
Faculty conducting health systems and public health research use systems models and approaches to understand how the interactions between people and context influence the health of individuals and populations and study the delivery of health care and public health services.
Our research focuses on:
- Analyzing complex systems of people, technology, environments, communities, and organizational structures
- Developing innovative systems to enhance patient experience, improve population health, reduce costs, and support team well-being and performance
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Research News
Tonya Roberts Named Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
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.
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.
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New to Public Health Residency Program
The New to Public Health (N2PH) Residency Program is a first of its kind, 12-month, professional development program designed to support new public health professionals transitioning into a governmental public health agency.
The development of N2PH is supported by the NIH CTSA at University of Wisconsin-Madison grant 1UL1TR002373 and the UW Madison School of Medicine and Public Health’s Wisconsin Partnership Program, WPP-ICTR grant #4358. Additional grant funding was provided by the UW School of Medicine and Public Health from the Wisconsin Partnership Program through a grant to the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, and from the UW-Madison School of Nursing (PI: Susan Zahner).