Key Health Professions and Basic Science Program Contacts
Academic Affairs serves a wide variety of programs, units and centers. Select the tab headings to find key contacts in each program. The Basic Sciences tab lists program contacts for SMPH-affiliated MS and PhD programs, which are under the purview of the Graduate School with coordination from the SMPH Office of Basic Research, Biotechnology and Graduate Studies.
SMPH Office of the Dean contacts:
- Laura Knoll, PhD
Associate dean for basic research training
608-262-3161
ljknoll@wisc.edu - Maddie Sychta, MPA
Academic planner II
608-890-3362
sychta@wisc.edu
MS and PhD degree programs in our school:
For up-to-date names and contact information for program directors and program coordinators, please visit the UW–Madison Guide for graduate programs.
- Applied Biotechnology (MS)
- Biomedical Data Science (MS, PhD)
- Biotechnology (MS)
- Cancer Biology (PhD)
- Cellular & Molecular Pathology (PhD)
- Clinical and Health Informatics (MS)
- Clinical Investigation (MS, PhD)
- Endocrinology – Reproductive Physiology (MS, PhD)
- Epidemiology (MS, PhD)
- Medical Physics (MS, PhD)
- Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology (PhD)
- Molecular and Environmental Toxicology (MS, PhD)
- Neuroscience (PhD)
- Population Health (MS, PhD)
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences graduate programs affiliated with SMPH:
Graduate School graduate program affiliated with SMPH:
Catherine A. Reiser
Program director
608-262-9772
reiser@pediatrics.wisc.edu
Laura Elizabeth Birkeland
Clinical genetic counselor
608-263-4917
lebirkeland@pediatrics.wisc.edu
Admissions
medadmissions@med.wisc.edu
608-263-4925
Student Services: Brianne Coffey
Administrative support
608-263-4920
bcoffey3@wisc.edu
Medical Education: Roxane Olsen
Executive assistant
608-265-3859
rrolsen@wisc.edu
Mindy Schreiner
MPH students services coordinator
608-263-2298
schreiner3@wisc.edu
Janna Boehm
MSTP co-administrator
608-262-6321
jkboehm@wisc.edu
Sue Wenker, PT, PhD, MS
Director, Doctor of Physical Therapy program
5175 Medical Sciences Center
1300 University Ave.
Madison, WI 53706
608-263-9427
wenker@pt.wisc.edu
Sue Arneson
Program assistant
skarneson@pt.wisc.edu
Sue Kaletka, MPH
Program administrator
608-263-5825
sakaletka@wisc.edu
Sacha Ehley
Medical education coordinator lead
Aurora University of Wisconsin Medical Group
414-219-5747
sacha.ehley@aurora.org