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Dominique Brossard

Dominique Brossard

Professor and Chair, Department of Life Sciences Communication

Expert on media, science and policy; science and social media; public understanding of science; risk communication; science and fake news

Dietram Scheufele

Dietram Scheufele

Taylor-Bascom Chair in Science Communication and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, Life Sciences Communication

Expert on misinformation, social media, science and technology, AI

David Williamson Shaffer

David Williamson Shaffer

Sears Bascom Professor of Learning Analytics, Educational Psychology; Data Philosopher, WCER

Professor Shaffer founded the field of Quantitative Ethnography. He uses artificial intelligence(AI), statistics, and qualitative tools to study equity in education and the social sciences.

James Conway

James Conway

Pediatrics prof; Pediatric Infectious Disease Fellowship dir.; Global Health Institute assoc. dir., Health Sciences

Expert on pediatric infectious diseases, domestic and international immunization programs, and global health

Ajay Sethi

Ajay Sethi

Professor, Population Health Sciences; Faculty Director, Master of Public Health Program

Expert on infectious disease epidemiology

Michael Pulia

Michael Pulia

Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Director, Emergency Medicine Antibiotic Stewardship Research Program

Expert on drug-resistant bacterial infections (superbugs) and efforts to improve antibiotic prescribing in healthcare settings. Improving antibiotic stewardship by reducing diagnostic errors.

Michelle Miller

Michelle Miller

Associate Director, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems

Expert on regional food systems and food supply chains, including food transportation, labor and governance.

Oguzhan Alagoz

Oguzhan Alagoz

Professor, industrial and systems engineering; Professor, population health sciences

expert on modeling infectious diseases & cancer; expert in health care analytics

Nasia  Safdar

Nasia Safdar

Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health; Medical Director of Infection Control and Prevention at UW Health

Expert on infectious disease, healthcare-associated infections, and the rise of multi-drug resistant organisms.

Elizabeth (Betsy) Nugent

Chief Clinical Research Officer; Director of Clinical Trials Development and Accreditation

Expertise in innovative methods to improve the efficiency and adaptability of clinical research operations and integration in the health care setting

Janis Tupesis

Janis Tupesis

Faculty, Emergency Medicine; Associate Director - UW Madison Global Health Institute

Works in the fields of global emergency care and global emergency health systems, with a focus on post-graduate medical education programs.

Jeffrey  Pothof

Jeffrey Pothof

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health; Chief Quality Officer, UW Health

Expert on acute injury and illness, medical helicopter transport, and healthcare quality and safety

William Hartman

William Hartman

Assistant prof of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine and Public Health; Medical Dir of UW Health Pre-Op Clinic

Principal Investigator for the UW COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Program (Adult and Pediatric Programs), PI for the UW-Regeneron Monoclonal Antibody (Antispike) Clinical Trials

Max Besbris

Max Besbris

Associate Professor of Sociology

Expert on how people make economic decisions and how economic decisions reproduce inequality.

Timothy Bertram

Timothy Bertram

Professor, Chemistry; Affiliate Professor Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences; Environmental Chemistry and Technology

Expert in air quality, environmental chemistry, and chemical instrumentation

Nan Li

Nan Li

Assistant Professor, Life Sciences Communication

Expert on visual communications of science, environment and agriculture; public opinion; audience psychology

Shanda Wells

Shanda Wells

Behavioral Health Manager for Primary Care

Expert on general and brief evidence-based interventions for therapy, integrated care, collaboration within systems and child psychology.

John Eason

John Eason

Associate Professor/Sociology

My research interest challenges existing models and develops new theories of community, health, race, punishment, and rural/urban processes.

Denia  Garcia

Denia Garcia

Assistant professor of public affairs

Garcia examines the role of space and organizations in shaping how inequalities are experienced and reproduced.

Roberto Robatto

Roberto Robatto

Assistant Professor of Finance

Expert on banking and financial regulation, monetary policy, and financial crises.

Shilagh Mirgain

Shilagh Mirgain

Distinguished Psychologist, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Clinical Psychologist specializing in Health and Sport Psychology who has expertise in mind-body skills to foster well-being, optimal health and peak performance.

Sedona Chinn

Sedona Chinn

Assistant Professor, Life Sciences Communication

Expert on scientific misinformation and politicization in news and new media. Health, environment, and social divisions around science.

Priya Mukherjee

Priya Mukherjee

Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics

Expert in the economics of health, education, and governance in low income countries, with a focus on India, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Nepal.

Peter Halfmann

Peter Halfmann

Research Associate Professor

Expert in emerging and zoonotic viral diseases