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Department Chair
Professor
4302 Centennial Hall
jvandenberg-daves@uwlax.edu
608.785.8346
Specialty areas:
women's history; social and cultural history; history of motherhood; gender, race, and leadership
Department Assistant
Academic Department Associate
4301 Centennial Hall
alass@uwlax.edu
Alec Lass's office hours
Department Faculty
Associate Professor
4307 Centennial Hall
rbreaux@uwlax.edu
608.785.8309
Specialty areas:
African American History; African American Studies; Black Students at PWIs; Black Feminist/Womanist Histories; African American Film, Literature and Music; Queer Black Studies; African American Sport History; Race and Mental Health in Media; Arab American History to 1965; Race and Public History; Race, Ethnicity, and Digital Humanities.
Self-Sufficiency Prgm Director
4306 Centennial Hall
ahansen@uwlax.edu
608.785.8733
Specialty areas:
Student parents and higher education; paid and unpaid caregiving; community engagement, organizing and activism.
Assistant Professor
4308 Centennial Hall
siwai@uwlax.edu
608.785.8311
Specialty areas:
World History, Asian History, Asian American Studies, Religion, Intercultural Studies, Race and Media
Assistant Professor
Centennial Hall
skazemi@uwlax.edu
Specialty areas:
Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies; Middle East; Theocracy; Iran; Race and Ethnicity Studies; Social Justice Education; Critical Prison Studies; State Violence; Human Rights; Qualitative Methods and Advocacy; Adult Education; Disability Studies; Global Studies; Transnationalism; Migration Studies
Lecturer
4305 Centennial Hall
mlangenfeld@uwlax.edu
608.785.8734
Associate Professor
4304 Centennial Hall
tlilley@uwlax.edu
608.785.8737
Professor
4302 Centennial Hall
jvandenberg-daves@uwlax.edu
608.785.8346
Specialty areas:
women's history; social and cultural history; history of motherhood; gender, race, and leadership
Anthropology
Associate Professor
432B Wimberly Hall
epeacock@uwlax.edu
608.785.6780
Specialty areas:
Sociolinguistics, youth identity and belonging, Eastern Europe, Ukraine, postsocialism, global communication, diasporas and homelands
Associate Professor
437I Wimberly Hall
vher@uwlax.edu
608.785.6632
Specialty areas:
Cultural Anthropology; Anthropology of Religion; Ritual and Mortuary Studies; Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia; Hmong/Hmong American Studies
Art
Assistant Professor
315 Lowe Center For The Arts
srooney@uwlax.edu
608.785.8839
Specialty areas:
Art History
- Art of the United States
- Public Art, Monuments and Memorials
- Museum Studies
- Gender Studies
Sierra Rooney's office hours
Remote office hours offered: Virtual office hours are available on Tuesdays. Please use "meet with me" link to schedule a virtual appointment.
Communication Studies
Associate Professor
4225 Centennial Hall
bboser@uwlax.edu
608.785.6702
Specialty areas:
Public Communication and Advocacy, Media Studies, Gender and Feminism
Beth Boser's office hours
Professor
4229 Centennial Hall
sdocan-morgan@uwlax.edu
608.785.6711
Specialty areas:
interpersonal communication, family communication, Korean adoptees, race and culture
Economics
Associate Professor
2128 Wittich Hall
lgiddings@uwlax.edu
608.785.5297
Specialty areas:
Labor Economics, Transition Economies, Sports Economics and Economics of the Family with a focus on Same-Sex Households
Professor
2140 Wittich Hall
mhaupert@uwlax.edu
608.785.6863
Specialty areas:
economic history, economics of sports and entertainmentEnglish
Associate Professor
425T Wimberly Hall
scrutchfield@uwlax.edu
608.785.6943
Specialty areas:
Film Studies and Film Theory; Literature by Women; African American Literature; Drama; Disability Studies; The Woman's Film and Feminist Film Theory
Susan Crutchfield's office hours
Remote office hours offered: All office hours are f2f (425T Wimberly) and via Zoom--https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/j/2521173565
Professor
433A Wimberly Hall
kparker@uwlax.edu
608.785.8304
Specialty areas:
Restoration and Eighteenth-century European literature and culture; gender and sexuality studies
Kate Parker's office hours
Global Cultures & Languages
Associate Professor
311B Graff Main Hall
ogranados@uwlax.edu
608.785.5243
Specialty areas:
Contemporary Latin American and Latino literature and cultural studies, Caribbean studies, film studies, migration studies and literary translation.
