Rate My Professor Susan Zahner

Dr. Zahner’s research aims to improve public health practice through advancing workforce development and evidence for public health system improvement. She founded and co-directs the Wisconsin Public Health Research Network, linking public health professionals and researchers, and leads a team developing and evaluating the national online New to Public Health Residency Program for early-career professionals. Other contributions include directing the Linking Education and Practice in Public Health Nursing (LEAP) project from 2006 to 2012, the Badger Nurses Collaborating on Covid-19 Vaccine Education and Delivery (BN-CoVED) initiative in 2021, and the Translating Evidence to Practice in Public Health (TEP-PH) internship since 2013. Key publications include "Multisector partnerships in population health improvement" (2010), "Local public health system partnerships" (2005), "The impact of web-delivered education on preceptor role self-efficacy and knowledge in public health nurses" (2011), "A critical gap: Advanced practice nurses focused on the public's health" (2021), and "Policy brief on climate change and mental health/well-being" (2020). She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and a Distinguished Fellow in the National Academies of Practice (Nursing), and received the 2023 Carol Graham Lifetime Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Public Health Association.