Funded Projects

Primary Community Organization:Marathon County Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Extending school-based mental health services in Marathon County school districts

Primary Community Organization:Urban Ecology Center

Primary Academic Partner:Kirsten Beyer, PhD, MPH, MS, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Studying how the physical and biological characteristics of urban parks and green spaces influence indicators of physical and mental health

Principal Investigator:Julia Dickson-Gomez, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Co Investigator:Constance Kostelac, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity; Jennifer Hernandez-Meier, PhD, MSW, Emergency Medicine; John Mantsch, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology; Antoinette Spector, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Award Description:Examining the effectiveness of Milwaukee's overdose prevention and response programs

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Pharmacy Foundation, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Rebecca Bernstein, MD, Family Medicine

Award Description:Increasing low influenza vaccination rates among Wisconsin residents aged six months and older

Primary Community Organization:Mental Health America of Wisconsin

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Creating lasting solutions to improve children's mental health services and outcomes in Milwaukee and beyond

Primary Community Organization:Metcalfe Park Community Bridges

Primary Academic Partner:David Nelson, PhD, Family Medicine

Award Description:Establishing a connection between arts and health in underserved communities

Primary Community Organization:Eau Claire City-County Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Promoting youth resilience in the Chippewa Valley

Principal Investigator:Lindsay Nelson, PhD, Neurology

Co Investigator:Staci Young, PhD, Family Medicine; Courtney Barry, PsyD, MS, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine; Hirad Hedayat, MD, Neurosurgery

Award Description:Improving traumatic brain injury outcomes by supporting patients soon and long after injury

Primary Community Organization:Aurora Health Care, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Courtney Barry, PsyD, MS, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Improving mental health crisis treatment and outcomes in Milwaukee County

Primary Community Organization:Racine County Human Services

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Improving the social emotional health of elementary school students in Racine

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Association of Free and Charitable Clinics

Primary Academic Partner:Staci Young, PhD, Family Medicine

Award Description:Designing and piloting an outcomes measurement system for free and charitable clinics

Primary Community Organization:Winnebago County Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Reducing the rate of depression among youth, ages 12 to 18, by implementing strategies that focus on upstream prevention

Primary Community Organization:Lac du Flambeau Public School

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Reducing excessive alcohol consumption through community engagement, awareness, and cultural immersion

Primary Community Organization:First 5 Fox Valley

Primary Academic Partner:Jennifer Koop, PhD, Neurology

Award Description:Evaluating methods to effectively identify early childhood development delays in rural communities

Primary Community Organization:Milwaukee Fire Department

Primary Academic Partner:David Cipriano, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Providing prompt trauma support to Milwaukee Public School System students exposed to potentially traumatic events

Primary Community Organization:NorthLakes Community Clinic

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Reducing behavioral health crisis calls in Northern Wisconsin through a collaborative effort

Primary Community Organization:Foundations Health & Wholeness

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Transforming community mental health through collaboration, education, and enhanced systems of care

Principal Investigator:Laura Umfleet, PsyD, Neurology

Co Investigator:Malgorzata Franczak, MD, Neurology; Staci Young, PhD, Family Medicine

Award Description:Tackling inequities in aging Black American healthcare, health behavior, and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias research

Primary Community Organization:La Crosse Medical Health Science Consortium

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Maintaining a focus on mental health in youth programming in La Crosse County

Primary Community Organization:Milwaukee Public Schools

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Pickett, MD, Pediatrics

Award Description:Reducing suicidal behavior among Black youth in Milwaukee

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Sharing lessons learned and remaining structural barriers to behavioral health

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Evaluating Advancing Behavioral Health initiatives, collaborating with community coalitions to sustain successful strategies, and sharing learnings

Primary Community Organization:Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Sustaining and expanding activities to improve access to mental health care for adults in five southwestern Wisconsin counties

Primary Community Organization:Prevent Blindness Wisconsin

Primary Academic Partner:Judy Kim, MD, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Award Description:Improving vision health equity among underserved populations

Principal Investigator:Mary Schroeder, MD, Surgery

Co Investigator:David Milia, MD, Surgery; Colleen Trevino, DNP, RN, APNP, Surgery; Terri deRoon-Cassini, PhD, Surgery

Award Description:Addressing the physical, mental, and social needs of gunshot wound patients in order to decrease emergency room utilization and hospital readmissions

Primary Community Organization:YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee

Primary Academic Partner:David Nelson, PhD, Family Medicine

Award Description:Creating an efficient and sustainable ecosystem to address prediabetes and prevent diabetes in Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

Primary Academic Partner:Matthew Dellinger, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Establishing an intertribal agriculture and food cooperative to increase access to healthy, indigenous, and traditional foods in Wisconsin tribal communities

Primary Community Organization:Wello

Primary Academic Partner:Leslie Ruffalo, PhD, Family Medicine

Award Description:Increasing healthy food access in low-income communities of color in Brown and Manitowoc counties

Primary Community Organization:State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services - Division of Public Health

Primary Academic Partner:Carol Galletly, PhD, JD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Developing a novel platform for hepatitis C testing and treatment services within mobile harm reduction units

Primary Community Organization:Center for Suicide Awareness

Primary Academic Partner:Matthew Chinn, MD, Emergency Medicine

Award Description:Providing resilience training for EMS workers

Principal Investigator:Fabrice Jotterand, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Analyzing the ethical and regulatory implications of artificial intelligence in healthcare

Primary Community Organization:TimeSlips, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Leslie Ruffalo, PhD, Family Medicine

Award Description:Training dementia care specialists across the state of Wisconsin in the evidence-based TimeSlips methodology

Principal Investigator:Jeff King, DC, MS, Neurosurgery

Award Description:Narrowing the knowledge/practice gap related to the evidence-based management of low back pain

Principal Investigator:Daniel Worman, MD, Emergency Medicine

Award Description:Providing learning, networking and collaboration opportunities to students, residents, and faculty in the field of emergency medicine

Primary Community Organization:CORE El Centro

Primary Academic Partner:Deborah Costakos, MD, MS, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Award Description:Expanding and diversifying the integrative health workforce, providing skills, training, and employment to practitioners of color

Principal Investigator:Courtney Barry, PsyD, MS, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Co Investigator:Terri deRoon-Cassini, PhD, Surgery; Constance Gundacker, MD, MPH, Pediatrics; Stephen Hargarten, MD, MPH, Emergency Medicine; Ashley Pavlic, MD, MA, Emergency Medicine

Award Description:Increasing the knowledge and skills of providers to effectively care for patients with a history of trauma

Primary Community Organization:Jewish Family Services

Primary Academic Partner:Albina Zimany, MD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Improving service access and quality for adult and children survivors of intimate partner violence

Principal Investigator:Christine Everett, PhD, MPH, PA-C, Medicine

Award Description:Developing an innovative Physician Associate Master of Science Program at the Medical College of Wisconsin that will increase the number and diversity of PAs in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Joshua Noe, MD, Pediatrics

Co Investigator:Karin Swartz, MD, Neurosurgery

Award Description:Developing a micro-credential framework to increase knowledge and skills within the state's healthcare workforce

Primary Community Organization:Great Rivers United Way

Primary Academic Partner:Leslie Ruffalo, PhD, Family Medicine

Award Description:Connecting residents of Jackson County to healthcare, social, and community-based services through community health workers

Principal Investigator:Shekar Kurpad, MD, PhD, Neurosurgery

Award Description:Providing education related to neurotrauma and multidisciplinary collaboration across the continuum

Principal Investigator:Anne Castro, MD, Anesthesiology

Co Investigator:Michael Malinowski, MD, Surgery; Stacy Fairbanks, MD, Anesthesiology; Chelsea Willie, MD, Anesthesiology; David Nelson, PhD, Family Medicine; Michael Zundel, MD, Anesthesiology; Robert Treat, PhD, Academic Affairs

Award Description:Building capacity in early physicians to address Milwaukee's health inequities

Primary Community Organization:MATC Foundation

Primary Academic Partner:C. Greer Jordan, PhD, MBA, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Increasing completion of health care education programs at Milwaukee Area Technical College while achieving greater diversity among graduates

Principal Investigator:Peter J. Rossi, MD, Surgery

Award Description:Providing education on the latest developments in aortic dissection surgery, treatment, and care

Principal Investigator:Tracy S. Wang, MD, MPH, Surgery

Award Description:Providing essential professional development and leadership training for mid-career surgeons

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Medical Society, Inc.

