Dr. Roberts 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.
Health Systems & Public Health
MS Information student Jinghao Zhou leads pioneering research at interdisciplinary School of Nursing lab
Jinghao Zhou MSx’26 talks about his work as a graduate research assistant with Dr. Wan-Chin Kuo in the Metabolic Environment Targeting Age Reversal (METAR) lab.
Dr. Ann Wieben Awarded Grant to Study Clinical Generative AI Applications in Nursing
Ann Wieben, PhD RN, NI-BC, was awarded an Internal Research Grant funded by the School of Nursing Research and Scholarship Committee to support the study Collaborative Development of Evaluation Processes and Tools for Clinical Generative AI Applications in Nursing.
Dr. Tonya Roberts Selected as Gerontological Society of America Fellow
Tonya Roberts, PhD, RN, has been named as a 2024 fellow by the Gerontological Society of America — the nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging.
Dr. Maichou Lor Awarded Grant to Study Pain Assessment for Bilingual Hmong Caregivers
The primary goal of Dr. Lor’s project is to pilot test a web-based communication training intervention to help Hmong bilingual caregivers document their care recipients’ pain information.
Dr. Megan Zuelsdorff Collaborates with Cuban Scientists
Megan Zuelsdorff, PhD, was part of a delegation led by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) that traveled to Havana to discuss potential areas of collaboration with Cuban scientists at a professional meeting on aging and disaster management this spring.
Zahner Awarded Prestigious Carol Graham Lifetime Achievement Award by WPHA
Susan Zahner, DrPH, RN, FAAN, associate dean for faculty affairs, professor, and Vilas Distinguished Achievement professor at the UW–Madison School of Nursing, has been recognized by the Wisconsin Public Health Association (WPHA) as the 2023 Carol Graham Lifetime Achievement award winner.
Dr. Susan Passmore Awarded Grant to Study Pro-Diversity Educational Intervention
Susan Passmore, PhD, was awarded a grant to support the study Just Research: Testing a Pro-Diversity, Socially Normative Educational Intervention to Promote Inclusive Research Practices among Investigators and Research Staff.
Bucky and Monty visit B6/6 to celebrate milestone in MOVIN
This June, Bucky Badger and the Ice Age Trail Alliance mascot, Monty the Mammoth, visited the Hematology, Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant unit at University Hospital (B6/6) in celebration of completing the MOVIN Ice Age Trail Challenge and the great work patients and staff have done to reach the goals and improve the amount of time and distances patients walk on the unit.
Dr. Rachel Gicquelais discusses overdose spikes on Wisconsin Public Radio
An overdose spike alert was recently issued by Public Health Madison and Dane County. Rachel Gicquelais, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor at the UW–Madison School of Nursing, explains how overdose spike alerts work and describes what makes harm reduction resources most effective.