Center for Healthy Communities

Community-Based Participatory Research Fellows:

Name:  David Nelson, PhD

Position:  Instructor

Degree(s) and College(s):

• BS, Physical Education, Exercise Science and Teaching, University of Illinois-Champaign, Urbana, IL
• MA, Education, Agency Counseling, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
• PhD, Education, Adult Education, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, TN

Programs and Activities:

   Grants:

• Mi salud - Mi vida:  Health Promoter Model for Diabetes Self-Management program

   Activities:

• Milwaukee Food and Fitness Initiative
• Communicandonos Juntos:  Found in Translation:  Coordinated communication program in Waukesha County for Spanish speakers
• Transition Team for Milwaukee County Nutrition and Physical Activity Coalition

Name:  Alan Wells, PhD, MPH

Position:  Instructor

Degree(s) and College(s):

• BA, Psychology and Medical Anthropology, University of Texas, Houston, TX
• MPH, International and Family Health, University of Texas, School of Public Health, Houston, TX
• PhD, Community Health Science, University of Texas, School of Public Health, Houston, TX

Programs and Activities:

   Activities:

• Primary Care Outcomes Research and Public Health Interventions in Hepatitis C

   Teaching:

• Family and Community Medicine M3 Clerkship
• Medical Ethics M2
• Health Policy M4 elective