Ronald E.
LaPorte
CURRICULUM VITAE: APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS
- Feb 1990 - Present Professor Department of Pediatrics (Secondary Appointment)
- July 1990 - PresentProfessor Department of Epidemiology, University of
Pittsburgh. Primary areas of interest, diabetes epidemiology, adolescent injury, physical activity and health.
- November 1983 - Associate Professor Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh.
July 1990 Primary area, the epidemiology of insulin-dependent diabetes. Secondary areas include reproductive epidemiology, physical activity and injury. Technical areas include the investigation of the role of telecommunication in international
health.
- July 1979 - Assistant Professor Department of Epidemiology, University
of Pittsburgh.
- October 1983 Areas of research the analysis of incidence trends in
insulin-dependent diabetes, relationship between alcohol consumption, lipoprotein levels and coronary heart disease and epidemiologic measurement of physical activity.
- August 1976 - June 1979 Post-doctoral Fellow Department of Epidemiology,
Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh. Received training in
chronic disease epidemiology. Directed research in the areas of alcohol and physical activity.
Faculty Advisor: Lewis H. Kuller, M.D.
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September 1974 - Teaching Fellow Department of Psychology, University of
August 1976 Pittsburgh. Responsible for teaching statistics, research design and human psychology courses.
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January 1976 - Management Research Consultant
June 1976 Provided guidance to management personnel of a large Pittsburgh corporation in the implementation of a corporate change in work policies.
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August 1971 - Graduate Research Assistant
August 1974 Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh. Conducted research in human learning and motivation. Designed, supervised data collection, and analyzed research projects.
Faculty Advisor: James F. Voss, Ph.D.