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Alexander F. Roche,
M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Sc., FRACP, FACMG
Fels Emeritus Professor of Community Health & Pediatrics
(937) 775-1427 voice
(937) 775-1456 fax
E-mail: alex.roche@wright.edu |
Major Active Projects
- Revision of NCHS/CDC growth charts
- Growth in preterm low birth-weight infants
- Body composition changes with age within gender
- Evaluation of body composition methods
Education
University of Melbourne (Australia), M.B., B.S., 1946, Medicine
University of Melbourne (Australia), Ph.D., 1954,
Anatomy
University of Melbourne (Australia), D.Sc., 1966,
Child Growth
University of Melbourne (Australia), M.D., 1968, Internal
Medicine
Professional Positions
1949-1957 Senior Demonstrator, Department of
Anatomy, University of Melbourne
1950-1951 Lecturer, Department of Anatomy,
University of Melbourne
1952-1953 Fulbright Scholar, Postgraduate Fellowship,
Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Grants-in-aid from the Smith-Mundt
Fund and the Rockefeller Foundation
1952-1961 Various Faculty Posts, Department
of Anatomy, University of Melbourne
1954-1968 Director, Melbourne University
Child Growth Study
1968-1984 Chief, Section of Growth and Genetics;
Chief, Section of Fels Longitudinal Study and Families; Chief
Section
for the Measurement of Growth and Maturity; Senior Scientist, Fels
Research Institute, Yellow Springs, Ohio
1977-1990 Fels Professor of Pediatrics
and Fels Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wright State University,
School
of Medicine, Yellow Springs, Ohio
1984-1992 Head, Div. of Human Biology,
Depart. of Community Health, Wright State University
1990- Fels Professor
of Community Health and of Pediatrics, Wright State University School
of Medicine,
Yellow Springs, Ohio
1990-1995 University Professor, Wright
State University
1993- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Human Ecology
Honors
Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Honorary Life Member, Sociedad Argentina de Pediatria,
Australian Society of Orthodontics and Sociedad Mexicana de Anatomia
President, Human Biology Council (1980-82)
American Dermatoglyphics Association (1982-84)
Outstanding Scientist Award, Affiliated Societies
Council, Dayton, Ohio (1978)
Outstanding Achievement Award, Academy
of Medicine, Wright State University (1986)
Presidential Award
for Excellence in Research, Wright State University (1988)
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