Tag health/medicine, human

Susan Paskewitz
Professor, entomology
Expert on biology and control of insects that transmit human and animal diseases, including malaria, West Nile virus, Lyme disease


Patrick Remington
Professor Emeritus, Preventive Medicine Residency Program Director
Expert in public health, population surveillance and community health improvement

Bret Shaw
Professor, Life Sciences Communication; Environmental Communication Specialist, Division of Extension
Expert on social marketing and communication related to environmental campaigns, eHealth for disease management

Jon Odorico
Professor, surgery
Expert on beta cell replacement therapies for type 1 diabetes, including stem cell therapies and islet transplants

Edward Bersu
Professor emeritus, anatomy
Expert on gross human anatomy and anatomical variations, human embryology

Paul Smith
Professor emeritus, family medicine
Expert on literacy, health literacy and their impact on health and health care, and primary care practice-based research

Robert Streiffer
Professor, philosophy and bioethics
Expert on ethics and policy issues arising from agricultural and medical biotechnology

Diane Gooding
Professor, psychology and psychiatry
Expert on identification of risk factors for psychotic disorders, especially schizophrenia, as well as media and mental illness

Roseanne Clark
Associate professor, psychiatry
Expertise in postpartum depression, parent-child relationships, and emotional and behavioral disturbances in infancy and early childhood

Barbara Wolfe
Professor, economics, population health sciences, public affairs
Expert on health economics with a focus on vulnerable populations

Warren Porter
Professor, zoology
Expert on climate change effects on animals, subtle biological effects of pesticides and early detection of infection

James Ntambi
Professor, biochemistry, nutritional sciences
Genetic regulation of metabolism and fat cell differentiation


Kristyn Masters
Assistant professor, biomedical engineering
Expert in cardiovascular biomaterials, tissue engineering and heart valve disease

Hannah Carey
Professor, comparative biosciences
Expert on gastrointestinal physiology; hibernation biology; translating hibernation biology to trauma care

Bruce Christensen
Professor, pathobiological sciences
Expert on mosquito-borne diseases and tropical parasitology

Thomas Friedrich
Professor, Pathobiological Sciences; Virology Services unit head, Wisconsin National Primate Research Center
Expert on evolution, immunity, and pathogenesis (disease processes) of pandemic viruses.

Sarita (Sara) Karon
Senior scientist, Center for Health Systems Research and Analysis
Expert on measuring and improving quality of life/quality of care for people receiving long-term care at home or in institutions

James Stein
Professor, cardiovascular medicine; director, preventive cardiology
Cardiologist with expertise in preventive cardiology and cardiovascular imaging. Research focus on atherosclerosis and arterial imaging