Faculty
Angela C. Bauer-Dantoin
Associate Professor of Human Biology and Women's Studies
Education: B.A. Lawrence, Ph.D. Northwestern
Office: 461 Lab Sciences
Phone: 465-2279
E-mail: bauera@uwgb.edu
Heidi Fencl
Associate Professor of Physics and Women's Studies
Education: M.S. (University of Nebraska), Ph.D. in Physics (The Ohio State University)
Research Interests and Additional Info: Dr. Fencl's research interests are in physics education. She is especially interested in gender norms in self-efficacy and problem solving, and how such norms affect the science classroom experience.
Office: 407 Lab Sciences
Phone: 465-2261
E-mail: fenclh@uwgb.edu
Alison Gates
Associate Professor, Communications and the Arts, and Women's Studies (chair)
Education: Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Studies, and Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Arts, Western Washington University. Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art, University of Washington.
Research Interests and Additional Info: Studio area of specialty: Textiles and Fiber Arts, Design.
Office: 231 Studio Arts
Phone: 465-2597
E-mail: gatesa@uwgb.edu
Aeron Haynie
Associate Professor of English (chair), Humanistic Studies and Women's Studies
Education: M.A. and Ph.D. in English (University of Florida)
Research Interests and Additional Info: Professor Haynie has published on Victorian literature, popular culture, and pedagogy.
Office: 397 Theatre Hall
Phone: 465-4617
E-mail: hayniea@uwgb.edu
Catherine A. Henze
Assistant Professor of English, Humanistic Studies, and Women's Studies
Education: PhD Univ. of Chicago; MA Univ. of Idaho; BA Univ. of Arkansas (all in English). Also, Teacher Certification in English and Music
Research Interests and Additional Info: Music in English Renaissance Drama, Women's Environmental Literature, Renaissance Music (performance), Women in Renaissance England
Office: 399 Theater Hall
Phone: 465-2465
E-mail: henzec@uwgb.edu
Judy Martin
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Education: BS, UW Madison; MSW, UW Milwaukee; PhD, UW Madison
Research Interests and Additional Info: Gender and child abuse, gender and aggression, gender and parenting
Office: 710 Cofrin Library
Phone: 465-2346
E-mail: martinj@uwgb.edu
Rebecca Meacham
Associate Professor of Humanistic Studies, Women's Studies, and English
Education: M.F.A in Fiction, Bowling Green State University
PhD in English, University of Cincinnati
Research Interests and Additional Info: Dr. Meacham is the award-winning author of the short story collection Let's Do. She has published and presented papers on women writers of color, and she occasionally reviews fiction for The Women's Review of Books and other journals. Her current projects include a second story collection and a historical novel.
Office: 371 Theater Hall
Phone: 465-2378
E-mail: meachamr@uwgb.edu
Sarah Meredith
Education: B.S. and B.M.E. degrees from Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, M.M. from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 2 year diploma from the Hochschule fur Musik, Hamburg, Germany, and D.M.A. from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
Office: Studio Arts 113; Rose Hall 310
Phone: SA: 920.465.2637; RH: 920.465.5159
E-mail: meredits@uwgb.edu
E. Nicole Meyer
Associate Professor of French (chair), Humanistic Studies, and Women's Studies
Education: B. A. in French from University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.A. from The Johns Hopkins University, M. A. and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania
Office: 265 Studio Arts
Phone: 465-2098
E-mail: meyern@uwgb.edu
Kim Nielsen
Professor of Social Change & Development, History, and Women's Studies
Education: Ph.D., MA in History, University of Iowa; B.A. Macalester College
Research Interests and Additional Info: Kim Nielsen has published multiple books and articles, served as an advisor for several film documentaries, and won numerous academic and teaching awards. These include a National Endowment for the Humanities Research Stipend, the 2004 UWGB/Student Government Association Woman of the Year Award, and a Fulbright Scholar Award to the University of Iceland. One of her books, The Radical Lives of Helen Keller, is published in both English and Japanese. In 2005 she lectured in Japan, invited by the Japanese Association of American Studies. In 2007 she helped direct a leadership development course on violence against women held in Amman, Jordan. She is particularly proud of her 2005 Founders Association Award for Teaching Excellence.
Office: MAC A320
Phone: 465-2487
E-mail: nielsenk@uwgb.edu
Illene C. Noppe
Professor of Human Development, Pyschology and Women's Studies
Education: PhD, Temple University, PA
Research Interests and Additional Info: Dr. Noppe's work is in death, dying and bereavement. She also studies infant attachment in day care settings. Her current research is on adolescent grief and continuity of care in child care centers.
Office: C313 MAC Hall
Phone: 465-2703
E-mail: noppei@uwgb.edu
Lisa Poupart
Associate Professor, First Nations Studies (chair) and Women's Studies
Education: PH.D. in Justice Studies from Arizona State University
Research Interests and Additional Info: Dr. Poupart's research interests include domestic violence & internalized oppression in First Nations families and communities; She is also dedicated to decolonization and restoring the traditional status of American Indian women and children within tribal families.
Office: 395 Theatre Hall
Phone: 465-2185
E-mail: poupartl@uwgb.edu
Jolanda Sallmann
Assistant Professor of Social Work and Women's Studies
Education: PhD in Social Welfare (University of Wisconsin-Madison), BSW and MSW (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Research Interests and Additional Info: Dr. Sallmann has co-authored articles on the needs and experiences of women who have histories of trauma and co-occurring mental health and substance use problems. Her research interests focus on the lived experiences of prostitution-involved women and their relations with service providers.
Office: 710G Cofrin Library
Phone: 465-2029
E-mail: sallmanj@uwgb.edu
Professor Kristin Vespia
Assistant Professor of Human Development, Psychology, and Women's Studies
Education: M.S. in Counseling (UW-Madison) and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology (The University of Iowa)
Research Interests and Additional Info: Dr. Vespia has published journal articles and a book chapter on topics such as career development, clinical supervision/counselor development, and mental health services on college campuses. She is particularly interested in multicultural and gender issues, particularly as these relate to vocational development, education, and mental health.
Office: C312 MAC Hall
Phone: 465-2746
E-mail: vespiak@uwgb.edu
Lynn Walter
Rosenberg Professor, Social Change and Development, Anthropology, and Women's Studies
Education: Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Interests and Additional Info: Dr. Walter has published on comparative women's issues and on ethnicity and welfare in Scandinavia and Ecuador. Her current research focuses on food security in relationship to gender, race, and class. She is co-director of the Center for Food in Community and Culture at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Office: B308 MAC Hall
Phone: 465-2474
E-mail: walterl@uwgb.edu