Population Health
Graduate Program Update
April 3, 2008
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The Fall advising period started on Monday, March 24. The Fall enrollment period begins Monday, April 7. All continuing students must register for at least 2 graduate-level credits (3 graduate-level credits if you are a dissertator). The number of required credits may be higher depending on your job appointment. For instance, RAs and trainees must remain full-time students. Be sure to review your job appointment letter as well as the requirements listed in the Graduate School’s Academic Guidelines at:
Fall enrollment holds are placed on student records until signed Advising Forms for Fall are turned in to Lisa Steiner’s mailbox (7th floor WARF). Students who need to enroll in a 699 or 990 course need to complete a 699/990 Authorization Form for each relevant course in addition to the Advising Form (except for 990 credits with your Course Advisor who has already indicated his/her approval on your Advising Form). Please note that 699/990 Authorization Forms need to be signed by the instructor overseeing the work of the 699 or 990 course. Both forms were included in the advising packet in your mailbox.Please visit http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/grad/info_curr_grad.htm
for the following advising/enrollment resources:
Forms -- Course Advising Forms, 699/990 Authorization Form, and Course Advisor Change Request Form
Fall 2008 Course Grid – please refer to color key at bottom of grid
Statistics/Quantitative Electives Handout -- for students interested additional statistics/quantitative courses on campus
Summer 2008 Course EnrollmentThe Summer enrollment period began Monday, March 31. There are no general enrollment holds for summer; thus, there is not a Summer Advising Form to complete. However, if you intend to enroll in a summer 699 or 990 course, you will need to complete a 699/990 Authorization Form for each relevant course. The 699/990 Authorization Form needs to be signed by the instructor overseeing the work of the 699 or 990 course and turned in to Lisa Steiner’s mailbox (7th floor WARF). These forms are available at:
http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/grad/info_curr_grad.htmOther opportunities for summer courses have been significantly expanded for 2008. Please see the Department's Summer 2008 course information at http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/grad/info_curr_grad.htm
Am I required to enroll for courses over the summer? Yes, if you intend to graduate in the summer (after the June 13 window). The answer also may be “yes” depending on the job appointment you have over the summer. Please review your job appointment letter as well as the requirements listed in the Graduate School’s Academic Guidelines at:
http://www.wisc.edu/grad/education/acadpolicy/guidelines.html#171
Spring 2008 Graduates
If you intend to graduate in May, please remember that you must complete your defense and have your warrant signed no later than Friday, May 18th. If circumstances occur where this is not possible, you can change the term on your warrant to summer 2008. If you finish during the summer window period (on or before June 13), summer course registration is NOT required (however, your degree would be considered earned during the summer term). If you finish after the summer window (after June 13), please see the summer enrollment requirements below.
Please also remember to submit a CD copy as well as bound copy of your thesis or dissertation to the Graduate Program Office (WARF 740). For further details, please review the thesis and dissertation sections of the Population Health MS/PhD Academic Guide at
http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/grad/info_curr_grad.htm
Summer 2008 GraduatesAs a reminder, if you intend to graduate over the summer (after the June 13 window) please remember that you must be enrolled in 2 graduate-level credits as a Master’s student or 3 graduate-level credits as a Ph.D. student. The credits should be taken in the eight-week general summer session. In addition, audit and pass/fail courses do not satisfy this enrollment requirement. These are requirements taken from the
Graduate School’s Academic Guidelines: http://www.wisc.edu/grad/education/acadpolicy/guidelines.html#171Finally, all summer 2008 graduates need to submit a warrant request form by July 15 or 4 weeks before their defense (whichever occurs sooner).
Master’s Thesis Proposal SubmissionAfter choosing a thesis topic, you are expected to submit a thesis proposal to your advisor, which once approved is distributed to your thesis committee. Once your thesis committee approves your proposal, you are required to submit a Master’s Thesis Proposal form to the Graduate Program Office at 744 WARF. This form should be submitted before you proceed with the work of your thesis.