Award Description:Engaging Wisconsin healthcare professionals on health equity topics

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (WAND)

Award Description:Providing up-to-date education and resources for nutrition and dietetic professionals

Principal Investigator:Tracy S. Wang, MD, MPH, Surgery

Award Description:Providing engaging education and discussion surrounding modern management of patients with thyroid and neuroendocrine tumors

Principal Investigator:Ashley M. Pavlic, MD, Emergency Medicine

Award Description:Educating medical and pharmacy students about spiritual concerns in healthcare through an immersive workshop

Principal Investigator:Himanshu Agrawal, MD, DF-APA, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Co Investigator:Deepa Pawar, MD, MPH, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine; Kevin Bozymski, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, School of Pharmacy

Award Description:Teaching health workers how to respond to mental health crises

Principal Investigator:Aditya Vedantam, MD, Neurosurgery

Co Investigator:Shekar Kurpad, MD, PhD, Neurosurgery; Brian Schmit, PhD, Marquette University; Derek Kamper, PhD, North Carolina State University; Priyanka Shah-Basak, PhD, Neurology

Award Description:Implementing a virtual reality training intervention to rehabilitate hand function after spine surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy

Principal Investigator:Terri deRoon-Cassini, PhD, MS, Surgery

Co Investigator:John Mantsch, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology; Carissa Tomas, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity; Lucas Torres, PhD, Marquette University; Rina Ghose, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Award Description:Assessing the relationship between structural racism and individual-level factors that influence physical and mental health in disadvantaged neighborhoods in Milwaukee

Principal Investigator:Gustavo Leone, PhD, Cancer Center and Biochemistry

Co Investigator:Wei Lui, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Award Description:Equipping and staffing a state-of-the-art facility to solve the atomic-level structure of cancer-relevant proteins

Principal Investigator:Soyoung Kim, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Co Investigator:Kwang Woo Ahn, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity; Mehdi Hamadani, MD, Medicine

Award Description:Providing guidance on alternative treatments for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients in partial remission

Principal Investigator:Aoy Tomita Mitchell, PhD, Surgery

Co Investigator:Joy Lincoln, PhD, Pediatrics; Brandon Tefft, PhD, Biomedical Engineering; Michael Mitchell, MD, Surgery; Robert Fitts, PhD, Marquette University; Amy Pan, PhD, Pediatrics

Award Description:Preventing and decreasing the impact of chronic health disease

Principal Investigator:Gustavo Leone, PhD, Cancer Center and Biochemistry

Co Investigator:Peter LaViolette, PhD, MS, Radiology; Karin Hoffmeister, MD, Biochemistry

Award Description:Accelerating translation of discoveries to novel cancer diagnostics and therapeutics

Principal Investigator:L. Tugan Muftuler, PhD, Neurosurgery

Co Investigator:Matthew Budde, PhD, Neurosurgery; Brian Stemper, PhD, Biomedical Engineering

Award Description:Exploring novel MRI techniques to identify the potential source of nonspecific chronic lower back pain

Principal Investigator:Anna Palatnik, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Co Investigator:Amy Pan, PhD, Pediatrics; Jacquelyn Kulinski, MD, Medicine

Award Description:Investigating whether intensive postpartum blood pressure control can reverse vascular dysfunction generated by hypertensive disorder of pregnancy

Principal Investigator:Mingyu Liang, MB, PhD, Physiology

Award Description:Developing precision prevention and treatment for hypertension using multi-omics analysis

Principal Investigator:Callisia Clarke, MD, Surgery

Co Investigator:Ugwuji Maduekwe, MD, Surgery; Anai Kothari, MD, Surgery

Award Description:Building a better understanding of cancer disparities in order to address inequities in cancer outcomes in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Bo Wang, PhD, Biomedical Engineering

Co Investigator:Peter Rossi, MD, Surgery

Award Description:Developing an artificial blood vessel as an alternative to vascular surgery

Principal Investigator:Christian Kastrup, PhD, Surgery

Co Investigator:Marc de Moya, MD, Surgery

Award Description:Developing new strategies to reduce blood loss in trauma patients

Principal Investigator:Zeno Franco, PhD, Family Medicine

Co Investigator:Katinka Hooyer, PhD, Family Medicine; Praveen Madiraju, PhD, Marquette University; Sabirat Rubya, PhD, Marquette University

Award Description:Creating effective mental health crisis intervention strategies for high-risk mental health patients

Principal Investigator:Marek Cierny, MD, Neurology

Co Investigator:Jeffrey Binder, MD, Neurology

Award Description:Leveraging the CTSI Clinical Research Data Warehouse to examine equity in processes and outcomes in hyperacute and inpatient stroke care

Principal Investigator:Constance Kostelac, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Analyzing alcohol policy approaches in rural, northern Wisconsin communities to reduce the negative impacts of excessive alcohol use

Principal Investigator:Chandler Cortina, MD, MS, FSSO, FACS, Surgery

Award Description:Calculating personalized breast cancer risk in transgender and nonbinary persons prior to gender-affirming chest masculinization

Primary Community Organization:Hmong American Center

Principal Investigator:Corina Norrbom, MD, MCW Central Wisconsin Campus

Award Description:Reducing diabetes among Hmong and Hispanic communities in central Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Alma Center, Inc.

Principal Investigator:Laura Cassidy, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Offering alternatives to violence for those who cause harm in their intimate-partner and family relationships

Primary Community Organization:Marquette University

Principal Investigator:Constance Kostelac, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Driving community action to prevent alcohol-related violence through partnerships and data sharing

Primary Community Organization:Agnesian Health Care St. Agnes Hospital Foundation

Principal Investigator:Matthew Jandrisevits, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Helping mental health clinicians better understand and leverage children’s screentime activities as powerful components of the treatment experience

Primary Community Organization:Community Water Services

Principal Investigator:Ronald Anguzu, MD, PhD, MPH, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Developing partnerships to refer children and pregnant woman at risk of poisoning because of elevated lead levels in tap water to blood testing and abatement resources

Primary Community Organization:Community Action for Healthy Living, Inc.

Principal Investigator:Michael Levas, MD, Pediatrics

Award Description:Identifying gaps and building action plans to address excessive alcohol consumption among youth in Calumet County

Primary Community Organization:NorthLakes Community Clinic

Principal Investigator:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Coordinating crisis care by allowing individuals to share personal safety plans that can be used during crisis to improve behavioral health outcomes

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Health Information Organization, Inc.

Principal Investigator:Anai Kothari, MD, Surgery

Award Description:Reducing unnecessary and potentially harmful care in Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:WHA Foundation, Inc.

