Experts Guide
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Experts Directory
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| Expert | Topics of Expertise |
|---|---|
| Iftekhar Anam Department Chair, Associate Professor | Science, Technology Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Accessible Technology, Human-Computer Interaction, High-performance Computing, Automated Facial Analysis |
| Debra Anderson Coordinator of Archives and Area Research Center | Digital Humanities, Northeastern Wisconsin, UW-Green Bay Knowledge and expertise on subject areas identified based on archival collections, documents, images, maps and other resources on a variety of subject matters, including northeastern Wisconsin history, UW-Green Bay history, genealogy, document and photo preservation, oral history, and use of primary sources in classrooms. |
| John Arendt Director of Environmental Management and Business Institute | Environmental Science and Policy, Natural Environment Sustainability |
| Scott Ashmann Associate Dean, College of Health, Education and Social Welfare | Education and Learning, Northeastern Wisconsin, Science, UW-Green Bay Environmental education, science teaching and learning, teacher preparation |
| Andrew Austin Associate Professor of Democracy and Justice Studies | Democracy and Justice Studies Crime and justice issues. Race and justice. Social class and justice. Women and justice. Anti-environmentalism. |
| Rachele Bakic Executive Director Admissions | UW-Green Bay Admissions |
| Mandeep Singh Bakshi Associate Professor of Natural and Applied Sciences | Chemistry Functional Biomaterials for Sustainable Chemistry; Biomineralization; Aqueous phase synthesis, characterization, and physical properties of bio-nanomaterials by using water soluble proteins, polymers, and their self-assembled structures. Special emphasis on the native and denatured states of proteins controlled crystal growth. |
| Bardia Batala Assistant Professor of Business Administration | Business Administration Business and Marketing, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Tourist Experience, Consumer Behavior, Services Marketing, Emerging Technologies and AI in Education |
| Danielle Bina Associate Teaching Professor | Journalism and Writing Electronic Media. Media Relations. Journalism. |
| Janet Bonkowski Executive Director, Marketing and University Communication | UW-Green Bay, Marketing, Communications, Public Relations |
| Sadie Buboltz-Dubs Assistant Professor & Coordinator of Clinical Education for Athletic Training | Health and Wellness Sports Medicine, Evaluation and Management of Musculoskeletal Injuries, Head Injuries, Interprofessional Education |
| Kate Burns Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs | UW-Green Bay, Stress & Coping Stereotyping, emotion and self-regulation. Women in math. |
| Thomas Campbell Associate Professor | Music, Art, Theater Playwriting, Directing, Theatre History, Theatre Theory, Dramaturgy, Performance Studies, Theatre Pedagogy, Performance, Dramatic Literature Studies |
| Bryan Carr Associate Professor of Communication, Information and Computing Sciences, Women's and Gender Studies | Communications and Media, Ethnic Groups / Diversity Issues, Popular Culture, Technology, Women's Issues Popular Culture: Video games, science fiction, superhero media, film; Communications and Media: Social media, radio and television, film; Specialize in issues of race, gender, identity and representation in all of these areas |
| Tara Carr Small Business Development Center Director | Business and Finance Small Business Development |
| Sifat Karim Chowdhury Assistant Teaching Professor of Mechanical Engineering | Mechanical Engineering Advanced Flow Diagnostics Techniques (e.g., PIV – Particle Image Velocimetry, LDV – Laser Doppler Velocimetry, etc.), Experimental Fluid Dynamics, and Biofluid Mechanics. |
| Phillip Clampitt Blair Endowed Chair of Communication | Business and Finance, Communications and Media Propaganda, Social Media, Leadership and Technology, PR, Internal Organizational Communication |
| Alise Coen Assistant Professor Political Science (Sheboygan/Manitowoc) | Politics and Government Immigration; international politics; US foreign policy; human rights |
| David Coury Professor | Religion, Ethics and Philosophy Islam and relations between West and Islamic World |
