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Joseph G. Grzywacz, Ph.D.

Joseph G. Grzywacz, Ph.D.

Professor, Family & Community Medicine
Women's Health Center of Excellence for Research, Leadership, Education
Center for Diabetes Research
Center for Worker Health
Epidemiology & Prevention
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Education & Training
  BS University of Wisconsin-Stevens Pt 1990
  MS University of Wisconsin-Stevens Pt 1994
  PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison 1998
Fellowship University of California-Irvine 2000
Joseph G. Grzywacz, Ph.D.

Joseph G. Grzywacz, Ph.D.

Professor, Family & Community Medicine
Women's Health Center of Excellence for Research, Leadership, Education
Center for Diabetes Research
Center for Worker Health
Epidemiology & Prevention
Contact Information
Appointment:
336-716-4479
Office:
336-716-4479
Fax:
336-716-3206
Research Interests
cross(mult/tnslat/inter)discip , genetics/genome , growth & development , maternal & child health , minority health issues , women's health issues
Recent Publications
Sandberg JC, Grzywacz JG, Talton JW, Quandt SA, Chen H, Chatterjee AB, Arcury TA. A cross-sectional exploration of excessive daytime sleepiness, depression, and musculoskeletal pain among migrant farmworkers. J Agromedicine. 2012; 17(1):70-80.

Mirabelli MC, Chatterjee AB, Arcury TA, Mora DC, Blocker JN, Grzywacz JG, Chen H, Marin AJ, Schulz MR, Quandt SA. Poultry processing work and respiratory health of Latino men and women in North Carolina. J Occup Environ Med. 2012; 54(2):177-183.

Cartwright MS, Walker FO, Blocker JN, Schulz MR, Arcury TA, Grzywacz JG, Mora D, Chen H, Marin AJ, Quandt SA. The prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome in Latino poultry-processing workers and other Latino manual workers. J Occup Environ Med. 2012; 54(2):198-201.

Grzywacz JG, Neiberg R, Quandt SA, Lang W, Bell RA, Arcury TA. Measuring differential beliefs in complementary therapy research: an exploration of the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Beliefs Inventory (CAMBI). Complement Ther Med. 2012; 20(1-2):54-60.

Arcury TA, O'Hara H, Grzywacz JG, Isom S, Chen H, Quandt SA. Work safety climate, musculoskeletal discomfort, working while injured, and depression among migrant farmworkers in North Carolina. Am J Public Health. 2012; 102(Suppl 2):S272-S278.

Arcury TA, Grzywacz JG, Neiberg RH, Lang W, Nguyen H, Altizer K, Stoller EP, Bell RA, Quandt SA. Older adults' self-management of daily symptoms: complementary therapies, self-care, and medical care. J Aging Health. 2012; 24(4):569-597.

Quandt SA, Grzywacz JG, Neiberg RH, Lang W, Altizer K, Bell RA, Arcury TA. Daily symptom management practices for arthritis used by older adults. J Aging Health. 2012; 24(4):598-615.

Arcury TA, Grzywacz JG, Neiberg RH, Lang W, Nguyen HT, Altizer K, Stoller EP, Bell RA, Quandt SA. Daily use of complementary and other therapies for symptoms among older adults: study design and illustrative results. J Aging Health. 2011; 23(1):52-69.

Grzywacz JG, Daniel SS, Tucker J, Walls J, Leerkes E. Nonstandard work schedules and developmentally generative parenting practices: an application of propensity score techniques. Fam Relat. 2011; 60(1):45-59.

Bass BL, Grzywacz JG. Job adequacy and work-family balance: looking at jobs as a whole. J Fam Issues. 2011; 32(3):317-345.

Chen H, Quandt SA, Grzywacz JG, Arcury TA. A distribution-based multiple imputation method for handling bivariate pesticide data with values below the limit of detection. Environ Health Perspect. 2011; 119(3):351-356.

