Our People

A page within Counseling & Testing

Crystal Champion  Profile of Crystal Champion

Counseling Services Director
cchampion@uwlax.edu
608.785.8073

Specialty areas:

Cultural and diversity issues, intersecting identities and identity development, mood and emotion management, accepting and managing stressful life circumstances.

Bec Johnson  Profile of Bec Johnson

Assistant Director Counseling & Testing
rjohnson@uwlax.edu
608.785.8073

Specialty areas:

Anxiety, depression, intersecting identities and identity development, relationships, substance use and adjustment disorders. 

Teresa DePratt  Profile of Teresa DePratt

Psychologist, Diversity & Inclusion Liaison
tdepratt@uwlax.edu
608.785.5089

Specialty areas:

Emotional health and academic success of traditionally marginalized students; exploration and navigation of identities and roles; anxiety disorders, depression; post-graduation plans and graduate school; connection and relationships.

Ashley Jochimsen  Profile of Ashley Jochimsen

Groups Coordinator
ajochimsen@uwlax.edu
608.785.8073

Specialty areas:

Relationship concerns, anger & irritability, trauma & posttraumatic growth, international & study abroad students, mindfulness & holistic approaches, creative expression

Trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) therapy. For more info: emdria.org 

Katelyn Longmire  Profile of Katelyn Longmire

Counselor Outreach Coordinator
klongmire@uwlax.edu
608.785.8073

Specialty areas:

Eating disorder/concern, anxiety, grief & loss, sexual assault & interpersonal violence, mindfulness, and developing coping skills.

Ana Mendoza  Profile of Ana Mendoza

Counselor Intern
amendoza@uwlax.edu
608.785.8761

Specialty areas:

 Disability Accommodations. Student support. 

Counselor in training, completing practicum in Counseling & Testing 

Chad Walters  Profile of Chad Walters

Counselor/Clinical Case Manager
cwalters@uwlax.edu

Specialty areas:

Anxiety, Depression, and Substance Use Disorders

Charles Gilbert  Profile of Charles Gilbert

Testing Coordinator & Office Manager
cgilbert@uwlax.edu
608.785.8074

Specialty areas:

Test administration, test security, biometrics, statistical detection of cheating, big data, geologic ephemera, Karst topography, micro-mammals, Pleistocene – Holocene sympatry in the Prairie Peninsula, biomarkers of the Upper Holocene Boundary.