University of Wisconsin–Madison

Maureen Durkin Interviewed on WBAY CH 2 ABC Affiliate in Green Bay About Autism

HDRS Scholar, Stephanie Hong Received Judges’ Choice Award at the Postdoc Blitz Talk Competition

Congratulations, Stephanie! More information about the Postdoc Symposium Winners can be found 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/

Minh Tung Phung’s Research Featured in Scientific Reports

Natascha Merten Granted the Gerontological Society of America Health Sciences Research Award

Dr. Merten received the Gerontological Society of America Health Sciences Research Award. This award is given to a new investigator in the Health Sciences Section (one awardee per year). The award is made on the basis of a 1,500-word paper in combination with an accepted abstract submitted to the conference. Dr. Merten will be recognized …

Amy Trentham-Dietz and UW Colleagues Featured in SMPH’s In the Know on World Breast Cancer Research Day

Population Health Institute’s County Health Rankings & Roadmaps received the Network Member Impact award from the National Network of Public Health Institutes

The award recognizes exemplary partnerships and contributions to public health that are measurable in their impact at the regional, state or local level. Read more about the program in the institute’s annual report.

Marty Kanarek Pens New England Journal of Medicine Piece on Lead Contamination

Lead Contamination in Milwaukee Schools — The Latest Episode in an Ongoing Toxic Pandemic

Brittanni Wright, HDRS postdoctoral fellow, awarded ICTR-WPP community-engaged research project grant

Understanding the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adults Living with Sickle Cell Disease Investigator Brittanni Wright and mentors Claire Wendland and Jenny Higgins, with community partner Sickle Cell Reproductive Health Education Directive The impact of chronic diseases and chronic illnesses on a person’s sexual well-being and overall health is understudied, and medical providers fail to …

Stephanie Chamberlin, an HDRS postdoctoral fellow, published in SSM-Qualitative Research in Health

Chamberlin, S., Mphande, M., Kalande, P., Phiri, K., & Dovel, K. (2025). ‘You don’t need schooling—just take the pills and don’t stop.’: Pathways between Formal Education and Chronic HIV Care in Malawi. SSM-Qualitative Research in Health, 100599.