Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller
Born
Sylvia Maria Wassertheil

1932 (age 91–92)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSyracuse University
New York University
Spouse
David Wassertheil
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(m. 1955; died 1968)​
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ChildrenJordan Smoller[1]
Scientific career
FieldsEpidemiology
InstitutionsAlbert Einstein College of Medicine
ThesisHuman Information Processing in Logical Problem Solving (1969)
Doctoral advisorMark S. Mayzner

Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller (born 1932) is an American epidemiologist and Distinguished University Professor Emerita in the Department of Epidemiology & Population Health at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where she first joined the faculty in 1969. She also serves as Dorothy and William Manealoff Foundation and Molly Rosen Chair in Social Medicine Emerita at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, as a principal investigator of their Women's Health Initiative, and as co-principal investigator for their site in the Hispanic Community Health Study.[3][2][4] She is a fellow of the American College of Epidemiology, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the American Heart Association.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller: Celebrating an Illustrious Career". Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  2. 1 2 Enslin, Ron (2014-12-17). "The Ultimate Mensch". College of Arts and Sciences. Syracuse University. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  3. ↑ "Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, Ph.D." Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Archived from the original on 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  4. ↑ "Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, Ph.D." Einstein Experts for Media. Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  5. ↑ "Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-05-09.


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