Faculty research health disparities: preventable differences in health or health risks in which disadvantaged social groups—including people living in poverty, racial and ethnic minorities, women, and LGBTQ+ people—systematically experience worse health or greater health risks than more advantaged social groups.
As health disparities and health equity researchers, we are committed to identifying and intervening on the structural factors that cause health disparities, including
- fundamental causes such as racism and economic inequality;
- health system design;
- experiences of discrimination and oppression.
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Research News
Kristin Merss Awarded Grant to Study Perspectives on Incarcerated Older Adults
Kristin Merss, BSN, RN, was awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31) grant to support the study Perspectives of Correctional Officers about Older Adults in Prison: A Grounded Theory Study.
Drs. Jeneile Luebke and Brian McInnes Awarded Grant to Develop an Indigenous-informed Equine-Related Research Protocol
Jeneile Luebke, PhD, RN and Brian McInnes (School of Human Ecology) were awarded a Reilly-Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment grant to support the project, Anishina be-Mishtadimoons Inawendiwin – Restoring and Awakening the Cultural and Ecological Context.
Dr. Wan-chin Kuo Awarded Grant to Study Cardiorespiratory Disparities in Truck Drivers
Wan-chin Kuo, PhD, RN was awarded a School of Nursing Research and Scholarship Committee grant to support the project entitled, Cardiorespiratory disparities in truck drivers: The role of behavior environmental interactions.
Dr. Megan Zuelsdorff Awarded Grant to Study Dementia Risk
Megan Zuelsdorff, PhD, was awarded a Fall Research Competition grant to support the study Social-to-biological Mechanisms in Dementia Risk and Disparity: The Role for Stress and Social Resources in Vascular Disease Management.
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Researchers in Health Disparities
Madelyne Greene, PhD, RN
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
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Phone: 608-265-2382
Address:
3131 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Jane Harney, PhD, RN, NNP-BC
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
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Phone: 608-263-5030
Address:
5115 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Wan-chin Kuo, PhD, RN
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
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Phone: 608-263-9886
Address:
4121 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Maichou Lor, PhD, RN
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
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Phone: 608-265-4248
Address:
4117 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Jeneile Luebke, PhD, RN
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
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Phone: 608-890-0555
Address:
5111 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Elliot Tebbe, PhD, LP
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
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Phone: 608-263-9456
Address:
4181 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Megan Zuelsdorff, PhD
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
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Phone: 608-262-5951
Address:
3115 Signe Skott Cooper Hall