The Faculty
Kevin Fermanich* (chair)
Associate Professor, Earth Science
Emphases or Area of Research: Research interests include soil processes and ground water quality; hydrology of wetlands; fate of contaminants
Education: B.S. UW-Stevens Point,
M.S. & Ph.D. UW-Madison
Office: LS 466
Phone: (920)465-2240
E-mail: fermanik@uwgb.edu
Web Site: http://www.uwgb.edu/fermanik/
David Coury*
Associate Professor, Humanistic Studies and German
Education: B.A. Wittenberg; M.A., Ph.D., Cincinnati
Office: TH 387
Phone: (920) 465-2097
E-mail: couryd@uwgb.edu
Marcelo Cruz*
Associate Professor of Urban & Regional Studies (Geography)
Emphases or Area of Research: Dr. Cruz’s research has focused on ethnic identity and land use. His research interests are in urban and regional development in the United States and abroad. He brings his work experience on community development and regional planning theory in Andean South America, and Western Europe into the classroom. Dr Cruz’s students have interned in local planning and community development agencies and organizations. He strongly believes in getting students to act local while thinking global. As part of this global link Dr. Cruz leads students on travel courses to Ecuador and Switzerland.
Education: MA, PhD Urban Planning, UCLA
Office: MAC B313
Phone: (920)465-2360
E-mail: cruzm@uwgb.edu
Mark Everingham*
Associate Professor of Political Science and Social Change and Development
Emphases or Area of Research: Comparative politics emphasizing regime change and political outcomes, theories of revolution, and the consolidation and the quality of democracy in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa.
Education: B.A. in Government/International Relations, 1986, California State University. M.A. in Political Science, 1988, and Ph.D. in Political Science, 1993, George Washington University.
Office: MAC Hall B329
Phone: (920) 465-2701
Email: everingm@uwgb.edu
Ganga Nair*
Professor, Natural and Applied Sciences
Emphases or Area of Research: international quarantine and disease control programs of plant-forest tree diseases; Weedicide-Silvicide applications in the establishment of exotic and endemic tree species in developing countries; preservation of tropical forests species and forest medicinal plants; host parasite interactions of vascular wilt and canker pathogens; electron and three-dimension electron microscopy.
Office: ES 117
Phone: (920)465-2259
E-mail: nairg@uwgb.edu
Kevin Roeder*
Associate Professor of Social Work
Office: CL 710D
Phone: (920) 465-2868
E-mail: roederk@uwgb.edu
* = faculty member serves on the Global Studies Executive Committee