Omar Granados's office hours
Health Education
Professor
418N Wimberly Hall
krees@uwlax.edu
608.785.8168
Specialty areas:
Women’s Health (pregnancy, exercise, maternal & child health, menstruation) Adolescent Health Behaviors; Health Policy and Advocacy; Motivational Interviewing, Grant Writing in Health and Human Services.
Keely Rees's office hours
Remote office hours offered: Schedule with link provided
Dean
235A Morris Hall
mwycoff-horn@uwlax.edu
608.785.6786
History
Professor
403D Wimberly Hall
mchavalas@uwlax.edu
608.785.8360
Specialty areas:
Ancient Near East, Classical, Biblical, archaeology
Mark Chavalas's office hours
Remote office hours offered: Virtual meetings are an option. Email me at mchavalas@uwlax.edu to make a meeting time.
Professor
403L Wimberly Hall
gpai@uwlax.edu
608.785.8352
Specialty areas:
regional and transnational history of South Asia; South Asian diaspora in the U.S.; religion and politics; material and visual culture; gender; global studies
on research leave until fall 2023
Gita Pai's office hours
Remote office hours offered: I am also available for virtual office hours during my in-person office hours. You will find the Zoom link in the syllabus and in Canvas. If you are not a student in my course, please email me for the info.
Professor
138D Wimberly Hall
vmacias-gonzalez@uwlax.edu
608.785.8349
Specialty areas:
Latin American, Mexican, Latinx histories and history of gender and sexuality. Latin Americanists study the history of nineteen different countries in the Americas, plus the Philippines, Spain, and the U.S.A. I focus on nineteenth-century Mexico, especially the Porfiriato (1876-1911) and the U.S. Southwest. Research interests include diplomacy, transnational migration, Mexican diaspora, consumption and material culture, masculinity, Latin@s in the Midwest, the homophile movement, and LGBTQ history of the Midwest. Service interests include development of outreach programs to increase Latino entry into higher education, graduate, and professional programs, as well as LGBTQ public history programs, and faculty promotion and retention programs.
Víctor Macías-González's office hours
Remote office hours offered: Please send an outlook calendar request to set up a virtual meeting if you would prefer to do so. I am generally available on Wednesday and Friday mornings.
Associate Professor
403N Wimberly Hall
hmorrison@uwlax.edu
608.785.8345
Specialty areas:
Modern Middle East History
History of Childhood
Oral History
Microbiology
Associate Professor
3029 Cowley Hall
bbratina@uwlax.edu
608.785.6994
Specialty areas:
Microbial ecology, Aquatic microbiology, Biogeochemistry
Philosophy
Professor
4111 Centennial Hall
stuttleross@uwlax.edu
608.785.8427
Specialty areas:
Philosophy of Art, Philosophy and Film, Feminist Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Ethics
Pride Center
Student Affairs Director (C)
2214 Student Union
wvanroosenbeek@uwlax.edu
608.785.8887
Specialty areas:
LGBTQ+ Education
Working with LGBTQ+ people in Health Care
The future is Queer and Nonbinary
Psychology
Associate Professor
335B Graff Main Hall
gdeason@uwlax.edu
608.785.8442
Specialty areas:
Social Psychology (political psychology, gender)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
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; psychopharmacology
Ryan McKelley's office hours
Remote office hours offered: Available for virtual office hours--just select from this link: https://calendly.com/rmckelley/30min
Provost & Vice Chancellor
227 Graff Main Hall
bmorgan@uwlax.edu
608.785.8042
Specialty areas:
Social and Gender Psychology (attitudes, gender socialization, psychology as a major)
Additional information on scale development (SATA & LFAIS)
Provosting stuff
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; Volunteer Experiences; 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.
Sociology
Professor
437H Wimberly Hall
lcstoll@uwlax.edu
608.785.8664
Specialty areas:
Social Inequalities in Education, Gender-blind Sexism, and Fat/Critical Weight Studies
Laurie Cooper Stoll's office hours
Professor
437B Wimberly Hall
edelgado@uwlax.edu
608.785.6776
Specialty areas:
Demography, Social Stratification, Social Statistics and Quantitative Research Methods
Enilda Delgado's office hours
Professor
437D Wimberly Hall
cmiller@uwlax.edu
608.785.6777
Specialty areas:
global issues, gender, policy, family, rural/urban communities
Carol Miller's office hours
Remote office hours offered: Virtual appointments are an option. Email me at cmiller@uwlax.edu to set up a virtual meeting.
Violence Prevention
Violence Prevention Specialist
149B Graff Main Hall
bmcconaughey@uwlax.edu
608.785.5126
Specialty areas:
Violence Intervention, Awareness and Prevention
Intersectional Feminist Studies
LGBTQ Studies