Faculty & Staff

Meet the Institute Director

Sheri Johnson

Director Sheri Johnson, Ph.D., has dedicated her career to partnering with children, families, community organizations and systems to advance health and well-being.
Learn more about Dr. Johnson here...

Leadership Team

Wajiha Akhtar

Position title: Fellowship Director

Marjory Givens

Position title: UW Population Health Institute Associate Director; Co-Director, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps

Sheri Johnson

Position title: UW Population Health Institute Director; Principal Investigator, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps; Professor of Population Health Sciences

Sara Lindberg

Position title: Evaluation Research Director

Ann McCall

Position title: Director, DHS Staffing; Interim Director, MATCH; Interim Contract & Fiscal Lead

Bethany Rogerson

Position title: Co-Director, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps

Michael Stevenson

Position title: Co-Director, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps

Faculty and Staff by Program Area

All Institute Faculty and Staff

Salma Abadin

Position title: Action Researcher and Evaluator

Email: abadin@wisc.edu

Angela Acker

Position title: Narrative Infrastructure Team Leader

Email: apacker3@wisc.edu

Yasamin Aftahi

Position title: Outreach Coordinator, ENVISION Project

Email: aftahi@wisc.edu

Wajiha Akhtar

Position title: Fellowship Director

Email: wakhtar@wisc.edu

Simone Alhagri

Position title: Evaluation Researcher

Email: alhagri@wisc.edu

Monique Allen

Position title: Envision CHW Community of Practice Lead

Email: myallen2@wisc.edu

Francis Amedoadzi

Position title: Project Assistant

Email: amedoadzi@wisc.edu

Rachel Amos

Position title: Evaluation Researcher

Email: reamos@wisc.edu

Jed Amurao

Position title: Narrative Infrastructure Specialist

Email: jvamurao@wisc.edu

Travis Austin

Position title: Project Assistant

Email: traustin@wisc.edu

Tricia Ballweg

Position title: Administrative Program Manager

Email: tricia.ballweg@chrr.wisc.edu

Kate Barnes

Position title: Data Analyst

Email: klbarnes3@wisc.edu

Elizabeth Blomberg

Position title: Research & Analytics Scientist

Email: elizabeth.blomberg@chrr.wisc.edu

Sara Elise 'Essie' Bristol

Position title: Envision CHW Sustainability Lead

Email: sbristol@wisc.edu

Molly Burdine

Position title: Data Analyst

Email: mburdine@wisc.edu

Ericka Burroughs-Girardi

Position title: Research Program Coordinator

Email: ericka.burroughs-girardi@chrr.wisc.edu

Ben Case

Position title: Evidence Analyst

Email: ben.case@chrr.wisc.edu

Ellen Dingwall

Position title: MATCH student intern

Email: ellen.dingwall@wisc.edu

Shane Duggan

Position title: Operations Fiscal Assistant

Email: srduggan@wisc.edu

Laura Evans

Position title: Graduate Student Project Assistant

Email: levans4@wisc.edu

Felicia Fairfield

Position title: Community Coach

Email: fairfield2@wisc.edu

Elizabeth Feder

Position title: Evaluation Scientist

Email: efeder@wisc.edu

Kiersten Frobom

Position title: Senior Evidence Analyst

Email: Kiersten.Frobom@chrr.wisc.edu

Lindsay Garber

Position title: Strategic Dissemination Team Leader

Email: lindsay.garber@chrr.wisc.edu

Keith Gennuso

Position title: Population Health Research Team Leader

Email: keith.gennuso@chrr.wisc.edu

Gillian Giglierano

Position title: Evidence Analyst

Email: gillian.giglierano@wisc.edu

Kim Gilhuly

Position title: Translational Research Advisor

Email: kgilhuly@wisc.edu

Marjory Givens

Position title: UW Population Health Institute Associate Director; Co-Director, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps

Email: mgivens@wisc.edu

Janae Goodrich

Position title: Evaluation Researcher

Email: jgoodrich@wisc.edu

Scott Gordon

Position title: Financial Specialist

Lael Grigg

Position title: Senior Evidence Analyst

Email: lael.grigg@chrr.wisc.edu

Kimberly Haeuser

Position title: Overdose Death Record Abstractor – Team Lead

Email: kimberly.haeuser@dhs.wisconsin.gov

Erika Hagen

Position title: Adolescent Health Coordinator

Email: erika.hagen@dhs.wisconsin.gov

Lacey Hellenbrand

Position title: Oral Health Educator

Email: lacey.hellenbrand@dhs.wisconsin.gov

Jonathan Heller

Position title: Senior Health Equity Fellow

Email: jheller7@wisc.edu

Bomi Kim Hirsch

Position title: Research and Evidence Scientist

Email: bomi.hirsch@chrr.wisc.edu

Jess Hoffelder

Position title: Spatial Data Analyst

Email: jhoffelder@wisc.edu

Caleb Hogeterp

Position title: Project Assistant

Email: hogeterp@wisc.edu

Emily Hyde

Position title: Program Manager

Email: emily.hyde@wisc.edu

Pamela Imm

Position title: Injury and Violence Prevention Epidemiologist

Email: Pamela.imm@wi.gov

Lataysha James

Position title: Community Outreach Consultant

Email: lataysha.james@dhs.wisconsin.gov

Sheri Johnson

Position title: UW Population Health Institute Director; Principal Investigator, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps; Professor of Population Health Sciences

