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Cathlyn Leitzke, Study Coordinator, RN, MSN, CRRN

Cathlyn Leitzke has more than 20 years of experience in health care -- primarily in long term care, home health and rehabilitation -- with the last eight years heavily involved in research. Cathlyn is currently the study coordinator for part of the current Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (TTURC 2) study, known as the Wisconsin Smokers' Health Study, in Madison. For more on the Wisconsin Smokers' Health Study, click here. For more information on the entire TTURC 2 study, click here.

Cathlyn has experience with both federal and industry-sponsored trials, primarily in the field of aging, including:

  

Cathlyn Leitzke
Cathlyn Leitzke,
Study Coordinator
  • The Later Life Resilience Study (part of the Wisconsin Relocation Study)
  • The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
  • The MIDUS Study Mid-life in the United States
  • Pharmeceutical studies in osteoporosis treatment

Cathlyn received her bachelors of science in nursing and masters of science in nursing degrees from the University of Wisconsin. She earned her certification from American Nurses Credentialling Center in Rehabilitation Nursing.

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