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Academic Director
- Assistant Professor
- acedergren@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.6790
Specialty areas:
Health Program Planning & Evaluation
Health Education Research Methods
Global Health
Department Chair
- Associate Professor
- spember@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.6788
Specialty areas:
Social & Structural Drivers of Health, Qualitative Research in Health, Child and Adolescent Health, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Applicant, Student, and Instructor Assistance
- Administrative Assistant III
- osantoyo-garcia@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.6513
Specialty areas:
Non-credit and credit program support; event logistics; graduate program applicant and student assistance.
Primary contact for student Commencement questions and for Summer/Winter Session.
Instructors in PHCHE
- Assistant Professor
Specialty areas:
Health Program Planning & Evaluation
Health Education Research Methods
Global Health
- Lecturer
Specialty areas:
Sexual Health, Adolescent Health, Global Health, Communication, Grant Writing, Program Planning
- Professor
Specialty areas:
Public Health Epidemiology; Family Health and Wellness; Cancer Prevention and Early Detection; Psychological Type and Preference; Community-Based Participatory Research; Global Health Issues.
- Associate Professor
Specialty areas:
Social & Structural Drivers of Health, Qualitative Research in Health, Child and Adolescent Health, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
- Assistant Teaching Professor
Specialty areas:
Built Environment, Health Equity and Access to Outdoor Recreation, Community Design
- Teaching Professor
Specialty areas:
Advocacy, leadership, professional development, nutrition and weight management, worksite wellness, health and wellness coaching, program planning
- Associate Professor
Affiliated instructors
Kayleigh Day
Senior Manager, Advocacy & Public Policy
Specialty areas - Advocacy, Policy
Course taught - PH 760, Public Health Advocacy & Policy
Lauren Gottlieb
Director of Health and Human Services
Specialty areas: Population Level Health, Program Development, Program and Grant Management, Organizational Leadership and Administration
Course taught - PH 790, Public Health Administration & Organization
Bethany Kies-Bolkema
Health Science Coordinator and Associate Professor
Specialty areas - Community Health Assessment, Health Communication Planning, Student Mentorship, and Curriculum Development
Courses taught - PH 725, Communication Methods for Public Health and PH 775, Grant Development for Public Health
Cassandra Worner
Associate Director of Health Promotion
Speciality areas - Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation; Alcohol & Other Drug Misuse Prevention for College Students; Sexual Health
Course taught - PH 771, Program Implementation and Evaluation
Advancing Public Health
"The M.P.H. curriculum prepared me well for roles in public health leadership. The degree afforded me opportunities that would not otherwise have been available, particularly in leading a health department as a Health Officer in Wisconsin."
—Jen Rombalski, Wisconsin public health leader
