UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
Professor Emeritus and former PHS Chair, Javier Nieto, has been honored with the UW Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association (WMAA) Basic Sciences Emeritus Faculty Award for 2021. A virtual event will take place on April, 23, 2021. Learn more about the WMAA awards here.
Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tiffany Green, was awarded McMaster University’s 2020 Labelle Lectureship. The lectureship, in honor of Roberta Labelle, is awarded annually to a health services researcher with emerging recognition and an inter-disciplinary approach to research by the Centre for Health Economics & Policy Analysis (CHEPA) at McMaster …
Ajay Sethi, Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences, has been awarded a 2021 Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award. Established by former UW–Madison chancellor Edwin Young in 1973, the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award honors six faculty members for their excellence in teaching.A virtual recognition with Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Provost Karl Scholz will be held on Tuesday, …
A paper, Population Changes in Seroprevalence among a Statewide Sample in the United States, authored by UW–Madison faculty, including Population Health Sciences faculty Kristen Malecki, Paul Peppard, Ajay Sethi, Lisa Cadmus Bertram, and Corinne Engelman is due to be released soon. This important Covid-19 Antibody surveillance study will provide essential information for public health officials …
The Health innovation Program, lead my Professor of Population Health Sciences, Maureen Smith, in partnership with UW Health, has released a COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization Toolkit. This toolkit, intended for healthcare administrators, policymakers, and researchers interested in equitably distributing vaccinations to healthcare personnel, can be used to improve the equity of the distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations …
Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences, Kristen Malecki has been appointed to the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, Standing Committee on the Use of Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions (ESEHD). This committee examines and discusses issues on the use of new science, tools, and research methodologies for environmental health decisions. Workshops convened …
Oguzhan Alagoz, Department of Population Health Sciences alum and Affiliate, has had his paper, “Effect of Timing of and Adherence to Social Distancing Measures on COVID-19 Burden in the United States: A Simulation Modeling Approach” published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. To read Dr. Alagoz’s paper, see here.
Professor of Population Health Sciences and Director of the Global Health Institute, Jonathan Patz, was inducted into the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) on October 18th, 2020. Dr. Patz’s work examines the health effects of global environmental change. During his career, he has co-chaired the health expert panel of the US National Assessment on Climate Change …
In her article in Medical News Today, Tiffany Green, Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology, explores what the US election could entail for black-white disparities in maternal and child health. Dr. Green examines the potential impact on black mothers and children in light of possible future policy changes to the Affordable …
A recent UW–Madison study led by Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences, Rebecca Myerson, has revealed that health insurance coverage for people with chronic diseases increased by 7 percentage points following key Affordable Care Act provisions that were implemented in 2014. Read the full story here