| Marcelo Cruz Professor | Ethnic Groups / Diversity Issues, Geography, Public Policy and Planning Community Development Planning, Environmental Design, Public Policy and Planning, City and Regional Planning, Ethic Enclave formation, Transportation Planning, Urban Social and Economic Inequalities. |
| Tara DaPra Lecturer | Humanities creative writing, especially memoir and creative nonfiction; writing process; creativity; publishing |
| Kristy Deetz Professor Emeritus of Art and Design | Visual Arts Process of Representation and Abstraction in painting and drawing. Painting (oil acrylic, encaustic) and Drawing (traditional and contemporary materials and approaches) | Contemporary art; Contemporary painting and materiality. |
| Jessica Delzer Director | Children and Families, Education and Learning Continuing Education on: Mental Health and Substance Use disorders and treatment, Crisis Intervention Services, Trauma-Informed Care |
| Bridget Derge Assistant Director of Admissions | UW-Green Bay |
| Sarah Detweiler Professor, Art Chair | Music, Art, Theater Photography, Darkrooms, Outsider Art |
| Mathew Dornbush Dean of Austin E. Cofrin School of Business | Environmental Science and Policy, Natural Environment, Science Plant Ecology, Restoration Ecology, Invasive Species, Soil Quality and Health, Biofuels |
| Michael Draney Professor of Biology | Environmental Science and Policy, Natural Environment Entomology, Insects, bugs, mosquitoes, spiders, ticks, etc. |
| Kate Farley Digital Collections & Metadata Librarian | Digital Humanities, Education and Learning, Technology Managing digital identity, web literacy, ePortfolios, and integrating technology into instruction |
| Kevin Fermanich Professor Emeritus | Environmental Science and Policy, Natural Environment, Northeastern Wisconsin, Science Chemicals in the soil and water environment, Soil quality, Water quality (especially surface and ground waters in agricultural areas), Climate change impacts on water quality, solar farms. |
| Tracy Fernandez Rysavy Lecturer | Humanities Literature: Multicultural literature, Jane Austen, Gothic literature, women's literature |
| Patrick Forsythe Professor of Environmental Science & Policy | Water quality Conservation biology focusing on aquatic ecosystems in the Great Lakes region. Fish populations including lake sturgeon and yellow perch. Population ecology. |
| Adam Gaines Associate Professor of Music | Humanities, Music, Art, Theater Classical and Jazz music, history |
| Alison Gates Professor, Chair of Art & Design, Arts Management and Design Arts | Visual Arts Weaving. Dye processes for textiles. Fiber identification. Textile preservation. Contemporary textile and fiber arts. |
| Bill Gear Associate Professor | Athletic Training and Sports Medicine |
| Matthew Geimer Lecturer of Business Law | Business and Finance Business Law |
| Erin Giese Associate Director of the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity | Environmental Science and Policy, Natural Environment, Northeastern Wisconsin, Science Birds, ornithology, anurans, wetlands, grasslands, forests, Wisconsin, Great Lakes, international travel, nature |
| Joan Groessl Associate Professor & Social Work Department Chair | Religion, Ethics and Philosophy Professional Ethics; Professionalism (Behavior); Mental Health; Leadership |
| Eric Hansen Associate Professor of Music | Classical and Contemporary Music Clarinet pedagogy. Woodwind techniques. Freshmen music theory. |
| Richard Hein Professor of Biology | Natural Environment, Science oceanography, marine biology, coral reefs |
| David Helpap Associate Professor Public Administration | Politics and Government, Public Policy and Planning State and local government, public policy, urban politics, public finance, public administration |
| Michelle Gauger Director of Counseling and Health Center | Counseling and Health Health issues pertinent to University Setting |
| Michael Holly Professor | Environmental Engineering Water quality and watershed management, Agricultural sustainability and environmental impacts, Dairy farming and nutrient management, Water and wastewater treatment, Stormwater treatment, Agricultural Runoff, PFAS, Biosolids land application |
| Jenell Holstead Associate Professor of Psychology, Chair of Psychology | Education and Learning, Human Life Span / Human Development Afterschool programs, summer learning, special education |
| Md Maruf Hossain Professor | Science, Technology Electrical Engineering, Electrical Power Systems, Solar and Wind Energy Systems, Renewable Energy Integration with the Power Grid, Power System Stability and Power Quality |
