Division of General Internal
Medicine

Antoinette Schoenthaler, EdD; Instructor

Phone: 212-263-4205
Fax: 212-263-4240
E-mail: antoinette.schoenthaler@nyumc.org

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Antoinette Schoenthaler has an Ed.D in Health Education and Behavior from Columbia University.  She recently joined the DGIM faculty as a social scientist with an interest in understanding the mechanisms underlying racial disparities in cardiovascular health. Her research focuses on examining the reasons for patients’ decision to adhere to prescribed anti-hypertensive medications and lifestyle behaviors, with emphasis on psychosocial factors such as depression, self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation.  

During her doctoral studies, Antoinette was awarded an NHLBI NSRA F31 fellowship to examine the role patient-provider communication and racial composition of the patient-provider relationship has on medication adherence.  She hopes to expand on this work in future grant applications by utilizing objective measures of communication and adherence to develop tailored interventions. 

Antoinette also has a lot of community-based research experience working on both NIH grants and with the Department of Mental Health and Hygiene.  She has worked in diverse settings from faith-based organizations to senior centers and even helped ban trans fat and develop a low-sodium campaign in NYC.  Her favorite place to be is in the community working with others and hopes to translate much of the knowledge she has gained to create sustainable programs and health policies to reduce racial disparities in health. 

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