Kiersten is a senior analyst and has been with the Evidence and Policy Analysis team since 2016.
She brings a background in historical research, with a focus on women and gender studies, and a dual Masters in Public Affairs and Public Health, specializing in global health and international comparative policy analyses. Kiersten has worked as a Monitoring and Evaluation assistant for a nonprofit in Kampala, Uganda, as well as in museum collections at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, and at the population health research project, Survey of the Health of Wisconsin.
Work at CHR&R includes literature reviews for the What Works for Health online database, to rate how effectively policies, programs, and systems changes improve health and advance equity. Kiersten also manages projects across the Population Health Institute and with external partners, especially related to rural settings.