The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars program at the University of Wisconsin offers a two-year postdoctoral experience designed to meet the following goals:
- To provide scholars with an understanding of population health that is broad and integrative
- To insure that scholars understand how to translate new population health knowledge into policy and practice
- To provide scholars with the knowledge and skills necessary for them to become leaders in the emerging field of population health
- To contribute to the understanding of population health concepts at the university, state, and national levels.
The Health & Society Scholars program at Wisconsin is housed in the Department of Population Health Sciences in the School of Medicine and Public Health.
Health & Society Scholars at Wisconsin: The "Slide-Show Tour"
Join Co-Director Stephanie Robert for a tour of the Wisconsin site via a slide-show presentation (PDF version).
Funding Competitions
Health and Society Research Prize 2012-2013:
Competition now CLOSED.
The Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is pleased to announce the winners of the 2012-2013 prize for the Best Research in Health & Society at UW-Madison:
Ewig C and Palmucci GA. "Inequality and the Politics of Social Policy Implementation: Gender, Age and Chile’s 2004 Health Reforms." World Development, 40(12): 2490-2504, 2012.Higgins JA, Popkin RA and Santelli JS. "Pregnancy Ambivalence and Contraceptive Use Among Young Adults in the United States." Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 44(4): 236–243, 2012.Wolfe B, Jakubowski J, Haveman R and Courey M. "The Income and Health Effects of Tribal Casino Gaming on American Indians." Demography, 49: 499-524, 2012.
This award is designed to call attention to scholarship published by faculty and/or academic staff during calendar year 2012 that addresses aspects of population health or health and society, broadly defined, such as addressing the multiple determinants of health (e.g., biological, medical, behavioral, social, economic and environmental) and their important interactions over the life course; examining the measurement, distribution, or experiences of health; or evaluating interventions (at individual, community, or policy levels) for their impact on population health outcomes. This year's competition saw many impressive nominations that suggest scholarship on health and society topics at UW-Madison is vibrant across the campus.
Please join us in congratulating Professors Ewig, Higgins, and Wolfe and their colleagues on this accomplishment.
Please see our list of past awardees.
Population Health Dissertation Grant 2013-2014
Deadline: 5/1/2013 by 5:00 p.m.
Please see the 2013-2014 application instructions.
Please see our list of current awardees.
Please see our list of past awardees.
Faculty Course Development Grants on “Expanding Interdisciplinary Course Content on Population Health” 2012-2013
Competition now CLOSED.
Please see our list of current awardees.
Please see our list of past awardees.
Scholars: New Cohort
In Fall 2013 we welcome our 11th Cohort: Merlin Chowkwanyun, Tova Neugut, and Jayanti Owens. Finalist candidates for the 12th Cohort will be interviewed in late January 2014.
How to Apply
To select the Health & Society Scholars program at Wisconsin on your application, please see the application instructions on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars program's national web site. Please note: The Health & Society Scholars program at Wisconsin does not directly accept applications or handle questions about the national application process and timetable.
Thank you for your interest!