Translating Research for Policy and Practice
Biography Before joining the Institute, Dr. Akhtar served as an Associate Scientist within the Department of Medicine at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Her research focused on investigating novel approaches to preventing the infectious disease consequences of injection drug use in Wisconsin through community-based research. Wajiha also served as an Injury and …
Biography Sheri Johnson is currently Director of the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and Professor (CHS) of Population Health Sciences. She is also an affiliated member of the University of Wisconsin Institute for Diversity Science. Dr. Johnson has dedicated her career to partnering with children, families, community organizations and systems to advance health and …
Biography Sara Lindberg is the Director of the Evaluation Research Group at the Population Health Institute, as well as a faculty member in the Department of Population Health Sciences and the Masters of Public Health program. She has extensive experience in conducting and overseeing program evaluation and evaluation research efforts. In her role as Program Director …
Biography Ann manages the UW Population Health Institute’s portfolio of grants, contracts, and staffing partnerships with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), and leads UWPHI’s fiscal and contracts operations team. Ann was previously a project manager with the Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) team, leading the Wisconsin Healthy Communities Designation Program and the …
Biography Bethany Rogerson is a Co-Director of the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program. Her work is focused on bringing evidence, engagement, and an equity lens to decisions across sectors that affect health. Prior to joining the Population Health Institute, Bethany was a senior manager with the Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert …
Biography Michael Stevenson is a Co-Director at County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R). He most recently served as the Evidence and Policy Analyst Team Lead at CHR&R. The Evidence & Policy Analysis team’s work includes What Works for Health (WWFH), an online database that provides community leaders, coalitions and policy makers with promising strategies to …