Spears CR, Nolan BV, O'Neill JL, Arcury TA, Grzywacz JG, Feldman SR. Recruiting underserved populations to dermatologic research: a systematic review. Int J Dermatol. 2011; 50(4):385-395.

Carlson DS, Ferguson M, Kacmar KM, Grzywacz JG, Whitten D. Pay it forward: the positive crossover effects of supervisor work-family enrichment. J Manage. 2011; 37(3):770-789.

Verma A, Schulz MR, Quandt SA, Robinson EN, Grzywacz JG, Chen H, Arcury TA. Eye health and safety among Latino farmworkers. J Agromedicine. 2011; 16(2):143-152.

Neiberg RH, Aickin M, Grzywacz JG, Lang W, Quandt SA, Bell RA, Arcury TA. Occurrence and co-occurrence of types of complementary and alternative medicine use by age, gender, ethnicity, and education among adults in the United States: the 2002 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). J Altern Complement Med. 2011; 17(4):363-370.

Kirk JK, Grzywacz JG, Chapman C, Arcury TA, Bell RA, Ip EH, Quandt SA. Blood glucose symptom recognition: perspectives of older rural adults. Diabetes Educ. 2011; 37(3):363-369.

Grzywacz JG, Arcury TA, Ip EH, Chapman C, Kirk JK, Bell RA, Quandt SA. Older adults' common sense models of diabetes. Am J Health Behav. 2011; 35(3):318-333.

Darcy JM, Grzywacz JG, Stephens RL, Leng I, Clinch CR, Arcury TA. Maternal depressive symptomatology: 16-month follow-up of infant and maternal health-related quality of life. J Am Board Fam Med. 2011; 24(3):249-257.

Robinson E, Nguyen HT, Isom S, Quandt SA, Grzywacz JG, Chen H, Arcury TA. Wages, wage violations, and pesticide safety experienced by migrant farmworkers in North Carolina. New Solut. 2011; 21(2):251-268.

Stoller EP, Grzywacz JG, Quandt SA, Bell RA, Chapman C, Altizer KP, Arcury TA. Calling the doctor: a qualitative study of patient-initiated physician consultation among rural older adults. J Aging Health. 2011; 23(5):782-805.

Mirabelli MC, Hoppin JA, Chatterjee AB, Isom S, Chen H, Grzywacz JG, Howard TD, Quandt SA, Vallejos QM, Arcury TA. Job activities and respiratory symptoms among farmworkers in North Carolina. Arch Environ Occup Health. 2011; 66(3):178-182.

Vallejos QM, Quandt SA, Grzywacz JG, Isom S, Chen H, Galvan L, Whalley L, Chatterjee AB, Arcury TA. Migrant farmworkers' housing conditions across an agricultural season in North Carolina. Am J Ind Med. 2011; 54(7):533-544.

Hou L, Arcury T, Quandt S, Miller L, Howard T, Grzywacz J, Miller J, Yalcinkaya TM. Use of spermatozoal mRNA profiles to study genes affected by pesticide exposure in humans [abstract]. Reprod Sci. 2011; 18(4 Suppl):175A.

Grzywacz JG, Chatterjee AB, Quandt SA, Talton JW, Chen H, Weir M, Arcury TA. Depressive symptoms and sleepiness among Latino farmworkers in eastern North Carolina. J Agromedicine. 2011; 16(4):251-260.

Carlson DS, Ferguson M, Hunter EM, Grzywacz JG, Clinch CR, Arcury TA. Health and turnover of working mothers after childbirth via the work-family interface: an analysis across time. J Appl Psychol. 2011; 96(5):1045-1054.

Winterich JA, Quandt SA, Grzywacz JG, Clark P, Dignan M, Stewart JH IV, Arcury TA. Men's knowledge and beliefs about colorectal cancer and 3 screenings: education, race, and screening status. Am J Health Behav. 2011; 35(5):525-534.

Skelton JA, Irby MB, Grzywacz JG, Miller G. Etiologies of obesity in children: nature and nurture. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2011; 58(6):1333-1354.

