Interim Associate Dean

Adrienne Loh  Profile of Adrienne Loh

Interim Associate Dean SOE
225 Morris Hall
aloh@uwlax.edu
608.785.8275

Specialty areas:

Interim Associate Dean, School of Education (235 Morris Hall), Aug. 2017-present
Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry: Physical & Biophysical Chemistry, NMR Spectroscopy, Peptide & Protein Structure

Office of Field Experience

Cindy Duley  Profile of Cindy Duley

Field Exp-Partnerships Specialist
263 Morris Hall
cduley@uwlax.edu
608.785.8736

Specialty areas:

Field Experience Coordinator and Partnership Specialist:

  • EA-A Majors (English, Science, Math, Social Studies)
  • EC-A Majors (PETE, School Health, Art, Music, Global Cultures and Languages)
  • Out-of-Area Student Teaching (Educators Abroad, Internships, Milwaukee Guest Student Teaching/Intern Program, Milwaukee Spanish Immersion Program, Arizona Student Teaching)
  • Out-of-Area Field Experiences (Arizona Cultural Teaching and Learning Experience, Milwaukee Urban Experiences)
  • School of Education Graduate Programs
Katie Rutenbar  Profile of Katie Rutenbar

Field Exp Coordinator & Comm Specialist
Morris Hall
krutenbar@uwlax.edu

Rebecah Neitzel  Profile of Rebecah Neitzel  Office hours

Field Experience Administrative Assistant
Morris Hall
rneitzel@uwlax.edu
608.785.8126

Specialty areas:

Administrative Assistant

 

Because of the interdisciplinary nature of educator preparation, educator preparation programs are formally housed in three different academic units at UWL. As such, faculty and instructional staff directly aligned with educator preparation and supporting these programs are also housed in a variety of units and departments (links lead to faculty profiles):

The term “SOE-affiliated faculty” is used to describe faculty and Instructional Academic Staff with teaching and/or student supervisory duties in programs that are approved to prepare students for licensure through Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction (DPI), and who are housed in units outside of the School of Education. These faculty undergo personnel review in a collaborative manner by their content unit Dean and the SOE Dean.

Faculty and Instructional Academic Staff housed in the Department of Educational Studies (DES) and the Institute for Professional Studies (IPSE) are considered to be “SOE faculty and staff”. These faculty undergo personnel review solely by the SOE Dean.

Expectations expanding section

All SOE and SOE-affiliated faculty and IAS are expected to be engaged in service and scholarly activities that inform and enhance the work they do with prospective teachers (in alignment with WI PI 34.014). Some additional work hours outside of the academic school year may be required in order to align duties with PK-12 school year. In particular, 

  • SoE affiliated faculty are expected to have preparation specifically related to their assignment, hold an advanced degree and demonstrate expertise in their assigned area of responsibility, be knowledgeable about the current elementary, middle, and/or secondary curriculum, Wisconsin academic standards, practices, requirements, technology, and administrative practices relevant to their program, and to incorporate current techniques that are relevant to the PK-12 setting into their teaching.
  • SoE affiliated faculty are hired in a role associated with preparing educators and are therefore expected to be engaged in scholarly activities that inform and enhance the work they do with prospective teachers.
  • SoE affiliated faculty are expected to participate in service and professional practice with PK-12 schools, professional organizations, and other education related endeavors at the local, state or national level that aligns with and informs PK-12 education and their work as teacher educators

School of Education - Department of Educational Studies

James Carlson  Profile of James Carlson

Educational Studies
Associate Professor
185B Morris Hall
jcarlson@uwlax.edu
608.785.8140

Specialty areas:

Social Foundations of Education; Multicultural Education; Culturally Relevant Pedagogy; Literacy Studies

Wen-Chiang Chen  Profile of Wen-Chiang Chen

Educational Studies
Associate Professor
365B Morris Hall
wchen@uwlax.edu
608.785.8144

Specialty areas:

K-8 Literacy, Teacher Education, Critical Literacy, Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy, & Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.

