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photo Gretchen E White, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Clinical and Translational Science

Email: gew22@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-246-6959
Contact
Office: 200 Meyran Ave
Suite 300
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
Phone: 412-246-6959
Fax:
E-mail: gew22@pitt.edu
Education and Training
Education
BA, Psychology, Providence College, 2006
MPH, Epidemiology, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, 2009
PhD, Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, 2018
Research Interest
Dr. White’s research is diverse and spans the topics of alcohol use, substance use, bariatric surgery outcomes, obesity, and workforce development. She has an overarching interest in epidemiological methods, particularly those related to the design, conduct, and analysis of observational studies and complex surveys. Dr. White has collaborated on multiple observational studies (Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery [LABS], Teen-LABS, Opioid therapy for pain in individuals with metastatic cancer: benefits, harms and stakeholder perspectives [BEST]) and clinical trials (Customized Career Development Platform, Building Up). Dr. White has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles in well-respected, high-impact journals.
Educational Interest
Dr. White is an active scientific mentor to trainees and scholars at the graduate, post-doctoral, and early-career faculty level. She serves on multiple thesis and doctoral committees and provides methodological mentorship to T32 General Academic Pediatrics Fellowship trainees, TL1 Clinical and Translational Science Fellows, KL2 Clinical and Translational Science Scholars, and LEADS-2 Scholars. She currently teaches Scientific Writing and Presentation Skills, Best Practices in Clinical Research, Advanced Observational Methods, and Clinical Research Methods at the ICRE.
Publications
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Selected Publications:
White, G. E., Courcoulas, A. P., Richardson, G. A., Mair, C., King, W. C. Alcohol use thresholds for identifying alcohol-related problems before and following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Ann Surg. 2019; 269(6): 1001-1009.
White, G. E., Boles, R. E., Courcoulas, A. P., Yanovxki, S. Z., Zeller, M. H., Jenkins, T. M., Inge, T. H. A prospective cohort of alcohol use and alcohol-related problems before and after metabolic and bariatric surgery in adolescents. Ann Surg. 2022.
White, G. E., Proulx, C. N., Rubio, D. M., Thakar, M. S., Morone, N. E., Mitchell-Miland, C., Althouse, A. D., Murrell, A. J. The impact of social unrest due to systemic racism on underrepresented post-doctoral fellows and early-career faculty. J Clin Transl Sci. 2022; 6(1): e112.
Mayowski, C., Meagher, E. A., Althouse, A. D., Patino-Sutton, C., Thakar, M. S., Welch, J. L., Rubio, D. M., White, G. E. Continued impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Clinical and Translational Science Early-Career Researchers. J Clin Transl. 2022; 7(1): e7.
Notable Achievements
Delta Omega, 2019
Evelyn H Wei Scholarship Award, 2018
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Dean's Day Departmental Award, 2016
NIOSH Director’s Diversity Awards, 2013
Drexel University School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Community Based Master’s Project Poster Award, 2009

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