You can find the Master’s Thesis Proposal form at: http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/grad/info_curr_grad.htm
PhD Preliminary Exam ProceduresAt least 3 weeks prior to your Preliminary Exam, you are required submit the following to the Graduate Program Office at 744 WARF:Request form for Preliminary Warrant (available in 744 WARF)
PhD Minor Agreement Form (available at: http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/grad/info_curr_grad.htm).
In addition, please be sure all incomplete and pending grades are resolved; otherwise the Graduate School will not issue you a warrant.
The Graduate Program Office will submit your warrant request to the Graduate School and notify you via email when your warrant arrives.
PhD Qualifying Exam
If you are a PhD student and would like to sit for the Summer 2008 Qualifying Exam, please email Kelly Haslam at haslam@wisc.edu by June 1, 2008. The dates for the Summer 2008 Qualifying Exam will be: July 7-8, 2008. The Qualifier Q&A sessions will be as follows:
Monday, June 16: 2:00-4:00 in WARF 758 (Statistics)
Tuesday, June 17: 2:00-4:00 in WARF 758 (Epidemiology)
Wednesday, June 18: 2:00-4:00 in WARF 758 (HSR/Determinants)
Please visit http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/grad/info_qual.htm for more complete details regarding the Qualifier.
Other Program and Graduate School GuidelinesFor further information on program or graduate school issues, please refer to the
Population Health MS/PhD Academic Guide at http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/grad/info_curr_grad.htm or theGraduate School Academic Guidelines at http://www.wisc.edu/grad/education/acadpolicy/guidelines.html
PHS Poster Session
The 7th Annual Department of Population Health Sciences Poster session was held on March 31, 2008. It was a resounding success with 40 posters displayed, including work by students and staff. The awards were as follows:
The Dr. Catherine Allen Award was presented to Matt Maenner for his poster, "Do Suboptimal Birth Outcomes Account for Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in the Prevalence of Cerebral Palsy?"
The Audience Choice Award was presented to Sarah Olson for her poster, "Precipitation Based Malaria Patterns in the Amazon - Will Deforestation Alter Risk?"
The Innovation Award was presented to Salwa Massad for her series of three posters:
"Nutrition Among Palestinian Preschoolers: Resilience and Vulnerability"
"Mental Health of Palestinian Preschoolers: Resilience and Vulnerability:
"Health-Related Quality of Life of Palestinian Preschoolers"
Thanks to the Poster Session Planning Committee for putting on this fine event:
- Register soon; space is limited.
- See attached flyer or Summer 2008 Timetable for class times and locations
- For more information, contact mph@mailplus.wisc.edu
New Genetic Epi CourseIn addition to the Public Health Summer Institute, Analytic Methods in Genetic Epidemiology will be offered this summer. Prerequisites are PHS 797 and PHS 904-002, Genetic Epidemiology. The course meets initially on May 27, from 9:00 - 10:00 am in WARF 511. Please refer to the course flyer and syllabus for more details.
H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowships
Seven of UW–Madison’s rising faculty have received H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowships. The award, supported by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), recognizes great potential in faculty who have earned tenure within the last four years. Award-winners receive a $50,000 award to be used in support of research.
A Graduate School committee chooses the winners. The award is named for H.I. Romnes, former chair of the board of AT&T and former president of the WARF board of trustees.
One of this year's honorees is Michel Guillot, of the UW Sociology Department. Guillot has established himself as one of the leading young demographers in the world, producing a body of research in formal demography (the study of mathematical and statistical methods for measuring population characteristics and changes) and the analysis of health and mortality in developing countries, including India.
Hello Everyone,
Our next meeting is Monday, April 7th at 10:30 AM in 758 WARF. Please see the agenda.
We’d like to acknowledge Scott Nash and everyone else who helped out with the planning and preparations for the poster session. Everyone had a great time (and the food placement was brilliant). If you see Scott or the others who helped, be sure to thank them.
Now that the poster session is over, we’ll have a chance to discuss what sort of things we’d like next--guest speakers, software training, etc. We can also take a few minutes to offer and solicit recommendations for courses that should be taken or avoided (enrollment for fall begins Monday). Also, there’ll be food.