Principal Investigator:Alicia Pilarski, DO, Emergency Medicine

Award Description:Growing and retaining Wisconsin’s healthcare workforce by addressing worker burnout and well-being

Primary Community Organization:Wello

Principal Investigator:Leslie Ruffalo, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Addressing gaps that prevent Hmong farmers from participating in wholesale markets in northeast Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Tikkun Ha-Ir

Principal Investigator:Leslie Ruffalo, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Creating a sustainable system of food recovery that decreases food insecurity among families in low-income neighborhoods, reduces food waste, and creates pathways for nutrition promotion for individuals of all ages

Primary Community Organization:Marathon County Health Department

Principal Investigator:Michael Levas, MD, Pediatrics

Award Description:Addressing the misuse of alcohol in Marathon County, specifically underage drinking, through minimum legal drinking age compliance checks

Principal Investigator:Mary Schroeder, MD, Surgery

Co Investigator:Terri deRoon-Cassini, PhD, MS, Surgery; David Milia, MD, Surgery; Kathleen Williams, MD, Emergency Medicine

Award Description:Reducing the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder in patients through assurance of safety

Primary Community Organization:Heroes for Healthcare

Principal Investigator:Christine Everett, PhD, MPH, PA-C, Medicine

Award Description:Developing an accelerated pathway for medics, corpsmen, and medical technicians to obtain licensed employment in healthcare while pursuing education in their desired healthcare career

Principal Investigator:MaryAnn Gilligan, MD, MPH, Medicine

Co Investigator:Adina Kalet, MD, MPH, Kern Institute

Award Description:Transforming Healthcare through Relationship-Centered Communication Skills Training

Principal Investigator:Mary Schroeder, MD, Surgery

Co Investigator:David Milia, MD, Surgery; Kathleen Williams, MD, Emergency Medicine; Alicia Pilarski, DO, Emergency Medicine

Award Description:Using film to increase empathy by teaching about diverse patient populations

Principal Investigator:Malika Siker, MD, Radiation Oncology

Co Investigator:Jane Machi, MD, Pediatrics

Award Description:Advancing the development of a diverse health workforce by exploring a health equity approach aligned early medical school admissions program

Principal Investigator:Anai Kothari, MD, Surgery

Co Investigator:Steven Kapeles, MD, Anesthesiology; Laura Gonzalez, MD, Anesthesiology

Award Description:Using interoperative data to improve surgical outcomes

Principal Investigator:Carol Everson, PhD, Medicine

Co Investigator:Jeffrey Toth, PhD, Orthopaedic Surgery; Mei Wang, PhD, Orthopaedic Surgery

Award Description:Studying how chronic sleep deficiency affects bone health

Principal Investigator:Anai Kothari, MD, Surgery

Co Investigator:Meera Mohan, MD, MS, Medicine; Aniko Szabo, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Studying how post-acute sequelae of severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 interacts with cancer

Principal Investigator:Mitchell Dyer, MD, Surgery

Co Investigator:Christian Kastrup, PhD, Surgery

Award Description:Engineering platelets in a novel way to increase their effectiveness in transfusions of bleeding patients

Principal Investigator:Hongwei Yu, MD, Anesthesiology

Co Investigator:Quinn Hogan, MD, Anesthesiology

Award Description:Developing an effective, affordable, safe and flexible chronic pain treatment strategy

Principal Investigator:Julie Jorns, MD, Pathology

Co Investigator:Chandler Cortina, MD, Surgery; Adrienne Cobb, MD, Surgery

Award Description:Achieving equitable care for breast cancer patients undergoing surgical excision at ambulatory, community, and rural sites

Principal Investigator:Jonathan Marchant, PhD, MA, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Co Investigator:Allison Ebert, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Award Description:Evaluating the potential of novel small molecules for reversing cellular defects seen in Parkinson’s disease

Principal Investigator:Michael Widlansky, MD, MPH, Medicine

Co Investigator:Nunzio Gaglianello, MD, Medicine

Award Description:Studying the effects of an anti-inflammatory probiotic on heart health

Principal Investigator:Lisa Morselli, MD, PhD, Medicine

Co Investigator:Srividya Kidambi, MD, Medicine; Ann Swartz, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Award Description:Studying factors that cause weight regain after weight loss

Principal Investigator:Yiliang Chen, PhD, Medicine

Co Investigator:Daisy Sahoo, PhD, Medicine

Award Description:Studying the role of macrophages in heart disease

Primary Community Organization:Center for Urban Population Health

Principal Investigator:Staci A Young, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Collaborating with diverse groups to understand diagnosis disparities to strategize solutions

Principal Investigator:Pablo Nakagawa, PhD, Physiology

Award Description:Investigating the role of RAS in neuroinflammation to understand hypertension

Principal Investigator:Gary C Mouradian, PhD, Physiology

Award Description:Determining lung sensor capacity to understand COPD hospitalizations

Principal Investigator:G. Ganesh Konduri, MD, Pediatrics

Co Investigator:Joanne Lagatta, MD, Pediatrics; Amy Pan, PhD, Pedatrics

Award Description:Identifying causes of pediatric lung disease to identify new therapies and outreach strategies for Wisconsin children

Principal Investigator:Nita H. Salzman, MD, PhD, Pediatrics

Co Investigator:Calvin B. Williams, MD, PhD, Pediatrics

Award Description:Investigating the relationship between the developing immune system and microbiomes to advance prevention and care

Principal Investigator:Gustavo W. Leone, Phd, Cancer Center

Co Investigator:Michael B. Dwinell, PhD, Microbiolgy & Immunology; James P. Thomas, MD, PhD, Hematology & Oncology

Award Description:Establishing a translational clinical and preclinical research program in immuno-oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Gustavo W. Leone, PhD, Cancer Center

Award Description:Investigating the cellular drivers of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma to improve understanding of potential therapeutic targets

Principal Investigator:Julie K. Freed, MD, PhD, Anesthesiology

Co Investigator:Michael Widlansky, MD, MPH, Medicine

Award Description:Establishing an infrastructure for efficient tissue retrieval to support vascular research at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Joan M. Neuner, MD, MPH, Medicine

Co Investigator:Kathryn E. Flynn, PhD, Medicine; Rachel Cusatis PhD, Medicine; Kirsten M. Beyer, Phd, MPH, MS, Institute for Health and Equity; Aaron Winn, PhD, Clinical Sciences

Award Description:Building systems to measure, monitor, and identify solutions to reduce health disparities in Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:UW-Milwaukee

Award Description:Educating health workers about health equity through the lens of race

Primary Community Organization:Marquette University

Primary Academic Partner:Kathryn Denson, MD, Medicine

Award Description:Training the student health workforce to support dementia patients and families in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Susanne M. Cabrera, MD, Pediatrics

Co Investigator:Michael Widlansky, MD, MPH, Medicine; Andrew Petroll, MD, MS, Medicine; Kristen Klement, MD, Plastic Surgery

Award Description:Studying the cardiometabolic impact of testosterone therapies on transgender boys and men to advance their health and wellbeing

Principal Investigator:Joseph S. Goveas, MD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Co Investigator:Keri R. Hainsworth, PhD, Anesthesiology; Cecilia J. Hillard, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology; Yang Wang, MD, PhD, Radiology; Barney Douglas Ward, Biophysics

Award Description:Advancing understanding of the neurobiology of PGD to improve clinical recovery of older individuals

Principal Investigator:Jeffrey R. Binder, MD, Neurology

Co Investigator:Sara B. Pillay, PhD, Neurology; Priyanka Shah-Basak, PhD, Neurology

Award Description:Investigating the effects of promising aphasia interventions on brain function to inform therapies for stroke survivors

Principal Investigator:Cheryl L. Stucky, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy

Co Investigator:Amanda M. Brandow, DO, MS, Pediatrics; Allison D. Ebert, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy

Award Description:Advancing understanding of the factors causing pain in patients with Sickle Cell Disease to identify targets for therapeutic intervention

Principal Investigator:Denim Wang, PhD, Microbiology and Immunology

Co Investigator:James Verbsky, MD, PhD, Pediatrics; John M Routes, MD, Pediatrics

Award Description:Studying genetic variants contributing to Common Variable Immunodeficiency to advance the identification of novel target therapeutics

Principal Investigator:Carol Williams, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Co Investigator:Allison Ebert, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy; Cecilia J. Hillard, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology; Mark Distefano, PhD, University of Minnesota

Award Description:Advancing understanding of how abnormal events in the brain during embryogenesis contribute to Autism Spectrum Disorder

Primary Community Organization:Employ Milwaukee Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Greer Jordan, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Developing a diverse, qualified candidate pool for employment in health care systems across the Milwaukee area

Primary Community Organization:UniteWI

Primary Academic Partner:Jamila Kwarteng, PhD, MS, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Increasing cancer screening in Wisconsin through the development of a cancer screening protocol for community health workers

Primary Community Organization:Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin

Primary Academic Partner:Lorin Browne, DO, Pediatrics

Award Description:Developing and testing a Pediatric Readiness Implementation Guide for community EDs across Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Milwaukee Area Health Education Center

Primary Academic Partner:Leslie Ruffalo, PhD, MS, Family Medicine

Award Description:Increasing training and deployment of CHWs in Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality

