Education
Ph.D., University of New Mexico
M.A., University of Notre Dame
B.A., College of William and Mary
Courses Taught
Comparative health systems, U.S. health policy, U.S. Federal government and politics, research methods, introductory and senior seminars in Health & Society
Research Interests
Health systems, health policy, public policy, public health, racial and ethnic politics, health disparities and inequalities
Stories Written on Beloit.edu
- Get ready to vote in the Feb. 21 Supreme Court primary (Feb 10, 2023)
- Learning from the frontlines of healthcare (Nov 15, 2022)
- Why the Why Bother Wisconsin? campaign matters (Aug 23, 2022)
- Ron Watson (May 1, 2018)
Ron Watson
Associate Professor, Health & Society and Political Science
Email: watsonrd@beloit.edu Phone: 1-608-363-2394 Office: Room 204, Morse-Ingersoll HallI work closely with students interested in working in public health and other community-based health professions. In addition to political science courses like Comparative Health Systems, I also teach a sophomore and senior seminar in Health & Society and work closely with many Health & Society majors to plan their next steps after Beloit.
I also advise the students who run the Beloit Public Health Initiative, a student-led, legally registered nonprofit that does public health work in the community.