Our people
Department Chair
Professor
335A Graff Main Hall
jnewton@uwlax.edu
608.785.6889
Specialty areas:
School Psychology; Assessment; Early Childhood Assessment and Intervention; Child & Adolescent Psychopathology
Associate Chair
Assistant Professor
349B Graff Main Hall
bbasten@uwlax.edu
608.785.6898
Bianca Basten's office hours
Academic Department Associate
Academic Department Associate
335 Graff Main Hall
jfredrick@uwlax.edu
608.785.8440
Jane Fredrick's office hours
School Psychology Program Assistant
Administrative Assistant II
347 Graff Main Hall
twirkus2@uwlax.edu
608.785.8441
Taylor Wirkus's office hours
Full-Time Faculty
Assistant Professor
349B Graff Main Hall
bbasten@uwlax.edu
608.785.6898
Specialty areas:
Cognitive Psychology (eyewitness memory; source memory)
Experimental design and statistics
Bianca Basten's office hours
Professor
341C Graff Main Hall
tblumentritt@uwlax.edu
608.785.6883
Specialty areas:
Developmental & Educational Psychology
Psychometrics
Behavior Genetics
Associate Professor
335C Graff Main Hall
mcary@uwlax.edu
608.785.6884
Specialty areas:
Cognitive Psychology (strategy selection, problem solving, memory aids)
Melanie Cary's office hours
Associate Professor
335B Graff Main Hall
gdeason@uwlax.edu
608.785.8442
Specialty areas:
Social Psychology (political psychology, gender)
Associate Professor
331F 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
Assistant Professor
341M Graff Main Hall
bgercekswing@uwlax.edu
608.785.5236
Specialty areas:
Social and Cross-cultural Psychology (self-construal, honor/dignity and self-esteem)
Berna Gercek Swing's office hours
Professor
341H Graff Main Hall
ehiris@uwlax.edu
608.785.6906
Specialty areas:
Cognition and Perception
Eric Hiris's office hours
Remote office hours offered: Please contact me if you would like to set up a virtual meeting time.
Associate Professor
349A Graff Main Hall
dhyson@uwlax.edu
608.785.8444
Specialty areas:
Equity-Minded Teaching
School Psychology (especially Teacher-Student Relationships, Alternative Approaches to Working with Behaviorally Challenging Students, Systems-Level Data-Driven Decision Making)
Associate Professor
341L Graff Main Hall
kkortenkamp@uwlax.edu
608.785.8445
Specialty areas:
Psychology of Environmental Issues
Research Methods & Statistics
Katherine Kortenkamp's office hours
Associate Professor
341G Graff Main Hall
tmarshik@uwlax.edu
608.785.8625
Specialty areas:
Developmental and Educational Psychology (motivation, self-regulation, and teacher-student relationships)
Professor
341D 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
Ryan McKelley's office hours
Remote office hours offered: Available for virtual office hours--just select from this link: https://calendly.com/rmckelley/30min
Professor
335A Graff Main Hall
jnewton@uwlax.edu
608.785.6889
Specialty areas:
School Psychology; Assessment; Early Childhood Assessment and Intervention; Child & Adolescent Psychopathology
Associate Professor
341P Graff Main Hall
aobrien@uwlax.edu
608.785.6886
Specialty areas:
Visual and auditory perception, Research methods, Teaching methods, Memory
Alexander O'Brien's office hours
Remote office hours offered: Join me virtually during office hours via the link at the bottom of this faculty profile page. If my office hours don't fit your schedule, email me to schedule an in-person or virtual meeting.
Assistant Teaching Professor
353 Graff Main Hall
jpuckett@uwlax.edu
608.785.5237
Professor
331G Graff Main Hall
aquartiroli@uwlax.edu
608.785.6897
Specialty areas:
Sport and Exercise Psychology & Counseling (professional, educational, and ethical issues in SEP; the psychology of physical activity and health behaviors, psycho-socio-cultural aspects related to sport and physical activity participation)
Alessandro Quartiroli's office hours
Associate Professor
341E Graff Main Hall
erozek@uwlax.edu
608.785.6899
Specialty areas:
Cognitive Aging (Gerontology, Cognitive Psychology, Neuropsychology)
Ellen Rozek's office hours
Remote office hours offered: Virtual Office Hours are an option. Email me at erozek@uwlax.edu to set up a virtual meeting.
Assistant Professor
341K Graff Main Hall
rschumacher-martinez@uwlax.edu
608.785.6904
Specialty areas:
Racial Justice
Disability Justice
Neurodiversity
Autism
Special Education Law
Crisis Intervention
Counseling Individuals with Disabilities
Social-Emotional-Behavioral Regulation and Coping Skill Development
Lecturer
341F Graff Main Hall
jschweigert@uwlax.edu
608.785.5018
Associate Professor
341B Graff Main Hall
esrinivasan@uwlax.edu
608.785.6882
Specialty areas:
Developmental Psychology, Gerontology and Thanatology (disenfranchised grief, ambiguous loss, aid-in-dying, Grief & COVID-19, end of life issues, writing tools for grief, intergenerational relationships, gerontology, dementia)
Assistant Professor
331E Graff Main Hall
jsumontha@uwlax.edu
608.785.5239
Specialty areas:
Developmental and Community Psychology; sexual orientation and gender diversity; parenting; socialization; child development; LGBTQ+ families; family processes; resilience
Jason Sumontha's office hours
Remote office hours offered: Email me at jsumontha@uwlax.edu to set up a virtual appointment.
Lecturer
331A Graff Main Hall
tthakkar@uwlax.edu
608.785.5235
Specialty areas:
Cochlear Implants; Psychoacoustics; Binaural Hearing
Associate Professor
341J Graff Main Hall
ctobin@uwlax.edu
608.785.6890
Specialty areas:
Clinical/Counseling Psychology; Child Abuse and Neglect; Sexuality (attitudes and experiences); Sexual Health; Sexual Abuse; Internship and Fieldwork Experiences
Casey Tobin's office hours
Remote office hours offered: Virtual office hours are available upon request. Please email Dr. Tobin at ctobin@uwlax.edu to set up a virtual meeting or to find an alternate time to visit.
Assistant Professor
331D Graff Main Hall
sveerasamy@uwlax.edu
608.785.6887
Specialty areas:
Counseling Psychology (racial identity, religious identity, multicultural education)
Assistant Professor
341A Graff Main Hall
kzabel@uwlax.edu
608.785.6896
Specialty areas:
Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Kevin Zabel's office hours
Part-Time Faculty
University Assessment Coordinator
227 Graff Main Hall
pbarlow@uwlax.edu
608.785.6867
Specialty areas:
Learning Outcomes Assessment, Positive Psychology, Test/Survey Construction and Analysis, Program Evaluation
Lecturer
302A Graff Main Hall
jreiland@uwlax.edu
608.785.5017