Clinical Research
Our initial Pilot Project Program, The Ethel F. Donaghue Women's Health Investigator Program at Yale, has been made possible through the generous support of The Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation. Our pilot program is funded in part by the Maximilian E. & Marion O. Hoffman Foundation Inc.
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ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS (SMOKING)
Sherry McKee, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Finding out why it is harder for women to quit smoking- WATCH Dr. McKee's Video!
Finding out why it is harder for women to quit smoking- WATCH Dr. McKee's Video!
Julie K. Staley, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Diagnostic Radiology
Understanding gender differences in brain that affect smoking behaviors
Understanding gender differences in brain that affect smoking behaviors
Benjamin Toll, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Improving smoking cessation interventions for women
Improving smoking cessation interventions for women
Andrea Weinberger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Establishing a gender-sensitive smoking cessation intervention
Establishing a gender-sensitive smoking cessation intervention
BONE HEALTH (OSTEOPOROSIS)
Karl L. Insogna, M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology)
Inhibiting a chemical in the intestine - usually associated with mood - to reduce bone loss
Inhibiting a chemical in the intestine - usually associated with mood - to reduce bone loss
Karl L. Insogna, M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology)
Impact of vegetable protein on calcium and bone metabolism- WATCH Dr. Insogna's Video!
Impact of vegetable protein on calcium and bone metabolism- WATCH Dr. Insogna's Video!
CANCER (BREAST, LUNG, AND OVARIAN)
Francine Foss, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Yale Cancer Center
Using immuno-therapy to prevent the spread of ovarian cancer
Cary P. Gross, M.D., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Primary Care)
Aromatase inhibitors in older women with breast cancer
Using immuno-therapy to prevent the spread of ovarian cancer
Cary P. Gross, M.D., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Primary Care)
Aromatase inhibitors in older women with breast cancer
Bruce G. Haffty, M.D., Professor of Therapeutic Radiology
Finding out if BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are risk factors for locally recurrent breast cancer
Bonnie L. King, Ph.D., Associate Research Scientist in Therapeutic Radiology
Developing early detection for breast cancer
Finding out if BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are risk factors for locally recurrent breast cancer
Bonnie L. King, Ph.D., Associate Research Scientist in Therapeutic Radiology
Developing early detection for breast cancer
Peter Salovey, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Epidemiology and Public Health
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Teresa Caulin-Glaser, M.D., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Cardiology)
Understanding how to improve cardiac rehabilitation for women
Understanding how to improve cardiac rehabilitation for women
C. Neill Epperson, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Collaborator: Christopher J. Howes, MD
Understanding the effect of antidepressant treatment on cardiac function in women
Collaborator: Christopher J. Howes, MD
Understanding the effect of antidepressant treatment on cardiac function in women
Barbara Gulanski, M.D., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology)
Viola Vaccarino, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health
Viola Vaccarino, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health
Determining if gender affects recovery after bypass surgery
Determining if gender affects recovery after bypass surgery
HEALTH POLICY
Susan Busch, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Health Policy and Administration
Understanding women's use of out-of-network health care services and implications for health care reform
HORMONES & MENOPAUSE
Linda M. Bartoshuk, Ph.D., Professor of Surgery
Understanding "burning mouth syndrome" in postmenopausal women
Jeanette Ickovics, Ph.D., Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health
Collaborator: Marc Galloway, MD
Determining if menstrual cycle timing may be key for women athletes' surgical recovery
Deborah Proctor, M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine
Determining optimal therapy to control GI bleeding
Understanding "burning mouth syndrome" in postmenopausal women
Jeanette Ickovics, Ph.D., Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health
Collaborator: Marc Galloway, MD
Determining if menstrual cycle timing may be key for women athletes' surgical recovery
Deborah Proctor, M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine
Determining optimal therapy to control GI bleeding
Nina S. Stachenfeld, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health
Finding out how estrogen affects body fluid regulation
Finding out how estrogen affects body fluid regulation
Julie K. Staley, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Diagnostic Radiology
Determining how estrogen affects the brain
Kimberly Ann Yonkers, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Comparing calcium with an antidepressant to treat Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Determining how estrogen affects the brain
Kimberly Ann Yonkers, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Comparing calcium with an antidepressant to treat Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Ann B. Williams, R.N., M.S.N., Ed.D., Professor of Nursing
Developing anal cancer screening techniques in HIV positive women
Developing anal cancer screening techniques in HIV positive women
MOOD DISORDERS (DEPRESSION, BIPOLAR DISORDER)
Hilary Blumberg, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Diagnostic Radiology
Understanding gender differences in brain development
Understanding gender differences in brain development
Hilary Blumberg, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Diagnostic Radiology, and the Child Study Center, and Director, Mood Disorders Research Program
Stress effects on the developing brain and depression risk
Stress effects on the developing brain and depression risk
C. Neill Epperson, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Collaborator: Dan A. Oren, MD
Using light therapy for depression during pregnancy
Collaborator: Dan A. Oren, MD
Using light therapy for depression during pregnancy
TRAUMA (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILDHOOD MALTREATMENT)
Carla Stover, Ph.D., Assistant Research Scientist in the Child StudyCenter
Learning how to stop domestic violence
Learning how to stop domestic violence
Suzanne Swan, Ph.D., Associate Research Scientist in Psychiatry
Understanding the violence in intimate relationships
Understanding the violence in intimate relationships
WEIGHT & OBESITY
WORKPLACE INJURIES
Oyebode Taiwo, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine (Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Understanding gender differences in workplace injuries
Understanding gender differences in workplace injuries