Grzywacz JG, Tucker J, Clinch CR, Arcury TA. Individual and job-related variation in infant feeding practices among working mothers. Am J Health Behav. 2010; 34(2):186-196.

Quandt SA, Jones BT, Talton JW, Whalley LE, Vallejos QM, Grzywacz JG, Chen H, Pharr KE, Isom S, Arcury TA, et al. Heavy metals exposures among Mexican farmworkers in eastern North Carolina. Environ Res. 2010; 110(1):83-88.

Quandt SA, Chen H, Grzywacz JG, Vallejos QM, Galvan L, Arcury TA. Cholinesterase depression and its association with pesticide exposure across the agricultural season among Latino farmworkers in North Carolina. Environ Health Perspect. 2010; 118(5):635-639.

Chisolm SS, Taylor SL, Gryzwacz JG [sic] [Grzywacz JG], O'Neill JL, Balkrishnan RR, Feldman SR. Health behaviour models: a framework for studying adherence in children with atopic dermatitis. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2010; 35(3):228-232.

Carlson DS, Grzywacz JG, Kacmar KM. The relationship of schedule flexibility and outcomes via the work-family interface. J Manag Psychol. 2010; 25(4):330-355.

Nguyen HT, Grzywacz JG, Arcury TA, Chapman C, Kirk JK, Ip EH, Bell RA, Quandt SA. Linking glycemic control and executive function in rural older adults with diabetes mellitus. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010; 58(6):1123-1127.

Arcury TA, Grzywacz JG, Talton JW, Chen H, Vallejos QM, Galvan L, Barr DB, Quandt SA. Repeated pesticide exposure among North Carolina migrant and seasonal farmworkers. Am J Ind Med. 2010; 53(8):802-813.

Kiang L, Grzywacz JG, Marin AJ, Arcury TA, Quandt SA. Mental health in immigrants from nontraditional receiving sites. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2010; 16(3):386-394.

Grzywacz JG, Quandt SA, Chen H, Isom S, Kiang L, Vallejos Q, Arcury TA. Depressive symptoms among Latino farmworkers across the agricultural season: structural and situational influences. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2010; 16(3):335-343.

Rhodes SD, Bischoff WE, Burnell JM, Whalley LE, Walkup MP, Vallejos QM, Quandt SA, Grzywacz JG, Chen H, Arcury TA. HIV and sexually transmitted disease risk among male Hispanic/Latino migrant farmworkers in the Southeast: findings from a pilot CBPR study. Am J Ind Med. 2010; 53(10):976-983.

Howard TD, Hsu F-C, Grzywacz JG, Chen H, Quandt SA, Vallejos QM, Whalley LE, Cui W, Padilla S, Arcury TA. Evaluation of candidate genes for cholinesterase activity in farmworkers exposed to organophosphorus pesticides: association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in BCHE. Environ Health Perspect. 2010; 118(10):1395-1399.

Grzywacz JG, Quandt SA, Vallejos QM, Whalley LE, Chen H, Isom S, Barr DB, Arcury TA. Job demands and pesticide exposure among immigrant Latino farmworkers. J Occup Health Psychol. 2010; 15(3):252-266.

Nguyen HT, Grzywacz JG, Lang W, Walkup M, Arcury TA. Effects of complementary therapy on health in a national U.S. sample of older adults. J Altern Complement Med. 2010; 16(7):701-706.

Mirabelli MC, Quandt SA, Crain R, Grzywacz JG, Robinson EN, Vallejos QM, Arcury TA. Symptoms of heat illness among Latino farm workers in North Carolina. Am J Prev Med. 2010; 39(5):468-471.

Grzywacz JG, Alterman T, Muntaner C, Shen R, Li J, Gabbard S, Nakamoto J, Carroll DJ. Mental health research with Latino farmworkers: a systematic evaluation of the short CES-D. J Immigr Minor Health. 2010; 12(5):652-658.

Tucker JN, Grzywacz JG, Leng I, Clinch CR, Arcury TA. Return to work, economic hardship, and women's postpartum health. Women Health. 2010; 50(7):618-638.