Primary Academic Partner:Katinka Hooyer, PhD, Family Medicine

Award Description:Improving access to mental health resources and services for Medicaid populations in Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Sojourner Family Peace Center

Primary Academic Partner:Kimberly Gecsi, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology

Award Description:Improving health setting screening for intimate partner violence in Milwaukee

Primary Community Organization:WisHope, Inc

Primary Academic Partner:Katinka Hooyer, PhD, Family Medicine

Award Description:Supporting implementation of quality standards at substance abuse recover residences across Wisconsin to evaluate improved outcomes

Primary Community Organization:War Memorial Center

Primary Academic Partner:Bertrand D. Berger, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Testing and monitoring the impact of message campaigns in helping to prevent Veteran suicide in Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Marquette University

Primary Academic Partner:Kathleen A. Koth, DO, DFAACAP, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Studying and reducing the systemic disparities in diagnosis of ASD in Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Literacy, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Kenneth G. Schellhase, MD, MPH, Family Medicine

Award Description:Promoting the adoption and use of patient-centered prescription labels across health systems in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Ben Weston, MD, MPH, Emergency Medicine

Award Description:Increasing individual action to increase the COVID-19 vaccination rate of Milwaukee County adults

Principal Investigator:Deborah Simpson, PhD

Award Description:Planning a new medical education curriculum at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Terri deRoon-Cassini, PhD, MS, Comprehensive Injury Center

Co Investigator:Michael Levas, MD, Pediatrics

Award Description:Developing a statewide violence prevention program in Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation

Principal Investigator:Joan Neuner, MD, MPH, Medicine

Award Description:Improving mammographic quality and breast cancer detection and survivorship to reduce Wisconsin's breast cancer disparities

Principal Investigator:Terri deRoon-Cassini, PhD, MS, Comprehensive Injury Center

Co Investigator:Michael Levas, MD, Pediatrics

Award Description:Conducting an alcohol use needs assessment to help guide efforts to reduce alcohol misuse in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Reza Shaker, MD, Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Co Investigator:Doriel Ward, PhD, MPH, Clinical and Translational Science Institute; Leonard Egede, MD, MS, Medicine

Award Description:Creating a new collaborative approach to training the next generation of researchers in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Charles R. Myers, PhD

Award Description:Understanding the effect of a common environmental pollutant on the devleopment and prevention of cardiovascular disease in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Leah Solberg-Woods, PhD

Award Description:Understanding the role of genes in type 2 diabetes to improve treatment in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Joseph Besharse, PhD

Award Description:Understanding the molecular mechanisms of human blinding diseases to produce better treatments nationwide

Principal Investigator:Cecilia Hillard, PhD

Award Description:Establishing a Neuroscience Research Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Karen Marcdante, MD

Award Description:Piloting a new medical education curriculum at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:John Meurer, MD, MBA, Institute for Health and Equity

Co Investigator:Raul Urrutia, MD, Surgery

Award Description:Developing a new precision medicine education program at MCW to help this apporach into routine clinical care at MCW, Wisconsin, and the US

Principal Investigator:John Meurer, MD, MBA, Institute for Health and Equity

Co Investigator:David Nelson, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Developing a doctorate in public health program at MCW to advance mid-career professionals to become transformational leaders in public, population, or community health

Principal Investigator:Joy Lincoln, PhD, FAHA, Pediatrics

Award Description:Developing a pediatric and congenital heart disease research program to develop new treatment strategies and train the next generation of cardiovascular scientists

Principal Investigator:Saul Suster, MD, Pathology

Award Description:Expanding the educational opportunities in diagnostics to support the development of more effective clinicians

Principal Investigator:Peter M. Layde, MD, MSc, Emergency Medicine

Co Investigator:Terry Brandenburg, MPA, MBA

Award Description:Planning strategies for a Wisconsin Public Health Leadership Institute to support the development of public health leaders in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Edward P. Callahan, MD, MS, Emergency Medicine

Co Investigator:Dawn S. Bragg, PhD, Academic Affairs

Award Description:Teaching cultural competency with an emphasis on Latino culture in order to better prepare emergency physicians to care for Latino patients in Milwaukee and across Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Kathryn Denson, MD, Medicine

Award Description:Piloting an approach to increasing linkages between basic and clinical science in medical education at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Theodore Kotchen, MD, Medicine

Co Investigator:Jane Kotchen, MD, Institute for Health and Equity; David Gutterman, MD, Research

Award Description:Developing a Clinical and Translational Research Center to serve southeast Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Michelle Johnson, PhD, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Co Investigator:Gerald Harris, PhD, Orthopeadic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering; Roger Smith, PhD, OT, Occupational Therapy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; John McGuire, MD, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Kevin White, MD, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitatio

Award Description:Building the capacity for future research in the area of rehabilitation robotics at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Candice S. Klug, PhD, Biophysics

Co Investigator:Brian Bennett, DPhil, Biophysics; Jimmy Feix, PhD, Biophysics; Jung-Ja Kim, PhD, Biochemistry

Award Description:Obtaining technology needed for Medical College of Wisconsin and other community research partners to study biomedically significant research problems

Principal Investigator:Michael Stephens, MD, Pediatrics

Co Investigator:Ronald Hines, PhD, Pediatrics; Gail McCarver, MD, Pharmacology

Award Description:Identifying common genetic variants of key thiopurine transporters to improve individualized treatment strategies for patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Principal Investigator:Kasem Nithipatikom, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Co Investigator:Carol L. Williams, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Award Description:Investigating the metabolism of microsomal expoxide hydrolase (mEH) to identify potential paths toward new therapeutic treatments for prostate cancer

Principal Investigator:Caitlin C. O’Meara, PhD, Physiology

Award Description:Investigating the role of protein CCN3 in the heart

Principal Investigator:Wade Mueller, MD, Neurosurgery

Co Investigator:Shekar Kurpad, Md, PhD, Neurosurgery; Mark Malkin, MD, Neurology and Neurosurgery; Kathleen Schmainda, PhD, Radiology

Award Description:Building capacity to produce new knowledge and improve care for patients with brain tumors in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Laura Cassidy, MS, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Co Investigator:Cheryl A. Maurana, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Developing a doctoral degree program in public and community health at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Joseph Kerschner, MD, Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences

Award Description:Addressing physician shortages in underserved Wisconsin communities through an innovative community-based medical education program

Principal Investigator:John Meurer, MD, MBA, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Expanding the Medical College of Wisconsin Masters of Public Health program

Principal Investigator:William J. Hueston, MD, Family and Community Medicine

Co Investigator:John Meurer, MD, MBA, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Preparing students at the Medical College of Wisconsin to be leaders in the fields of health delivery systems and health policy

Principal Investigator:Laura W Roberts, MD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Developing a multidisciplinary research group of empirical ethics investigators

Principal Investigator:Syed M. Ahmed, MD, MPH, DrPH, Family Medicine

Co Investigator:David Nelson, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Developing novel methods for engaging citizen scientists and scientist citizens

Principal Investigator:Syed M Ahmed, MD, MPH, DrPH, Family Medicine

Award Description:Building capacity to expand community-academic partnerships at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Rural Women's Initiative, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Kirsten M. Beyer, PhD, MPH, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Improving health and safety among survivors of intimate partner violence in rural Wisconsin communities

Principal Investigator:Jeffrey A. Kelly, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Co Investigator:Yuri A. Amirkhanian, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine; Julia Dickson-Gomez, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine; John Fangman, MD, Medicine; Andrew Petroll, MD, MS, Medicine

Award Description:Developing new interventions to engage HIV-positive individuals in medical care and community prevention in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Reza Shaker, MD, Medicine

Award Description:Supporting preliminary, short-term studies to advance the translation of clinical and translational research into practice and public policy for the people of Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Jennifer Strande, MD, PhD, Medicine

Award Description:Identifying new targets for the treatment of heart failure in patients with diabetic cardiomyopathy

Principal Investigator:Douglas Evans, MD, Surgery

Award Description:Establishing an integrated clinical and translational pancreatic cancer research program at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Ming You, MD, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Award Description:Establishing a chemoprevention research program at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Christopher Pawela, PhD, Plastic Surgery

