Karen A. Matthews
Preventive Cardiology
University of Pittsburgh
About
Karen A. Matthews works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with University of Pittsburgh.
Karen A. Matthews is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Psychiatry and Professor Emerita of Psychology and Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh. She has conducted extensive research on the associations between psychological factors, social factors, and cardiovascular health, including leading the Pittsburgh site of the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. Her work includes studies on risk factors for coronary heart disease and the impact of menopause on women's cardiac health.
Research focus
Menopause and cardiovascular risk factorsPsychosocial factors in coronary heart diseaseStress responses and cardiac healthSocioeconomic disparities in heart diseaseSleep and cardiovascular outcomes
Impact
825 pubs · 64,896 cites · h-index 134
Training
PhD
University of Texas at Austin
1976
MA
California State University at San Jose
1971
AB
University of California at Berkeley
1968
Affiliations
Work Experience
Distinguished Professor Emerita of Psychiatry and Professor Emerita of Psychology and Epidemiology
University of Pittsburgh · 2021 - Present
Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Epidemiology, Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science
University of Pittsburgh · 2009 - 2021
Program Director, Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine Research Training Program
University of Pittsburgh · 1983 - 2020
Instructor and Research Associate
University of Texas at Austin and Kansas State University · 1973 - 1978