Background
Strain, Gladys Witt was born on April 19, 1934 in Plymouth, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Elmer Milton and Iris Erleen (Palmer) Witt.
nutritionist Professor of Medicine
Strain, Gladys Witt was born on April 19, 1934 in Plymouth, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Elmer Milton and Iris Erleen (Palmer) Witt.
Bachelor of Science, Michigan State University, 1955. Master of Science, Case Western Reserve University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, 1964.
Dietetic intern Bronx VA, 1955-1956. Staff dietitian Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1956-1957. Nutritionist Cleveland Welfare Federation, 1958.
Public health trainee Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1959-1960. Lecturer nutrition program Teacher's College Columbia University, New York City, 1974-1975. Nutrition consultant department medicine St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center, 1975-1985, research associate, since 1985.
Research nutritionist Clinical Research Center Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, 1977-1981, research associate oncology, 1980-1981, research nutritonist department medicine Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City, 1981-1991. Research nutritionist, associate professor medicine Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1991-2003. Adjunct professor clinical medicine Mount Sinai Medical Center, since 2004.
Associate research professor nutrition in surgery Weill Medical College Cornell University, since 2004, director research bariatric and laproscopic surgery, since 2004.
Member American Dietetic Association, Society for Nutrition Education, Association for Women in Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy Science, American Psychosomatic Society, American Society for Clinical Nutrition, American Institute Nutrition, American Society Nutritional Sciences, American Public Health Association, North America Association for the Study of Obesity, International Association for the Study of Obesity, Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Nu, Sigma Xi.
Married James Joseph Strain, September 3, 1956. Children: Jay James, Jeffrey Witt, James Palmer.