We've been asked to pass along some info about SAS licenses--Students get SAS licenses at a discount, but the department cannot pay for this. If the department purchases or pays for the license, they do not get the discount. Because of the higher cost, the department's recommendation is for students to purchase the $52 license independently.
Sincerely,
Matt Maenner and Kelly Egan, Student Org Co-Presidents
Global ChatPlease join us for a Global Chat with Dr. Loren Galvao, MD, MPH, on Thursday, April 10th, 12:30-1:30pm, Rm. 758 WARF.
Global Chat is an ongoing series during which students and other interested members of the university community interact with established researchers in global population health.
Dr. Galvao is presently the associate director for the Center for Urban Population Health in Milwaukee, a research scientist at UW-Milwaukee's Center for Cultural Diversity and Global Health, and an Honorary Fellow of Population Health Sciences at UW-Madison.
Dr. Galvao received her M.D. degree from the Federal University of Pelotas in Brazil and her M.P.H. from the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor. Her primary research interests and publications are in the prevention of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STI) among women and other vulnerable populations nationally and internationally, acceptability and effectiveness of barrier contraceptive methods, community-based participatory research and translating research findings into policies and programs. Her program of research has been or is currently funded by numerous grants and contracts from various organizations including federal (USAID), foundations (MacArthur, Gates and others) and statewide academic-community partnership health foundations. Before joining the Center for Urban Population Health in Milwaukee, Dr. Galvao worked extensively in international health over sixteen years, with experience in eighteen countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe. From
1995-2001 she was National Advisor for the Reproductive Health/HIV/AIDS Program at the Population Council–Brazil. She has also worked for four years at Save The Children–USA. During the past decade she has served as a consultant for several international and academic institutions, including the World Health Organization, Population Council, Engender Health, The University of Michigan–Ann Arbor and Family Health International.Dr. Galvao's CV is linked here: http://www4.uwm.edu/nursing/facstaff/details.cfm?list=all&id=208
Feel free to bring your lunch.
Sponsored by Population Health Sciences Student Organization.
797 TA Sought
Professor Hal Skinner is looking for students who are interested in being a TA for PHS 797 in the Fall 08 semester. Please see flyer for more information.
The Survey of the Health of Wisconsin SymposiumWednesday, May 14th, 2008
8:00 am - 12:30 pm
UW Madison, HSLC
Simulcast in Milwaukee (Location TBD)Introducing the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW). Exploring how researchers, policy makers, and other public health advocates utilize data and biological samples collected by population health surveys. Explaining the process for accessing SHOW’s data and samples.
Free Workshops from Graduate School CollaborativeNote: All workshops are free, but require reservations
Culture of Sharing
Saturday, April 12 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Memorial Union (TITU)
See flyer for more informationExtemporaneous Speaking and Body Language
Monday, April 14
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Memorial Union (TITU)
See flyer for more informationFirst Impressions: Developing Resumes, CVs and Cover Letters
Tuesday, April 15
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Room 260, Bascom Hall
See flyer for more information
Free Short Courses for UW Faculty, Staff, and StudentsTo celebrate our 20th anniversary at UW-Madison, UWSC is offering free short courses on current topics in survey research methodology and administration. These courses are designed to demonstrate many of the fundamental techniques needed to obtain high quality data using
survey methods.Short Course Schedule
Friday, April 4, 9am-Noon
Implementing a Survey: A "How-To" Guide
(John Stevenson, UWSC Associate Director)Friday, April 18, 9am-Noon
Writing Survey Questions: The Essentials
(Jennifer Dykema, UWSC Survey Methodologist)Friday, May 2, 9am-Noon
Designing Self-Administered Questionnaires
(Kelly Elver, UWSC Survey Methodologist)Registration and Further Information
All short courses will be held in the Sewell Room on the 8th floor of the Sewell Social Sciences Building, with poster sessions and refreshments to follow. During the poster sessions, UWSC staff will be available for free consultation about your questionnaire or survey design.
