Megan Zuelsdorff, PhD, was recently featured in an article from Wisconsin Public Radio about attempts to promote healthy aging in Wisconsin.
Health Systems & Public Health
Dr. Wan-chin Kuo Receives Grant to Study Exercise Forecasting and Motivation Strategies for Truckers
Wan-chin Kuo, PhD, RN, was awarded a Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Education and Research Center award to support the project: Defy The Odds: Exercise Forecasting and Motivation Strategies for Truck Drivers.
Driving Toward Heart-Healthy Change
Dr. Wan-Chin Kuo investigates social determinants of health to improve truck drivers’ well-being.
Drs. Katelyn Desorcy-Scherer and Susan Passmore Receive Advancing Translational Research and Science Pilot Award
This award supports projects that advance innovative translational research by either identifying broadly applicable new processes or solving common challenges in turning innovations into real-world practice or policy.
Dr. Linsey Steege Awarded Grant to Study Reducing Nurse Burnout
Dr. Steege’s grant is funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research to support the project “Reducing nurse burnout through SysTems analysis and Organizational Redesign (RESTORE): Evaluation of a nurse-led approach.”
Dr. Rachel Odes Awarded Grant to Study Mobile Crisis Teams’ Occupational Health and Safety Experiences
The primary goal of the project is to develop and validate a survey tool that can be used to measure Mobile Crisis Teams’ occupational health and safety experiences through a community-engaged process.
Dr. Jessica LeClair Awarded Grant to Study Public Health Nursing’s Capacity to Promote Planetary Health Equity
The primary goal of the project is to build upon and prepare adaptations to the Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey instrument by developing nurse-specific questions measuring their knowledge of and confidence in their ability to promote planetary health equity.
Dr. Rachel Odes Awarded Grant to Study Community Safety During Mental Health Crisis Response
The goal of Dr. Odes’ project is to improve understanding of diverse Wisconsin community members’ experiences of safety during mental health crisis response through focus groups and qualitative analysis.
Tonya Roberts Named Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Tonya Roberts, PhD, RN, FGSA, was officially announced as the new associate dean for faculty affairs in December 2024 after serving in the role in an interim capacity since February 2024.
Dr. Élise Arsenault Knudsen Awarded Grant to Study Evidence-Based Practice Changes in Hospitals
The grant award will support the study “Formal and Informal Nurse Leaders’ Knowledge and Needs for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice Changes in Hospitals.”