University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Bio Nick grew up in Naperville, IL in the southwest suburbs of Chicago after having lived in Sun Prairie as a toddler. He completed his undergraduate degree in exercise science and Spanish at Creighton University. Following his undergraduate education, he worked as a patient advocate and interpreter in a federally qualified health center where he …
Education Bio Wendy Slutske, PhD is a faculty member at DFMCH and the Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Slutske’s background is in clinical psychology with additional training in behavioral genetics and psychiatric epidemiology and biostatistics. Slutske’s research originally focused on risk and protective …
Education Bio Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FACPM, DFASAM (she/her/hers) provides primary care and addiction medicine treatment with over fourteen years of clinical experience in federally qualified health centers. Salisbury-Afshar is faculty in the UW Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program, serves as program director of the Public Health and General Preventive Medicine Residency, is medical director of …
Education Bio Andrew Quanbeck, PhD (he/him/his) is DFMCH faculty and an honorary associate of the University of Wisonsin Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering. Quanbeck heads the Implementation Science and Engineering Lab at UW-Madison. His research draws upon concepts from systems engineering to develop innovative approaches to implementing evidence-based practices. Quanbeck is chair of the …
Education Bio Christopher Nicholas, PhD (he/him/his) is DFMCH faculty whose research focuses on the clinical efficacy and therapeutic mechanisms of psychedelic (psilocybin, MDMA, 5-MeO-DMT) and other psychoactive compounds (ketamine) for addiction, PTSD, chronic pain, and depression. He is currently investigating psilocybin-assisted therapy for methamphetamine and opioid use disorders, ketamine-assisted therapy for adolescent PTSD, and the …
Education Bio Marlon P. Mundt, PhD (he/him/his) is a professor and director of health economics at the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention. Mundt leads a program of research focused on the costs and benefits of treatments to help people stop smoking cigarettes. He has published more than 110 peer-reviewed scholarly articles …
Education Bio David Leinweber, MD, MS (he/him) is DFMCH faculty and associate director of the addiction medicine fellowship program. He enjoys mountain biking, road cycling, cross country skiing, and playing chess and other board games. Clinical Interests Leinweber’s clinical interests include addiction medicine and the treatment of substance use disorders. Research Interests Leinweber is a …
Education Bio Paul Hunter, MD (he/him/his) is a DFMCH faculty member After more than three decades of clinical practice, medical consulting for public health agencies, and teaching medical students, he looks forward to supporting and mentoring students and clinicians earlier in their careers. Hunter seeks to inspire advocates for vaccination to persist through very challenging …
Education Bio Randall Brown, MD, PhD, DFASAM (he/him/his) is a professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. Throughout his career, Brown has maintained a passion for serving people marginalized by society. He has focused specifically upon enhancing prevention and treatment services for people who use drugs and who use alcohol in unhealthy …
Bio Nicole Bonk grew up grew up in Aurora, Illinois and went to the University of Notre Dame for her bachelors degree. Nicole returned to Illinois for medical school at Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine. She then moved to Wisconsin to attend residency. She is a 2012 graduate of the UW Dept of Family …