Biography Andrea Hicks specializes in using life cycle assessments and modeling to quantify environmental impacts of products and processes. Her work includes industrial ecology, or using basic ecological principles to better understand and design human products. For example, Hicks is thinking about ways to design a product where the waste could become the building blocks …
Biography Sara Lindberg is a developmental psychologist and epidemiologist by training. Currently, Sara serves as the Director of the Evaluation Research Group at the Population Health Institute and as a faculty member in the Department of Population Health Sciences and the Masters of Public Health program. She has extensive experience in conducting and overseeing program …
Biography Carolyn (Carey) McAndrews is a professor in the Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her fields of research are transportation planning, policy, and design. Her research seeks to understand how emerging health, safety, and environmental goals become part of mainstream transportation decision making. Equity is central to these goals, and …
Biography Kris’ current research focuses on the globalization of higher education and research, as well as infrastructure, platforms, and cities. This research agenda relates to his longstanding research interests in the globalization of the services industries (including higher education, architecture, property) and their relationship to urban and regional change.
Biography Jonathan Patz, MD, M.P.H., (@jonathanpatz) is director of the Global Health Institute at the university of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a professor and the John P. Holton Chair in Health and the Environment with appointments in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Department of Population Health Sciences. For 15 years, Patz served as …
Biography Daniel J. Phaneuf is the Henry C. Taylor Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has a PhD in economics from Iowa State University and an undergraduate degree from Saint John’s University in Minnesota. Phaneuf’s research focuses on valuing the environment and natural resources, with applications to air quality, …
Biography Jeremy Solin is the UW-Madison Division of Extension Assistant Dean for Southern Wisconsin where he provides leadership for and supports county-based programming. He’s worked in Extension for the past 14 years in a wide variety of roles. He has a bachelor’s degree in water resources (UW-Stevens Point), a master’s degree in environmental education (University …
Biography Whitney Sweeney is currently a Scientist in the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) Team Science Core. Her role is to support interdisciplinary research teams through research, workshops, and interventions creating greater impact and ultimately improving human health. Previously, she served on the team that founded the American Family Insurance Data Science Institute. …