For information about registration, visit our website at http://www.uwsc.wisc.edu/instruction.htm/ for additional information about the courses, instructors, and how to register.
“GRADUATE SCHOLARS ASSOCIATES PROGRAM”
UW System Institute on Race and EthnicityBackground: In order to foster intellectual community among scholars and doctoral students interested in research on racial/ethnic topics and to promote the entry of new faculty into the academy, the UW System Institute on Race and Ethnicity (IRE) has established its Graduate Scholars Associates Program. The program provides doctoral students, preferably within the last two semesters of completing their degree, from UW System campuses with $1,000 in supplies-and-expense funds to support their research agenda, professional development, conference attendance, etc. Also, if feasible, the IRE can provide office space, a workstation, use of a computer, and office support at the IRE’s offices on the UW-Milwaukee campus for the 2008-09 fiscal year (July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009).
Eligibility Criteria: Applicants must be a doctoral student in good academic standing at a UW System campus who:
(i) Are engaged in dissertation research that focuses upon race and/or ethnicity;(ii) Are at least in the second year of their doctoral program; and(iii) Will be registered at least half-time throughout the entire 2008-09 academic year. When making its decisions, the IRE will give priority to those doctoral students who have advanced to the candidacy (ABD) stage and are in the last two semesters of their doctoral program.Requirements: Those chosen as a Graduate Scholars Associate are expected to provide an oral presentation on their dissertation research at an IRE “Works-in-Progress” presentation during the term of their appointment, or no later than December 31, 2009. Also expected will be attendance at periodic meetings held throughout the academic year.
Proposal Format:
your year/status in the program.
dissertation advisor.
your primary dissertation advisor.
during the course of your award year? If so, please provide details.Deadline and Contact Information: A completed application must be postmarked no later than Monday, June 23, 2008. This deadline is firm! Please send three copies of your application to: Thomas V. Tonnesen, Associate Director, UW System Institute on Race and Ethnicity—MIT 225, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201. Any questions? Contact us at (414) 229-4700/6701 or at: tonnesen@uwm.edu
Africa Workshop
Please visit http://www.today.wisc.edu/events/view/4623 for information about the workshop: "Health and Development in Africa: An International dialogue", which will take place on April 7, 2008 at the Health Sciences Learning Center.
2008 WISCONSIN AHEC SUMMER PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT: WISCONSIN EXPRESS
Application Deadline April 11
Wisconsin Express is a summer opportunity for health professions students to spend a week immersed in one of Wisconsin’s diverse communities learning about health care resources and challenges faced by the local and regional, urban or rural populations.PROGRAM: May 19-23
The week begins with an interactive workshop focusing on cultural effectiveness and interprofessional health care teamwork. This serves as an introduction to the community experience. During the following four days, in multidisciplinary groups, students live in and explore the cultural diversity and healthcare resources within a community. At the conclusion, each group meets to share perspectives and reflections on the experience and to complete evaluations.2008 Wisconsin Express will include sites in: Ashland, Green Bay, La Crosse, Milwaukee and Sheboygan.
Activities vary by site but may include:
For more information:
Mary Bumann at mbumann@wisc.edu or (608) 262-7237
Karen Ayers in the AHEC Program Office at (608) 263-1712
http://wisc-ahec.typepad.com/wiexpress
UWCCC CANCER HEALTH DISPARITIES INITIATIVE'S VISITING SCHOLARS SERIESFor more information please visit: http://www.cancer.wisc.edu/uwccc/outreach_CHDI_visiting_2008.asp
Otis Webb Brawley, MD, “Improving Underserved and Minority Participation in Cancer Clinical Research.” Public Presentation.
WHEN: April 9, noon-1 pmWHERE: UW Hospital and Clinics, 600 Highland Ave., G5/119Nancy Krieger, PhD, “The Science and Epidemiology of US Cancer Disparities: Race/Ethnicity, Class, Gender, and the Risk of Cancer.”
