BU Epidemiologist Honored by the American Journal of Epidemiology and the Society for Epidemiologic Research
The American Journal of Epidemiology (AJE) and the Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) has selected an article written by Lauren A. Wise, ScD, a senior epidemiologist at BU’s Slone Epidemiology Center and an associate professor of epidemiology at BUSPH, among the 2013 Articles of the Year, a newly created award sponsored jointly by the AJE and SER.
The article “Is the Observed Association Between Dairy Intake and Fibroids in African Americans Explained by Genetic Ancestry?” was chosen by the editors of the Journal, to represent scholarship that is truly distinguished. A list of all 10 2013 Articles of the Year will be released online in January and will appear in the February 15, 2014, issue of the Journal. In addition, all Articles of the Year awardees will be formally recognized at SER’s 47th Annual Meeting in Seattle Washington, in June.
Wise joined the Department of Epidemiology in 2004 after completing her ScD degree at the Harvard School of Public Health. She has an interest in reproductive epidemiology. Her research has involved the study of benign gynecologic conditions and delayed time-to-pregnancy in women. Wise is co-investigator of the Black Women’s Health Study, a nationwide prospective cohort study of more than 59,000 African-American women. She is principal investigator of NICHD-funded studies examining the influence of diet, genetics, and psychosocial factors on risk of uterine fibroids in African-American women. She is also Principal Investigator of Boston University Pregnancy Study Online (PRESTO), an Internet-based prospective study of time-to-pregnancy.