Ruth McCorkle, PhD
Florence Schorske Wald Professor of Nursing and Professor of Epidemiology

Dr. McCorkle is the Florence S. Wald Professor of Nursing, Professor of Epidemiology & Public Health, and the Program Leader of Cancer Control at the Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center. An international leader in cancer nursing, education, and cancer control research, Dr. McCorkle has done landmark research on the psychosocial ramifications of cancer. She has had continuous funding from the National Institutes of Health since 1983, and is currently the Principal Investigator of "Nursing's Impact on Quality of Life Outcomes in Women with Ovarian Cancer," a grant funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research. Dr. McCorkle joined the faculty of the Yale School of Nursing in 1998 to assume a leadership role in the institution's doctoral program. She is also the founding director of the school's Center for Excellence in Chronic Illness Care where she collaborates with faculty throughout the University who specialize in cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and HIV/AIDS. She has supervised over 35 post-doctoral trainees, 20 doctoral students, and 10 faculty sponsored academic awards. many of whom have obtained NIH grants and leadership positions throughout the United States.