Grad program directors
A page within Graduate Education
Applied Statistics
- Mathematics & Statistics
- Professor
- L1 Cowley Hall
- mbingham@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.6682
Specialty areas:
Statistics for Directional Data; Statistics for Three-Dimensional Rotation Data
Athletic Training
- Exercise & Sport Science
- Associate Professor
- L2 Mitchell Hall
- cgillette@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.8196
Specialty areas:
Athletic Training, Cryotherapy
Biology
- Biology
- Associate Professor
- L4 Cowley Hall
- adavelos@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.8239
Biology-Nurse Anesthesia (emphasis)
Jessica Peterson
Jessica Peterson
Mayo Clinic Health System Franciscan Healthcare
peterson.jessica7@mayo.edu
608-392-8565
Clinical Exercise Physiology
- Exercise & Sport Science
- Assistant Teaching Professor
- 141 Mitchell Hall
- kjohnson8@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.6521
Specialty areas:
Clinical Exercise Physiology
Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
Adult Fitness
Cybersecurity
- Communication Studies
- Associate Professor
- Lowe Center For The Arts
- jbutlermodaff@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.6717
Specialty areas:
Organizational and Professional Communication
Data Science
- Mathematics & Statistics
- Professor
- L1 Cowley Hall
- jbaggett@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.8393
Specialty areas:
deep and machine learning, computer vision for radiology, machine learning, optimization, inverse problems and uncertainty analysis for environmental computer models
Digital Marketing
- Associate Professor
- 3116 Wittich Hall
- kgraham2@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.8097
Specialty areas:
Marketing Strategy, Integrated Marketing Communications, Digital Marketing
Program Director: Digital Marketing Graduate Certificate Program
Financial Technology
Healthcare Administration
- Public Health & Community Health Education
- Associate Professor
- Mitchell Hall
- ewhitney@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.6794
Information Technology Management
- College of Business Dean
- Professor
- 241 Wing Technology Center
- pharied@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.8103
Specialty areas:
Information Systems Project Management, Offshoring, Outsourcing, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), Online Fantasy Sports, Live Streaming Acceptance & Motivation
Medical Dosimetry
- Health Professions
- Clinical Professor
- Health Science Center
- nlenards@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.5460
Specialty areas:
Medical Dosimetry, Radiation Oncology, Distance Learning, Educational Technology
Microbiology
- Microbiology
- Associate Professor
- L3 Cowley Hall
- pschweiger@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.8254
Specialty areas:
Microbial Metabolism and Physiology
Synthetic and Molecular Biology
Applied Microbiology
Biotechnology
Contact me if you have any interest in undergraduate or graduate (MS) research in these fields!
Occupational Therapy
- Health Professions
- Program Director - Occupational Therapy
- Health Science Center
- lschaffer@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.8462
Specialty areas:
Physical Dysfunction
Neurological Conditions and Treatment
Acute care and inpatient rehabilitation
GoBabyGo!
Spinal Cord Injury Support Group Facilitator
LSVT-Big Certified (Parkinson's Treatment)
Strong interest in Interprofessional Education (IPE) and community based practice
Increasing access to OT for underserved populations
Physical Education Teaching
- Exercise & Sport Science
- Assistant Professor
- Wittich Hall
- jstarck@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.6535
Specialty areas:
Physical Education Teaching Graduate Program Director
Adventure Education & Outdoor Pursuits Emphasis Director
Adventure Education Program Director
Research Interests: assessment literacy, adventure education, social and emotional learning, and occupational socialization theory
Physical Therapy
- Health Professions
- Professor
- Health Science Center
- pgrabowski@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.6623
Specialty areas:
Motor behavior, OrthopedicsPhysician Assistant Studies
- Health Professions
- Clinical Assistant Professor - Program Director
- Health Science Center
- mlaufenberg@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.8479
Specialty areas:
Physician Assistant
Professional Studies in Education - Educational Leadership
- Institute of Professional Studies of Education
- Director - IPSE
- 269 Morris Hall
- jarmstrong@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.5087
Specialty areas:
Learning Sciences
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Cosmopolitan Literacies
Critical Literacies
Community Literacies
Reading Instruction
Professional Studies in Education - Learning Community
- Institute of Professional Studies of Education
- Director - IPSE
- 269 Morris Hall
- jarmstrong@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.5087
Specialty areas:
Learning Sciences
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Cosmopolitan Literacies
Critical Literacies
Community Literacies
Reading Instruction
Professional Studies in Education - Reading
- Psychology
- Professor
- Graff Main Hall
- jnewton@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.6889
Specialty areas:
School Psychology; Assessment; Early Childhood Assessment and Intervention; Child & Adolescent Psychopathology
Public Health in Community Health Education Online
- Assistant Professor
- Mitchell Hall
- acedergren@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.6790
Specialty areas:
Health Program Planning & Evaluation
Health Education Research Methods
Global Health
Recreation Management
- Recreation Management & Recreational Therapy
- Professor
- Health Science Center
- kevans@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.8210
Specialty areas:
Issues of social justice in leisure, outdoor adventure recreation, women’s physically active leisure, non-profit leadership, youth development, and leisure education & student engagement
Therapeutic Recreation
- Recreation Management & Recreational Therapy
- Professor
- Health Science Center
- kevans@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.8210
Specialty areas:
Issues of social justice in leisure, outdoor adventure recreation, women’s physically active leisure, non-profit leadership, youth development, and leisure education & student engagement
School Psychology
- Psychology
- Professor
- Graff Main Hall
- rmckelley@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.6879
Specialty areas:
Clinical/counseling psychology; men and masculinities; health psychology (stress, resilience; biofeedback; sleep); behavior modification; group counseling; psychopharmacology (i.e., drugs and behavior); workplace mental health
School Psychology - Online
- Psychology
- Associate Professor
- Graff Main Hall
- rdixon@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.6893
Specialty areas:
School Psychology, Response to Intervention (RtI), Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), Online Service Delivery
To arrange a meeting, please use the following link
Psychology Office Hours (349A GMH): LINK
Software Engineering
- Computer Science & Computer Engineering
- Professor
- 217 Wing Technology Center
- mzheng@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.6808
Specialty areas:
Software Engineering
Student Affairs Administration and Leadership
- Student Affairs Administration
- Associate Professor
- 345C Morris Hall
- belkins@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.6489
Specialty areas:
Higher education organization and governance; higher education history; student affairs law and policy; assessment of student learning and program efficiency; social class identity; and college students in recovery.
Student Affairs Administration - Higher Education
- Student Affairs Administration
- Professor
- Wittich Hall
- jvianden@uwlax.edu
- 608.785.6870
Specialty areas:
I study college student persistence as well as men and masculinities in higher education. I am the author of Got Solidarity? Challenging Straight White College Men to Advocate for Social Justice, published by Routledge in 2020.