The UW BIRCWH Program Faculty serve as the foundation for establishing effective interdisciplinary mentoring teams to empower scholars to develop a productive research program leading to the translation of discoveries to advance women’s health. Program Faculty are a diverse group from varied disciplines representative of 11 UW-Madison Schools/Colleges and 21 Departments. Program Faculty are nationally recognized leaders with expertise in interdisciplinary women’s health or sex/gender differences research programs. UW BIRCWH Program Faculty are organized into five areas aligned with the NIH 2019-2023 Trans-NIH Strategic Plan for Women’s Health Research.
Faculty engaged in women’s health interdisciplinary basic/preclinical research
- Ian Bird, PhD, Professor, Vice Chair of Research, UW-Madison Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Linda Schuler, PhD, VMD, Professor, Department of Comparative Biosciences, UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine
- Jon Levine, PhD, Professor, UW-Madison Department of Neuroscience, Director, Wisconsin National Primate Research Center
- Pelin Cengiz, MD, Associate Professor, UW-Madison Department of Pediatrics, Investigator, Waisman Center
- Paul Campagnola, PhD, Professor, UW Madison Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics
- Timothy Hall, PhD, Professor, Vice Chair for Faculty, UW-Madison Department of Medical Physics
- Pamela Kreeger, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, UW-Madison College of Engineering
- Luigi Puglielli, MD, PhD, Professor, UW-Madison Department of Medicine, Investigator, Waisman Center
- Joan Jorgensen, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Biosciences, UW- Madison School of Veterinary Medicine
Faculty engaged in sex/gender differences research affecting mind and body
- Janet Shibley Hyde, PhD, Evjue-Bascom Professor, UW-Madison Departments of Psychology and Gender and Women’s Studies, Director, UW Center for Research on Gender and Women
- Kristyn Masters, PhD, Vilas Distinguished Professor, Vice Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering, UW Madison College of Engineering
- Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH, Professor, Vice Chair of Digital Health, UW-Madison Department of Pediatrics
- Susan Ellis Weismer, PhD, CCC-SLP, Professor, Oros Family Chair, UW-Madison Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Investigator, Waisman Center
- Susan Thibeault, PhD, CCC-SLP, Professor, Vice Chair of Research, UW-Madison Department of Surgery
- Dale Bjorling, DVM, MS, Professor, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Training, UW- Madison School of Veterinary Medicine
- Ned Kalin, MD, Professor, Chair, UW-Madison Department of Psychiatry
Faculty engaged in big data and lifecourse research
- Carol Ryff, PhD, Professor, UW-Madison Department of Psychology, Director, UW Institute on Aging
- Deborah Ehrenthal, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, UW-Madison Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Population Health Sciences, Director, UW Maternal Child Health Prevention Research Center
- Sathish Kumar, DVM, Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Biosciences, UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine
- Amy Kind, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, UW-Madison Department of Medicine
- Amy Trentham-Dietz, PhD, Professor, UW-Madison Department of Population Health Sciences, Associate Director of Cancer Prevention and Control, UW Carbone Cancer Center
- Larissa G. Duncan, PhD, Associate Professor, Elizabeth C. Davies Chair in Child and Family Well-Being, UW-Madison School of Human Ecology
Faculty engaged in disparities research related to the health of women
- Molly Carnes, MD, MS, Professor, UW-Madison Departments of Medicine, Psychiatry, and Industrial and Systems Engineering, Director, Center for Women’s Health Research
- Patricia Devine, PhD, Professor, UW-Madison Department of Psychology
- Jenny Higgins, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, UW-Madison Departments of Gender and and Women Studies and Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Dorothy Farrar Edwards, PhD, Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, UW-Madison Departments of Kinesiology and Medicine, Director, Collaborative Center for Health Equity, UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Faculty conducting women’s health dissemination and implementation research
- Caprice Greenberg, MD, MPH, FACS, Professor, Morgridge Distinguished Chair in Health Services Research, UW-Madison Department of Surgery, Director, Wisconsin Surgical Outcomes Research Program
- Barbara Bowers, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor, Associate Dean for Research, Charlotte Jane and Ralph A. Rodefer Chair, UW-Madison School of Nursing
- Jane Mahoney, MD, Professor, UW-Madison Department of Medicine, Director, Dissemination and Implementation Launchpad, UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
- Pascale Carayon, PhD, Procter and Gamble Bascom Professor in Total Quality, Department of Industrial Systems Engineering, UW-Madison College of Engineering, Director, Wisconsin Institute for Healthcare Systems Engineering
- Heather Neuman, MD, MS, FACS, Associate Professor, Vice Chair, Alliance Cancer Care Delivery Research Committee, UW-Madison Department of Surgery
- Lauren Trepanier, DVM, PhD, Professor, Assistant Dean for Clinical and Translational Research, Department of Medical Sciences, UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine
- Nasia Safdar, MD, PhD, Professor, Vice Chair for Research, UW-Madison Department of Medicine
- Barbara King, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor, UW-Madison School of Nursing
- Michelle Chui, PharmD, PhD, Associate Professor, Vice Chair, Social and Administrative Sciences Division, UW-Madison School of Pharmacy, Director, Sonderegger Research Center
- Maureen Smith, MD, MPH, PhD, Professor, UW-Madison Departments of Population Health Sciences and Family Medicine and Community Health, Director, Community Academic Partnerships, UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research