Graduate faculty
Department Chair & M.S.Ed. Program Director
Associate Professor
345F Morris Hall
tsvoboda@uwlax.edu
608.785.6759
Specialty areas:
intersections of gender, racial/ethnic, and social class identities; orientation, transition and retention programs; program assessment; budget management; supervision; social justice education
Ed.D. Program Director
Associate Professor
345E Morris Hall
alozano@uwlax.edu
608.785.6871
Specialty areas:
Latinx/a/o identity development and leadership development; student development theory; ethnic cultural centers; qualitative research
SAA Staff
Grad Writing Consult/Program Manager
hdovalina@uwlax.edu
608.785.6450
Full-time Faculty
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.
Associate Professor
345E Morris Hall
alozano@uwlax.edu
608.785.6871
Specialty areas:
Latinx/a/o identity development and leadership development; student development theory; ethnic cultural centers; qualitative research
Associate Professor
345F Morris Hall
tsvoboda@uwlax.edu
608.785.6759
Specialty areas:
intersections of gender, racial/ethnic, and social class identities; orientation, transition and retention programs; program assessment; budget management; supervision; social justice education
Assistant Professor
345A Morris Hall
athurmer@uwlax.edu
Specialty areas:
- Low-income, First-Generation College Student Success
- Student Affairs in Community Colleges
- Graduate Student Research and Writing
- Equity and Justice in Strategic Enrollment Management
Professor
345D Morris 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.
Clinical and Affiliated Faculty
Kris Anderson
Charlotte Davidson
Independent Scholar
Specialty areas:
Indigenous/Diné Women, Indigenous/Diné Leadership, and Indigenous Higher Education
SAA Courses Taught:
800, 810
Dre Domingue
Assistant Dean of Students at Davidson College
Specialty areas:
College student development, student leadership and activism, critical pedagogy and facilitation, campus equity and inclusion, Black feminist theory and intersectionality
SAA Courses Taught:
702, 820
Vitaliano Figueroa
Robin Hart Ruthenbeck
Dean of Students at Kenyon College
Specialty areas:
Specific areas of interest include new student transition, belonging, first-generation and underrepresented students, equity and inclusion and student accessibility.
Heidi Lang
Associate Director of Social Education at the Wisconsin Union, UW-Madison
Specialties: Student leadership and engagement; student activities and program planning; sense of belonging; first-generation college students.
SAA Courses Taught:
720
Anh Le
PIESL (Programs in English as a Second Language) Advisor/Success Coach at The University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Specialty areas:
College Student Development, College Student Personnel, International Education, Asian and Asian American student development, International student development.
SAA Courses Taught:
706
Heidi Levine
Vice President for Student Development and Planning at Simpson College
Specialty areas:
College Mental Health & Counseling, Higher Education Leadership, and Crisis Management.
SAA Courses Taught:
840
Louis Macias
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Specialty areas: diversity, equity and inclusion, strategic planning and leadership, student program development, policy and process improvement.
SAA Courses Taught:
865
Kristen McKinney
Specialty areas:
Institutional research and assessment.
Research on student experiences and outcomes, particularly related to co-curricular experiences and well-being.
Stacy Narcotta-Welp
Director of Student Support Services at UWL
Specialty areas:
Leadership development training and instruction, including Strengths-based Leadership, Culturally Intelligent Leadership, and NCBI workshops.
SAA Courses Taught:
704
Darrel Renier
Director, Office of Academic Advising and Retention at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Specialty Areas: Academic advising, higher education administration and leadership, student retention and success, first-generation college students, academic and student affairs collaboration
SAA Courses Taught:
720
Kerri Smith
Assistant Director of Faculty Programs at New York University
Specialty areas:
Faculty and student affairs partnerships, assessment, residence life & housing services.
SAA Courses Taught:
825
Tawny Townsend
Tenured Faculty, Advising and College Success at Everett Community College (WA)
Specialty areas:
college student retention, persistence, and completion; orientation and first-year experience; academic advising; first-generation college students; community colleges; international education
SAA Courses Taught:
720
Mary Beth Vahala
Dina Zavala
Members of our community who are not listed individually above include:
- the many alumni who support our program in numerous ways, including volunteering their time to assist with recruiting, generously donating scholarships, and advancing our field in their positions, or
- the site supervisors at UWL and several other campuses who support master's students in graduate assistantships or practicum, or
- the many graduate faculty affiliated with our department who graciously support our doctoral students by serving on dissertation committees.
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