Elizabeth L. Travis, PhD, Oral History Interview, March 24, 2014
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Description
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal and educational background
- Research in radiation oncology –effects on normal lung tissue
- Evolution of thinking about gender and impact of gender on careers/institutions
- Formation of Women Faculty Organization
- First study of gender inequity at MD Anderson
Publication Date
3-24-2014
Publisher
The Historical Resources Center, Research Medical Library, The University of Texas Cancer Center
City
Houston, Texas
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Topics Covered
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas System. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute at Houston, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
Disciplines
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Oncology | Oral History
Recommended Citation
Travis, Elizabeth L. PhD and Rosolowksi, Tacey A. PhD, "Elizabeth L. Travis, PhD, Oral History Interview, March 24, 2014" (2014). Interview Sessions. 226.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/226
Conditions Governing Access
Open
About the Interview
About the Interview Subject:
Elizabeth L. Travis (b. 29 September, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania) came to MD Anderson in 1982 as an associate professor in the Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology. She is now the Mattie Allen Fair Professor in Cancer Research in that Department, which is part of the Division of Radiation Oncology. She is also a professor in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine.
Dr. Travis is known for her discoveries of how radiation therapy affects normal lung tissue. Since 2006 Dr. Travis has served as Associate Vice President for Women Faculty Programs.