Barbara Sorenson Hulka

Background

Hulka, Barbara Sorenson was born on March 1, 1931 in Minneapolis. Daughter of Herbert Fritchof and Mable (Alquist) Sorenson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Radcliffe College, 1952; Master of Science, Juilliard School Music, 1954; Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1959; Master in Public Health, Columbia University, 1961.

Career

Research assistant professor, U. Pittsburgh, 1966-1967; assistant professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1967-1971; associate professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1972-1976; professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1977; department chairman epidemiology, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1983-1993; Kenan professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1987. Adjunct Professor medicine Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, since 1982. Chairman epidemiology and disease study section National Institutes of Health, 1979-1983, member Endpoint Review Safety Monitoring and Advisory Committee, Breast Cancer Prevention Trial, National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project, since 1992.

Board science counselors National Cancer Institute, since 1980. Member Institute of Medicine committee toxic shock syndrome National Academy Science, 1981-1982. Member Science Review and Evaluation Board subcommittee VA, since 1983.

Member subcommittee on long-term effects of short-term exposure to chemical agents National Academy Sciences, since 1985. Member preventive medicine public health test committee National Board Medical Examiners, since 1985. Member consensus conference on smokeless tobacco National Cancer Institute Panel, 1986.

Chair WHOsteering committee of Task Force on Safety and Efficacy of Fertility Regulating Methods, since 1990. Counsellor International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, since 1990. Member President' Cancer Panel Special Commision on Breast Cancer, National Cancer Institute, 1992-1993.

Member board scientific counselors division cancer etiology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, since 1992. Chair World Health Organization steering committee of task force Epidemiologic research in reproductive health, World Health Organization, since 1990.

Achievements

• Barbara Sorenson Hulka has been listed as a noteworthy Epidemiology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors American Cancer Society, since 1993. Fellow Royal Society Medicine. Member APHA (governing county 1976-1978, Chairman.epidemiol. section 1976-1977), NAS (Institute Medicine 1988, member committee crossroads nuclear test 1994, member of commission antiprogestins 1992-1993, member committee passive smoking since 1985), American College Epidemiology (Abraham Lilienfieldaward 1994), Society Epidemiological Research (president 1975-1976, Executive Committee 1973-1977), American Epidemiological Society, North Carolina Public Health Association (award for excellence, statistics and epidemiology section 1975), American College Preventive Medicine (board regents 1986), Delta Omega.

Connections

Married Jaroslav Fabian Hulka, November 13, 1954. Children: Carol Ann, Gregory Fabian, Bryan Herbert.

Father:

Herbert Fritchof Sorenson

Mother:

Mable (Alquist) Sorenson

Spouse:

Jaroslav Fabian Hulka

child:

Gregory Fabian Hulka

child:

Carol Ann Hulka

child:

Bryan Herbert Hulka