Barbara Caleen Hansen

Background

Hansen, Barbara Caleen was born on November 24, 1941 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Reynold L. and Dorothy (Richardson) Caleen.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1964; Master of Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1971.

Career

Assistant professor then associate professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1971-1976; professor, associate dean, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1977-1982; associate vice president academic affairs and research, dean graduate school, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1982-1985; vice president for graduate studies and research, U. Maryland., Baltimore and Baltimore County, 1985-1990; professor physiology, director obesity and diabetes research center, U. Maryland., since 1990. Member of advisory commission to director National Institutes of Health, Washington, 1979-1983. Member joint health policy committee Association American Universities, National Association State Universities and Land-Grant Colls., American Council on Education, Washington, 1982-1986.

Member nutrition study section National Institutes of Health, 1979-1983. Member program committee Institute Medicine-NAS, Washington, 1982-1984. Member Armed Forces Epidemiology Board, 1991-1995, Board Science Counselors, National Toxicology Board, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 1992-1994.

Member search committee Office of Research Integrity, National Institutes of Health, 1992-1993.

Achievements

• Barbara Caleen Hansen has been listed as a notable Physiology educator, scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member advising committee American Bureau Medical Advancement China, New York City, 1982-1985, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey, 1982-1991. Member of advisory board African-American Institute 1987-1991. Member American Physiological Society, Institute Medicine of NAS, American Society for Nutritional Sciences, American Society for Clinical Nutrition (vice president, president-elect 1994-1995, president 1995-1996), International Association for Study of Obesity (president 1986-1990), North America Association for Study of Obesity (president 1984-1985, 86-), National Association State Universities and Land Grant Colls.

(chaiperson county on research policy and graduate education 1986-1987), Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Kenneth Dale Hansen, October 8, 1976. 1 son, David Scott.

Father:

Reynold L. Caleen

Mother:

Dorothy (Richardson) Caleen

Spouse:

Kenneth Dale Hansen