Dr. Sarah Wackerbarth, PhD
Associate Professor
Departments & Programs
Dr. Sarah Wackerbarth is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Management and Policy. She teaches courses in the Master of Public Health and the Master of Health Administration programs. Her research focuses on improving the process of care and decision making in health care settings, and she has published over two dozen studies on decision making and process improvement. Dr. Wackerbarth also holds a graduate certificate in Gerontology.
Dr. Wackerbarth's Curriculum Vitae
Education
- PhD, Industrial Engineering: Operations Research/Decision Science
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- MS, Industrial Engineering: Health Systems
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- MS, Industrial Engineering
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Research Interests
- Organizational change
- Process improvement
- Patient safety
- Patient decision making
- Health provider decision making
