Jane E. Mahoney
Dr. Jane Mahoney grew up in East Tennessee and received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia where she majored in Economics and Latin American Studies. She attended medical school at the University of California San Francisco and then completed her residency at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics and the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, WI. Dr. Mahoney is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.
Impact
As a geriatrician, she has conducted research to test and disseminate community-based interventions to help older adults prevent falls and improve their health. Through her research, teaching, and mentoring, she has worked to foster health equity and reduce disparities. Her parents’ assets made it possible for her to attend college. She has established this scholarship to help others who may have faced systemic injustices that made it difficult to afford college.