Rosalie DeFino  Profile of Rosalie DeFino  Meet with me

Educational Studies
Assistant Professor
300C Morris Hall
rdefino@uwlax.edu
608.785.5403

Specialty areas:

Math Education

Teacher Education

Elementary Teaching

Ann Epstein  Profile of Ann Epstein

Educational Studies
Professor
340C Morris Hall
aepstein@uwlax.edu
608.785.8145

Specialty areas:

Early Childhood Education, Montessori

Yuko Iwai  Profile of Yuko Iwai

Educational Studies
Professor
365A Morris Hall
yiwai@uwlax.edu
608.785.5407

Specialty areas:

literacy, culturally responsive teaching, multicultural children's literature, self-efficacy, multicultural education, teacher education, self-regulated learning

Lema Kabashi  Profile of Lema Kabashi

Educational Studies
Associate Professor
300B Morris Hall
lkabashi@uwlax.edu
608.785.8413

Specialty areas:

 

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
  • Video-Based Instruction
  • Single Subject Research Design

    • Multiple Baseline Design

      • Across Behaviors, Across Participants, Across Settings​

    • A-B- and A-B-A-B Design 

    • Parallel Design

  • Computer Skills  

    • Microsoft Word/Excel/Powerpoint​

  • Learning Management Systems

    • D2L, BlackBoard

  • Technology 

    • Animoto​, VoiceThread, EdPuzzle, Google Drive/Site, Populr, TodaysMeet, Padlet, Wix, Skype, Camtasia, Jing, Screencast, YouTube Channel, PowToon, Pear Deck, Glogster, iMovie

Valerie Krage  Profile of Valerie Krage  Meet with me

Educational Studies
Teaching Associate Professor
340A Morris Hall
vkrage@uwlax.edu
608.785.8136

Specialty areas:

Early childhood education, family engagement in education, impact of poverty on development and learning.

Heather Linville  Profile of Heather Linville

Educational Studies
Professor
320 Morris Hall
hlinville@uwlax.edu
608.785.8326

Specialty areas:

Dr. Linville's main research areas are digital storytelling as translanguaging, advocacy for English learners (ELs), language teacher education, and language ideologies.

Heidi Masters  Profile of Heidi Masters  Meet with me

Educational Studies
Associate Professor
300E Morris Hall
hmasters@uwlax.edu
608.785.8129

Specialty areas:

Science Education

Deanna Maynard  Profile of Deanna Maynard  Meet with me

Educational Studies
Assistant Professor
185A Morris Hall
dmaynard@uwlax.edu
608.785.8138

Specialty areas:

Special Education - Behavior Disorders

Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports 

Early/Middle Childhood Literacy

Melissa McGraw  Profile of Melissa McGraw  Meet with me

Educational Studies
Assistant Professor
300D Morris Hall
mmcgraw@uwlax.edu
608.785.8658

Specialty areas:

Special education; Literacy; Multilingual learners; Culturally and Linguistically Sustaining Pedagogy; Teacher education

Matt McParker  Profile of Matt McParker  Meet with me

Educational Studies
Assistant Professor
325B Morris Hall
mmcparker@uwlax.edu
608.785.8152

Specialty areas:

Social Studies Education

Multicultural Education

Mid-Level Education

Lisa Pitot  Profile of Lisa Pitot  Meet with me

Educational Studies
Assistant Professor
300A Morris Hall
lpitot@uwlax.edu
608.785.8139

Specialty areas:

Science Methods, Assessment, Science Literacy, and Science Communication. Place-based / Project-based learning, and using Socio-scientific Issues to teach Science. 

Leslie Rogers  Profile of Leslie Rogers  Meet with me

Educational Studies
Associate Professor
335B Morris Hall
lrogers@uwlax.edu
608.785.8142

Specialty areas:

Special Education

Middle Level (Grades 6-8) Professional Development Schools

The Self-Regulated Strategy Development model (Math & Writing Instruction) for Middle-Level Learners

School-Home Communication & Parent-Teacher Relationships

Supervision/Mentoring

J.C. Wagner-Romero  Profile of J.C. Wagner-Romero

Educational Studies
Assistant Professor
160B Morris Hall
jwagner-romero@uwlax.edu
608.785.8735

Specialty areas:

Race and ethnic relations
Latinx & undocumented student and family expectations & experiences 
Language access and equity
Culturally relevant and sustaining pedagogy
International and global education
Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR)

