Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Location: Madison, WI
Phone: 608-263-5282
Email: sjzahner@wisc.edu
Length of Time in Public Health:
Current Work Setting:
- Academic institution
- Local board of health
Relationship Building Experience:
- I have been involved in building relationships between academic health professions institutions and public health practice organizations
About Me: I have been interested in academic/practice linkages for education and research for many years. I conduct research in local public health system performance, public health partnerships, and public health nursing education and practice. I direct the HRSA-funded statewide public health nursing workforce development collaborative called "Linking Education and Practice for Excellence in Public Health Nursing" (see our website at www.son.wisc.edu/leap
). I co-direct the Wisconsin Public Health Practice-Based Research Network established in 2009 with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. I also serve on the Board of Health for Madison and Dane County. I am interested in promoting active linkages between academia and practice for practice improvement, research, and extending the reach of public health services.
About My Institution:
University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Is an academic institution
- Has relationships with public health practice organizations for:
- Public health education/training
- Public health research
- Has relationships with public health practice organizations characterized by:
- Formal written partnership agreements
- Collaborative public health education/training
- Joint research projects