| Ray Hutchison Professor | Ethnic Groups / Diversity Issues, Popular Culture Please include the following categories in your listing: crime / street gangs, sociology, and urban sociology/urban studies |
| Md Rasedul Islam Associate Professor, MET ABET Coordinator | Robotics Robotics, Robot-Aided rehabilitation, Mobile Robots, Dynamic Systems, Ergonomic Mechanism, Control, Industrial Automation, PLC. |
| Dr. John Jacisin III Assistant Professor in Natural and Applied Sciences | Paleontology Vertebrate Paleontology, Herpetology, Conservation Paleobiology, Evolution, Morphometrics and macroecological/biological models |
| Derek Jeffreys Professor, Philosophy Chair | Philosophy, Ethics and Justice Religion. Religion and public life. Ethics, particularly religious, environmental and medical ethics. Political thought and intellectual vision of the present Pope. Buddhism. Ethics of jails, prisons and solitary confinement. |
| Jennifer Jones Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management | Education and Learning, UW-Green Bay Enrollment, Recruitment, Relationship Building, Team Building, Leadership |
| Amy Kabrhel Associate Professor Chemistry (Manitowoc) | Chemistry |
| James Kabrhel Associate Professor Chemistry (Sheboygan/Manitowoc) | Science Pseudoscience, basic chemistry, teaching underclassman |
| Mark Karau Professor, Chair of Humanities | History, War First and Second World Wars, 20th century Germany |
| John Katers Professor, College of Science, Engineering, and Technology | Environmental Science and Policy, Science, UW-Green Bay Waste management, recycling, renewable energy |
| Ryan Kauth Lecturer of Entrepreneurship | Business and Finance Entrepreneurship, Small Business, Economic Development |
| Mark Klemp Associate Professor Chemistry (Marinette) | Chemistry |
| Alan Kopischke Associate Lecturer | Music, Art, Theater Theatre, New Play Development, Physical Characterization, Objectives and Tactics, Dialects, Shakespeare, Scene Study |
| Kenneth Kresina Esports Coordinator, University Union | Esports Esports Facilities; Competitive Teams; Intramural Esports; Esports Broadcasting, Livestreaming, and Commentary; Esports Coaching; Collegiate Esports Governance; Social Media; Community Engagement |
| Jeffrey Krueger Director of University Recreation | Health and Wellness, Sports and Athletics Campus Recreation. Sports and Athletics |
| Nicole Kurth Pride Center Coordinator | Ethnic Groups / Diversity Issues, History, Music, Art, Theater, Sports and Athletics, War, Women's Issues Graphic Design. Women's History. LGBTQ+ History. WWII, Holocaust. Civil War. Civil Rights Movement. AAGPBL (All-American Girls Professional Baseball League). |
| Jena Richter Landers Digital Communication Specialist | Communications and Media Social Media |
| Mary Sue Lavin Director, Phuture Phoenix | Education and Learning Phuture Phoenix Campus Visits, Phuture Phoenix Scholarships, Phuture Phoenix Tutors in GBAPS, West De Pere, and Oneida Schools |
| J P Leary Associate Professor of First Nations Studies, History, and Humanities | Education and Learning, Ethnic Groups / Diversity Issues, History, Humanities, Native American studies Education policy, curriculum issues, textbooks |
| Katia Levintova Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, Global Studies | Politics & Government |
| Vince Lowery Director of Student Success, Director of GPS | Student Success Gateways to Phoenix Success (GPS) Program, High Impact Practices |
| John Luczaj Professor of Geology | Natural Environment, Science Geology, Water Science, Caves |
| Mohammad Upal Mahfuz Professor | Science, Technology Nanoscale (molecular) communication systems |
| James Marker Associate Professor | Music, Art, Theater, Science, Sports and Athletics Fitness, exercise training, ergogenic sports aids, sports nutrition, environmental physiology, hormones and exercise, caloric expenditure/metabolism Folk music and folk guitar/banjo |
| Ryan Martin Dean, College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, Professor | Communications and Media, Health and Wellness Emotions and Social Media, Emotion in general, Anger and violence, mental illness |
| Heather Masters Dietetic Internship Director | Health and Wellness Registered Dietitian with expertise with healthy weight management and behavior change. |
| Michelle McQuade Dewhirst Professor of Music | Music, Art, Theater, Popular Culture Film music, pop music, creativity and the creative process |
