Alyssa Turnquist

Alyssa joined the WREN team in 2018. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Prior to her role with WREN, Alyssa worked in laboratory, clinical and translational research throughout her undergraduate years in the UW Department of Radiology and UW Department of Surgery. During her Senior Practicum, she worked as a Clinical Exercise Physiologist Intern in Cardiac Rehabilitation at UnityPoint Health-Meriter, where she focused on patient education, disease management and exercise physiology.

Some of Alyssa’s academic interests include exercise as a mode of treatment, mental health and substance use disorders and cancer research. Outside of work, Alyssa enjoys riding and showing horses, waterskiing and snowmobiling.