Dr. Michael received her ScD in Epidemiology and Health and Social Behavior from the Harvard School of Public Health, SM in Health and Social Behavior from the Harvard School of Public Health and BA in Government from the College of William and Mary. Dr. Michael’s research is focused on three primary areas: active aging, women’s health, and health disparities. The unifying theme across these research areas is the use of epidemiology as a method of inquiry to identify social characteristics of communities and individuals and describe the impact of these factors on population health.
Research Interests: activities focused on measurement of neighborhood built and social environment, community-based prevention research to address health disparities, evaluation of factors associated with changes in mobility in older adults.
“Neighborhood design and obesity in older women” National Institute of Aging (NIH) R01 AG028254 Principal Investigator: Yvonne L. Michael Direct costs (current year): $248,569 Period: 12/2006-11/2010 “Hormone therapy and change in functional status in Women's Health Initiative” National Institute of Aging (NIH) 1 R03 AG031973-01A1 Principal Investigator: Yvonne L. Michael Direct costs: $ 168,492 Period: 4/1/2009-3/31/2011
“The Role of Neighbourhood Physical Enviornment and Social Capital on Physical Activity of Older Adults: A Comparative Analysis in Vancouver, British Columbia and Portland, Oregon” Canadian Institutes of Health Research Principal Investigator: Habib Chaudury (Subcontract PI: Yvonne L. Michael) Direct costs (current year): $83,000 Period: 02/01/2007-01/31/2010
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Rosso, AL, Eaton CB, Wallace R, Gold R, Curb D, Stefanick ML, Ockene JK, Michael YL. (2011) Combined impact of geriatric syndromes and cardiometabolic diseases on measures of functional impairment. Journal of Gerontology. 66A(3):349-54.
Michael YL, Carlson NE. (2009) Analysis of Individual social-ecological mediators and moderators and their ability to explain effect of a randomized neighborhood walking intervention. The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity 30(6):49-62.
Kaye J, Michael YL, Leahy M, Calvert J, Thurber D, Kramer P. (2009) Exceptional brain aging in a rural population-based cohort. Journal of Rural Health 25(3):320-5
Michael YL, Keast EM, Chaudhury H, Day K, Mahmood A, Sarte AFI. (2009) Revising the senior walking environmental assessment tool. Preventive Medicine 48(3):247-249.
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