Joseph Grzywacz, PhD
Professor
Department of Family & Community Medicine
“My wife and four kids are at the center of everything I am, and they are the inspiration for my research. Personally, I am a diehard “cheddar head” (Go Packers!), I am active in my son’s Cub Scout program, our church and I enjoy spending time outdoors – especially when mountains or beaches are involved.”
Interests
Dr. Grzywacz is an interdisciplinary social scientist with broad research interests in understanding how social contexts of everyday life contribute to health among individuals, and how this knowledge can be used to promote population health. His research focuses primarily on the health-related implications of the work-family interface, socioeconomic and racial disparities in health, and the organization of work.
Education
| 1990 | University of Wisconsin
Stevens Point, WI
B.S. Degree, Health Promotion and Wellness |
| 1994 | University of Wisconsin
Stevens Point, WI
M.S. Degree, Family and Community Wellness
Thesis: The relationship between a multidimensional exercise (Karate) and adolescent self esteem: A quasi-experimental approach |
| 1998 | University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Ph.D. Degree, Child and Family Studies
Dissertation: Family, work and the work/family interface: Toward an ecological perspective of health behaviors during midlife |
Postdoctoral Training
| 1998 – 2000 | Psychology and Social Behavior
University of California
Irvine, CA |
Academic Career
| 1998 | Graduate Research Assistant with Nadine F. Marks, Socioeconomic Inequalities, Gender, and Midlife Health Project; Funded by the National Institute on Aging |
| 1998 – 2000 | National Institute on Mental Health Postdoctoral Fellow,
Department of Psychology and Social Behavior
School of Social Ecology
University of California, Irvine |
| 2000 – 2002 | Assistant Professor
Division of Health Promotion
School of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services
University of Northern Iowa |
2002 – 2011
| Associate Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC |
| 2003 | Cross-appointment
Division of Public Health Sciences
Department of Epidemiology & Prevention
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC |
| 2011 – Present | Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC |