I was the Principal Investigator (PI) of several large cohort studies including the Study of Osteoporotic Fracture (SOF) and the Osteoporotic Fracture Risk in Men (MrOS). The Study of Osteoporotic Fractures recently ended after 31 years. Results from both of these studies have made major improvements in our understanding of osteoporosis and aging in older men and women. I was the Co-PI for the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) and served as study wide chair of the Osteoporosis, Calcium and Vitamin D Committee for almost the entire duration of the trial. I continue to serve on the WHI Osteoporosis Scientific Interest Group.
I have served as the Director of the Epidemiology of Aging Training Program (NIA T32) since its inception in 1989 to 2006 and I currently continue as the Co-Director. I was the past President of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).
I have authored more than 939 papers for scientific journals and 27 book chapters. I co-edited a book entitled the Epidemiology of Aging, published in 2012. I have been invited to lecture frequently for both national and international meetings.
I have an established track record of mentoring students. As of October 2024, I have had 35 PhD/DrPH students as primary mentor and Chair; 4 PhD students as co-primary mentor and 15 master’s students. I currently have 1 PhD student. I have directed the 2-credit graduate course on the Advanced Epidemiology of Aging since 1989.
EDUCATION
- 1975 Boston College, BSN, Cum Laude
- 1980 University of Pittsburgh, MPH, Epidemiology, Public Health Nursing
- 1983 University of Pittsburgh, DrPH, Epidemiology
AWARDS/ HONORS
- 2002, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: 1 of 12 scientists chosen as making a difference in your health
- 2004, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, (GSPH) Distinguished Alumni Award
- 2011, University of Pittsburgh, Provost’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring
- 2011, ASBMR, Frederic C. Bartter Award
- 2014, European Calcified Tissue Society, Golden Femur Award
- 2014- 2016, Reuters Influential Scientists, The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds
- 2015, University of Pittsburgh, Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award
- 2016-2019, ASBMR President-elect, Past President-elect
- 2018, ASBMR Shirley Hohl Service Award
- EPIDEM 2900 Advanced Epidemiology of Aging (Spring term)
- EPIDEM 2250 Epidemiology Seminar Series (Spring 2021)
- Epidemiology of Osteoporotic Fractures and Falls
- Epidemiology of Aging, including Women's health issues, and functional decline
- Epidemiology of Sex Hormones and Their Relationship to Chronic Disease
- Inflammation, Vitamin D and Fractures/Osteoporosis
- Ethnic/Racial Differences in Fracture
- Sleep and its relationship to fractures, falls, physical and cognitive function and mortality
- Crosstalk between muscle and bone
Cauley JA, Wu L, Wampler NS, Barnhart JM, Allison M, Chen Z, Jackson R, Robbins J. Clinical risk factors for fractures in multi-ethnic women: the Women's Health Initiative. J Bone Miner Res. 2007 Nov;22(11):1816-26. doi: 10.1359/jbmr.070713.
Cauley JA, Robbins J, Chen Z, Cummings SR, Jackson RD, LaCroix AZ, LeBoff M, Lewis CE, McGowan J, Neuner J, Pettinger M, Stefanick ML, Wactawski-Wende J, Watts NB; Women's Health Initiative Investigators. Effects of estrogen plus progestin on risk of fracture and bone mineral density: the Women's Health Initiative randomized trial. JAMA. 2003 Oct 1;290(13):1729-38. doi: 10.1001/jama.290.13.1729.
Cauley JA, Hochberg MC, Lui LY, Palermo L, Ensrud KE, Hillier TA, Nevitt MC, Cummings SR. Long-term risk of incident vertebral fractures. JAMA. 2007 Dec 19;298(23):2761-7. doi: 10.1001/jama.298.23.2761.
LaMonte MJ, Wactawski-Wende J, Larson JC, Mai X, Robbins JA, LeBoff MS, Chen Z, Jackson RD, LaCroix AZ, Ockene JK, Hovey KM, Cauley JA; Women’s Health Initiative (WHI). Association of Physical Activity and Fracture Risk Among Postmenopausal Women. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Oct 2;2(10):e1914084. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.14084.
Cauley JA, Lui LY, Ensrud KE, Zmuda JM, Stone KL, Hochberg MC, Cummings SR. Bone mineral density and the risk of incident nonspinal fractures in black and white women. JAMA. 2005 May 4;293(17):2102-8. doi: 10.1001/jama.293.17.2102.
