Women in Science and Engineering at Yale (2020 Edition)

Carolyn M. Mazur, Ph.D.

Norma Weinberg Spungen and Joan Lebson Bildner Professor in Women’s Health Research; Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine and of Psychology, Department of Psychology

Director, Women’s Health Research at Yale

Carolyn Mazur’s contributions to research on the health of women began with her internationally recognized work in depression, demonstrating how stress is a more potent pathway to depression in women than men and using these findings to inform treatment interventions. Understanding the value of uncovering sex and gender differences in other fields, she established Women’s Health Research at Yale, the university’s interdisciplinary research center on the interplay of sex, gender, and health. Since its inception in 1998, the Center has become a national model for launching research on the influence of sex and gender on human health, translating findings into practice, sharing health information with the public and policymakers, and providing mentored training in interdisciplinary team science.