School of Education - Professional Studies in Education

Alyssa Harlan  Profile of Alyssa Harlan

Inst For Prof Studies In Educ
Lecturer
160A Morris Hall
aharlan@uwlax.edu
608.785.8136

Specialty areas:

Reading Teacher, Reading Specialist, Foundations of Reading Test, reading intervention, assessment, target-based grading

Patricia Markos  Profile of Patricia Markos

Inst For Prof Studies In Educ
Academic Program Manager
267 Morris Hall
pmarkos@uwlax.edu
608.785.5087

Deanna Wiatt  Profile of Deanna Wiatt

Inst For Prof Studies In Educ
Program Director
Morris Hall
dwiatt@uwlax.edu

Ann Yehle  Profile of Ann Yehle

Inst For Prof Studies In Educ
Lecturer
266 Morris Hall
ayehle@uwlax.edu
608.785.8139

Specialty areas:

Educational leadership, director of instruction, middle level, and foundations of education 

College of Science & Health - Middle/High School Science Education

Jennifer Docktor  Profile of Jennifer Docktor  Meet with me

Physics
Professor
2015 Cowley Hall
jdocktor@uwlax.edu
608.785.8485

Specialty areas:

Physics Education

Megan Litster  Profile of Megan Litster

Biology
Associate Professor
3009 Cowley Hall
mlitster@uwlax.edu
608.785.8252

Specialty areas:

Biology Education

College of Science and Health - K-12 Physical, Adapted and School Health Education

Brock McMullen  Profile of Brock McMullen

Exercise & Sport Science
Assistant Professor
215 Mitchell Hall
bmcmullen@uwlax.edu
608.785.8167

Specialty areas:

Adapted Physical Education and Physical Education Teacher Preparation 

Thomas Mickschl  Profile of Thomas Mickschl

Strength Centers
Academic Program Specialist
218 Mitchell Hall
tmickschl@uwlax.edu
608.785.6515

Sarah Mosley  Profile of Sarah Mosley

Exercise & Sport Science
Teaching Associate Professor
204 Mitchell Hall
smosley@uwlax.edu
608.785.8687

Specialty areas:

Teen Mental Health is a passion of mine.  

Rafael Ramirez  Profile of Rafael Ramirez

Exercise & Sport Science
Teaching Assistant Professor
200 Mitchell Hall
rramirez@uwlax.edu
608.785.8170

Specialty areas:

Physical Education Pedagogy

Outdoor Education

Adventure Education

Jenna Starck  Profile of Jenna Starck

Exercise & Sport Science
Assistant Professor
219 Mitchell Hall
jstarck@uwlax.edu
608.785.6535

Specialty areas:

Graduate Program Director - Physical Education Teaching 

Adventure Education/Outdoor Pursuits Emphasis Director

Research Interests: Assessment, Adventure Education and Outdoor Pursuits, and Occupational Socialization Theory

Rachyl Stephenson  Profile of Rachyl Stephenson

Exercise & Sport Science
Assistant Professor
212 Mitchell Hall
rstephenson@uwlax.edu
608.785.5415

Specialty areas:

Assessment, Dance, and Social Emotional Learning are my topics of passion, but enjoy anything related to physical education as a profession.

Abigail Wagner  Profile of Abigail Wagner

Exercise & Sport Science
Teaching Associate Professor
108 Mitchell Hall
awagner@uwlax.edu
608.785.8691

Specialty areas:

Adapted Physical Education

Pre-K and Elementary Physical Education

College of Science & Health - Middle/High School Math Education

Matthew Chedister  Profile of Matthew Chedister

Mathematics & Statistics
Associate Professor
1003 Cowley Hall
mchedister@uwlax.edu
608.785.6609

Specialty areas:

Mathematics Education and Geometry

Joshua Hertel  Profile of Joshua Hertel

Mathematics & Statistics
Associate Professor
1001 Cowley Hall
jhertel@uwlax.edu
608.785.8668

Specialty areas:

Teaching mathematics with technology, mathematics education history, teaching and learning of trigonometry, and the development of probabilistic reasoning.

