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
Three Elected into the National Academies of Practice as Distinguished Nursing Fellows
Three faculty members at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing have been recognized for their ongoing contributions and professional achievements in health care with elections into the National Academies of Practice (NAP) as Distinguished Nursing Fellows.
Dr. Angela Fernandez | Grant Award
Dr. Angela Fernandez (site PI) and Dr. Lonnie Nelson (PI, Washington State University (WSU), College of Nursing) were awarded a Diversity Supplement to an R01 grant to support the study Measurement of Nature Contact: The Influence of Cultural Practices on Sleep Health and Chronic Disease among Rural and Urban American Indians.
Dr. Rachel Gicquelais | Grant Award
Dr. Rachel Gicquelais, PhD, was awarded a COVID-19 Response Research and Education grant to support the study Responding to dual epidemics of COVID-19 and overdose among people who inject drugs in Wisconsin.
Dr. Madelyne Greene | Grant Award
Dr. Madelyne Greene was selected to be a UW BIRCWH scholar (Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health).
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Wisconsin Public Health Research Network
WPHRN is a group of health department leaders and researchers who support and advance public health systems and services research that is driven by the needs and interests of health departments in Wisconsin.
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).
Researchers in Health Systems & Public Health
Angela Fernandez, PhD, MPH, LCSW
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
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Phone: 608-265-8335
Address:
3177 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Rachel Gicquelais, PhD, MPH
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
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Phone: 608-263-5290
Address:
4257 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Madelyne Greene, PhD, RN
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
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Phone: 608-265-2382
Address:
3131 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Barb King, PhD, RN, APRN-BC, FAAN
Position title: Associate Professor, Charlotte Jane and Ralph A. Rodefer Chair, and Center for Aging Research & Education Director
Email:
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Phone: 608-263-5319
Address:
4143 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
Tonya Roberts, PhD, RN
Position title: Assistant Professor and Karen Frick Pridham Professor in Family-Centered Care
Email:
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Phone: 608-263-5293
Address:
4261 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Linda D. Scott, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FNAP, FAAN
Position title: Dean and Professor
Email:
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Phone: 608-263-9725
Address:
5226B Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Linsey Steege, PhD
Position title: Associate Dean for Research, Associate Professor, and Gulbrandsen Chair in Health Informatics & Systems Innovation
Email:
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Phone: 608-263-5191
Address:
5133 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Susan J. Zahner, DrPH, RN, FAAN
Position title: Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor
Email:
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Phone: 608-263-5282
Address:
5226D 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