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Women at the Helm | history

Women at the Helm

The Directors of the Office of Research on Women’s Health

A woman stands behind a podium to the left of the image. In front of her is a row of seats. — Vivian Pinn (left) speaks at the 4th Annual Vivian Pinn Symposium while Janine Clayton (right) sits in the audience.

Two women pose in front of a poster. The poster has an image of the older woman and identifies the event as the Vivian Pinn Symposium. Both women are wearing light pink skirt suits. — Pinn and Clayton at the second annual Vivian W. Pinn Symposium, 2017

For a full transcript of this interview, please see the oral history page . To learn more about each director, please visit their individual pages through the links below.

Vivian Pinn Interview

The first director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH), Dr. Vivian W. Pinn served in the role from 1991-2011.

Janine Clayton Interview

In 2012, Dr. Janine Austin Clayton became the second director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH).