Dr. Donna Kritz-Silverstein graduated from Brooklyn College with a BS (Summa Cum Laude) in Psychology and from New York University with both a PhD in Social Psychology and a minor in Quantitative Analysis (Statistics). While a third-year doctoral student, she began doing epidemiological research at the Downstate Medical Center and has continued in this field ever since. Upon moving to California in 1986, Dr. Kritz-Silverstein began working for the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, where she is currently a professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, and in the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health. Author of over 140 publications, her research focuses on women’s health and chronic disease epidemiology, including heart disease and its risk factors; diabetes; cognitive function; osteoporosis; as well as the association of psychosocial variables with health and longevity.