Nancy E. Avis, PhD
- Professor, Social Sciences and Health Policy

Nancy E. Avis, PhD
- Professor, Social Sciences and Health Policy
Research Interests
- Breast Neoplasms
- Quality Of Life
- Menopause
- Hot Flashes
- Women's Health
- Cancer Control
- Education
- BA, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1969
- MA, University of Illinois - Chicago, 1971
- PhD, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 1980
- MS, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1982
- Memberships
- American Psychological Association
- Gerontological Society of America
- Society of Behavioral Medicine
- American Society of Prevention Oncology
- Positions
- Professor, Social Sciences and Health Policy
- Departments and Affiliations
- Social Sciences and Health Policy
- Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity
- Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention
- Comprehensive Cancer Center
Research
- Midlife Factors Related to Psychological Well-Being at an Older Age: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. Avis NE, Colvin A, Hess R, Bromberger JT. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2021 03; 30(3):332-340.
- A non-compensatory analysis of quality of life in breast cancer survivors using multivariate hidden Markov modeling. Ip EH, Levine BJ, Avis NE. Qual Life Res. 2021 Feb; 30(2):395-405.
- Peripheral Nerve Impairment and Recurrent Falls Among Women: Results From the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. Ylitalo KR, Strotmeyer ES, Pettee Gabriel K, Lange-Maia BS, Avis NE, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2020 09; 75(10):2020-2027.
- Age at menarche and risk of vasomotor menopausal symptoms: a pooled analysis of six studies. Chung HF, Zhu D, Dobson AJ, Kuh D, Gold EB, Crawford SL, Avis NE, Mitchell ES, Woods NF, Anderson DJ, Mishra GD. BJOG. 2021 02; 128(3):603-613.
- Vasomotor menopausal symptoms and risk of cardiovascular disease: a pooled analysis of six prospective studies. Zhu D, Chung HF, Dobson AJ, Pandeya N, Anderson DJ, Kuh D, Hardy R, Brunner EJ, Avis NE, Gold EB, El Khoudary SR, Crawford SL, Mishra GD. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 12; 223(6):898.e1-898.e16.