Lael Grigg, MPA
Evidence Analyst

Lael Grigg holds a Masters degree in Public Affairs from the University of Wisconsin’s LaFollette School of Public Affairs and an Energy Analysis and Policy Certificate from the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. She received a B.A. in French from Yale University. Prior to graduate school, she worked as an Assistant Director for Undergraduate Admissions at Yale and as the General Manager for L’Etoile and Café Soleil in Madison, Wisconsin. During graduate school, she worked as a Project Assistant on the Evidence-Based Health Policy Project for the UW Population Health Institute and the Wisconsin Legislative Council. Her interests focus on health and sustainability, which she approaches through food, agriculture, energy, and environmental policy. Currently, Lael works as an Evidence Analyst in the Population Health Institute on the What Works for Health Database, a research and translation effort that was initially developed with funding from the Wisconsin Partnership Program at the University of Wisconsin. This database aims to provide community leaders, coalitions, and others with promising strategies to respond effectively to their health priorities. The database summarizes research from reviews, journal articles, reports, and non-partisan experts, rating the effectiveness of policies and programs that affect health behaviors, social & economic factors, the physical environment, and clinical care.

Contact Information

Lael Grigg
UW Population Health Institute
610 Walnut Street, 532 WARF
Madison, WI 53726

Phone: (608) 265-6694
Email: lgrigg@wisc.edu