About us

Who We Are

The Institute serves as a focal point for applied public health and health policy within the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health as well as a bridge to public health and health policy practitioners in the state. We strive to:

• address a broad range of real world problems of importance to government, business, providers and the public.
• catalyze partnerships of inquiry between researchers and users of research and break down barriers between the academic community and public and private policy makers.
• provide leadership for the development of interdisciplinary public health and health policy research at UW-Madison and other academic settings in the State.
• provide outreach continuing education to practitioners and opportunities for applied learning for graduate and medical students.
• make useful contributions to public health and health policy decisions that improve the health of the public in Wisconsin.
• maintain high standards for relevance, rigor and objectivity.

Background and mission of the Institute

Institute Staff

• Institute Staff Grid - Project List and Expertise Summary

• Patrick Remington, MD, MPH, Director
• Paul Moberg, PhD, Deputy Director
• David Kindig, MD, PhD, Senior Advisor
• David Ahrens, MS, Researcher
• Alison Bergum, MPA, Assistant Researcher
• Bridget Booske, PhD, MHSA, Senior Scientist
• John Bowser, MS, Research Specialist
• Marion Ceraso, MHS, Senior Health Policy Analyst
• Tim Connor, MS, MA, Associate Researcher
• Nancy Eberle, MPH , Assistant Researcher
• Charlanne FitzGerald, MPH, Researcher
• Donna Friedsam, MPH, Researcher and Associate Director for Health Policy
• Barbara Hill, MSSW, Researcher
• Ceri Jenkins, MPA, Project Coordinator
• Amanda Jovaag, MS, Associate Researcher
• Judy Knutson, Program Assistant
• Robin Lecoanet, JD, Associate Researcher
• Sarah Linnan, Research Specialist
• Christine Niemuth, Research Specialist
• Peggy Ore, MS, RN, Senior Outreach Specialist
• Paul Peppard, PhD, Senior Epidemiologist
• Robert Allen Rancourt, Senior Administrative Program Manager
• Emmett N. Ross, Jr, Program Assistant
• Kit Van Stelle, Researcher

Institute Graduate Students

• Jessica Athens
• Sara Busarow
• Jared Collins
• Carissa Gottlieb
• Noah Ives
• Angela Kempf Rohan
• Anna Kocharian
• Sarah Meier
• Kyla Taylor

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board helps the Institute identify and set priorities, provides suggestions for improvement, and serves as a forum of exchange among a wide variety of stakeholders. Members from the community are currently being invited to serve on the board.

For materials from the Advisory Board Meetings, please visit the Advisory Board page.

Contact Information

UW Population Health Institute
Department of Population Health Sciences
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Suite 760, 610 Walnut Street
Madison, WI 53726-2397

Phone: (608) 263-6294
Fax: (608) 262-6404