Dr. Schwarz is a health services researcher who has published 125 peer-reviewed manuscripts focused on the intersections between clinical epidemiology, health policy and the use of information technology to improve women's health. Her research related to preconception, contraceptive, and postpartum care, has been funded by the NICHD, AHRQ, the Office of Population Affairs, the Office of Adolescent Health, and a number of private foundations. From 2014 to 2016, she served as Medical Consultant to California's Office of Family Planning. Dr. Schwarz currently serves on the editorial boards of the "Journal of General Internal Medicine," "Contraception," and "NEJM-Journal Watch Women's Health." She is a Fellow of the Society of Family Planning, and past-chair of the Society of General Internal Medicine's Taskforce on Women's Health. She has previously served as Senior Medical Expert in Reproductive Health for the US Department of Veterans Affairs and as a member of the FDA's Advisory Committee on Reproductive Health Drugs.