Prof. Elaine Ward

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Prof. Earlise Ward is a tenured professor and director of the T32 Primary Care Research Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health. She also works at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Carbone Cancer Center in the role of Faculty Director of the Cancer Health Disparities Initiative (CHDI). She leads the CHDI team in its mission to work with underserved populations to increase access to cancer care and survivorship and to increase engagement in clinical research. Dr. Ward is a licensed psychologist and works at University Health Services, providing mental health services to college students. Her program of research focuses on developing and testing culturally tailored behavioral mental health interventions for adults with clinical depression. She has collaborated with researchers in the USA, the UK, Ghana, Thailand, and the US Virgin Islands. Dr. Ward has published her research in numerous journals and presented it at regional, national, and international conferences