Grace Wyshak

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Grace Wyshak
EducationSmith College
Harvard University
Yale University
Scientific career
FieldsBiostatistics

Grace G. Wyshak is an American biostatistician known for her work on twins and heritability of genetic information and in defining the factors impacting girls as they develop into young women. She holds a position at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Education and career[edit]

Wyshak graduated from Smith College in 1949,[1] and from Harvard University in 1956.[2] She earned her Ph.D. in public health (biometry) from Yale University.[3] From 1975, Wyshak was an associate professor in public health at Yale University.[4][5] At Harvard University she served in the Department of Social Medicine and Health Policy.[6] She was also a corresponding member of the Faculty of Psychiatry in the Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard-affiliated teaching hospital in Cambridge.[7] From 2022, Wyshak was a senior scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.[8]

Research[edit]

Wyshak's epidemiological research helped clarify observed relationships between physical activity (exercise) and reduced breast cancer and depression risks.[9] While at Yale, Wyshak used twins as a model to examine survival statistics for twins[10] and to examine inheritance of genes.[11] She also investigated people's willingness to engage in risky behavior, a topic she examined based on a comparison between doctors and lawyers.[12]

Wyshak and Rose Frisch's collaborative work determined that exercise reduced risk of certain cancers,[13] and that drinking carbonated beverages increased the likelihood of bone fractures in young girls.[14][15] Wyshak went on to investigate the link between soda consumption by adolescent girls and bone fractures,[16] research that was broadly covered by the media.[17][18] Her research also demonstrated that female athletes have a reduced risk of breast cancer in their later years,[19] she uncovered historical shifts in the age of menstruation for girls,[20][21] and examined delayed menstruation in young ballerinas.[22][23]

Selected publications[edit]

  • Wyshak, Grace (1961). Cardiacs and Diabetics in Industry: A Study in Work Experience. Thomas.[24]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Harvard School of Public Health (1955). Harvard School of Public Health Yearbook. Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine. p. 55.
  2. ^ "John Crayton Snyder". Harvard Public Health Review; 75 Anniversary Issue. 1989. p. 82.
  3. ^ Harvard School of Public Health (2000). Catalog. Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University.
  4. ^ Proceedings of the International Conference on Women in Health, June 16-18, 1975, Washington, D.C. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Services, Health Resources Administration, Bureau of Health Manpower, Division of Medicine. 1976.
  5. ^ Yale Medicine : Alumni Bulletin of the School of Medicine, 1968-1969 Yale University. School of Medicine. Grace Wyshak, Ph.D., public health (biometry), promoted to rank of Associate Professor
  6. ^ Wyshak, G., Lawrence, R.S. Health-promoting behavior among lawyers and judges. J Community Health 8, 174–181 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01666452
  7. ^ Harvard Catalyst profile for Grace Wyshak
  8. ^ "Grace Wyshak | Academic Profile | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health". 2022-06-28. Archived from the original on 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  9. ^ Cromie, William J. (2000-05-11). "Exercise reduces cancer risk". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  10. ^ "Second born twin more likely to die". The Daily Herald. 1963-12-13. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  11. ^ "Theory of twins reversed". Oakland Tribune. 1964-11-12. p. 14. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  12. ^ "Doctors vs. Lawyers On Healthful Living". The New York Times. August 28, 1980. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  13. ^ Failes, Janice McCall (1998). Living longer, feeling better : hundreds of ways to defeat old age. Internet Archive. Uhrichsville, Ohio : Barbour Pub. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-57748-201-7.
  14. ^ Tara, Sylvia (2017). The secret life of fat : the science behind the body's least understood organ and what it means for you. Internet Archive. New York : W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-24483-0.
  15. ^ Michaud, Ellen (2002). The truth about hormone replacement therapy : how to break free from the medical myths of menopause. Internet Archive. Roseville, Calif. : Prima Pub. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-7615-3478-5.
  16. ^ Wyshak, Grace (2000-06-01). "Teenaged Girls, Carbonated Beverage Consumption, and Bone Fractures". Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 154 (6): 610–613. doi:10.1001/archpedi.154.6.610. ISSN 1072-4710. PMID 10850510.
  17. ^ Nagourney, Eric (2000-06-20). "VITAL SIGNS: SIDE EFFECTS; Cola Is No Boon for Bones, Study Says". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  18. ^ "Girl Bone Breaks Linked to Cola". www.newson6.com. June 15, 2000. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  19. ^ "Exercise and breast cancer risk: lacking consensus". Journal of the National Cancer Institute. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health. 1999.
  20. ^ Newell G. Bringhurst; Craig L. Foster (2010-11-01). The Persistence of Polygamy: Joseph Smith and the Origins of Mormon Polygamy. Internet Archive. John Whitmer Books. pp. 165–166. ISBN 978-1-934901-13-7.
  21. ^ "Onset of menses studied". Transcript-Telegram. 1982-06-04. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  22. ^ Lichtendorf, Susan S. (1982). Eve's journey : the physical experience of being female. Internet Archive. New York : Putnam. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-399-12712-0.
  23. ^ Vincent, Lawrence M. (1979). Competing with the sylph : the quest for the perfect dance body. Internet Archive. Princeton, NJ : Princeton Book Co. pp. 111–112. ISBN 978-0-916622-83-1.
  24. ^ Reviews of Cardiacs and diabetics in industry


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