In addition to serving as home to an Academic Fellowship Program, the Research Division of the Department of Family & Community Medicine of the Medical College of Wisconsin has two important functions. The Division conducts major extramurally funded research projects to address issues of concern to family and community medicine. The Division also provides intramural research resources and support to faculty, fellows, residents, and medical students undertaking research projects.

Research development resources and support include:

• Center for Practice-Based Research (CPBR)
• Core Research Group (CRG)
• Research Implementation Groups (RIGs)
• Summer Student Research Program
• Additional research resources available at MCW

Major initiatives in the Division include:

• Academic Fellowship Program
• Injury Research Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Division Members

Peter M. Layde, MD, MSc, Professor and Director
Kenneth G. Schellhase, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor
Linda N. Meurer, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Fellowship Director
Shankuan Zhu, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor
Rania L. Dempsey, MD, MS, Assistant Clinical Professor
Laure G. DeMattia, DO, Academic fellow, Instructor
Jean A. Grube, RN, MBA, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Profressor
Deborah R. Gustafson, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Clare E.Guse, MS, Senior Biostatistician
Anne M. Marbella, MS, Epidemiologist
Mary D. Kelly, BSN, Research Associate
Hongyan Yang, MS, Biostatistician
Jenny Her, Program Coordinator
Michele Leininger, Senior AA

Contact: jher@mcw.edu 414-456-4319