Katie Wagoner

Katie Wagoner is a Teaching Professor in the Public Health & Community Health Education department at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Her expertise spans nutrition and weight management, work site wellness, health and wellness coaching, program planning, and maternal and child health. She holds a B.S. in Human Biology with a Nutrition Emphasis from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, an M.P.H. in Community Health Education from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and is certified as a Master Community Health Education Specialist (MCHES) by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing.

Her work emphasizes developing evidence-based, culturally relevant public health solutions. She has served as a faculty advisor for multiple student teams in the National Case Study Competition in Health Education, guiding them on topics like hepatitis A prevention and skin cancer awareness. She also presented at the Society for Public Health Education Annual Conference and Advocacy Summit, addressing mentoring strategies and sexuality education challenges.

• Scientific Awards
  • President Elect of Eta Sigma Gamma (2023), a national health education honorary society

Her current courses include HED 210: Foundations of Health Education, CHE 480: Senior Capstone, PH 498: Community Health Education Preceptorship, and CHE 220: Medical Terminology for Health Education.