Award Description:Determining the role of brain reorganization in sensory and motor recovery following peripheral nerve injury and repair

Principal Investigator:Nashaat Gerges, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Award Description:Understanding synaptic function to advance knowledge toward new therapeutic strategies for disorders associated with cognitive impairment

Principal Investigator:Stephen Duncan, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Award Description:Recruiting investigators with experience in stem cell research to the Medical College of Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Stephen Duncan, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Award Description:Developing the infrastructure for stem cell research with the Medical College of Wisconsin's Duncan Laboratory

Principal Investigator:Dennis J. Maiman, MD, PhD, Neurosurgery

Co Investigator:Shi-Jang Li, PhD, Biophysics, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Establishing a Neuroscience Translational Research Initiative at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Arthur Derse, MD, JD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Bridging the gap between the clinical application of genomic science and the ethical implications that will arise in its use

Principal Investigator:Allen W. Cowley, PhD, Physiology

Award Description:Establishing new sequencing and data analysis resources for research and health care delivery related to personalized medicine

Principal Investigator:Zeljko Bosnjak, PhD, Anesthesiology

Co Investigator:Xiaowen Bai, PhD, Cellular Biology; John A. Corbett, PhD, Biochemistry

Award Description:Identifying mechanisms of anesthetic toxicity to mitigate risks for newborns

Principal Investigator:Andrew S. Nencka, PhD, Biophysics

Co Investigator:Shi-Jiang Li, PhD, Biophysics

Award Description:Developing a high-resolution database of physical parameters in the human brain

Principal Investigator:Dara W. Frank, PhD, Microbiology & Immunology

Award Description:Recruiting expertise to expand knowledge and treatment of tuberculosis

Principal Investigator:Julie A Panepinto, MD, MSPH, Pediatrics

Award Description:Recruiting expertise to expand clinical effectiveness research that can improve health outcomes for children and families in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Kevin M Koch, PhD, Radiology

Award Description:Identifying individuals at risk for Alzheimer's disease and improving our understanding of effective treatment strategies in Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:House of Grace Kingdom Ministry

Principal Investigator:Carol Williams, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Award Description:Establishing a novel curriculum aimed at reducing barriers between communities impacted by cancer disparities and the researchers studying the disease

Principal Investigator:David Nelson, PhD, MS, Family Medicine

Award Description:Identifying children with elevated blood lead levels in Milwaukee

Principal Investigator:Joshua Steinberg, MD, Pediatrics

Award Description:Understanding the impact of poor indoor air quality on children in child care centers in Milwaukee County

Principal Investigator:Jeffrey Engelmann, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Determining opportunities to help public housing residents in Milwaukee succesfully quit smoking and improve health

Primary Community Organization:Mental Health America of Wisconsin (MHA)

Primary Academic Partner:Sara Kohlbeck, MPH, Emergency Medicine

Principal Investigator:Stephen Hargarten, MD, Emergency Medicine

Award Description:Understanding military-involved suicides to improve prevention in Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Workforce Resource, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Leslie Ruffalo, PhD, MS, Family Medicine

Award Description:Helping parents and pregnant women who are low income obtain and retain employment in 16 Wisconsin counties

Primary Community Organization:CORE El Centro

Primary Academic Partner:Courtney Barry, PsyD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Improving the mental health of Spanish-speaking residents living in Milwaukee Police District Two

Primary Community Organization:Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers (SSCHC)

Primary Academic Partner:Kirsten Beyer, PhD, MPH, MS, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Evaluating nature-based, behavioral health treatments on the mental health outcomes of urban, economically disadvantaged Latino youth in Milwaukee

Primary Community Organization:Milwaukee Health Care Partnership

Primary Academic Partner:Eric Gass, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Establishing a program to connect uninsured and underinsured patients with primary care medical homes in Milwaukee

Primary Community Organization:American Cancer Society - Midwest Division

Primary Academic Partner:Jeff Morzinski, PhD, MSW, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Supporting faith-based elder health ministries in the city of Milwaukee

Primary Community Organization:University of Wisconsin Extension - Central Wisconsin Groundwater Center

Primary Academic Partner:Syed Ahmed, MD, MPH, DrPH, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Identifying opportunities to support Wisconsin households in managing and maintaining safe drinking water in private wells

Primary Community Organization:YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Jane Kotchen, MD, MPH, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Assisting employers in enhancing the health and well?being of the Milwaukee-area workforce

Primary Community Organization:North Central Area Health Education Center

Primary Academic Partner:Earnestine Willis, MD, MPH, Pediatrics

Award Description:Establishing a mechanism to guide training and networking opportunities for CHWs statewide

Principal Investigator:Amy Prunuske, PhD, MCW Central Wisconsin

Co Investigator:Corina Norrbom, MD, MCW Central Wisconsin

Award Description:Promoting the inclusion of rural and Hmong students at the Medical College of Wisconsin-Central Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Employ Milwaukee

Primary Academic Partner:Linda Meurer, MD, MPH, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Developing a pipeline for medical assistants and improving access to health care careers in the greater Milwaukee region

Primary Community Organization:Milwaukee Public Schools and Milwaukee Board of School Directors

Primary Academic Partner:Leslie Ruffalo, PhD, MS, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Building the capacity of health and physical education teachers to promote lifetime wellness education in Milwaukee schools

Primary Community Organization:Northeastern WI Area Health Education Center

Primary Academic Partner:Leslie Ruffalo, PhD, MS, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Developing a comprehensive careers exploratory course for higher education institutions across Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Peter M. Layde, MD, MSc, Emergency Medicine

Co Investigator:Kirsten Gruebling, MPH, Emergency Medicine

Award Description:Advancing the work of the Healthy Wisconsin Leadership Program to support the development of public health leaders in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Peter M. Layde, MD, MSc, Emergency Medicine

Co Investigator:Patrick Remington, MD, MPH, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Award Description:Supporting the development of transformational public health leaders poised to impact communities throughout Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Peter M. Layde, MD, MSc, Emergency Medicine

Co Investigator:Kim Contardi, MPH, Emergency Medicine

Award Description:Expanding the reach and impact of the Healthy Wisconsin Leadership Program to support the development of public health leaders in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Liang Wang, MD, PhD, Pathology

Award Description:Strengthening translational research in cancer genetics at the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center

Principal Investigator:Gwen Lomberk, PhD, Surgery

Co Investigator:Terri deRoon-Cassini, PhD, Surgery

Award Description:Understanding risk for chronic PTSD after traumatic injury in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Brian A. Link, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Co Investigator:Caitlin C. O'Meara, PhD, Physiology

Award Description:Informing therapeutic targets for Wisconsin patients suffering from progressive heart failure

Principal Investigator:Weiguo Cui, PhD, Microbiology and Immunology

Co Investigator:William See, MD, Urology; Bryon Johnson, PhD, Medicine

Award Description:Developing an innovative strategy to treat bladder cancer and prevent recurrence and metastasis in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Srividya Kidambi, MD, MS, Medicine

Co Investigator:Justin L. Grobe, PhD, Physiology; John R. Kirby, PhD, Microbiology and Immunology; Joni Williams, MD, MPH, Medicine

Award Description:Exploring the impact of the gut microbiome on resting metablic rate in African-Americans in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Leonard E. Egede, MD, MS, Center for Advancing Population Science

Award Description:Reducing the burden of chronic disease and eliminating health disparities in high-risk minority communities in Milwaukee

Primary Community Organization:NorthLakes Community Clinic

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative Phase I funded learning and planning year

Primary Community Organization:Winnebago County Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative Phase I funded learning and planning year

Primary Community Organization:Eau Claire City-County Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative Phase I funded learning and planning year

Primary Community Organization:Racine County Human Services

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative Phase I funded learning and planning year

Primary Community Organization:American Foundation of Counseling Services, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative Phase I funded learning and planning year

Primary Community Organization:Benedict Center, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Staci Young, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Preventing violence against women involved in Milwaukee’s sex trade

Primary Community Organization:United Community Center

Primary Academic Partner:Judy Kim, MD, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Award Description:Preserving vision in Milwaukee's Latino population through the use of teleophthalmology

