Translating Research for Policy and Practice
Biography Salma Abadin completed her Masters in Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis and Bachelor of Arts in Classics at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. Prior to joining the UW Population Health Institute, Salma served as the Violence Prevention Research Coordinator for the City of Milwaukee Health Department’s Office of Violence Prevention. …
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 Emily Hyde (previously Emily Lynch) (she/her) is the Program Manager for the Wisconsin Population Health Service Fellowship Program, which sits within the Workforce Development Pathways Unit at the Population Health Institute (PHI). Emily previously worked as a Wisconsin Population Health Service Fellow, where she was dual placed at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Division …
Biography Sherri Ohly brings 25+ years of professional and personal lived experience to advancing an equitable public health approach. Partnering with government, health care, and community-based organizations, she develops and implements training, sustainable Community Health Worker (CHW) programs, structural support, and policies that allow CHWs to do their best work. Providing training coupled with documentation …
Biography Annie is a medical anthropologist who has doctoral level training in public health and anthropology field research and qualitative data collection and analysis. She has worked in academic settings and as a journalist. She currently works in a collaborative position on the Workforce Development Pathways team and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services section …
Biography Alan Talaga is a coaching expert who specializes in adult learning and storytelling communications. As a trainer, Alan has led strategic messaging and media trainings throughout Wisconsin and across the country. The Centers for Disease Control, the American Lung Association and the American Heart Association are just a few of the organizations who have …
Biography Ashley is a Creative Manager with the UW Population Health Institute’s Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) team and the Web Design & Resource Coordinator for the Wisconsin Commercial Tobacco Prevention and Treatment Program. Exploring new storytelling methods, developing design strategies, and finding ways to connect with audiences have long been her passions. She has …
Biography Lesley is the Program Director for the Healthy Wisconsin Leadership Institute (HWLI) at the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. Lesley has been providing coaching, training and technical assistance to build leadership capacity for HWLI communities since 2008. She works with coalitions across Wisconsin to address root causes of inequities, and center leadership of …