Category: Students

Zoe Walts Receives WI Initiative for Science Literacy Award for Communicating Research to the Public

Congratulations to Zoe Walts, PHS Epidemiology PhD candidate, for winning the WI Initiative for Science Literacy Award. Her thesis chapter titled, “The Contribution of Allostatic Load to Colorectal Cancer Outcomes.” Please review her submission here.

PHS Student, Shaelyn Mullins Awarded Graduate School’s Student Research Grant Competition Award

Congratulations to Shaelyn! More information about the competition here: https://grad.wisc.edu/funding/grants-competition/

Congratulations to our 2024 Graduates

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).  

Congratulations to Fiona Weeks as one of the 2024 WPHA Public Health Award Winners

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.

Congratulations 2023 Graduates!

Congratulations to our 2023 Graduating Class.  We wish you luck in your future endeavors. Masters Graduates:  Carol Creager, Lauren Aquino Kochanowski, and Aly Pfaff Doctoral Graduates:  Marina Jenkins and Kenneth Nieser

Zoe Walts Recognized at UW Carbone Cancer Center Research Retreat

Congratulations to Population Health PhD candidate, Zoe Walts!  Zoe’s abstract was competitively selected for oral presentation at the UW Carbone Cancer Center Research Retreat and was awarded 3rd place for her Flash Talk presentation.

PHS Alumnus Paul Creswell, PhD, spreads Public Health Awareness through song

As a part of the STARS program, PHS Alumnus Paul Creswell, PhD created a song and video to inform Madison high school students about the importance of public health. In his video, he highlights the contributions John Snow made during the London cholera epidemic.  Watch his music video here.

Congratulations to our Population Health Sciences 2021 Graduates!

Congratulations to our graduates, and best wishes for all their future endeavors! Top, left to right: Renee Kramer, Population Health PhD Graduate; Beini Lyu, Epidemiology PhD Graduate Middle, left to right: David Mallinson, Population Health PhD Graduate; Claudia Vredeveld, Population Health MS Graduate; Jennifer Bird, Population Health PhD Graduate Bottom, left to right: Elizabeth Holzhausen …