Altizer KP, Quandt S, Grzywacz JG, Bell RA, Stoller EP, Arcury TA. The place of herb use in health self-management among rural older adults [abstract]. Gerontologist. 2010; 50(Suppl 1):197-198.

Marin AJ, Grzywacz JG, Arcury TA, Carrillo L, Coates ML, Quandt SA. Evidence of organizational injustice in poultry processing plants: possible effects on occupational health and safety among Latino workers in North Carolina. Am J Ind Med. 2009; 52(1):37-48.

Grzywacz JG, Alterman T, Muntaner C, Gabbard S, Nakamoto J, Carroll DJ. Measuring job characteristics and mental health among Latino farmworkers: results from cognitive testing. J Immigr Minor Health. 2009; 11(2):131-138.

Bass BL, Butler AB, Grzywacz JG, Linney KD. Do job demands undermine parenting? A daily analysis of spillover and crossover effects. Fam Relat. 2009; 58(2):201-215.

Daniel SS, Grzywacz JG, Leerkes E, Tucker J, Han WJ. Nonstandard maternal work schedules during infancy: implications for children's early behavior problems. Infant Behav Dev. 2009; 32(2):195-207.

Grzywacz JG. Mental health among farmworkers in the eastern United States. In: Arcury TA, Quandt SA, eds. Latino farmworkers in the eastern United States: health, safety and justice. New York: Springer; 2009: 153-172.

Arcury TA, Grzywacz JG, Chen H, Vallejos QM, Galvan L, Whalley LE, Isom S, Barr DB, Quandt SA. Variation across the agricultural season in organophosphorus pesticide urinary metabolite levels for Latino farmworkers in eastern North Carolina: project design and descriptive results. Am J Ind Med. 2009; 52(7):539-550.

Winterich JA, Grzywacz JG, Quandt SA, Clark PE, Miller DP, Acuna J, Dignan MB, Arcury TA. Men's knowledge and beliefs about prostate cancer: education, race, and screening status. Ethn Dis. 2009; 19(2):199-203.

Butler AB, Grzywacz JG, Ettner SL, Liu B. Workplace flexibility, self-reported health, and health care utilization. Work Stress. 2009; 23(1):45-59.

Marin A, Carrillo L, Arcury TA, Grzywacz JG, Coates ML, Quandt SA. Ethnographic evaluation of a lay health promoter program to reduce occupational injuries among Latino poultry processing workers. Public Health Rep. 2009; 124(Suppl 1):36-43.

Clinch CR, Grzywacz JG, Tucker J, Walls JK, Arcury TA. Characteristics of mother-provider interactions surrounding postpartum return to work. J Am Board Fam Med. 2009; 22(5):498-506.

Arcury TA, Grzywacz JG, Stoller EP, Bell RA, Altizer KP, Chapman C, Quandt SA. Complementary therapy use and health self-management among rural older adults. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2009; 64(5):635-643.

Grzywacz JG, Ganong L. Issues in families and health research. Fam Relat. 2009; 58(4):373-378.

Arcury TA, Grzywacz JG, Isom S, Whalley LE, Vallejos QM, Chen H, Galvan L, Barr DB, Quandt SA. Seasonal variation in the measurement of urinary pesticide metabolites among Latino farmworkers in eastern North Carolina. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2009; 15(4):339-350.

Carlson DS, Grzywacz JG, Zivnuska S. Is work-family balance more than conflict and enrichment?. Hum Relat. 2009; 62(10):1459-1486.

Grzywacz JG, Rao P, Gentry A, Marin A, Arcury TA. Acculturation and conflict in Mexican immigrants' intimate partnerships: the role of women's labor force participation. Violence Against Women. 2009; 15(10):1194-1212.

Whalley LE, Grzywacz JG, Quandt SA, Vallejos QM, Walkup M, Chen H, Galvan L, Arcury TA. Migrant farmworker field and camp safety and sanitation in eastern North Carolina. J Agromedicine. 2009; 14(4):421-436.

