiation and Satisfaction among Persons with Multiple Sclerosis. 2017 Disability and Rehabilitation · 39 (13) · pp. 1307-1312
  • Understanding the Subjective Experience of Medication Adherence for Older Urban African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes and a History of Illicit Drug Use 2017 Journal of Aging and Health · 29 (3) · pp. 489-509 Brandy H Wallace, Ashante M Reese, Sarah E Chard, Erin G Roth, Charlene Quinn, J Kevin Eckert
  • Successful Aging Among African American Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes 2017 Journal of Gerontology B Psychological and Social Sciences · 72 (2) · pp. 319-327 Sarah E Chard, Brandy H Wallace, Laura M Girling, Robert L Rubinstein, Erin G Roth, Ashante Reese, Charlene Quinn, J K Eckert
  • Ascribed Meaning of Disease Control: Perspectives of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes 2017 Journal of Patient Experience · pp. 1-7 Laura M Girling, Sarah E Chard, J. Kevin Eckert
  • Diabetes and the Motivated Patient: Understanding perlocutionary effects in health communication 2017 Health Communications · 32 (4) · pp. 502-508 Erin G Roth, Laura M Griling, Sarah E Chard, Brandy H Wallace, J Kevin Eckert
  • Successful aging among African-American older adults with type 2 diabetes 2016 Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences · 72 (2) · pp. 319-327 Sarah E Chard, Brandy H Wallace, Erin Roth, Laura Girling, Robert L Rubinstein, Ashante Reese, Charlene Quinn, J K Eckert
  • Understanding the Subjective Experience of Medication Adherence for Older Urban African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes and a History of Illicit Drug Addiction 2016 Journal of Aging and Health · 29 (3) · pp. 489-509 Brandy H Wallace, Ashante Reese, Sarah E Chard, Erin Roth, Quinn Charlene, J K Eckert
  • Food, Culture, and Society 2014 Introduction to the US Food System: Public Health, Environment, and Equity · Jossey-Bass · pp. 215-236 Sarah E Chard, Erin Roth
  • An act of political warfare: Self-care prioritization strategies of older African-American women with type 2 diabetes Journal of Women & Aging · 37 (3) · pp. 189-198 Brandy H Wallace, Erin Roth, Sarah E Chard