Cancer Center Grand Rounds. Co-sponsored by the Havens Center for the Study of Social Structure and Social Change, http://www.havenscenter.org
WHEN: April 16, 8-9 amWHERE: UW Hospital and Clinics, 600 Highland Ave., G5/119Disparities Seminars, April 15-16
The Havens Center Visiting Scholars Program and the UW Comprehensive Cancer Center's Cancer Health Disparities Initiative are sponsoring three disparities seminars by Nancy Krieger, PhD, professor of society, human development and health at the Harvard School of Public Health, associate director of the Harvard Center for Society and Health, and co-director of the HSPH Interdisciplinary Concentration on Women, Gender and Health." The Elephants in the Room: Social Justice, Public Health and Health Inequities"
WHEN: April 15, 4 pm
WHERE: 206 Ingraham
" The Science and Epidemiology of US Cancer Disparities: Race/Ethnicity, Class, Gender and the Risk of Cancer"
WHEN: April 16, 8 am
WHERE: UW Hospital and Clinics, 600 Highland Ave., Room G5/119
Public Seminar
WHEN: Wednesday, April 16, noon
WHERE: 8108 Social Science
3RD ANNUAL WISCONSIN STEM CELL SYMPOSIUM, April 16Conserved Mechanisms of Stem Cell Control and Regeneration
WHEN: April 16, 8 am-5 pmWHERE: BioPharmaceutical Technology Center, Madison
The 3rd annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium brings together world leaders in the area of stem cell regulation and tissue regeneration. The focus is on basic molecular mechanisms that are broadly conserved across species and likely to be of clinical significance. The symposium is coordinated by the UW Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center and BTCI.
Confirmed speakers:
Judith E. Kimble, PhD, Vilas Professor, Howard Hughes Investigator Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Medical Genetics and Department of Genetics, UW-Madison.
Sean J. Morrison, PhD, investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Michigan Medical School.
Kenneth D. Poss, PhD, assistant professor, cell biology, Duke University.
Janet Rossant, PhD, professor, medical genetics and microbiology obstetrics and gynaecology, University of Toronto; chief of research, The Hospital for Sick Children.
R. Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, PhD, investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and professor, neurobiology and anatomy, University of Utah.
Allen Spradling, PhD, staff member, department of embryology, Carnegie Institution of Washington.
James A. Thomson, PhD, professor, department of anatomy, UW-Madison. Richard Young, PhD, member, Whitehead Institute; professor of biology, MIT.
To register, go to http://www.btci.org/forms/wscs_regform.html
For questions about this symposium, please contact Dr. Karin Borgh, executive director, BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute (BTCI), at 608-277-2508 or karin.borgh@btci.org
7th Annual International Bioethics Forum: Evolution in the 21st Century
WHEN: April 17-18
WHERE: Promega Corporation / BioPharmaceutical Technology Center, Madison
Join us for a lively two days of information-sharing and discussion regarding this exciting – and often challenging – topic. Learn about current scientific work, consider related legal/social policy issues and examine historical and present-day responses of faith communities. Evolution in the 21st century is designed to allow participants to explore and extend their understanding of:
Evolution and creationism – what is the historical context and what evidence do we have?
Diverse faith perspectives relative to various scientific perspectives of evolution: Can we reconcile evolution and religion?
The complexities of "biopolitics" and where we are headed in terms of basic rights relative to ourselves as individuals and the decisions we make about human enhancement.
A complete schedule, speakers, registration and payment forms and additional information can be found at http://lisar.lss.wisc.edu/events/BTCI.html This promises to be an excellent forum about a topic of high interest and you are encouraged to register now.
Finally, From the Grad Student Collaborative:
For more information and upcoming events for Graduate Students, please check out the GSC website!
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Send us your announcements and we will include them in the next issue of the Program Update. Send your announcements to us at lmsteiner@wisc.edu.All announcements we receive that appear relevant to students, faculty and/or staff are included in the program update. Inclusion of an announcement in the program update does not imply endorsement of it.