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Rural Women's Initiative, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Kirsten Beyer, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Developing a new model for improving the health and safety of survivors of intimate partner violence in rural Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Institute for Urban Agriculture & Nutrition

Primary Academic Partner:Zeno Franco, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Impacting the health of urban Milwaukee families through a comprehensive field-to-foodhub-to-fork approach

Primary Community Organization:Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative

Primary Academic Partner:Leslie Ruffalo, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Designing, implementing, and evaluating an innovative program to reduce the prevalence of binge drinking in rural Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Diverse & Resilient, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Carol Galletly, PhD, Psychiarty and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Implementing intimate partner violence prevention programming to promote healthy dating behavior among LGBT youth in Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Marquette University

Primary Academic Partner:Edith Burns, MD, Medicine

Award Description:Testing a motivational interviewing intervention to reduce body weight among obese African-American women in Milwaukee

Primary Community Organization:Columbia College of Nursing

Primary Academic Partner:Jeff Morzinski, PhD, MSW, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Preparing a network of pastors, nurses, at-risk seniors and their care support workers across 10 urban Milwaukee church communities

Primary Community Organization:United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley

Primary Academic Partner:Terry Brandenburg, MPH, CPH, MPA, MBA, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Testing a web-based data portal to move from community health assessment to interventions in Eau Claire County

Primary Community Organization:Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Primary Academic Partner:Christina Wichman, DO, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Transforming how home visiting programs can support Wisconsin mothers experiencing depression symptoms

Primary Community Organization:Columbia st. Mary's

Primary Academic Partner:James Sanders, MD, MPH, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Understanding how improved access to dental treatment affects the oral-health knowledge and behavior of at-risk pregnant women in Milwaukee

Primary Community Organization:Indianhead Community Action Agency

Primary Academic Partner:Sadhana Dharmapuri, Pediatrics

Award Description:Understanding community needs to identify evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies for Rusk County youth

Primary Community Organization:St. Joseph Foundation

Primary Academic Partner:Beth Damitz, MD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Supplementing traditional prenatal care with group prenatal care in urban Milwaukee

Primary Community Organization:Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers

Award Description:Building community and public health capacity for lead exposure prevention in two Milwaukee neighborhoods

Primary Community Organization:SET Ministry, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Lynn Sheets, MD, Pediatrics

Award Description:Developing a blueprint for translating scientific evidence into trauma-informed practices for child welfare systems statewide

Primary Community Organization:Walnut Way Conservation Corp

Primary Academic Partner:Staci Young, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Partnering with corner stores to increase the availability of healthy food in Milwaukee’s central city

Principal Investigator:L. Silvia Munoz-Price, MD, PhD, Medicine

Award Description:Creating a student research experience to investigate one Wisconsin nursing home's experience with COVID-19

Principal Investigator:Michaela Patterson, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Award Description:Creating a student research experience to inform strategies to promote regeneration of the cardiac muscle

Principal Investigator:Marja Nevalainen, PhD, Pathology

Award Description:Creating a student research experience to investigate prostate cancer growth in Apalutamide-resistant setting

Principal Investigator:Lindsay Nelson, PhD, Neurosurgery

Award Description:Creating a student research experience to investigate autonomic nervous system dysfunction after concussion

Principal Investigator:Ann Nattinger, MD, MPH, MACP, Medicine

Co Investigator:Liliana Pezzin, PhD, JD, Medicine; Siddhartha Singh, MD, Medical College Physicians Administration; David Brousseau, MD, Pediatrics; Laura Cassidy, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity; Kathlyn E. Fletcher, MD, Medicine; Bradley H. Crotty, MD, PhD, FACP,

Award Description:Improving health care statewide by developing, testing, and disseminating health care practice, organization and delivery strategies

Principal Investigator:Laura Cassidy, MS, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Co Investigator:Kirsten M Beyer, PhD, MPH, Institute for Health and Equity; Matthew J Dellinger, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity; Julia Dickson-Gomez, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Developing a curriculum to train medical students and researchers to address and improve health equity in Wisconsin and globally

Principal Investigator:Cecilia J. Hillard, PhD, Pharmacology/Toxicology

Co Investigator:Michael W Lawlor, MD, PhD, Pathology-Pediatrics

Award Description:Developing research capacity and collaboration to improve understanding and treatment of diseases associated with neuroinflammation

Principal Investigator:Nunzio Gaglianello, MD, Medicine

Co Investigator:David Nelson, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Developing protocols to improve physical activity in patients recovering from congestive heart failure

Primary Community Organization:American Cancer Society - Midwest Division, Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Melinda Stolley, PhD, Department of Medicine

Award Description:Establishing a hub to faciliate efforts across community, education, and research that will address breast and lung cancer disparities in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:John Meurer, MD, MBA, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Preparing the next generation of genetic counselors to meet Wisconsin workforce demands

Principal Investigator:Raul Urrutia, MD, Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Center

Award Description:Transforming and advancing the interpretation of cancer-associated gene mutations

Principal Investigator:Ann B. Nattinger, MD, MPH, Office of Research

Award Description:Growing the capacity of MCW investigators to impact health outcomes statewide

Principal Investigator:Leonard Egede, MD, Center fo Advancing Population Science

Co Investigator:Aprill Z. Dawson, PhD, Medicine; Rebekah J. Walker, PhD, Medicine; Joni S. Williams, MD, MPH, Medicine

Award Description:Providing COVID-19 education and testing for elderly African Americans in congregate living situations in Milwaukee

Principal Investigator:Andrew Petroll, MD, Medicine

Award Description:Providing culturally competent services and COVID-19 prevention information to transgender individuals in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Nicholas Young, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine and Center for Advancing Population Science

Co Investigator:Sanjah Bhandari, MD, Medicine; Neel Mansukhani, MD, Surgery; Anna Palatnik, MD, OBGYN

Award Description:Using behavior change tactics to reduce the spread of COVID?19 in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Silvia Munoz-Price, MD, PhD, Medicine

Co Investigator:Liliana Pezzin, JD, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity; Edmund Duthie, MD, Medicine

Award Description:Measuring the effectiveness of personal protective equipment in nursing homes

Principal Investigator:Jeffrey A. Kelly, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Co Investigator:Yuri A. Amirkhanian, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine; Steven John, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine; Jennifer Walsh, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Engaging community influencers to increase COVID?19 prevention, stigma?reduction, and coping steps in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Kirsten Beyer, PhD, MPH, Institute for Health and Equity

Co Investigator:Mallory O'Brien, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Establishing a dynamic, responsive, decision-supportive data analysis resource for Milwaukee County

Principal Investigator:Andres Yarur, MD, Medicine

Co Investigator:Silvia Munoz-Price, MD, PhD, Medicine/Infectious Disease; Nathan Ledeboer, PhD, Microbiology

Award Description:Assessing the potential transmission of COVID?19 through stool to better understand and prevent the spread in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Gilbert C. White II, MD, Hematology and Oncology

Award Description:Testing the use of blood plasma as a treatment and preventive measure against COVID-19 in Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:NorthLakes Community Clinic

Award Description:Mitigating the spread of COVID-19 through patient and public education initiatives across northern Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:CREATE Portage County

Award Description:Producing personal protective equipment to protect medical professionals in central Wisconsin from COVID-19

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Association of Free and Charitable Clinics

Award Description:The Wisconsin Association of Free and Charitable Clinics exists to support and strengthen Wisconsin's vast network of free and charitable clinics (FCCs) and their uninsured/underinsured patients. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin's Safer at Home Order, the need for social distancing, and other factors, many of Wisconsin's FCCs have had to limit their services or close their doors. Project partners will implement a telehealth infrastructure in Wisconsin's safety-net providers to enable continuation of services to vulnerable populations and prevent patients from overburdening local health systems.

Primary Community Organization:Family Health La Clinica

Award Description:Providing COVID-19 guidance to agricultural workers and their employers

Primary Community Organization:City of Milwaukee Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:Zeno Franco, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Developing community-led, culturally responsive messaging, micro-campaigns, and supports for communities of color in Milwaukee County

Primary Community Organization:Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc.

