Marilyn Winkleby, PhD, MPH
Academic Appointments
- Emeritus (Active) Professor, Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center
- Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council, Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center
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Contact Information
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 723-7055Alternate Contact Alana Koehler Administrative Associate Email Tel Work (650) 723-7822
Professional Overview
Administrative Appointments
- Visiting Professor, Center for Primary Health Care Research, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden (2009 - present)
- Faculty Director, Office of Community Health, Stanford University School of Medicine (2005 - present)
- Member, Executive Advisory Committee, Office of Diversity and Leadership, Stanford University School of Medicine (2005 - present)
- Member, Science Outreach Program, Stanford University (2003 - present)
- Medical School Admissions Faculty Panel, Stanford University School of Medicine (2001 - 2003)
Honors and Awards
- U.S. Presidential Award for Science Mentoring, National Science Foundation (2011)
- Dr. Augustus A. White III and Family Faculty Professionalism Award, Stanford University School of Medicine, Office of Diversity and Leadership (2011)
- Athena Award, Outstanding Woman Leader of the Year, City of Palo Alto (2008)
- Judith Poole Award, Northern California Chapters of the Association for Women in Science (2008)
- National H.O.P.E. Award, Robert F. Allen Symbol of H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Through Empowerment) Award (2007)
- Miriam Aaron Roland Volunteer Service Prize, Haas Center for Public Service, Stanford University (2005)
Professional Education
| Ph.D.: | University of California, Berkeley, Epidemiology (1986) |
| M.P.H.: | University of California, Berkeley, Public Health (1983) |
| M.A.: | California State University, Sacramento, Clinical Psychology (1974) |
| B.A.: | California State University, Sacramento, Social Science (1968) |
Community and International Work
- 2010 - National Scientific Advisory Board, UCLA Center for Population Health and Health Disparities, East Los Angeles CA
- 2002-present - NIH scientific collaboration, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
- 1988-present - Monterey County Health Department: University/Health Department Collaboration, Salinas, CA
- 1995-2004 - Board of Directors, Santa Clara County, Emergency Housing Consortium, San Jose, CA
- 1993-1998 - Advisory Council, Loaves and Fishes Family Kitchen, San Jose, CA
- 1992-1994 - Board of Directors, Mountain View Community Health Clinic, Mountain View, CA
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
My work focuses on the health of low-income, ethnic minority, and other medically underserved populations. A number of grants from NIH and other Federal and State agencies have supported this work. My research group has a broad public health focus. Specific areas of our work are: cancer and cardiovascular disease health behaviors, risk factors, and outcomes (smoking, physical inactivity, poor nutrition, obesity, diabetes, hypertension); health status of ethnic minority and low socioeconomic groups; community-based intervention studies; and neighborhood influences on health. A central feature of our work has been the combination of theoretical and scientific input with practical input from the community to understand behavioral, social, cultural, and economic determinants of health behaviors that are amenable to change. My research is congruent with a number of public service activities, including the 22-year-old Stanford Medical Youth Science Program, a summer residential pre-college pipeline program that is dedicated to encouraging low-income high school students to pursue higher education to prepare them for medical and other scientific careers.
Publications
- Gestational age at birth and mortality in young adulthood. JAMA. 2011; (11): 1233-40
- Promoting science education. JAMA. 2010; (10): 983-4
- Increasing diversity in science and health professions: A 21-year longitudinal study documenting college and career success J Sci Educ Technol. 2009; (2): 139-145
- Inequities in CHD incidence and case fatality by neighborhood deprivation. Am J Prev Med. 2007; (2): 97-106
- Effect of cross-level interaction between individual and neighborhood socioeconomic status on adult mortality rates. Am J Public Health. 2006; (12): 2145-53
- Ten-year changes in cancer-related health behaviors and screening practices among Latino women and men in California. Ethn Health. 2006; (1): 1-17
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