Berta Geller

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Berta M. Geller is an American research professor emeritus in the department of family medicine at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. She was a long time faculty member in its health promotion office.

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Geller completed a Ed.D. at the University of Vermont. Her 1992 dissertation was titled Eighth grade students' smoking behavior in relationship to their teachers', favorite teachers' and principals' smoking behavior. [1]

In February 1992, Geller, a faculty member in the University of Vermont's health promotion office, was a speaker in a breast cancer forum hosted by the Burlington Board of Health and the Burlington Women's Council. [2] In 2000, Geller was a faculty member of the University of Vermont College of Medicine (UVCM). [3] She worked as a research associate and professor in breast cancer studies. [3] In 2007, Geller was the principal investigator on a $213,500 scholar grant from the American Cancer Society. [4] The grant is to improve skills for radiologists reading mammograms. [4] By October 2008, Geller was a research professor of family medicine in the office of health promotion research at the UVCM and University of Vermont Cancer Center  [ Wikidata ]. [5] She was named the 2008 J. Walter Juckett Scholar for her project aimed at providing social support to cancer survivors. [5]

In 2021, Geller was the West Tisbury, Massachusetts Complete Streets committee chair. [6]

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