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Department Chair
Associate Professor
335B Morris Hall
lrogers@uwlax.edu
608.785.8142
Specialty areas:
Special Education
Middle Level (Grades 6-8) Professional Development Schools
The Self-Regulated Strategy Development model (Math & Writing Instruction) for Middle-Level Learners
School-Home Communication & Parent-Teacher Relationships
Supervision/Mentoring
Leslie Rogers's office hours
Academic Department Associate
Academic Department Associate
335 Morris Hall
lthayer@uwlax.edu
608.785.8151
Department people
Assistant Professor
240B Morris Hall
gaponte@uwlax.edu
608.785.5408
Specialty areas:
Global Education
Social Studies Education
Teacher Education
Gerardo Aponte-Safe's office hours
Assistant Professor
185A Morris Hall
jbaker3@uwlax.edu
608.785.8131
Specialty areas:
- Poetic Inquiry
- Arts-Based Educational Research
- Teacher Education
- Teacher as Researcher
- Multicultural Education
- Educational Foundations
- Social Justice and Educational Equity
- Speech and Debate Education/Interscholastic Contests
J. Scott Baker's office hours
Assistant Professor
340A Morris Hall
aboardman@uwlax.edu
608.785.8149
Specialty areas:
Elementary Literacy
Alyssa Boardman's office hours
Associate Professor
160B Morris Hall
jcarlson@uwlax.edu
608.785.8140
Specialty areas:
Literacy Studies; Teacher Inquiry; Teacher Identity
Associate Professor
365B Morris Hall
wchen@uwlax.edu
608.785.8144
Specialty areas:
K-8 Literacy, Teacher Education, Critical Literacy, Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy, & Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.
Wen-Chiang Chen's office hours
Associate Professor
340C Morris Hall
aepstein@uwlax.edu
608.785.8145
Specialty areas:
Early Childhood Education
Ann Epstein's office hours
Professor
365A Morris Hall
yiwai@uwlax.edu
608.785.5407
Specialty areas:
literacy, culturally responsive teaching, multicultural children's literature, multicultural education, teacher education
Associate Professor
300B Morris Hall
lkabashi@uwlax.edu
608.785.8143
Specialty areas:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Video-Based Instruction
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Single Subject Research Design
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Multiple Baseline Design
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Across Behaviors, Across Participants, Across Settings
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A-B- and A-B-A-B Design
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Parallel Design
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Computer Skills
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Microsoft Word/Excel/Powerpoint
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Learning Management Systems
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D2L, BlackBoard
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Technology
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Animoto, VoiceThread, EdPuzzle, Google Drive/Site, Populr, TodaysMeet, Padlet, Wix, Skype, Camtasia, Jing, Screencast, YouTube Channel, PowToon, Pear Deck, Glogster, iMovie
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Lema Kabashi's office hours
Lecturer
340A Morris Hall
vkrage@uwlax.edu
608.785.8136
Valerie Krage's office hours
Associate Professor
240C Morris Hall
hlinville@uwlax.edu
608.785.8326
Specialty areas:
Dr. Linville's main research areas are advocacy for English learners (ELs), critical language awareness, teacher education, standards, and curriculum design.
Heather Linville's office hours
Assistant Professor
300E Morris Hall
hmasters@uwlax.edu
608.785.8129
Specialty areas:
Science Education
Lecturer
300F Morris Hall
dmaynard@uwlax.edu
608.785.8138
Specialty areas:
Special Education - Behavior Disorders
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
Early/Middle Childhood Literacy
Deanna Maynard's office hours
Assistant Professor
325B Morris Hall
mmcparker@uwlax.edu
608.785.8152
Specialty areas:
Social Studies Education
Multicultural Education
Mid-Level Education
Matt McParker's office hours
Assistant Professor
300D Morris Hall
lpitot@uwlax.edu
608.785.8139
Specialty areas:
Science Methods, Science Literacy, and Science Communication. Place-based / Project-based learning, and using Socio-scientific Issues to teach Science.
Lisa Pitot's office hours
Assistant Professor
160C Morris Hall
croberts@uwlax.edu
608.785.8146
Assistant Professor
340B Morris Hall
drouse@uwlax.edu
608.785.5412
Specialty areas:
Early Childhood Education, Vygotsky, Social Cognition, Embodied Play, Reggio Emilia, Infant and Toddler Curriculum, R.I.E , Administration & Accreditation of Child Care Programs
Dawn Rouse's office hours
Associate Professor
320 Morris Hall
gwillhite@uwlax.edu
608.785.8130
Specialty areas:
• Teacher Leadership
• Supervision/Mentoring
• English/Language Arts/Literacy
• Reading Specialist
Gary Willhite's office hours
Professor
300A Morris Hall
czehms@uwlax.edu
608.785.8135
Specialty areas:
Inclusive Education
Early Literacy & Assessment
Professional Dispositions
Special Education Law
Carol Zehms's office hours
Lecturer
300C Morris Hall
azehner@uwlax.edu
608.785.5403
Specialty areas:
Special Education, Emotional Behavioral Disorders, Alternative Education, Positive Behavior Support, Multi-tiered Systems of Support
Ashley Zehner's office hours
Emeritus Members
- Barb Gander, Senior Lecturer, DES member 2003-2019
- Joyce Shanks, Associate Professor, DES member 1990-2018
- Greg Walsko, Associate Professor, DES member 1988-2013