Ellen R. Gritz Explained

Birth Date:	9 April 1944
Birth Place:	Washington Heights, New York
Alma Mater:	Barnard College University of California, San Diego
Work Institution:	UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Field:	Behavioral Sciences

Ellen R. Gritz (born April 9, 1944) is an American psychologist and cancer researcher. She is Professor and Chair Emerita of the Department of Behavioral Science and Olla S. Stribling Distinguished Chair for Cancer Research at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.^[1]

Biography

Gritz was born on April 9, 1944, in Washington Heights, Manhattan. She attended Bronx High School of Science and received her B.A. from Barnard College in 1964.^{[2] [3]} After graduating from Barnard, she worked as a research assistant at Bell Labs. She then earned her Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego, where her dissertation focused on memory mechanisms of animals. Her research has focused on the study of cigarette smoking behavior,^[4] smoking cessation,^[5] as well as the role of psychology in the prevention and treatment of cancer.^{[6] [7]}

Gritz was a professor at UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center before moving to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in 1993 and held the founding Chair of the Department of Behavioral Science for 21 years until her retirement in 2014.^[8]

In 2007, Gritz was elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine. She was a president of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco in 2006-2007, and president of the American Society of Preventive Oncology in 1993-1995.^{[9] [10]}

References

1. Web site: Ellen R. Gritz, PhD . 2022-08-20 . The Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation . en-US.
2. Web site: Barnard Magazine Summer 2009 by Barnard College - Issuu . 2022-08-20 . issuu.com . en.
3. Web site: Garza . Javier . Research Guides: Gritz (Ellen), PhD, Oral History Interview: Home . 2022-08-20 . mdanderson.libguides.com . en.
4. Gritz . Ellen R. . Talluri . Rajesh . Fokom Domgue . Joël . Tami-Maury . Irene . Shete . Sanjay . 2020-07-01 . Smoking Behaviors in Survivors of Smoking-Related and Non-Smoking-Related Cancers . JAMA Network Open . 3 . 7 . e209072 . 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.9072 . 2574-3805 . 7333020 . 32614423.
5. Gritz . Ellen R. . Marcus . Alfred C. . Berman . Barbara A. . Read . Laura L. . Kanim . Linda E. A. . Reeder . Sharon J. . September 1988 . Evaluation of a Worksite Self-Help Smoking Cessation Program for Registered Nurses . American Journal of Health Promotion . en . 3 . 2 . 26–35 . 10.4278/0890-1171-3.2.26 . 10290496 . 46827964 . 0890-1171.
6. Web site: Burton . Sandi Stromberg and Katrina . Continuing to tackle lung cancer prevention . 2022-08-20 . MD Anderson Cancer Center . en.
7. Gritz . Ellen R. . Fingeret . Michelle Cororve . Vidrine . Damon J. . Lazev . Amy B. . Mehta . Netri V. . Reece . Gregory P. . 2006-01-01 . Successes and failures of the teachable moment: Smoking cessation in cancer patients . Cancer . en . 106 . 1 . 17–27 . 10.1002/cncr.21598 . 16311986 . 26075191 . 0008-543X. free .
8. Web site: Dr. Ellen R. Gritz . 2022-08-20 . ckwluxe . en.
9. Web site: FORMER PRESIDENTS . August 20, 2022 . Society For Research On Nicotine & Tobacco.
10. Web site: Awards . 2022-08-20 . American Society of Preventive Oncology . en-US.