Pauline Maki, PhD
University of Illinois Chicago
Pauline Maki, PhD, is a professor of psychiatry, psychology and obstetrics and gynecology and director of the Center on Health, Awareness and Research on Menopause (CHARM). She is an internationally renowned leader in menopause research, education and advocacy. For the past 25 years, she has led a program of NIH-funded research on menopause and its effects on mental and cognitive health. She has over 200 scientific publications on this topic. Her research addresses important issues in women’s health such as how menopause affects women’s cognition, brain health and psychological wellbeing at midlife and the effect of menopausal hormone therapy and other menopause treatments on women’s health.