Carolyn M Mazure, PhD
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Biography
Carolyn M. Mazure is the Norma Weinberg Spungen and Joan Lebson Bildner Professor in Women’s Health Research, and Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology. After three years at the National Institutes of Health and fellowship training at Yale, Dr. Mazure joined the Yale faculty — becoming an active clinician and NIH-funded researcher. She was the Director of Psychiatry’s Adult Inpatient Program at Yale-New Haven Hospital, and has held a variety of other leadership roles, including Associate Dean for Faculty at Yale School of Medicine, Scientific Director of NIH-funded SCOR(E) interdisciplinary research grants, and PI of NIH-funded junior faculty training grants.
She created Women’s Health Research at Yale, the university’s interdisciplinary research center on the health of women and the interplay of sex, gender, and health. The center studies a wide breadth of topics from cardiovascular disease to cancers. Since its inception in 1998, the center has been recognized as a national model for launching research, translating findings, sharing health information with the public and policymakers, and providing mentored training in interdisciplinary team science.
Her research contributions have focused on depression, the single greatest cause of disability for women in the U.S. and globally, including the sex-and-gender-specific relationship of stress to depression and co-occurring addictive behaviors (such as smoking, and opioid use and misuse). Current research targets the intersection of biological and social factors affecting the health of women, gender-specific strategies for promoting resilience, and health policies that serve to advance economic stability for women.
Dr. Mazure has served on the Advisory Committee for the NIH Office for Research on Women’s Health, provided testimony to the U.S. Congress on the health of women, served on the planning committee for the First White House Conference on Mental Health, and was a fellow for the U.S. Congress’ Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
She has been an invited speaker at diverse venues, such as NASA, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Sorbonne, and has been a featured expert on ABC’s “Prime Time Live” and in the BBC documentary “The Science of Stress.” Her edited books include “Does Stress Cause Psychiatric Illness?” and “Understanding Depression in Women: Applying Empirical Research to Practice and Policy.”
Her national honors include the Marion Spencer Fay Award from the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership, the American Psychological Association Distinguished Leadership Award from the Committee on Women in Psychology, the Elizabeth Blackwell Award from the National Organization for Women, and a U.S. Public Health Fellowship. Additional honors include Yale’s Stephen Fleck Clinician and Teacher Award and the Sidney J. Blatt Award for Excellence in Clinical Care, Teaching, and Research.
Education & Training
- Post DoctoralYale University Health Services (1982)
- FellowYale School of Medicine (1981)
- PhDPennsylvania State University (1980)
Activities
- Defining Sex and GenderWashington, DC 2023Invited Speaker, National Academy of Medicine Annual Meeting
- How to Incorporate Sex as a Biological Variable in Your ResearchAtlanta, GA 2022Keynote Speaker, Emory Specialized Center of Research Excellence on Sex Differences (Emory SCORE)
- Frank P. Soldo III Lecture in Psychiatry Grand RoundsBoston, MA 2021Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
- Women, Opioids and AddictionLebanon, NH 2021Invited Speaker, Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital
- Studying Women’s Health: Findings and ImplicationsParis, IDF, France 2019Invited Speaker, Sorbonne Université
- Research on Women’s HealthBethesda, MD 2019Invited Participant, National Institutes of Health
- Studying Women's Health: Findings and implicationsBordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France 2019Invited Speaker, University of Bordeaux
- The Impact of the Opioid EpidemicNew York, NY 2018United Hospital Fund and the Millbank Memorial Fund
- Interdisciplinary Team Science: Are academic institutions accommodating our evolving science?Arlington, VA 2018NIH Office for Research on Women’s Health Symposium
- Brain Health: Connecting the Dots: Heart, Hormones, and Gender ResearchNew York, NY 2018Invited Speaker, Annual Ideagen Empowering Women and Girls Summit
- Research on Women’s HealthBethesda, MD 2017Invited Participant, National Institutes of Health
- The Interplay of Stress, Gender and Cardiovascular DiseaseRochester, MN 2016Keynote Speaker, Mayo Clinic
- Sex and Gender: Affecting Scientific Outcomes, Deriving Clinical ValueBethesda, MD 2016National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Biologic Variability to Drug Response: Sex Differences in Clinical TrialsWashington, DC 2016Participant, Food and Drug Administration
- Making the World a Better Place: A Healthy World Means Healthy WomenWashington, DC 2013YaleWomen Global Conference, in association with Yale World Fellows and the Yale Alumni Association, Inaugural Conference
- Women’s Mental HealthWashington, DC 2008Congressional Women’s Roundtable sponsored by the Harvard Institute on Politics
- Gender Differences in Mental Health and Chronic Disease Conference, Women and Smoking: Easier to become addicted and more difficult to quit?New Orleans, LA 2008Tulane University Health Sciences Center
- Women’s Health Research: Transforming Historical Lessons into New Scientific ApplicationsRichmond, VA 2007Keynote Address, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Women’s Mental HealthDenver, CO 2005Surgeon General’s Workshop
- Life Stress and Cognitive Style in the Prediction of Late Life DepressionStockholm, Sweden 2005Invited Speaker, International Psychogeriatric Association, 12th International Congress
- Women’s Health Research: Where Do We Go From Here?Washington, DC 2004NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health
- Evolving knowledge and Transforming Practice in Women’s HealthNew Orleans, LA 2004Jane Wilson Smith Invited Lectureship at Tulane University