Winterich JA, Quandt SA, Grzywacz JG, Clark PE, Miller DP, Acuna J, Arcury TA. Masculinity and the body: how African American and White men experience cancer screening exams involving the rectum. Am J Mens Health. 2009; 3(4):300-309.

Grzywacz JG, Arcury TA, Marin A, Carrillo L, Coates ML, Quandt SA. Using lay health promoters in occupational health: outcome evaluation in a sample of Latino poultry-processing workers. New Solut. 2009; 19(4):449-466.

Hiott AE, Grzywacz JG, Davis SW, Quandt SA, Arcury TA. Migrant farmworker stress: mental health implications. J Rural Health. 2008; 24(1):32-39.

Grzywacz JG, Quandt SA, Arcury TA. Immigrant farmworkers' health-related quality of life: an application of the job demands-control model. J Agric Saf Health. 2008; 14(1):79-92.

Carlson DS, Grzywacz JG. Reflections and future directions on measurement in work-family research. In: Korabik K, Lero DS, Whitehead DL, eds. Handbook of work-family integration: research, theory, and best practices. Boston (MA): Academic Press; 2008: 57-73.

Grzywacz JG, Quandt SA, Neiberg R, Lang W, Bell RA, Arcury TA. Age-related differences in the conventional health care-complementary and alternative medicine link. Am J Health Behav. 2008; 32(6):650-663.

Casey PR, Grzywacz JG. Employee health and well-being: the role of flexibility and work-family balance. Psychol Manag J. 2008; 11(1):31-47.

Kirk JK, Bertoni AG, Grzywacz JG, Smith A, Arcury TA. Evaluation of quality of diabetes care in a multiethnic, low-income population. J Clin Outcomes Manage. 2008; 15(6):281-286.

Hill EJ, Grzywacz JG, Allen S, Blanchard VL, Matz-Costa C, Shulkin S, Pitt-Catsouphes M. Defining and conceptualizing workplace flexibility. Community Work Family. 2008; 11(2):149-163.

Grzywacz JG, Carlson DS, Shulkin S. Schedule flexibility and stress: linking formal flexible arrangements and perceived flexibility to employee health. Community Work Family. 2008; 11(2):199-214.

Grzywacz JG, Butler AB. Work-family conflict. In: Cooper CL, Barling J, eds. The SAGE handbook of organizational behavior: vol 1: micro approaches. Los Angeles: SAGE; 2008: 451-468.

Grzywacz JG, Almeida DM. Stress and binge drinking: a daily process examination of stressor pile-up and socioeconomic status in affect regulation. Int J Stress Manag. 2008; 15(4):364-380.

Grzywacz JG, Butler AB, Almeida DM. Work, family, and health: work-family balance as a protective factor against stresses of daily life. In: Marcus-Newhall A, Halpern DF, Tan SJ, eds. The changing realities of work and family: a multidisciplinary approach. Malden (MA): Wiley-Blackwell; 2008: 194-215.

Arcury T, Altizer K, Grzywacz J, Stoller E, Chapman C, Bell R, Lang W, Quandt S. CAM and health self-management among rural older adults: a typology [abstract]. Gerontologist. 2008; 48(Special Issue 3):615.

Carr D, Berg C, Moorman S, Marks N, Song J, Grzywacz J, Springer K, Idler E, Boulifard D, Contrada R, et al. In sickness and in health: new perspectives on marriage and late-life health [abstract]. Gerontologist. 2008; 48(Special Issue 3):334-335.

Quandt SA, Hiott AE, Grzywacz JG, Davis SW, Arcury TA. Oral health and quality of life of migrant and seasonal farmworkers in North Carolina. J Agric Saf Health. 2007; 13(1):45-55.

Grzywacz JG, Kuerken CK, Neiberg RH, Lang W, Bell RA, Quandt SA, Arcury TA. Age, ethnicity, and use of complementary and alternative medicine in health self-management. J Health Soc Behav. 2007; 48(1):84-98.

