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Program Coordinator & Advisor

Ryan McKelley  Profile of Ryan McKelley  Ryan McKelley saysMeet with me

Psychology
Professor
341D Graff Main Hall
rmckelley@uwlax.edu
608.785.6879

Neuroscience Faculty from Biology

Barrett Klein  Profile of Barrett Klein

Biology
Professor
3021 Cowley Hall
bklein@uwlax.edu
608.785.6995

Specialty areas:

Animal behavior, entomology, social insect biology, sleep biology, scientific visualization, intersection of entomology and art, cultural entomology (how insects affect human culture).

If you are a student interested in joining the Pupating Lab to conduct research as an undergraduate or in UWL's Master's program, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Christine Schwartz  Profile of Christine Schwartz

Biology
Associate Professor
0023 Health Science Center
cschwartz@uwlax.edu
608.785.6974

Specialty areas:

Neuroscience, Physiology, Hibernation biology

Bradley Seebach  Profile of Bradley Seebach

Biology
Associate Professor
3022 Cowley Hall
bseebach@uwlax.edu
608.785.6964

Specialty areas:

Neurophysiology, Human Anatomy & Physiology; advising Biomedical Science Concentrators and Neuroscience students

Neuroscience Faculty from Philosophy

Samuel Cocks  Profile of Samuel Cocks

Philosophy
Professor
4112 Centennial Hall
scocks@uwlax.edu
608.785.8421

Specialty areas:

Philosophy of Mind, Asian Philosophy, 19th/20th Century Continental Philosophy, & Environmental Philosophy

Neuroscience Faculty from Psychology

Bianca Basten  Profile of Bianca Basten

Psychology
Assistant Professor
349B Graff Main Hall
bbasten@uwlax.edu
608.785.6898

Specialty areas:

Cognitive Psychology (eyewitness memory; source memory)
Experimental design and statistics

Tracie Blumentritt  Profile of Tracie Blumentritt

Psychology
Professor
341C Graff Main Hall
tblumentritt@uwlax.edu
608.785.6883

Specialty areas:

Developmental & Educational Psychology

Psychometrics

Behavior Genetics 

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Melanie Cary  Profile of Melanie Cary

Psychology
Associate Professor
335C Graff Main Hall
mcary@uwlax.edu
608.785.6884

Specialty areas:

Cognitive Psychology (strategy selection, problem solving, memory aids)

Eric Hiris  Profile of Eric Hiris

Psychology
Professor
331F Graff Main Hall
ehiris@uwlax.edu
608.785.6906

Specialty areas:

Cognition and Perception

Ellen Rozek  Profile of Ellen Rozek

Psychology
Associate Professor
341E Graff Main Hall
erozek@uwlax.edu
608.785.6899

Specialty areas:

Cognitive Aging (Gerontology, Cognitive Psychology, Neuropsychology)

Alexander O'Brien  Profile of Alexander O'Brien

Psychology
Associate Professor
341P Graff Main Hall
aobrien@uwlax.edu
608.785.6886

Specialty areas:

Visual and auditory perception, Research methods, Teaching methods, Memory

Tanvi Thakkar  Profile of Tanvi Thakkar

Psychology
Assistant Professor
331A Graff Main Hall
tthakkar@uwlax.edu
608.785.5235

Specialty areas:

Cochlear Implants; Psychoacoustics; Binaural Hearing