| Julie A. Winterich, PhD |
Assistant Professor
Department of Family & Community Medicine
 
“My husband and three daughters give me great joy. We like biking, kicking the soccer ball, playing board games and tennis. I also enjoy tennis, cooking, and reading.” |
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Interests |
Women’s Health, Aging, Gender, Socioeconomic and Racial Health Disparities, and Qualitative Methodology |
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Education |
1987 | Miami University
B.A. Degree, Philosophy
Cum Laude |
1996 | The University of Texas at Austin
M.A. Degree Thesis: Challenging the Social Construction of Menopause as a Disease: An Analysis of Women's Menopause Experiences |
2002 | The University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D. Degree Dissertation: Menopause, Sex and HRT: The Social Meaning of Heterosexual and Lesbian Women's Experiences |
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Academic Career |
2000 – 2002 | Visiting Professor
Department of Sociology and Women's Studies
Dickinson College |
2004 - 2006 | Chair
Department of Women’s Studies
Dickinson College |
2002 – 2007 | Assistant Professor
Department of Women's Studies
Dickinson College |
2007 – present | Assistant Research Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Wake Forest University School of Medicine |
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Recent Publications |
Winterich, Julie A. Menstruation and Menopause, entry for Battleground: Women, Gender and Sexuality. Editors, Amy Lind and Stephanie Brzuzy, Greenwood Press, 2008 (in press). |
Winterich, Julie A. Aging, Femininity, and the Body: How Women Experience Appearance Changes with Age. Gender Issue, 24: 4, Fall 2007. |
Winterich, Julie A. Sex, Menopause, and Culture: Sexual Orientation and the Meaning of Menopause for Women’s Sex Lives. Gender & Society, August 2003, 17(4): 627-642. |
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