Tag health/medicine, human
Kristen Pecanac
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Expert on healthcare provider-family/patient communication during treatment decision making
Eric Rubenstein
Post doctoral fellow, Waisman Center
Expert on epidemiological and statistical methods to better understand a wide range of topics that affect people with autism spectrum disorder and developmental disabilities
Barbara Bendlin
Associate professor, medicine, geriatrics and gerontology
Expert on factors that contribute to or protect against the development of dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease
Melanie Buhr-Lawler
Clinical Professor & Audiologist, Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Expert on hearing and hearing loss, hearing conservation, cochlear implants, and hearing aids.
Kimberly Caul
Clinical Associate Professor and Speech Language Pathologist; Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Expert in providing patient-centered, speech language pathology services for stroke and brain injury survivors; and engaging in outreach and advocacy for patients and professionals
Alyson Eith
Clinical Associate Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Expert in the field of Speech and Language Pathology
Larissa Duncan
Elizabeth C. Davies Chair in Child & Family Well-Being and Associate Professor of Human Development & Family Studies
Expert on bringing mindful parenting and mindfulness/compassion practices into evidence-based healthcare and education models to promote equity and well-being.
Jo Handelsman
Director, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
Vilas Research Professor, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, and Director, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Lauren Bishop-Fitzpatrick
assistant professor, social work; investigator, Waisman Center
Expert on adults on the autism spectrum
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Lyric Bartholomay
Professor
Director of the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Disease and expert in mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases.
Gina Bryan
Clinical Professor; Director, Post Graduate Psychiatry Program
Psychiatric advanced practice registered nurse; frequent state and national policy advisor on opioids, nursing scope of practice, and access to mental healthcare
Sterling Johnson
Professor, medicine, geriatrics and gerontology
Clinical neuropsychologist and expert in early identification of Alzheimer’s disease through advanced brain imaging
Cynthia Carlsson
Professor, medicine, geriatrics and gerontology
Expert in diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias as well as clinical trials examining the efficacy of medications to treat or prevent
Wendy Halm
Clinical Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Family Nurse Practitioner; Expert on retail and convenient care clinics.
Amy Kind
Associate professor, medicine, geriatrics and gerontology
Geriatrician and health care/health policy researcher with expertise in Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, with focus on research toward elimination of health disparities
Dr. Doug Jorenby
Director of Clinical Services for UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, professor of medicine
Expert on tobacco and smoking cessation as well as vaping and e-cigarette use
Cara Westmark
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Expert on Alzheimer's disease, fragile X syndrome and the study of dietary interventions in preclinical models
Tracy Saladar
Clinical Associate Professor
DNP-prepared pediatric nurse practitioner also certified as pediatric primary mental health specialist practicing at a federally qualified health center
Adel Talaat
Professor of Microbiology; Department of Pathobiological Sciences
Infectious diseases expert with focus on tuberculosis in humans, bovine tuberculosis and Johne's disease in cattle. Expert in food animal vaccines.
Pamela McGranahan
Associate Clinical Professor / DNP Program Director
Three decades of nursing experience in public health, racial disparities, infant mortality, trauma-informed care, and the impact of childhood adversity and trauma on lifelong health