Our people

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
Academic Department Associate
Academic Department Associate
4300 Centennial Hall
lgarves@uwlax.edu
608.785.8357
Specialty areas:
Adult Mental Health First Aid Certified
Laura Garves'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 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.
Associate Teaching Professor
4300 Centennial Hall
siwai@uwlax.edu
608.785.8311
Specialty areas:
World History, Asian History, Asian American Studies, Religion, Intercultural Studies, Race and Media
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
Art
Assistant Professor
315 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 student meetings are available on Thursdays. 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
Associate Professor
4214 Centennial Hall
dhuisman@uwlax.edu
608.785.8367
Specialty areas:
Communication and Identity, Grief and Social Support Communication, Family Communication, Gender Communication, Public Speaking, Diversity and Inclusion
Dena Huisman'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
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; anglophone South Asian literature; global studies
Please note: I am on research leave and away from UWL until fall 2023. However, do not hesitate to email me. I will respond as soon as I can.
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
403J 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). 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.
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 Services Director
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
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; 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 and Anthropology
Professor
437H Wimberly Hall
lcstoll@uwlax.edu
608.785.8664
Specialty areas:
Social Inequalities in Education, Gendered Violence, and Fat 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.
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
Elizabeth Peacock's office hours
Remote office hours offered: I'm available during my office hours, both in my campus office and via Zoom. Email me at epeacock@uwlax.edu to schedule a meeting.
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
Vincent Her's office hours
Remote office hours offered: Zoom meeting option available. Email me at vher@uwlax.edu to set up virtual meetings