Marilyn Winkleby, PhD, MPH

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

• 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)
• Teaching Award: Divisional Award for Exceptional Contributions to Education, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine (2004)

Professional Education

Community & International Work

• 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 

Web Site Links

• Research Site

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 20-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

• Increasing diversity in science and health professions: A 21-year longitudinal study documenting college and career success Winkleby MA, Ned J, Ahn, D, Koehler A, Kennedy JD. J Sci Educ Technol. 2009; doi (10.1007/): s10956-009-9168-0
• Inequities in CHD incidence and case fatality by neighborhood deprivation. Winkleby M, Sundquist K, Cubbin C. Am J Prev Med. 2007; 32 (2): 97-106
• Effect of cross-level interaction between individual and neighborhood socioeconomic status on adult mortality rates. Winkleby M, Cubbin C, Ahn D. Am J Public Health. 2006; 96 (12): 2145-53
• Ten-year changes in cancer-related health behaviors and screening practices among Latino women and men in California. Winkleby MA, Kim S, Urizar GG, Ahn D, Jennings MG, Snider J. Ethn Health. 2006; 11 (1): 1-17
• Influence of individual and neighbourhood socioeconomic status on mortality among black, Mexican-American, and white women and men in the United States. Winkleby MA, Cubbin C. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2003; 57 (6): 444-52