Faculty

Stephen Hargarten, MD, MPH
Associate Dean for Global Health

hargart@mcw.edu | (414) 805-6454

In January 2010, the Medical College of Wisconsin named Stephen Hargarten, MD, as associate dean of the Office of Global Health. Dr. Hargarten is also professor of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Hargarten’s international experience began in medical school when he selected a two month elective clerkship in Nicaragua. In 1980, he volunteered at the Tom Dooley Heritage Hospital in Thailand, caring for refugees from Laos. He served on the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Indochina Refugee Relief Fund and also on the Board of Tom Dooley Heritage. As an outcome of his MPH at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Dr. Hargarten has extensively investigated US citizen deaths (initially Peace Corps Volunteers) that occur outside the United States and is a leading expert in this area of global health.

Along with colleagues in emergency medicine and in collaboration with the Center for International Health, a collaborative of several institutions, including the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Marquette University, Dr. Hargarten has served as co-principal investigator on large emergency medicine services (EMS) training projects in Poland, Croatia, Latvia, and China.

Currently, Dr. Hargarten serves on the Violence and Injury Prevention Mentoring Committee for the World Health Organization and serves on the board of directors of the Association for Safe International Road Travel (ASIRT). Dr. Hargarten has a long history of extramurally funded research in injury prevention, and has published over 100 research articles, editorials and chapters.

An alumnus of the Medical College, Dr. Hargarten joined the faculty in 1989. He completed an internship at the Gorgas Hospital in Panama, and previously served as a staff physician in the emergency departments at St. Joseph’s, St. Mary’s and St. Luke’s Hospitals before joining the College and the staff at the County Hospital and Froedtert Hospital. Dr. Hargarten completed his MPH at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and Hygiene in 1984 and is a member of the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars which is a honor for those who have shown distinction and excellence in their field of study.

He is an examiner for the American Board of Emergency Medicine and has received numerous awards in recognition for teaching excellence, research in injury prevention, and public service. He is the founding president of the Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research, and a past president of the Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine, as well as having served on many expert committees and advisory task forces. Most recently Dr. Hargarten was elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences. Election to the IOM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. In 2014, Dr. Hargarten became the Director of the Milwaukee Global Health Consortium (formerly Center for International Health) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Tifany Frazer, MPH
Manager

tfrazer@mcw.edu | (414) 955-4763

Tifany Frazer joined the Office of Global Health as Program Manager in September 2010. Tifany works closely with Dr. Stephen Hargarten, Associate Dean for Global Health, in developing a sustainable platform of local and international partnerships to support the education, research, clinical, public and community health training of the College’s faculty and trainees. Prior to developing the Office of Global Health, Tifany served as a program manager in the College’s Department of Pediatrics, Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children where she administered programs in community-based pediatric resident graduate education, clinic-based early literacy promotion and community academic partnerships that addressed pediatric oral health care access, medical/legal collaborations and faith-based emergency preparedness in Milwaukee. Prior to coming to the College, Tifany worked in three different continents holding international positions with the United States Peace Corps, and United Nations program of UNAIDS, and UNICEF in El Salvador, Peru and Thailand respectively. Tifany received a master of public health degree in International Health from Tulane University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Community Health Education from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Kyla N Stanley
Intern

kstanley@carrollu.edu

Kyla joined the Office of Global Health as Intern in September 2021. Prior to joining the Office of Global Health, Kyla worked with the City of Pewaukee Parks and Recreation, where she served as Head Coordinator of Day Camps. In that role, Kyla performed daily administration of the day camps, oversaw camp employees, and executed exciting activities with the camp attendees. She also served as an intern at James Places Waukesha, where she connected under-represented communities with resources such as transportation, resume building, and shelter locations. Kyla currently attends Carroll University and is working towards obtaining a bachelor's degree in Public health with a minor in Psychology. While attending college, Kyla works closely with the Make-A-Wish foundation by fundraising and volunteering to fulfill the wishes of children who are fighting cancer and other critical illnesses. She is excited to continue to enhance her public health expertise during her internship with the Office of Global Health.

Rosa Rivera
Intern

Rosa Rivera joined the Office of Global Health as an intern in September 2021. She is an active fighter for social justice and is working towards making healthcare a more equal environment for not only women but people of color. As an Independent Researcher of Women's Issues in Healthcare at University School of Milwaukee, she investigated policies, organizations, and politicians that have not only worked towards equality, but also against it. She is currently in progress of producing a film focusing on the injustices in Milwaukee that LatinX women are forced to reconcile. She is very proud of being a Latinx-American, and is the leader for the LatinX Affinity group at her school which promotes cultural awareness, advocates against cultural intolerance, and celebrates the contributions of the diverse cultures of LatinX. As well as taking that leadership role at her school, she is also the captain of the Brown Deer- University School of Milwaukee Women's Swim Team where she works alongside the coach during swim meets and practices, communicates effectively with swimmers, and creates team bonding activities between both schools.