Quasi-Experimental Designs for Learning Systems: A growing number of systems, including hospitals and insurance companies, aim to derive knowledge from internal data to improve their day-to-day operations. Amy Cochran (Mathematics and Population Health Sciences), Gabriel Zayas-Caban (Industrial and Systems Engineering) …
Jonathan Patz featured in The Washington Post and NPR about Air Pollution
Jonathan Patz was quoted in two articles recently by the Washington Post and NPR. Both articles highlight the recent research study in GeoHealth, Nationwide and Regional PM2.5-related Air Quality Health Benefits from the Removal of Energy-Related …
Tiffany Green Featured on PBS Wisconsin’s Here and Now
To watch Tiffany Green’s full interview about economic and racial disparities linked to abortion, view it here. You can see this segment at timestamp 10:00-15:55.
Jonathan Patz receives Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship
Congratulations to Jonathan Patz named to the Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorships. The award recognizes distinguished scholarship as well as standout efforts in teaching and service. More information about the Vilas professorships and awards can be …
Congratulations to Sheri Johnson and the entire PHI Team on the Organization Advancing Health Equity Award
Wisconsin Public Health Association awarded Population Health Institute with the 2022 Organization Advancing Health Equity award. Congratulations to the entire team. See additional information here.
Ed Vidruk’s Passing
Edward Henry Vidruk (1939-2022). Ed was a native Canadian from Winnipeg who received his university education in the US, culminating in a PhD in neurophysiology in 1973 at UW-Madison, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at …
Parvathy Pillai To Receive Dean’s Teaching Award
Parvathy Pillai, Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences, was selected for a Dean’s Teaching Award from UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. These awards are selected by a committee of faculty that have previously …
Tiffany Green Featured in The New Yorker, “The Devastating Economic Impacts of an Abortion Reversal”
Tiffany Green was interviewed for a piece in The New Yorker about the economic impact of an abortion reversal. Read the full article here.
Paul Moberg’s Passing
“Dr. Paul Moberg was an exceptional public health leader, who for more than four decades, led UW’s leading applied evaluation program, mentoring countless students and staff on the best ways to plan, implement, and evaluate …
Olivia Pokoski Selected as Morse Society Scholar
Population Health Science PhD student, Olivia Pokoski, selected as Morse Society Scholar. The Morse Society and graduate student fellowships for training and research in Childhood Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities have been established through an …