About
Lynne M Cotter
Lynne Cotter is a data design consultant with over ten years of experience in data analysis, visualization, evaluation and research experience. She helped with Wisconsin Department of Health Services stand up the their Tableau Server and launched DHS's first public-facing Tableau dashboards. Lynne holds expertise in data analytics, data visualization, IT system design, and in supporting people as they grow in their understanding of how best to use data for program and system innovation and improvement. In her spare time, Lynne is making her way through 60 Hikes within 60 miles of Madison (WI) with her partner, kiddos, and dog, and is about 24% through!
Lynne is a Tableau Certified Associate and holds a Masters in Public Health from the Dartmouth Institute of Health Policy and Clinical Practice and a Bachelors of Science in Nutritional Sciences with a minor in Global Health from Cornell University.
Lynne is a PhD student in the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Journalism and Mass Communication focusing on health, technology, and communication.
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Appearances
April 2024
Presenting Evaluation Findings: Make your case. PH 786, UW Madison.
June 2024
Localness versus Autonomy: Identifying promising message targeting strategies to improve parental confidence in vaccination through a randomized online experiment. (June 24, 2024) International Communication Association Annual Conference, Gold Coast, Australia.
Past Presentations and Appearances
December 1, 2023 | Bayesian statistics in practice. Computational Communication Cooperative. UW Madison.
November 9, 2023 | UW Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health. Communicating with public health data.
October 13, 2023 | UW Madison, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Qualitative Research Group: Influence of mHealth Technological Affordances on Increasing Social Connections and Physical Health Among the Elderly: An Exploration of the Motivational Technology Model and Self-Determination Theory.
March 4, 2022 | Interactive COVID-19 Dashboards and Information Recall (Health & Science Communication panel at Crossroads Mass Communication Conference
April 27, 2021 | The Evolution of Analytics: What comes next for you? AE Business Solutions 8th Annual Business Intelligence & Analytics Symposium
April 22, 2021 | Wisconsin State Government Tableau Day