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PHCHE faculty and students at the 2023 Madison Advocacy Experience

WI Policy Forum report disparities in death rates

WI Policy Forum

New report finds disparities in Wisconsin's death rates

An independent research group, the Wisconsin Policy Forum, provides data and analysis of critical policy issues. The non-partisan group recently released a report on mortality in Wisconsin.

Drs. Rees, Pettit, Cedergren, Pember and Gilmore at the 2022 APHA annual conference in Boston MA

Department Chair

Keely Rees  Profile of Keely Rees  Meet with me  Office hours

Professor
418N Wimberly Hall
krees@uwlax.edu
608.785.8168

Specialty areas:

Women’s Health (pregnancy, exercise, maternal & child health, menstruation) Adolescent Health Behaviors; Health Policy and Advocacy; Motivational Interviewing, Grant Writing in Health and Human Services. 

Academic Department Associate

Department people

Anders Cedergren  Profile of Anders Cedergren

Assistant Professor
418J Wimberly Hall
acedergren@uwlax.edu
608.785.6790

Specialty areas:

Health Program Planning & Evaluation

Health Education Research Methods 

Global Health 

Gary Gilmore  Profile of Gary Gilmore

Professor
418F Wimberly Hall
ggilmore@uwlax.edu
608.785.8163

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.

Lien Nguyen  Profile of Lien Nguyen  Office hours

Instructor
Wimberly Hall
lnguyen2@uwlax.edu
608.785.6787

Specialty areas:

Areas of Expertise and Interest

  • Contact Tracing Practice of Infectious Diseases
  • Patient Communication, Access, and Engagement
  • Health Organizations and Policy
  • Client Diversity, Cultural Competence in Health Care
  • Underserved/Underrepresented Communities
Sarah Pember  Profile of Sarah Pember  Office hours

Assistant Professor
418I Wimberly Hall
spember@uwlax.edu
608.785.6788

Specialty areas:

Qualitative Research in Health, Child and Adolescent Health, Eating Behavior, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Michele Pettit  Profile of Michele Pettit

Associate Professor
418B Wimberly Hall
mpettit@uwlax.edu
608.785.6789

Specialty areas:

Mental and emotional health to include stress and coping, violence and injury prevention, health risk behaviors, health equity, teaching strategies, and professional preparation

Keely Rees  Profile of Keely Rees  Meet with me  Office hours

Professor
418N Wimberly Hall
krees@uwlax.edu
608.785.8168

Specialty areas:

Women’s Health (pregnancy, exercise, maternal & child health, menstruation) Adolescent Health Behaviors; Health Policy and Advocacy; Motivational Interviewing, Grant Writing in Health and Human Services. 

Karen Skemp  Profile of Karen Skemp

Associate Professor
418D Wimberly Hall
kskemp@uwlax.edu
608.785.8187

Specialty areas:

Nutrition and performance, Alternative Nutrition, Nutrition education, Body Image and eating patterns across various populations, Fitness Across the Lifespan.
Katie Wagoner  Profile of Katie Wagoner

Teaching Associate Professor
418H Wimberly Hall
kwagoner@uwlax.edu
608.785.8160

Specialty areas:

Nutrition and weight management, work site wellness, health and wellness coaching, program planning, maternal and child health

Adjunct Faculty

Angela Gelatt  Profile of Angela Gelatt  Office hours

Lecturer
agelatt@uwlax.edu

Specialty areas:

Sexual Health, Adolescent Health, Communication, Grant Writing, Program Planning

Audrey Seitz  Profile of Audrey Seitz  Office hours

Lecturer
aseitz@uwlax.edu

Specialty areas:

Health and the built environment, redlining, equitable access to outdoor recreation space, barriers to active transport

Faculty Emeritus