The 2025 Climate Change, Aging, and Health Across the Life Course workshop brought together an interdisciplinary group of scholars at UW-Madison to share research and build new collaborations around the critical issues of populations, environmental …
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Johanna Nunez & Sarah Salas Awarded First Prize ICAA Poster Award
Congratulations to CDHA graduate student trainees Johanna Nunez & Sarah Salas, who were awarded first place at the ICAA 2024 conference for their poster “Mechanisms of Latino Migrant Retention: Lived-In Experiences from the Third Age and …
Graduate Student Profile: Yue Qin
Name: Yue Qin, Ph.D. candidate in Sociology Hometown: Shandong, China Educational background: B.A. in Sociology, Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou, China); M.A. in Sociology, Boston College How did you first connect to your field of research? …
Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi Co-Leads New Dementia Care Research Center
We’re pleased to share Dr. Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, Associate Professor in the BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine, co-directs the newly established EMBRACE (Establishing Mechanisms of Benefit to Reinforce the Alzheimer’s Care Experience) Center. The EMBRACE Center, …
Shaneda Warren Andersen Receives ICTR Award
The CDHA community proudly celebrates Dr. Shaneda Warren Andersen, Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences, for receiving the ICTR Translational Basic & Clinical Pilot Award for her project “Biomarkers to Personalize Colorectal Cancer Screening & …
Welcome New CDHA Associate Director Lauren Schmitz
We’re excited to announce Lauren Schmitz as our new Associate Director of Training! Lauren is an Associate Professor of Public Affairs at the La Follette School of Public Affairs. Schmitz is a dedicated member of …
Graduate Student Profile: Michael Topping
Name: Michael Topping, Graduate Student in Sociology Hometown: Burlington, Wisconsin Educational Background: B.S. in Social Work & B.A. in Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; M.A. in Sociology, University of Memphis 1. How did you first connect to …
Postdoc Profile: Jiaxin Shi
Name: Jiaxin Shi, Postdoctoral Researcher Hometown: Zhejiang, China Educational Background: BA Journalism, Beijing Foreign Studies University; MPhil Social Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; European Doctoral School of Demography; PhD Sociology, University …
Postdoc Profile: Gina Lee
Name: Gina Lee, Postdoctoral Researcher Hometown: Born in Austin, TX but grew up in South Korea Educational Background: BS in Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS), Iowa State; MS in Gerontology, Iowa State; PhD in …
Kerryann DiLoreto, Senior Project Director with UWSC, awarded Distinguished Status
Congratulations to Kerryann DiLoreto, Senior Project Director with the UW Survey Center, who has been awarded Distinguished Status. Distinguished status is awarded to academic staff members with extensive experience, and advanced knowledge and skills by …