Ellen B. Gold, M.A., Ph.D.

Ellen B. Gold, M.A., Ph.D.

Professor, Division of Epidemiology

Reviews

Specialties

Epidemiology

Locations and Contact

UC Davis

Public Health Sciences
Medical Sciences 1-C
Davis, CA 95616

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Additional Numbers

Phone

530-752-2446

Research/Academic Interests

Dr. Gold's research focuses on women's health, particularly symptoms and endocrine changes that occur during the menopausal transition and the relation of these to lifestyle and environmental factors.

Division

Epidemiology

Undergraduate School

B.A., Bacteriology, UCLA, Los Angeles CA 1970

Other School

Ph.D., Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD 1977

Other School

M.A., Zoology, UCLA, Los Angeles CA 1974

Delta Omega Honorary Public Health Society, 1978,

Outstanding Mentor Award, UC Davis Consortium for Women and Research, 2002,

Outstanding Faculty/Staff Award, Graduate Group in Epidemiology, 2005,

Dean's Excellence in Mentoring Award, UC Davis School of Medicine, 2007,

Dean's Team Award in Research, UC Davis School of Medicine 2013,

Access Dr. Gold's full bibliography here.

Gold EB, Crawford SL, Leung K, Greendale GA, Reeves K, Joffe H, Avis NE. Vasomotor symptoms in midlife women with incident breast cancer. Br Ca Res Treat. 2022 Jan;191(1):125-135. doi: 10.1007/s10549-021-06425-y. Epub 2021 Oct 25. PMID:34694536.

Waetjen LE, Crawford SL, Chang PY, Reed BD, Hess R, Avis NE, Harlow SD, Greendale GA, Dugan SA, Gold EB; Study of Womenʼs Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Factors associated with developing vaginal dryness symptoms in women transitioning through menopause: a longitudinal study. Menopause. 2018 Oct;25(10):1094-1104. doi:10.1097/GME.0000000000001130. PMID:29916947.

Gold EB, Crawford SL, Shelton J, Tepper P, Bromberger JT, Crandall C, Greendale GA, Matthews KA, Thurston R, Avis N. Longitudinal analysis of changes in weight and waist circumference in relation to vasomotor symptoms: the Study of Women’ Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Menopause. 2017 Jan;24(1):9-26. doi:10.1097/GME.0000000000000723. PMID:27749738

Gold EB, Wells CN, Rasor MO. The association of inflammation with premenstrual symptoms. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2016 Sep;25(9):865-74. doi:10.1089/jwh.2015.5529. Epub 2016 May 2. PMID:27135720.

Avis NE, Crawford SL, Greendale G, Bromberger JT, Everson-Rose SA, Gold EB, Hess R, Joffe H, Kravitz HM, Tepper PG, Thurston RC; Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. Duration of menopausal vasomotor symptoms over the menopause transition. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Apr;175(4):531-9. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.8063. PMID:25686030.

Makboon K, Gold EB, Harvey DJ, Butler LM, Habel LA. Association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and change in mammographic density over time in the SWAN mammographic density subcohort. Cancer Causes Control. 2015 Mar;26(3):431-42. doi:10.1007/s10552-015-0522-7. Epub 2015 Jan 21. PMID:25604866.

Gold EB, Crawford SL, Avis NE, Crandall CJ, Matthews KA, Waetjen LE, Lee JS, Thurston R, Vuga M, Harlow SD. Factors related to age at natural menopause: longitudinal analyses from SWAN. Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Jul 1;178(1):70-83. doi:10.1093/aje/kws421. Epub 2013 Jun 20. PMID:23788671.

Gold EB, Blount BC, O'Neill Rasor M, Lee JS, Alwis U, Srivastav A, Kim K. Thyroid hormones and thyroid disease in relation to perchlorate dose and residence near a superfund site. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2013 Jul;23(4):399-408. doi:10.1038/jes.2012.90. Epub 2012 Sep 12. PMID:22968349.

Gold EB, Leung K, Crawford SL, Huang MH, Waetjen LE, Greendale GA. Phytoestrogen and fiber intakes in relation to incident vasomotor symptoms: results from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. Menopause. 2013 Mar;20(3):305-14. doi:10.1097/GME.0b013e31826d2f43. PMID:23435028.

Gold EB. The timing of the age at which natural menopause occurs. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2011 Sep;38(3):425-40. doi:10.1016/j.ogc.2011.05.002. PMID:21961711.