CARE at the UW-Madison School of Nursing
Gulustan Ozturk, PhD researches bioactive compounds in milk and dairy streams. Her main goal is to develop advanced separation processes of extracting these bioactive compounds with a special emphasis on personalized nutrition and precision treatments aimed at enhancing human health, including for post-menopausal women.
Kristen Pickett, PhD focuses on collaborative and community-based research methods aimed at positively impacting health outcomes for older adults, especially those with Parkinson disease (PD), who have limited access to effective forms of physical activity.
Laura Andrea Prieto, PhD is a Postdoctoral Trainee in the UW–Madison Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. She earned her PhD in Kinesiolgy at UW–Madison with a concentration on Motor Control and Behavior and adapted physical activity.
Tracy Schroepfer, MSW, PhD conducts research focused on 1) improving the care provided to elders who are seriously or terminally ill by determining the best strategies for meeting their psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs; and 2) gaining understanding and addressing the barriers to quality health care experienced by medically underserved communities.
Jung-hye Shin, PhD focuses on aging in place in her research and teaching, mainly the accessibility issues in residential and community buildings.
Mai See Thao, PhD is a medical anthropologist who studies post-refugee experiences with chronic disease and how they illuminate the structural vulnerabilities that refugees continue to face as they age in their place of home/resettlement.
Sue Wenker, PT, PhD, MS, is a geriatric certified specialist emeritus, an associate professor with the UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, and a faculty associate with the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program.
Paula Woywod, DNP, MSN, RN, CHSE co-authored CARE’s Dementia Friendly Toolkit and Dementia Friendly Hospital Toolkit.