- Factoring Gender into Health Research: New Data and Practical BenefitsBoston, MA 2003Keynote Lecture, 8th Annual Conference on Women’s Health and the Environment, Teresa and H. John Heinz III Foundation
- Establishing and Maintaining Gender EquityBoston, MA 2003The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Conference on Women and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Stress, Gender and DepressionNew York, NY 2003Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds
- Building Interdisciplinary Research in Women’s HealthBethesda, MD 2001National Institutes of Health, Office of Research on Women’s Health
- Depression in Women and MenWashington, DC 2001Smithsonian Institution and the National Institute of Mental Health
- Women’s Health Research and Legislative CollaborationWashington, DC 2001United States Women’s Congressional Caucus
- Understanding Stress and GenderNew Haven, CT ; London, United Kingdom 2001Featured Expert and Consultant, The Science of Stress, Discovery Health / BBC Production
- Understanding the Interaction of Stress and Gender in Predicting DepressionBerlin, Germany 2001First World Congress on Women and Mental Health
- Research on the Health of WomenHartford, CT 2000Permanent Commission on the Status of Women
- Women’s Health Research PrioritiesWashington, DC 2000United States Women’s Congressional Caucus
- The Complex Interplay of Stress and DepressionWaterbury, CT 1999William M. Lesser Memorial Lecture, Waterbury Hospital
- Multidisciplinary Research on Women’s HealthWashington, DC 1999Center of Excellence in Women’s Health National Forum
- Effects of Stress on Mental HealthNASA-Ames, CA 1996National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Whitney Humanities Center Fellow | Yale University | 2016, 2017 |
Sidney J. Blatt Award, in Recognition of Exceptional Achievement as a Clinician, Researcher, and Scholar | Yale Department of Psychiatry, Psychology Section's Highest Award | 2016 |
Distinguished Administrative Woman in Higher Education Leadership Award | Connecticut American Council on Education (ACE) Women's Network | 2015 |
Elected | Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering | 2010 |
Inducted | Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame | 2009 |
American Psychological Association Distinguished Leadership Award | Committee on Women in Psychology | 2008 |
Elizabeth Blackwell Award | National Organization for Women — Connecticut Chapter | 2007 |
Marion Spencer Fay Award | Institute for Women's Health and Leadership | 2007 |
Testimony | United States House of Representatives, Appropriations Committee | 2001 |
The Stephen Fleck Clinician and Teacher Faculty Award | Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine | 1994 |
U.S. Public Health Service Fellowship | 1979 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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International Journal of Women's Dermatology Society | Editorial Board Member | 2021 |
Current Addiction Reports | Special Issue Guest Editor | 2021 |
International Journal of Women's Dermatology, Dermatology in the House of Medicine | Guest Editor | 2020 - 2021 |
Office of Research on Women’s Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD | Advisory Committee | 2014 - 2020 |
National Scientific Research Center, University of Bordeaux, France | Consultant | 2013 |
The New England Network on Faculty Affairs (NENFA) | Steering Committee Member | 2012 - 2014 |
Consensus Report on The Status of Women & Girls in New Haven, Community Services Administration | Invited Co-Chair | 2012 |
Women's Health Advisory Board, American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons | Consultant | 2012 - 2014 |
Scientific Workshop: Public Policy Implications of a New National Institutes of Health Women's Health Research Agenda, George Washington University, Washington, DC | Invited Participant | 2010 |
Canadian Institutes for Health Research | Reviewer | 2008 |
American College of Radiology Forum on Leadership, Reston, VA | Invited Consultant | 2007 |
Jacobs Institute of Women's Health at George Washington University, Washington, D.C. | Advisory Committee | 2006 |
The Centre for Research in Women's Health, University of Toronto | Reviewer | 2006 |
The Risk/Resilience Laboratory, The Department of Behavioral Sciences of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel | Consultant | 2005 - 2009 |
Behavioral Health Space Flight Review Panel, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center | Consultant/Advisory Committee | 2005 |
Community Fund for Women and Girls, Community Foundation for Greater New Haven | Board Member | 2004 - 2010 |
Public Health Policy Fellow on the Democratic Staff of the Government Reform Committee for ranking Democratic member Henry A. Waxman of the U.S. House of Representatives | Fellow | 2004 |
Preventing Suicide and Attempted Suicide among Women across the Life Course, Sponsored by University of Rochester Medical Center | Invited Participant | 2004 |
2nd World Congress on Women’s Mental Health, Washington, DC | Organizing Committee | 2003 - 2004 |
The Science of Stress, Discovery Health/BBC Production, Discovery Health Channel | Featured Expert and Consultant | 2001 |
American Psychological Association's Summit on Women and Depression, Wye River Plantation | Chair | 2000 |
The First White House Conference on Mental Health, Washington, DC | Planning Committee | 1999 |
Report for 2000: Women and Health, Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, State of Connecticut | Contributing Author | 1999 |
National Institute of Mental Health — Clinical Psychopathology Review Committee | NIH Study Section | 1995 - 1999 |
Archives of Women's Mental Health, Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology | Editorial Advisory Board | 1990 - 2000 |
Departments & Organizations
- Division of Women's Behavioral Health Research
- MORE
- Neuroscience Research Training Program (NRTP)
- Psychiatry
- Psychology Section
- Status of Women in Medicine Committee (SWIM)
- Women's Health Research at Yale
- Yale Medicine
- Yale Translational Center to Develop Gender-Sensitive Treatment for Tobacco Dependence
- Yale Ventures