| Rebecca Meacham Director, Writing and Applied Arts program, Professor of English/Humanities | Humanities, Languages and Cultures, Popular Culture American literature, contemporary authors, podcasts, books and publishing, book festivals, writing, how to teach writing |
| Randall Meder Associate Professor | Music, Art, Theater Classical music. Conducting. Voice. Music education. Music history. Choral music. |
| Daniel Meinhardt Emeritus Associate Professor and Curator | Science Evolutionary biology, vertebrate anatomy, ecology, and the relationship between art and science. |
| Brian Merkel Dean, College of Science, Engineering, and Technology | Science Immunology, Microbiology, Antibiotics, Disease |
| Daniel Moore Photographer/Videographer | Communications and Media, Music, Art, Theater, Popular Culture Photography, The National Parks |
| Eric Morgan Associate Professor of History and Democracy Studies | History, Humanities, Natural Environment, Politics and Government, Popular Culture, Sports and Athletics, War U.S. foreign policy, South Africa, political history, sport history, literary history, social movements, travel and tourism, National Parks |
| Parker Nadeau Technology Support Specialist | Technology, UW-Green Bay |
| Amanda Nelson Associate Professor | Health and Wellness, Science, Sports and Athletics Athletic Training, Exercise Physiology, Anatomy & Physiology, Neuroanatomy |
| Thomas Nesslein Associate Professor | Economics Economic policy issues in general but mainly focused on national economic issues. Particular focus on national housing policy issues. |
| Rebecca Nesvet Associate Professor of English | Digital Humanities, History, Humanities, Languages and Cultures, Music, Art, Theater, Popular Culture British literature, especially Romantic and Victorian, children's, illustrated, Christmas annuals, popular fiction, especially penny dreadfuls, horror and SF, modern British culture. |
| Lynn Niemi Student Accessibility Services Director | Education and Learning, UW-Green Bay Disability Issues, Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Reasonable accommodations due to disability. |
| Laura Nolan Executive Manager, Business & Government Outreach | Health and Wellness, Human Life Span / Human Development Dementia Care, End of Life Issues, Senior Healthcare, Long-term Care, Assisted Living |
| Mark Olkowski Associate Dean of Students | Women's Issues Student Misconduct, Alcohol/Substance Abuse, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Title IX, Clery Act |
| Cristina Ortiz Professor | Education and Learning, Humanities, Politics and Government, Women's Issues Bilingualism, Spanish |
| Christopher Paquet Assistant Vice Chancellor of Policy and Compliance | Public Policy and Planning Title IX and Sexual Misconduct |
| Debra Pearson Associate Professor & Director of Master of Nutrition & Integrated Health | Nutrition Human nutrition. Possible health benefits of phenolic compounds in plant-derived foods (e.g., tea, rosemary, grape seed extracts, chocolate). Sports nutrition. Nutrition and pregnancy. Diabetes. Osteoporosis. Cancer. |
| Sue Pischke University Videographer/Photographer | Communications and Media Video expertise in Marketing and Communication field. |
| Lisa Poupart Associate Professor of Humanistic Studies | First Nations Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies Social problems on American Indian reservations and in urban communities. Internalized oppression in American Indian communities, especially social problems including domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, addictions and juvenile delinquency. Reintegration of traditional tribal peacemaking systems. Indigenous First Nations teaching methods and elder epistemology. |
| Michael Rector Associate Professor | Music, Art, Theater piano, classical music, music theory |
| Margaret Reichwald Executive Manager, Wisconsin Training Registries | Business and Finance, Education and Learning, Politics and Government, Public Policy and Planning Assisted Living Industry |
| Lee Reinke Head Coach Men's and Women's Golf | Sports and Athletics |