Jennifer Kosiak  Profile of Jennifer Kosiak

Mathematics & Statistics
Professor
1004 Cowley Hall
jkosiak@uwlax.edu
608.785.8385

Specialty areas:

Mathematics Education

Jenni McCool  Profile of Jenni McCool

Mathematics & Statistics
Professor
1005 Cowley Hall
jmccool@uwlax.edu
608.785.8667

Specialty areas:

Mathematics Education

College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities - Middle/High School English Education

Merideth Garcia  Profile of Merideth Garcia

English
Associate Professor
425K Wimberly Hall
mgarcia@uwlax.edu
608.785.6927

Specialty areas:

Digital Literacies, Fan Studies, Rhetoric & Composition, English Teaching Methods, Young Adult Literature, Qualitative Research

Thomas Jesse  Profile of Thomas Jesse

English
Associate Professor
425M Wimberly Hall
tjesse@uwlax.edu
608.785.6934

Specialty areas:

20 & 21c American Literature, Secondary English Education, Poetry and Poetics, Rhetorical Approaches to Literature

College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities - Middle/High School Social Studies Education

Hanadi Shatara  Profile of Hanadi Shatara  Meet with me

History
Assistant Professor
403G Wimberly Hall
hshatara@uwlax.edu
608.785.8348

Specialty areas:

Social Studies Education

Global Education

Teacher Education

Kenneth Shonk  Profile of Kenneth Shonk

History
Professor
401A Wimberly Hall
kshonk@uwlax.edu
608.785.6560

Specialty areas:

Modern Ireland, Modern Europe, Fascism, History of Rock 'n' Roll, Social Studies Education, World History

College of Art, Social Science and Humanities - K-12 Art Education

Lisa Lenarz  Profile of Lisa Lenarz  Meet with me

Art
Associate Professor
202 Lowe Center For The Arts
llenarz@uwlax.edu
608.785.8235

Specialty areas:

Art Education

  • Interdisciplinary Studio Practices (including technology)
  • Instructional Scaffolding & Supports for fostering Visual literacy
  • Inclusive Course Design (including asynchronous, online)
  • Career-competencies in Art & Art Education
  • Culturally Responsive Pedagogies/practices

College of Art, Social Science and Humanities - K-12 Music Education

Justin Davis  Profile of Justin Davis

Music
Assistant Professor
133 Lowe Center For The Arts
jdavis2@uwlax.edu
608.785.8413

Specialty areas:

Director of Instrumental Studies

Conductor: Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Orchestra

Coach: Chamber Music

Instructor: Applied Horn and Conducting  

Tammy Fisher  Profile of Tammy Fisher

Music
Associate Professor
242 Lowe Center For The Arts
tfisher@uwlax.edu
608.785.6725

Specialty areas:

Marching and Symphonic Bands, Instrumental Music Education, Conducting, Percussion Studies

College of Art, Social Science and Humanities - K-12 World Language Education

Kimberly Morris  Profile of Kimberly Morris

Global Cultures & Languages
Assistant Professor
315G Graff Main Hall
kmorris2@uwlax.edu
608.785.8323

Specialty areas:

Hispanic Linguistics, World Language Pedagogy, Pragmatics, Study Abroad, Curriculum Design, Computer-Assisted Language Learning, Teacher Preparation, Academic Literacy

Astrid Lorena Ochoa Campo  Profile of Astrid Lorena Ochoa Campo

Global Cultures & Languages
Assistant Professor
315D Graff Main Hall
aochoacampo@uwlax.edu
608.785.5247

Specialty areas:

Contemporary Latin American literature and culture; women writers; women, gender, and sexuality studies; Latinx studies; and World Languages Education

College of Art, Social Science and Humanities - School Psychology

Robert Dixon  Profile of Robert Dixon  Meet with me

Psychology
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

Daniel Hyson  Profile of Daniel Hyson

Psychology
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)

Jocelyn Newton  Profile of Jocelyn Newton  Meet with me

Psychology
Professor
335A Graff Main Hall
jnewton@uwlax.edu
608.785.6889

Specialty areas:

School Psychology; Assessment; Early Childhood Assessment and Intervention; Child & Adolescent Psychopathology

Ruth Schumacher-Martinez  Profile of Ruth Schumacher-Martinez

Psychology
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