About

Who We Are

The Institute serves as a focal point for applied public health and health policy within the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health as well as a bridge to public health and health policy practitioners in the state. We strive to:

address a broad range of real world problems of importance to government, business, providers and the public.
catalyze partnerships of inquiry between researchers and users of research and break down barriers between the academic community and public and private policy makers.
provide leadership for the development of interdisciplinary public health and health policy research at UW-Madison and other academic settings in the State.
provide outreach continuing education to practitioners and opportunities for applied learning for graduate and medical students.
make useful contributions to public health and health policy decisions that improve the health of the public in Wisconsin.
maintain high standards for relevance, rigor and objectivity.

Background and mission of the Institute

Institute Faculty and Staff

Paul Moberg, PhD, Research Professor and Acting Director
David Kindig, MD, PhD, Senior Advisor
David Ahrens, MS, Researcher
Jessica Athens, MS, Associate Researcher
Alison Bergum, MPA, Associate Researcher
Bridget Booske, PhD, MHSA, Senior Scientist
Jenny Buechner, Research Specialist
Marion Ceraso, MHS, Senior Health Policy Analyst
Colleen Comeau, Program Assistant
Tim Connor, MS, MA, Associate Researcher
Nancy Eberle, MPH, Associate Researcher
Elizabeth Feder, PhD, Health Policy Analyst
Charlanne FitzGerald, MPH, Researcher
Donna Friedsam, MPH, Health Policy Programs Director
Janae Goodrich, Associate Research Specialist
Bryan Hoeft, Administrative Manager
Amanda Jovaag, MS, Associate Researcher
Amanda Krupp
Robin Lecoanet, JD, Associate Researcher
Sarah Linnan, Research Specialist
Christine Niemuth, Research Specialist
Tom Oliver, PhD, Associate Director for Health Policy
Douglas Piper, Ph.D, Senior Scientist
Patrick Remington, MD, MPH, Associate Dean for Public Health
Kirstin Siemering, DrPH, RD, Researcher
Carrie Sullivan, Senior Outreach Specialist
Kit Van Stelle, Researcher
Kristen Voskuil, MA, Associate Researcher
Julie Willems Van Dijk, RN PhD, Associate Scientist
Lesley Wolf, Program Assistant
Susan Zahner, DrPH, Associate Director for Public Health

Graduate Students

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board helps the Institute identify and set priorities, provides suggestions for improvement, and serves as a forum of exchange among a wide variety of stakeholders. Members from the community are currently being invited to serve on the board.

For materials from the Advisory Board Meetings, please visit the Advisory Board page.

Contact Information

UW Population Health Institute
Department of Population Health Sciences
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Suite 760, 610 Walnut Street
Madison, WI 53726-2397

Phone: (608) 263-6294
Fax: (608) 262-6404
Email: UWPHI@med.wisc.edu

Directions

The UW Population Health Institute is located in the WARF building on the UW-Madison west campus: directions.

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