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
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."
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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).
Researchers in Health Systems & Public Health
Barb J. King, PhD, RN, APRN-BC, FAAN
Position title: Professor, Charlotte Jane and Ralph A. Rodefer Chair
Email:
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Phone: 608-263-5319
Address:
4143 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Jessica LeClair, PhD, MPH, RN
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
jleclair2
Phone: 608-265-8225
Address:
5115 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Maichou Lor, PhD, RN, FAAN
Position title: Associate Professor; Helen Denne Schulte Professor of Nursing
Email:
mlor2
Phone: 608-265-4248
Address:
4117 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Rachel Odes, PhD, RN
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
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Phone: 608-263-5195
Address:
3127 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Susan Racine Passmore, PhD
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
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Phone: 608-263-5176
Address:
3111 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Tonya J. Roberts, PhD, RN, FGSA
Position title: Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Associate Professor, Karen Frick Pridham Professor in Family-Centered Care, and Director of the Center for Aging Research Education
Email:
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Phone: 608-263-5293
Address:
4261 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Linsey M. Steege, PhD
Position title: Associate Dean for Research, Professor, and Gulbrandsen Chair in Health Informatics & Systems Innovation
Email:
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Phone: 608-263-5191
Address:
5133 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