University of Wisconsin–Madison

People

Sarah Jung, PhD

Director

sarah.jung@wisc.edu

With a background in educational psychology and learning science, Sarah leads operations, secures funding, oversees partnerships, and guides projects to success. She brings expertise in designing learner-centered training environments, competency-based assessment, and advancing equity in medical education.

Franka Smit, MS, MBA

Research Administration Specialist

fsmit@wisc.edu

With a background in grant development and project management for public health, Franka leads administrative tasks and advances strategic partnerships. She brings expertise in coordinating collaborations, building organizational capacity, and managing finances to support innovative research in medical education.

Dylan Pieper, MA

Research Analyst

dpieper@wisc.edu

With a background in data science for public health, Dylan leads the development and implementation of robust research and evaluation methodologies, data collection tools, and reports and dashboards. He brings expertise in managing technical workflows, documenting complex systems, coding his own software, and he is interested in innovative uses of data to help students.