Arcury TA, Grzywacz JG, Bell RA, Neiberg RH, Lang W, Quandt SA. Herbal remedy use as health self-management among older adults. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2007; 62B(2):S142-S149.

Wayne JH, Grzywacz JG, Carlson DS, Kacmar KM. Work--family facilitation: a theoretical explanation and model of primary antecedents and consequences. Hum Resour Manage Rev. 2007; 17(1):63-76.

Grzywacz JG, Butler AB. Work-family balance. In: Fink G, ed. Encyclopedia of stress, vol 3. 2nd ed. San Diego: Academic Press; 2007: 868-871.

Grzywacz JG, Quandt SA, Isom S, Arcury TA. Alcohol use among immigrant Latino farmworkers in North Carolina. Am J Ind Med. 2007; 50(8):617-625.

Arcury TA, Grzywacz JG, Barr DB, Tapia J, Chen H, Quandt SA. Pesticide urinary metabolite levels of children in eastern North Carolina farmworker households. Environ Health Perspect. 2007; 115(7):1254-1260.

Grzywacz JG, Arcury TA, Marin A, Carrillo L, Burke B, Coates ML, Quandt SA. Work-family conflict: experiences and health implications among immigrant Latinos. J Appl Psychol. 2007; 92(4):1119-1130.

Gentry K, Quandt SA, Davis SW, Grzywacz JG, Hiott AE, Arcury TA. Child healthcare in two farmworker populations. J Community Health. 2007; 32(6):419-431.

Gentry AL, Grzywacz JG, Quandt SA, Davis SW, Arcury TA. Housing quality among North Carolina farmworker families. J Agric Saf Health. 2007; 13(3):323-337.

Grzywacz JG, Carlson DS, Kacmar KM, Wayne JH. A multi-level perspective on the synergies between work and family. J Occup Organ Psychol. 2007; 80():559-574.

Grzywacz JG, Carlson DS. Conceptualizing work-family balance: implications for practice and research. Adv Dev Hum Resour. 2007; 9(4):455-471.

Grzywacz JG, Arcury TA, Marin A, Carrillo L, Coates ML, Burke B, Quandt SA. The organization of work: implications for injury and illness among immigrant Latino poultry-processing workers. Arch Environ Occup Health. 2007; 62(1):19-26.

Grzywacz JG, Casey PR, Jones FA. The effects of workplace flexibility on health behaviors: a cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis. J Occup Environ Med. 2007; 49(12):1302-1309.

Grzywacz JG, Hovey JD, Sleigman LD, Arcury TA, Quandt SA. Evaluating short-form versions of the CES-D for measuring depressive symptoms among immigrants from Mexico. Hisp J Behav Sci. 2006; 28(3):404-424.

Arcury TA, Grzywacz JG, Davis SW, Barr DB, Quandt SA. Organophosphorus pesticide urinary metabolite levels of children in farmworker households in eastern North Carolina. Am J Ind Med. 2006; 49(9):751-760.

Bell RA, Stafford JM, Arcury TA, Snively BM, Smith SL, Grzywacz JG, Quandt SA. Complementary and alternative medicine use and diabetes self-management among rural older adults. Complement Health Pract Rev. 2006; 11(2):95-106.

Bell RA, Suerken CK, Grzywacz JG, Lang W, Quandt SA, Arcury TA. Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults with diabetes in the United States. Altern Ther Health Med. 2006; 12(5):16-22.

Grzywacz JG, Frone MR, Brewer CS, Kovner CT. Quantifying work--family conflict among registered nurses. Res Nurs Health. 2006; 29(5):414-426.

Bell RA, Suerken CK, Grzywacz JG, Lang W, Quandt SA, Arcury TA. CAM use among older adults age 65 or older with hypertension in the United States: general use and disease treatment. J Altern Complement Med. 2006; 12(9):903-909.

Hiott A, Grzywacz JG, Arcury TA, Quandt SA. Gender differences in anxiety and depression among immigrant Latinos. Fam Syst Health. 2006; 24(2):137-146.
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