Center for Global Health Awards Development Grants

Thanks to the generous support of the Division of International Studies and the Morgridge Center for Public Service, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Global Health (CGH) is pleased to announce 12 development grants awarded to UW faculty and staff members.

The grants are awarded to Center for Global Health affiliates to support international travel related to educational or research activities, including development of global health courses, initiation of field experiences and field research that pertains to the center's mission.

Preference was given to proposals that address important global health issues, have an interdisciplinary focus, have potential for ongoing relationships with the host site and offer tangible educational or research benefits.

The review panel selected the following outstanding submissions that characterize initiatives the Center for Global Health seeks to support. (Recipients are from the UW School of Medicine and Public Health unless otherwise noted.)

• Dörte Döpfer, DVM, MSc, PhD, assistant professor, UW School of Veterinary Medicine. Project: Kenya
  
  
• Kristine Hallisy, PT, MS, OCS, faculty associate; Dawn Ransom Magnussen, MPT, adjunct faculty; Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy Program. Project: Belize
  
  
• Joel Hill, MPAS, PA-C, clinical instructor, Physician Assistant Program. Project: Belize
  
  
• Laura Houser, MD, clinical instructor, Department of Pediatrics. Project: Haiti
  
  
• Kenneth Kushner, PhD, professor, Department of Family Medicine. Project: China
  
  
• Shelby O'Connor, PhD, associate scientist, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Project: Brazil
  
  
• Ann O'Rourke, MD, MPH, assistant professor, Department of Surgery. Project: Ethopia
  
  
• Karen Patterson, PT, MS, PCS, faculty associate; Lisa Steinkamp, PT, MS, MBA, program director, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program; Colleen Cobey, PT, MS, faculty associate; Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy Program. Project: Uganda
  
  
• Erik A. Ranheim, MD, PhD, associate professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Project: Belize
  
  
• Rob Striker, MD, PhD, associate professor, Departments of Medicine and Medical Microbiology and Immunology. Project: Egypt
  
  
• Janis Tupesis, MD, associate professor, Department of Medicine. Project: Liberia
  
  
• Earlise Ward, PhD, assistant professor, UW School of Nursing. Project: Virgin Islands