Year: 2020

Tiffany Green in Scientific American

Tiffany Green, Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology, was featured on scientificamerican.com, speaking on Implicit Bias Training. To read the article, see here.

Jonathan Patz- Isthmus Article on COVID-19, Climate Change and Eviction

Professor of Population Health Sciences and Director of the Global Health Institute, Jonathan Patz, discusses COVID-19, climate change and eviction in his article, A Triple Threat published by The Isthmus.

Ajay Sethi WI State Journal Interview on Conspiracies in Public Health

The Wisconsin State Journal interviewed Ajay Sethi, Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences, on his work relating to the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories in Public Health. See the article here.

Sheri Johnson in UW’s Addressing Systematic Racism Series

The Addressing Systematic Racism Series is an initiative of the UW Population Health Institute, lead by Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences, Sheri Johnson, in partnership with the Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families (LIHF). The first  webinar of the series,  Addressing Systematic Racism: From its Origins to its Impact Throughout Life, was held on June 19th. …

Ajay Sethi Discusses why Large Protest Gatherings did not Lead to COVID-19 Spike

In an news feature on ABC Channel 27 WKOW, Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences, Ajay Sethi, explains why there was no initial spike in COVID-19 cases in Dane County three weeks after the start of protests in Madison. View the newscast and read the feature here.

Tiffany Green and Ajay Sethi Participate in Juneteenth Panels

Tiffany Green, Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Ajay Sethi, Associate Professor of Population Sciences, participated in the Juneteenth panels on resilience as part of Juneteenth celebrations organized by the Kujichagulia-Madison Center for Self Determination. See the panel discussion here.

Article Published in Clinical Infectious Disease – Risk Communication During COVID-19

Kristen Malecki and others authored a manuscript titled “Crisis Communication and Public Perception of COVID-19 Risk in the Era of Social Media”, recently accepted by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. The article explores how the public perceive the risk and respond to messages regarding risk …

SHOW Featured in USA Today

USA today published an article on The Past Antibody COVID-19 Community Survey (PACCS) created by Population Health Sciences’ program, The Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW). The study aims to track coronavirus antibodies in at least 1,000 Wisconsin residents over the next year to help determine how the disease has spread in Wisconsin. “What might …

Population Health Sciences Researchers Provide Estimates of Excess Breast Cancer Deaths due to COVID-19

In an editorial highlighting the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic on the cancer burden, Dr. Ned Sharpless, the Director of the U.S. National Cancer Institute, features research conducted by members of “Model W” in PHS including Professor of Population Health Sciences and Associate Director of Population Science at the Carbone Cancer Center, …

SHOW Partners with The Wisconsin Department of Health Services on COVID-19 Study

Population Health Sciences’ program, The Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW), is partnering with The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) on a study examining the presence of COVID-19 in Wisconsin. The data garnered from this study will provide researchers and public health experts with valuable information on the spread of the disease in …