Email: spjohnson8@wisc.edu

Hilary Joyner

Position title: Evaluation Researcher

Email: hjoyner@wisc.edu

Hmongshee Khang

Position title: Envision CHW Training Coordinator

Email: hkhang2@wisc.edu

David Kindig

Position title: Emeritus Professor; Emeritus Vice-Chancellor

Email: dakindig@gmail.com

Caitlyn Klostermann

Position title: ENVISION Operations Coordinator

Email: cklostermann@wisc.edu

Lauren Kochanowski

Position title: Graduate Student Project Assistant

Email: lshuster@medicine.wisc.edu

Ruth Koepke

Position title: Syndromic Surveillance Data Analyst

Email: ruth.koepke@dhs.wisconsin.gov

Kylie Lafayette

Position title: Evaluation Research Specialist

Email: markeland@wisc.edu

Thomas Leffler

Position title: Behavior Health Evaluator

Email: thomas.leffler@dhs.wisconsin.gov

Sara Lindberg

Position title: Evaluation Research Director

Email: sara.lindberg@wisc.edu

Sarah Linnan

Position title: Evaluation Researcher

Email: linnan@wisc.edu

Olivia Little

Position title: Evaluation Scientist

Email: olittle@wisc.edu

James Lloyd

Position title: Program Technology Coordinator

Email: james.lloyd@chrr.wisc.edu

Plumer Lovelace III

Position title: Operations Team Leader

Email: lovelaceiii@wisc.edu

Ganhua Lu

Position title: Data Analyst

Email: ganhua.lu@chrr.wisc.edu

Miranda Manzanares

Position title: Evaluation Researcher

Email: manzanares@wisc.edu

Heriberto Martir

Position title: Project Assistant

Email: hmartir@wisc.edu

Ann McCall

Position title: Director, DHS Staffing; Interim Director, MATCH; Interim Contract & Fiscal Lead

Email: ann.mccall@wisc.edu

Karen Morris

Position title: Maternal Mortality Review Record Abstractor

Email: KarenJ.Morris@dhs.wisconsin.gov

Christine Muganda

Position title: Data & Analytics Team Leader

Email: christine.muganda@chrr.wisc.edu

Molly Neumeyer

Position title: User Experience Architect

Email: molly.neumeyer@chrr.wisc.edu

Suryadewi Nugraheni

Position title: Research & Analytics Scientist

Email: suryadewi.nugraheni@chrr.wisc.edu

Jennifer Núñez

Position title: Evaluation Scientist

Email: jennifer.nunez@wisc.edu

Mary Kate O'Leary

Position title: Action Researcher and Evaluator

Email: moleary2@wisc.edu

Sherri Ohly

Position title: Envision Director

Email: slohly@wisc.edu

Hannah Olson-Williams

Position title: Project Assistant

Email: holsonwillia@wisc.edu

Kara Pagano

Position title: Administrative Specialist

Email: kmpagano@wisc.edu

Naiya Patel

Position title: Evidence Analyst

Email: naiya.patel@chrr.wisc.edu

Ron Prince

Position title: Overdose Data to Action Epidemiologist

Email: Ronald.Prince@dhs.wisconsin.gov

Alisa Pykett

Position title: Action Researcher and Evaluator

Email: pykett@wisc.edu

Andrea Raygor

Position title: Evaluation Researcher

Email: araygor@wisc.edu

Bethany Rogerson

Position title: Co-Director, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps

Email: brogerson@wisc.edu

Annie Rosemurgy

Position title: Narrative Coordinator, Tobacco Protection and Control Program at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Outreach Coordinator, Mobilizing Action Towards Community Health

Email: rosemurgy@wisc.edu

Jessica Rubenstein

Position title: Senior Evidence Analyst

Email: jessica.rubenstein@chrr.wisc.edu

James Sauer

Position title: Training and Subject Matter Expert

Email: jmsauer@wisc.edu

Noelia Sayavedra

Position title: Opioid Harm Prevention Evaluation Consultant

Email: noelia.sayavedra@dhs.wisconsin.gov

Erin Schulten

Position title: Program Manager

Email: erin.schulten@chrr.wisc.edu

Cassie Sesto

Credentials: MPH

Position title: Evaluation Researcher and Community Outreach Specialist

Email: sesto@wisc.edu