Professional Experience

2010 - present, Professor and Director, Division of Cancer Etiology, Department of Population Sciences, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2007 - present, Dean for Faculty Affairs, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2007 - 2010, Professor and Director, Division of Cancer Etiology, Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2007 - present, Professor Emeritus, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA

2006 - 2007, Chair, Department of Preventive Medicine Faculty Appointments, Promotions Committee

2003 - 2007, Program Leader, Women’s Cancer Program, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

2003 - 2004, Vice Provost, Medical Affairs, USC, Los Angeles California

1998 - 2007, AFLAC, Incorporated, Chair in Cancer Research

1996 - 2003, Senior Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs, Keck School of Medicine USC, Los Angeles, CA

1991 - 2007, Professor of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine USC, Los Angeles, CA

1988 - 2007, Scientific Director, USC Cancer Surveillance Program (for Los Angeles County)

1988 - 1991, Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

1982 - 1988, Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

Education and Training

1981, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Ph.D., Biometry

1978, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, M.S., Gerontology

1965, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, B.A., Mathematics

Honors and Awards

2011, Named to Gallery of Medical and Scientific Achievement, City of Hope

2010, Ruell A. Stallones Memorial Lecturer , University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston TX

2010, Recipient, Abraham Lilienfeld Award for Lifetime Contributions to Epidemiology,  American College of Epidemiology 

2010, Recipient, Rosalind E. Franklin Award, National Cancer Institute

2007, Recipient, Brinker Award for Distinguished Achievement in Clinical Research, Komen For the Cure Foundation

2007, AACR-Prevent Cancer Foundation Award for Excellence in Cancer Prevention Research

2006, Slone Memorial Lecture, Boston University

2006, Meadow Brook Lecture, Southeast Michigan Center for Medical Education, Rochester, MI

2005, Plenary Lecture, San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

2005, Cutter Lectureship, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

2003, Recipient, American Society for Preventive Oncology Distinguished Achievement Award

2001, Recipient, University of Southern California Elaine Stevely Hoffman Achievement Award

2000, Recipient, University of Southern California Presidential Medallion

This is an abbreviated document. Full CV available upon request. Information on this page may be self-reported and is subject to change at any time. Last updated: 7/12

2011 - present, Deputy Editor, Breast Cancer Research

2011 - present, Chair, External Advisory Committee, Seattle Cancer Consortium Breast SPORE, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington

2011 - present, Member, Women in Cancer Research (WICR) Council, American Association for Cancer  Research

2009 -  present, Member, External Advisory Committee, UT MD Anderson Comprehensive Cancer Center

1995 - 2007, 2010 - 2012, Member, External Advisory Committee, University of Hawaii Cancer Research Center 

2009 - present, Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Three Generation Breast Cancer Cohort

2008 - present, Member, Scientific Advisory Board of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tissue Bank at the IU Simon Cancer Center

2003 - present, Member, Editorial Board, Epidemiology (2003-2007); Obesity (2007-present)

2003 - present, Chair, Scientific Advisory Board, Sisters Study, NIEHS

2001 - present, Chair, Scientific Advisory Board, Texas Mexican-American Cohort Study, MD Anderson Cancer Center

1997 - present, Member, Permanent Scientific Committee, O.E.S.O. (France),

2004 - present, Member, Scientific Advisory Committee,  Breakthrough Generations Breast Cancer Study (UK)

2004 - present, Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, University of North Carolina,  Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility

1994 - present, Chair, Advisory Committee, Nurse’s Health Study, Harvard University (1995-present)

1994  - 1996, 2007-2010, President and Executive Committee for the Society for Epidemiologic Research

1984 - present, Study Sections – at NIH, numerous ad hoc, four as permanent study section member

2007 - 2008, Chair, Susan G. Komen for the Cure Breast Cancer Epidemiology Study Section

2001 - 2006, Member, Board of Scientific Counselors, National Cancer Institute

2000 - 2003, Member, Integration Panel, Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program