Partnership Education and Research Committee

The Partnership Education and Research Committee consists of faculty and staff with experience and expertise in research, education, and public and community health.

Committee membership includes:

  • University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health leadership
  • Department chairs
  • Faculty representatives
  • Oversight and Advisory Committee appointees
  • Board of Regents liaison
  • UW–Madison Office of the Chancellor liaison
  • Wisconsin Partnership Program staff

School of Medicine and Public Health Leadership

Jon Audhya, PhD, Chair
Senior Associate Dean for Basic Research, Biotechnology and Graduate Studies
audhya@wisc.edu

Amy J.H. Kind, MD, PhD
Associate Dean for Social Health Sciences and Programs
Executive Director, Wisconsin Partnership Program
Director, UW Center for Health Disparities Research (CHDR)
Professor, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
amy.kind@wisc.edu

Elizabeth Petty, MD
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
epetty@wisc.edu

Department Chairs

Beth Drolet, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Dermatology
Representative: Clinical chairs
Term expires: March 31, 2026
bdrolet@dermatology.wisc.edu

Faculty Representatives

Ryan Coller, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Division Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine and Complex Care, Department of Pediatrics
Representative: Clinical Faculty
Term expires: March 31, 2026
rcoller@pediatrics.wisc.edu

Amy Fowler, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology
Term expires: March 31, 2025
afowler@wisc.edu

Christina M. Hull, PhD
Professor, Department of Bimolecular Chemistry
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Term expires: April 30, 2026
cmhull@wisc.edu

Shigeki Miyamoto, PhD
Professor, Department of Oncology
McCardle Laboratory for Cancer Research
Term expires: March 31, 2026
smiyamot@wisc.edu

Ann Sheehy, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine
Associate Director or Health Policy Research, UW Center for Health Disparities Research (CHDR)
Representative: Clinical Faculty
Term expires: March 31, 2026
asheehy2@wisc.edu

Oversight and Advisory Committee Appointees

Greg Nycz
OAC Health Advocate
Executive Director, Family Health Center of Marshfield, Inc.
nycz.greg@marshfieldclinic.org

Manish Shah, MD, MPH
OAC chair
The Azita G. Hamedani Distinguished Chair of Emergency Medicine
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Term ends: October 2024

UW System Board of Regents Liaison

Dana Wachs, JD
Regent, University of Wisconsin System

UW–Madison Office of the Chancellor Liaison

Norman Drinkwater, PhD
Professor Emeritus
norman.drinkwater@wisc.edu

Wisconsin Partnership Program Staff

Wisconsin Partnership Program
750 Highland Avenue, 4230 HSLC
Madison, WI 53705
wpp@hslc.wisc.edu

Amy J.H. Kind, MD, PhD
Associate Dean for Social Health Sciences and Programs
Executive Director, Wisconsin Partnership Program
Director, UW Center for Health Disparities Research (CHDR)
Professor, Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
amy.kind@wisc.edu

Tonya Mathison
Operations Associate Director
4225 HSLC
608-265-6688
tonya.mathison@wisc.edu