UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
Congratulations to the three PHS faculty members promoted to Associate Professor and Full Professor. Their promotions recognize their outstanding scholarly accomplishments and contributions to the department, university, and scholarly community. Promotion to Professor Marguerite Burns, PhD Promotion to Associate Professor Rebecca Myerson, MPH, PhD Shaneda Warren Andersen, MS, PhD
Masters Graduates: Noah Cook (Epidemiology); Victoria Foster (Population Health); Ksenia Kostelanetz (Population Health); Yolanda Martin (Population Health); Morgan Race (Epidemiology); Nicole St. Clair (Population Health); Andrew Wiese (Population Health). Doctoral Graduates: Megan Agnew (Population Health); Sarah Furnier (Epidemiology); Kellia Hansmann (Population Health); Hannah Olson Williams (Epidemiology); Fiona Weeks (Population Health); Yuexuan Xu (Population Health).
The Wisconsin Public Health Association (WPHA) will recognize our very own, Fiona Weeks, PhD, MSPH, with the Presidential Citation at the 2024 Public Health Awards Ceremony on May 15th, 2024.
Dr. Amy Trentham-Dietz led a study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association that helped inform the updated final recommendation of the United States Preventive Services Task Force released today. Other UW–Madison members of the research team include Dr. Oguzhan Alagoz and Yifan Lu, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering; Dr. Ronald Gangnon, …
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research: Critical Research Support Carla Schubert, Researcher III, Department of Population Health Sciences Schubert, who joined the EpiSense Group in 1998, was key to the 2004 launch of the Beaver Dam Offspring Study, an ongoing longitudinal study with thousands of participants that aims to understand how the senses and the …
Dr. Palta was selected for the WMAA Emeriti Faculty Award which recognizes outstanding service to the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. It is awarded to emeriti faculty in the Basic and Clinical Sciences who have exhibited exceptional commitment to the school. Dr. Palta has made major contributions to biostatistics, epidemiology, health services research …
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R) just released the 2024 Annual Data and National Findings Report. We’re continuing the conversation around civic health with a focus on the connection between thriving communities and civic participation. Creating community spaces where everyone can engage, be informed and have a say is key to healthy communities and to …