ASCEND WI Study Team

Meet our PI's

Anna Palatnik, MD

Associate Professor

Julia Dickson-Gomez, PhD

Professor

Jessica Olson, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor, Community Health

Joni Williams, MD, MPH

Milwaukee Community Chair in Health Equity Research;
​Director, Center for Advancing Population Science (CAPS); Associate Professor

People

Our People & Partners

Meet the researchers and community partners who shape our work through collaboration and shared expertise.

Projects

ASCEND WI

Explore ASCEND WI's four initiatives for (a)ddressing key (s)ocial-structural risk factors for ra(c)ial disparities in mat(e)r(n)al morbi(d)ity in Southeastern Wisconsin.

BUNDLE (Building trust and uniting teams through doula partnership)

HOME (Reducing housing instability and neighborhood deprivation effect on maternal health)

ENHANCE-M Education (Early Career-Centered Enrichment to Advance Research Careers in Maternal Health)

TEAM (Transdisciplinary and Equitable Approach to Maternal Health)

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