UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
Biography My research covers several different aspects of kidney disease and its interaction with cardiovascular disease. I have a special interest in biomarkers of kidney function and the associations of these biomarkers with clinical outcomes, including incident chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease and mortality. I have pursued research in these areas in the general population …
Biography My main research interests include the distribution of cardiovascular diseases and risk factors in developing countries, the etiology of coronary heart disease, and the role of chronic mild inflammation and endothelial function on the development of essential hypertension. I am the Principal Investigator of the Consortium of Latin American Studies on Obesity (LASO). The main …
Biography Lisa is an Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control program at the UW Carbone Cancer Center. She holds a joint Ph.D. in Epidemiology and Psychology from Yale University and has14 years of research experience in energetics and cancer. Areas of …
Biography Amy Cochran received her PhD in Applied Math from Cornell University. She has previously held positions as an Assistant Scientist in Biostatistics and Medical Informatics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and as a Hildebrandt Research Assistant Professor within the Mathematics Department at the University of Michigan. She joined the Departments of Population Health Sciences …
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Biography Maureen Durkin received her undergraduate degree and PhD in Anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her MPH and DrPH degrees in Epidemiology from Columbia University. Her research interests include the epidemiology, prevention, antecedents, and consequences of neurodevelopmental disabilities and childhood injuries, both globally and within the United States. She has collaborated in the …
Biography Lab Page The Engelman Lab Dr. Engelman earned her MS in Public Health (2002) and PhD in Epidemiology (2006) from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and has been a faculty member in Population Health Sciences at UW-Madison since 2007. Her research focuses on the study design and data analysis of genetic, demographic, …
Biography Ronald Gangnon is Professor of Biostatistics with a joint appointment in the Department of Population Health Sciences and the Department of Biostatistics & Medical Informatics. He also has an affiliate appointment in the Department of Statistics. Dr. Gangnon earned his BA degree in Mathematics and Economics at the University of Minnesota-Duluth (1992) and his …
Biography Dr. Rachel Gicquelais is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. She is a substance use epidemiologist and faculty member in the Department of Population Health Sciences and in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease. She has a PhD and MPH in epidemiology from the …
Biography Marty Kanarek is Professor of Population Health Sciences and Environmental Studies. He received his PhD in Epidemiology from the University of California Berkeley and his MPH in Environmental Health from the University of Minnesota. He worked at the US Environmental Protection Agency from 1972-78 before coming to Wisconsin. His research interests include environmental epidemiology …