Award Description:Implementing strategic emergency practices to prevent COVID-19 in Wisconsin's Native communities

Primary Community Organization:Hmong American Friendship Association, Inc.

Award Description:Developing culturally appropriate COVID-19 prevention messaging for Hmong populations in Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Concordia University, Inc.

Award Description:Prototyping and producing reusable personal protective equipment for health care and law enforcement professionals in southeast Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:211 Wisconsin, Inc.

Award Description:Scaling 211 capabilities and strategies to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:National Anemia Action Council, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Kenneth Schellhase, MD, MPH, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Identifying and improving the health of Wisconsin blood donors identified with anemia

Primary Community Organization:La Causa, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Julia Dickson-Gomez, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Addressing mental health problems experienced by students exposed to violence

Primary Community Organization:Pepin County Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:George R. Jacobson, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Educating children and families about nutrition and healthy food choices

Primary Community Organization:Marquette University School of Dentistry

Primary Academic Partner:Sheri Johnson, PhD, Pediatrics

Award Description:Building capacity of nurse case managers to support improved oral health among Milwaukee families

Primary Community Organization:Dryhootch of America Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Jeffrey Whittle, MD, MPH, Medicine

Award Description:Training peer counselors to support the health and social service needs of returning veterans and their families

Primary Community Organization:Shee Yee Community of Milwaukee, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Melanie Sberna Hinojosa, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Developing culturally competent strategies to support the health care needs of Milwaukee's Hmong population

Primary Community Organization:University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Primary Academic Partner:Elizabeth Moberg-Wolff, MD, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Award Description:Developing a needs assessment to improve the health and wellbeing of children with special health care needs in foster care in Milwaukee County

Primary Community Organization:University of Wisconsin?Milwaukee

Primary Academic Partner:Earnestine Willis, MD, MPH, Pediatrics

Award Description:Empowering families using the West Allis Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program to reduce exposure to environmental health risks

Primary Community Organization:University of Wisconsin?Milwaukee College of Nursing

Primary Academic Partner:Syed Ahmed, MD, MPH, DrPH, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Creating opportunities to build a diverse and knowledgeable school nurse workforce in Milwaukee

Primary Community Organization:Children's Hospital and Health System

Primary Academic Partner:Lynn Sheets, MD, Pediatrics

Award Description:Developing a model to improve the foster care system in Milwaukee through partnership with faith communities

Primary Community Organization:Beloit College

Primary Academic Partner:Emmanuel Ngui, DrPH, Pediatrics

Award Description:Exploring the feasibility of implementing a doula program to support Beloit-area teen mothers and their children

Primary Community Organization:Institute for Wisconsin's Health, Incorporated

Primary Academic Partner:Timothy Corden, MD, Pediatrics

Award Description:Building capacity within Wisconsin's independent public health institute

Primary Community Organization:Milwaukee Public Schools

Primary Academic Partner:John Meurer, MD, MBA, Insitute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Implementing a school-based intervention in Milwaukee to increase minority middle school students' interest in health careers

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Health Workforce Data Collaborative

Primary Academic Partner:Peter Layde, MD, MSc, Emergency Medicine

Award Description:Building a collaborative response to the health workforce shortage threatening communities statewide

Primary Community Organization:La Crosse Medical Health Science Consortium

Primary Academic Partner:Stephen Hargarten, MD, MPH, Emergency Medicine

Award Description:Reducing underage access to and use of alcohol in La Crosse County

Primary Community Organization:MCW Department of Anesthesiology

Award Description:Providing continuing education to practicing pediatric physical and occupational therapists in Wisconsin to better address the connection between physical pain and obesity among pediatric patients

Primary Community Organization:MCW Institute for Health & Equity - Division of Community Health

Award Description:Helping Medical College of Wisconsin students recognize and develop effective leadership styles as future physician leaders

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Public Health Association

Award Description:Convening public health professionals to engage in education to support their work to be increasingly more impactful in uplifting racism and health equity as a public health crisis across Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:TimeSlips Creative Storytelling, Inc.

Award Description:Engaging caregivers to learn evidence-based communication and community building techniques that improve health of people living with dementia or older adults experiencing social isolation

Primary Community Organization:WisHope

Award Description:Providing an opportunity for individuals who refer, support and work with persons affected by substance use disorders to learn best practices

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health / PATCH Program

Award Description:Bringing together a multidisciplinary audience of Wisconsin health care professionals to learn, share, and grow as adolescent health champions and advocates

Primary Community Organization:Urban Ecology Center

Primary Academic Partner:Kirsten Beyer, PhD, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Evaluating how an activated, urban park can impact neighborhood health in Milwaukee

Primary Community Organization:United Community Center

Primary Academic Partner:Zeno Franco, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Improving the health of caregivers to those with Alzheimer's disease or dementia in Milwaukee's Latino population

Primary Community Organization:Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center

Primary Academic Partner:J. Frank Wilson, MD, Radiation Oncology

Award Description:Building the capacity of Wisconsin’s rural and urban American Indian communities and clinics to enhance the quality of life for cancer patients and families

Primary Community Organization:United Community Center

Primary Academic Partner:Elaine Drew, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Improving diabetes knowledge and screening behaviors among Latinos in Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Bread of Healing Clinic, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Staci Young, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Increasing access to free or low-cost medications for more than 10,000 working and uninsured individuals in Milwaukee

Primary Community Organization:Kenosha County Division of Health

Primary Academic Partner:Amy Zosel, MD, Emergency Medicine

Award Description:Creating a model to reduce suicides and self-harm in Kenosha County

Primary Community Organization:Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin

Primary Academic Partner:Earnestine Willis, MD, MPH, Pediatrics

Award Description:Reducing dental caries among children engaged with the Wisconsin Early Head Start program

Primary Community Organization:Milwaukee Area Technical College

Primary Academic Partner:Jeff Morzinski, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Partnering with a faith-based community to reduce health risks and embed physical fitness in a Milwaukee neighborhood

Primary Community Organization:Healthier Cumberland Coalition

Primary Academic Partner:Jane Kotchen, MD, MPH, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Improving the health of rural communities, families, and individuals in Barron County

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Public Health Association

Primary Academic Partner:Marie Wolff, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Increasing the competency and capacity of local school health services systems

Primary Community Organization:Columbia St. Mary's

Primary Academic Partner:James Sanders, MD, MPH, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Engaging Milwaukee churches and food pantries in efforts to improve chronic disease management

Primary Community Organization:City of Milwaukee Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:Denise Uyar, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Award Description:Using peer teen advocates to increase HPV vaccination among urban adolescents in Milwaukee

Primary Community Organization:Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Inc.

Primary Academic Partner:Julia Lechuga, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Evaluating a Lay Health Advisor Model for improving sexual and reproductive health outcomes for Latino youth and adults in Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Primary Academic Partner:John Gordon, MD, Pediatrics

Award Description:Empowering parents of children and youth with special health care needs to teach care coordination skills to other families

Primary Community Organization:Westside Healthcare Association

Primary Academic Partner:Theodore Kotchen, MD, Medicine

Award Description:Developing and evaluating programming aimed at decreasing uncontrolled hypertension in Milwaukee

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics Foundation

Primary Academic Partner:Kenneth Yen, MD, MS, Pediatrics

Award Description:Expanding Wisconsin?s web-based emergency information form program for children with special health care needs

Primary Community Organization:Milwaukee Public Schools

Primary Academic Partner:Sheri Johnson, PhD, Pediatrics

Award Description:Refining a collaborative partnership model of mental health promotion and services to support urban Milwaukee youth

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Public Health Association

Primary Academic Partner:Peter Layde, MSc, MD, Emergency Medicine

Award Description:Increasing the diversity of Wisconsin's public health workforce

Primary Community Organization:MCW Department of Medicine - Division of Infectious Diseases

Award Description:Educating Wisconsin healthcare facilities on how to detect infection and control its spread across patients

Primary Community Organization:Winnebago County Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:Sara Kohlbeck, MPH, Comprehensive Injury Center

Principal Investigator:Stephen Hargarten, MD, MPH, Emergency Medicine

Award Description:Improving response to and prevention of suicide in the Fox Valley region

