About the Office of Community Engagement
The Office of Community Engagement (OCE) is dedicated to improving the health of communities of Wisconsin and beyond by advancing the art and science of community engagement.
Community engagement, one of the four missions at the MCW, is richly embedded in office programs and throughout MCW centers, institutes, and departments. The office is also dedicated to leadership and excellence through community engagement, and partners with community organizations to enhance learning, research, patient care, and the health of the community.
With strong support from Staci Young, PhD, interim senior associate dean for community engagement, the Office of Community Engagement provides a variety of resources to both academic and community partners to advance community engagement at MCW.
Mission
Guiding Principles
Meet the Team
Meet Our Faculty
Zeno Franco, PhD
Associate Professor
Areas of interest/experience: Veteran behavior health, community interventions and technology
Bryan Johnston, MD
Assistant Professor
David Nelson, PhD
Associate Professor
Areas of interest/experience: Work with communities to develop policies and environmental change to support health as defined by the community.
Leslie Ruffalo, PhD
Advisor, Family Medicine Learning Community & Family Medicine Student Association; Course Director, Promoting Health in Underserved Communities & Continuous Professional Development; M3 Family Medicine Clerkship: Community Health Instructor
Areas of interest/experience: The use of community engagement strategies to address health disparities. Topics of interest include: nutrition and access to healthy foods, physical activity, substance abuse and behavioral health.
Staci A. Young, PhD
Member, Community & Institutional Engagement Pillar, Kern Institute
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