Presentations

  • 'They asked me to join; I joined:' Lessons for senior centers on supporting physical activity 2022 Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting · Gerontological Society of America Sarah E Chard (Author & Presenter), John G Schumacher (Author)
  • Nurtitional risk and health-related quality of life in older adults aging with HIV 2021 Gerontological Society of America Scientific Meeting · Poster Nicole Viviano (Author & Presenter), Ann Gruber-Baldini (Author), Sarah Schmalzle (Author), K Stafford (Author), Sarah E Chard, k Mohanty (Author), E Parker (Author), U Eke (Author)
  • Undiagnosed Diabetes: Identifying the Community Paths to Type 2 Diabetes Diagnostic Testing 2020 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting · Poster Sarah E Chard, Laura Girling, Loren Henderson, J K Eckert
  • Social justice, the worker compact, and the emergence of diabetes over the life course 2020 Association for Anthropology, Gerontology and the Life Course Virtual Conference · Association for Anthropology and Gerontology · Paper
  • Changes in the Medicare Home Health Care Market: The Impact of ACA Reimbursement Policy 2019 12th Annual Research on Aging Showcase · Johns Hopkins University · Poster Jamila Torain, Joan Davitt, Sarah E Chard, Charlotte Bright, Nancy Miller, Denise Orwig
  • "I Can't Eat That Much”: Older Adults' Lived Experiences of Diabetes Dietary Recommendations 2018 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting · Gerontological Society of America · Poster Sarah E Chard, Erin Roth, Loren Henderson, Laura Girling, Brandy H Wallace, Charlene Quinn, J K Eckert
  • Diabetes Self Management in an Unequal World: Lessons from Baltimore 2018 British Society of Gerontology Annual Conference · British Society of Gerontology · Paper Sarah E Chard, Loren Henderson, Brandy H Wallace, Laura Girling, Erin Roth, Charlene Quinn, J K Eckert
  • Providing Geriatric Emergency Medical Services: Innovations and Trends 2018 British Society of Gerontology Annual Conference · British Society of Gerontology · Poster John G Schumacher, Sarah E Chard
  • Generativity and Diabetes Self-Management: Caring for the Self to Create Alternative Futures for Others 2018 Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting · Society for Applied Anthropology · Paper Sarah E Chard, Laura Girling, Brandy H Wallace, Loren Henderson, Erin Roth, Charlene Quinn, J K Eckert
  • The Role of Religion as a Coping Mechanism for the Management of Diabetes Related Stress: An Intersectional Exploration of the Meaning of Faith and Health among Black and White Older Women and Men with Diabetes 2017 Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual Meeting · Society for the Scientific Study of Religion · Paper Loren Henderson (Author & Presenter), Erin Roth, Sarah E Chard, Laura Girling, Brandy H Wallace, J K Eckert
  • New Implications for Diabetes Education: Physical Activity Barriers among Diabetic Older Adults 2017 International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics World Congress · International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics · Poster Sarah E Chard (Author & Presenter), Laura Girling (Author), Erin Roth (Author), Brandy H Wallace (Author), Loren Henderson (Author), Charlene Quinn (Author), J K Eckert
  • I'm happier than I have ever been": Chronic illness, childhood adversity, and well-being across the life course 2016 American Anthropologiccal Association Annual Conference · American Anthropological Association · Paper Erin Roth, Sarah E Chard, Ashante Reese, J K Eckert
  • A Black Feminist Approach to Understanding Self-Care Prioritization of Older African American Women with Type 2 Diabetes 2016 Annual Meeting of the Association of Black Sociologists · Association of Black Sociologists · Paper Brandy H Wallace, Erin G Roth (Author), Sarah E Chard (Author), J K Eckert (Author)
  • Adaptive Physical Activity for Stroke 2016 World Congress for Neurorehabilitation (WCNR) · WCNR · Poster Mary E Stuart, Sarah E Chard
  • Self -management and Diabetes: the Expression of Identity among Baltimore Older Adults 2016 American Ethnological Society · AAA · Paper Sarah E Chard, Erin Roth, Brandy H Wallace, Laura Girling, J K Eckert
  • Childhood Adversity, the Life Course, and Type 2 Diabetes 2015 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting · Roth, E, Chard, S, and Eckert, K, “Childhood Adversity, the Life Course, and Type 2 Diabetes” presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, · Poster Erin Roth (Author & Presenter), Sarah E Chard (Author), J K Eckert (Author)
  • Perspectives of Disease Control and Linked Management Strategies among Older Adults with Diabetes 2015 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting · Gerontological Society of America · Poster Laura Girling (Author & Presenter), J K Eckert (Author), Sarah E Chard (Author)
  • How Older Urban Adults Experience Life with Diabetes 2015 HANDLS Collaborators' Meeting · HANDLS · Oral Presentation
  • Diabetes and the Meanings of ‘Control' 2014 Amerian Anthropological Association Annual Meeting · American Anthropological Association · Oral Presentation Sarah E Chard (Author & Presenter), Erin Roth (Author)
  • Operationalizing Diabetes Self-Management: the Patient’s Perspective 2014 Gerontological Society of America Annual Conference · Gerontological Society of America · Oral Presentation Sarah E Chard, Charlene Quinn (Author)
  • Diabetes as Spiritual Inspiration 2014 Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting · Society for Applied Anthropology · Oral Presentation Ashante Reese (Author & Presenter), Sarah E Chard (Author)
  • Respondent Burden 2014 Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting · Society for Applied Anthropology · Oral Presentation Erin Roth (Author & Presenter), Kevin Eckert (Author), Sarah E Chard (Author), Charlene Quinn (Author)

Grants and Contracts

  • Student Mentoring and Research Training (SMaRT) 2023 CAHSS Dean, Big Idea Program UMBC · Grant · Funded Christine Armstrong Mair (Co-Principal), John G Schumacher (Co-Principal), Sarah E Chard (Supporting)
  • Physical Activity among African American Older Adults Living with Diabetes in Baltimore 2018 UMBC Strategic Awards for Research Transitions (START) · Fellowship · Funded
  • Development of an Enhanced Telemedicine System to Improve Engagement and Adherence to TELEmedicine for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (TELE-IBD II) 2016 The Broad Medical Research Program at Crohn's & Colitis Foundation · Grant · Funded Sarah E Chard (Supporting), J K Eckert (Supporting)
  • MIPAR/CAHSS Summer Faculty Research Fellowship 2016 MIPAR/CAHSS · Fellowship · Funded
  • The Subjective Experience of Diabetes among Older Adults 2012 National Institutes of Aging · Grant · Funded J. Kevin Eckert (Principal), Sarah E Chard (Co-Principal)
  • Perceived Benefits and Barriers to MS aquatics Program a 2009 Nat'l Multiple Sclerosis Society · Grant · Funded
  • Adaptive physical activity for chronic stroke, Department of Veterans Adaptive Physical Activity for Chronic Stroke 2009 VA MD Health Care System Res Serv (151) · Fixed · Funded Mary E Stuart (Principal), Richard Macko MD (Co-Principal), Alex Dromerick MD (Co-Principal), Brock Beamer (Co-Principal), Sarah E Chard (Supporting)