Background
Ruzek, Sheryl Burt was born on June 15, 1945 in French Camp, California, United States. Daughter of Frederick Dent and DeEtte Carolyn (Hamsher) Burt.
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Sheryl Burt Ruzek
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Master of Arts, University of California, Davis, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Davis, 1977; Master in Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, 1982.
Career
Research associate, Institute for Scientific Analysis, San Francisco, 1970-1971;
continuing education specialist, University of California, San Francisco, 1977-1981;
postdoctoral fellow, University of California, Berkeley, 1981-1983;
associate professor health education, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1985-1992;
professor, Temple University, Philadelphia, since 1992. Associate Adjunct Professor of sociology University of California, San Francisco, 1983-1985. Consumer representative Ob-Gyn.
Devices Panel, Food and Drug Administration, Washington, 1989-1993. Member policy county Office of Maternal and Infant Health, Phila, Department Public Health, since 1991, policy and advocacy committee Maternity Care Coalition, Philadelphia,1989-.
Membership
Advisory board Center for Research on Women, Memphis State University, since 1986, San Francisco Women's Health Center, 1979-1984. Charter member National Women's Health Network, Washington, since 1974. Founding member California State Committee on Women and Drugs, 1974-1975, founding chairman Barbara Rosenblum Scholarship for the Study of Women and Cancer, National Committee Sociologists for Women and Society, since 1988.
Co-director Steps-in-Time Dance Company, Philadelphia, 1988-1990. Member American Sociological Association (medical sociology section since 1971), Sociologists forWomen in Society (president Bay Area chapter 1979-1980, vice president 1974-1975), Society forStudy of Social Problems (chairman, Lee Founders' award 1986-1987, other offices), other.
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Married John B. Ruzek, December 26, 1964 (divorced 1979). 1 child, Jennifer Yael. Married James R. Griesemer, July 15, 1989.
Awards
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Recipient progressive development fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education forWomen, Health and Healing Progs., University of California, San Francisco, 1983-1986,research grant National Heart, Blood, Lung Institute, 1984-1986, post-doctoral fellowship, 1981-1983, research fellowship Office of Education, University of California at Los Angeles, 1980, grad.fellowship National Science Foundation, University of California, Davis, 1967-1969.Recipient progressive development fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education forWomen, Health and Healing Progs., University of California, San Francisco, 1983-1986,research grant National Heart, Blood, Lung Institute, 1984-1986, post-doctoral fellowship, 1981-1983, research fellowship Office of Education, University of California at Los Angeles, 1980, grad.fellowship National Science Foundation, University of California, Davis, 1967-1969.