Primary Community Organization:Milwaukee Area Health Education Center

Primary Academic Partner:Joni Williams, MD, MPH, Medicine

Award Description:Providing Milwaukee nursing students with education and training in public health

Primary Community Organization:Convergence Resource Center

Primary Academic Partner:Angela Rabbit, DO, Pediatrics

Award Description:Improving access to quality health care for adult victims of sex trafficking in Milwaukee

Primary Community Organization:North Country Independent Living

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Transforming behavioral health crisis and response in Douglas County

Principal Investigator:David R. Friedland, MD, PhD, Otolaryngology and Communication Science

Co Investigator:John Rhee, MD, MPH, Otolaryngology and Communication Science

Award Description:Establishing a precision health and outcomes program in otolaryngology at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Eau Claire City-County Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative Phase II: Decreasing the number of youth at risk for depression

Primary Community Organization:Winnebago County Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative Phase II: Reducing the number of students at risk for or are experiencing depression

Primary Community Organization:Connections for Mental Wellness

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative Phase II: Reducing the number of poor mental health days in Brown County

Primary Community Organization:Marathon County Health Department

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Award Description:Advancing Behavioral Health Initiative Phase II: Reducing depression in 6-12th grade students

Primary Community Organization:Carroll University

Award Description:Designing a framework for fostering a sustained public health dialogue on gun violence prevention

Primary Community Organization:Milwaukee Health Care Partnership

Primary Academic Partner:John Fangman, MD, Medicine

Award Description:Developing a system that will ensure specialty care for low-income, uninsured adults in Milwaukee County

Primary Community Organization:Brown County United Way

Primary Academic Partner:John Meurer, MD, MBA, Insitute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Building a multidisciplinary data sharing system to fill service gaps and identify effective practices

Principal Investigator:Qing-song Liu, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Co Investigator:Cecilia Hillard, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Award Description:Examining how drugs targeting the endocannabinoid system protect against Parkinson’s disease (PD)

Principal Investigator:Guilherme Garcia, PhD, Biomedical Engineering

Co Investigator:John Rhee, MD, MPH, Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences; Tucker Woodson, MD, Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences

Award Description:Developing methods to detect the most common contributor to obstructive sleep apnea to inform better diagnosis and treatment options

Principal Investigator:Brian D. Stemper, PhD, Biomedical Engineering

Co Investigator:Matthew D. Budde, PhD, Neurosurgery; Christopher Olsen, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Award Description:Studying a second concussion mechanism, separate from the traditional single-impact mechanism common in sports-related concussion, by correlating behavioral changes, blood biomarkers, and brain cellular/structural changes to the severity of repetitive subconcussive head impact exposure (RSHIE)

Principal Investigator:Marja T. Nevalainen, MD, PhD, Pathology

Co Investigator:Andrew Greene, PhD, Biomedical Engineering; Susan Tsai, MD, Surgical Oncology

Award Description:Developing a predictive test to assist in selection of a chemotherapeutic regimen with the highest efficacy for individual pancreatic cancer patients to improve clinical care of pancreatic cancer and survival of patients

Principal Investigator:Lindsay Nelson, PhD, Neurosurgery

Co Investigator:Hershel Raff, PhD, Medicine, Endocrinology

Award Description:Investigating novel autonomic nervous system mechanisms to help explain mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) symptoms and inform the development of evidence-based rehabilitation programs

Principal Investigator:L. Silvia Munoz-Price, MD, PhD, Medicine

Co Investigator:Javeria Haque, MD, Medicine, Infectious Disease; Nita H. Salzman, MD, PhD, Pediatrics; Andres Jose Yarur, MD, Mediciney; Michael T. Zimmermann, PhD, Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Award Description:Conducting a randomized controlled trial to improve understanding, produce new knowledge, and impact clinical outcomes for patients diagnosed with Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI)

Primary Community Organization:MCW Department of Medicine - Division of General Internal Medicine

Award Description:Providing the most up-to-date information in the field of General Internal Medicine to practicing physicians and advanced practice providers to improve patient care statewide

Primary Community Organization:UniteMKE Pathways Community Hub

Award Description:Bringing together Wisconsin’s community health workers to reestablish the Wisconsin Community Health Worker Network and provide learning and skill-building opportunities

Primary Community Organization:Covering Wisconsin, UW-Madison

Award Description:Helping enrollment assisters and stakeholders to better navigate the highly complex and disparate rules and processes of Medicaid, Marketplace, and Affordable Care Act programs

Primary Community Organization:Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH), UW Population Health Institute

Award Description:Supporting diverse leaders in setting and taking action on a common set of priorities to align and catalyze efforts to advance health equity in Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Gustavo Leone, PhD, Medicine

Co Investigator:Hallgeir Rui, MD, PhD, Pathology

Award Description:Promoting research aimed at identifying new therapeutic targets and developing more effective therapies to treat cancer

Principal Investigator:Ronald B. Hill, PhD, Biochemistry

Co Investigator:Brian F. Volkman, PhD, Biochemistry; Francis C. Peterson, PhD, Biochemistry; Brian C. Smith, PhD, Biochemistry

Award Description:Building a resource to promote drug discovery research and expedite translational research at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Principal Investigator:Frank Pintar, PhD, Biomedical Engineering

Award Description:Creating a Clinical and Translational Biomedical Engineering Program

Principal Investigator:Rodney E. Willoughby, MD, Pediatrics

Co Investigator:Brian C. Smith, PhD, Biochemistry; Christopher J. Kristich, PhD, Microbiology and Immunology

Award Description:Developing new non-antibiotic treatments that limit damage and accelerate recovery from deep tissue infections

Principal Investigator:Srividya Kidambi, MD, Medicine

Co Investigator:Daisy Sahoo, PhD, Medicine; Jon Gould, MD, Surgery; Mingyu Liang, PhD, Physiology

Award Description:Identifying how peripheral adipose tissue protects against metabolic diseases compared to visceral adipose tissue in healthy obese persons

Principal Investigator:Bryon D. Johnson, PhD, Medicine

Co Investigator:Michael B. Dwinell, PhD, Microbiology and Immunology

Award Description:Testing therapies that alter the tumor microenvironment in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)

Principal Investigator:William Campbell, PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Co Investigator:David Gutterman, MD, Medicine

Award Description:Identifying new approaches to regulate inflammation and cardiovascular disease by understanding the role of odorant receptors

Primary Community Organization:Families & Schools Together, Inc.

Award Description:Redesigning program evaluation and improvement for effective family engagement programming across Wisconsin

Primary Community Organization:Brown County United Way

Primary Academic Partner:John Meurer, MD, MBA, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Identifying and addressing behavioral health concerns in Brown County children

Primary Community Organization:Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin

Primary Academic Partner:David Nelson, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Embedding strategies into food systems to improve access to healthy, local foods especially for food pantries

Primary Community Organization:Prevent Blindness Wisconsin

Primary Academic Partner:Deborah Costakos, MD, Ophthalmology

Award Description:Addressing barriers to vision care after vision screening in Milwaukee

Primary Community Organization:Milwaukee Public Schools

Primary Academic Partner:David Nelson, PhD, Family and Community Medicine

Award Description:Building opportunities to support children in meeting physical activity requirements in afterschool environments

Primary Community Organization:Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health

Award Description:Building an advocacy agenda that reflects the priorities and needs of Wisconsin's underserved communities of women

Primary Community Organization:United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County

Primary Academic Partner:John Meurer, MD, MBA, Institute for Health and Equity

Award Description:Embedding child developmental screening into early childhood programming and primary care

Primary Community Organization:Cooperative Educational Services Agency #7 (CESA)

Primary Academic Partner:E. Brooke Lerner, PhD, Emergency Medicine

Award Description:Embedding high-quality CPR training in schools statewide

Primary Community Organization:Wraparound Milwaukee

Primary Academic Partner:Wendi Ehrman, MD, Pediatrics

Award Description:Developing tools to support medical professionals in serving sexually exploited youth

Primary Community Organization:La Crosse Medical Health Science Consortium

Primary Academic Partner:Michelle Broaddus, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine