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 School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Linda Schuler, PhD, VMD, Professor, Department of Comparative Biosciences, UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine
- Jon Levine, PhD, Professor, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Neuroscience, Director, Wisconsin National Primate Research Center
- Pelin Cengiz, MD, Associate Professor, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, 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 School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medical Physics
- Pamela Kreeger, PhD, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, UW-Madison College of Engineering
- Luigi Puglielli MD, PhD, Professor, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, 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 & Women’s Studies, Director, UW Center for Research on Gender & 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 School of Medicine and Public Health, 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 School of Medicine and Public Health, 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 School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Psychiatry
FACULTY ENGAGED IN BIG DATA AND LIFECOURSE RESEARCH
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- Carol Ryff, PhD, Professor, UW-Madison, Department of Psychology, Director, UW Institute on Aging
- Sathish Kumar, DVM, Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Biosciences ,UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine
- Amy Kind, MD, PhD, Professor, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, 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 & 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 & Systems Engineering, Director, Center for Women’s Health Research
- Patricia Devine, PhD, Professor, UW-Madison Department of Psychology
- Jenny Higgins, PhD, MPH, Professor, UW-Madison Departments of Gender and & Women Studies and Obstetrics & 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 School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Surgery, Director, Wisconsin Surgical Outcomes Research Program
- Jane Mahoney, MD, Professor, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Director, Dissemination & Implementation Launchpad, UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
- Pascale Carayon, PhD, Procter & 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 School of Medicine and Public Health, 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 School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine
- Barbara King PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor, UW-Madison School of Nursing
- Michelle Chui, PharmD, PhD, Professor, Vice Chair, Social & 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 & Community Health, Director, Community Academic Partnerships, UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research