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).
Researchers in Health Systems & Public Health
Barb J. King, PhD, RN, APRN-BC, FAAN
Position title: 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
Jessica LeClair, PhD, MPH, RN
Position title: Postdoctoral Trainee
Email:
jleclair2
Phone: 608-265-8225
Address:
5115 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
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, and Karen Frick Pridham Professor in Family-Centered Care
Email:
tjbeal
Phone: 608-263-5293
Address:
4261 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Linda D. Scott, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FADLN, FNAP, FAAN
Position title: Dean and Professor
Email:
ldscott
Phone: 608-263-9725
Address:
5226B Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Linsey M. Steege, PhD
Position title: Associate Dean for Research, Professor, and Gulbrandsen Chair in Health Informatics & Systems Innovation
Email:
lsteege
Phone: 608-263-5191
Address:
5133 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
Ann Wieben, PhD RN, NI-BC
Position title: Postdoctoral Trainee and Clinical Assistant Professor
Email:
wieben
Phone: 608-265-1029
Address:
4135 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