| Lynn Rotter Ticketing & Information Services Manager | Business and Finance, Communications and Media, Music, Art, Theater, UW-Green Bay Business & Finance: knowledge of business operations within the University Union, including dining plan and university ID card. Communications & Media: knowledge of communication methods between students and staff including social media and digital communication, and marketing. Music, Art & Theatre: Knowledge of history of The Weidner (specifically ticket sales and events), current ticketing services. UW-Green Bay: specific knowledge on many topics, including directions, facilities, services, and departments. |
| Chuck Rybak Professor of English & Humanities | Digital Humanities, Humanities, Music, Art, Theater, Popular Culture Literature, creative writing |
| Mark Sauter Assistant Teaching Professor | Music, Art, Theater Teach Tools, Safety, Materials For Art Department, Manage Art Departments Wood Shop |
| Sawa Senzaki Associate Dean for the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences & Professor of Psychology | Children and Families, Ethnic Groups / Diversity Issues, Human Life Span / Human Development, Languages and Cultures Director of the Child's Lab; Infancy and early childhood. Acculturation among immigrant children and families. Social and cultural influences on development. Japanese language and culture. |
| Michael Shaw Marketing Content Writer | Communications and Media, Popular Culture Cartoonist with more than 120 published in The New Yorker. I have appeared on MSNBC and my cartoon was part of a 60 Minutes profile of New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff. |
| Jon Shelton Professor, Chair of Democracy and Justice Studies | Education and Learning, History, Public Policy and Planning Twentieth century US history, labor and working-class history, history of class and economic inequality, history of education, US labor policy, unions |
| Heidi Sherman Associate Professor of History and Humanities | Digital Humanities, Education and Learning, History, Humanities, Languages and Cultures Viking History, Russian and Medieval European History, Historical Reenactment, Textiles |
| Christine Smith Associate Professor of Psychology, Women's and Gender Studies | Ethnic Groups / Diversity Issues, Health and Wellness, Women's Issues LGBT issues, body image and weight issues, anything involving women's lives and experiences and gender equality |
| Addie Sorbo Associate Teaching Professor | Music, Art, Theater Graphic Design, Design business |
| Sue Steeno Financial Aid Officer | Business and Finance Financial Aid Related Topics |
| Nicole Stockman Veterans Services Coordinator | War UW-Green Bay Veteran Certifying Official. |
| Rebecca Stone Thornberry Associate Professor Theatre and Dance (Marinette) | Theatre and Dance, Women's and Gender Studies Theatre by the Bay |
| Meagan Strehlow Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Access & Success | Education and Learning College Credit in High School, Dual Enrollment Access Academy, Early College Credit Program, Academic Competition, GEAR UP, and Turbocharge |
| Kelli Strickland Executive and Artistic Director (The Weidner) | Performing Arts, Theatre and Dance The Weidner |
| Abbey Sutherland Head Volleyball Coach | Sports and Athletics Volleyball |
| Mussie Teclezion Associate Professor of Finance | Business and Finance Corporate Diversification and Earnings Management |
| Patricia Terry Professor, Chair of Richard J. Resch School of Engineering | Environmental Science, Engineering Technology Water quality. Environmental separations. Alternative energies. Biodiesel. |
| Jagadeep Thota Chair of Engineering | Engineering Technology Explosions and projectile impacts. Optimization codes for design improvements in structures. Shock mitigation; structures with bolted joints. Polymer composites under normal and extreme environments. |
| Katie Turkiewicz Chair of Communication, Information Technology & Data Science, Associate Professor | Communications and Media, Health and Wellness Strategic Health Communication Campaigns, Health Communication and Technology, Patient-Provider Communication, Cyberchondria |
| Kristin Vespia Director of CATL & Professor of Psychology | Counseling and Psychotherapy Career development process. |
| Kimberly Vlies Digital Marketing Specialist | Communications and Media, Languages and Cultures, Music, Art, Theater, UW-Green Bay Email marketing and online advertising Institutional Visual Identity and Logo Standards Spanish Language |
| David Voelker Professor of History and Humanistic Studies | Environmental Science and Policy, History, Humanities early American history through the Civil War, American religious history, American environmental history |
| Dean Von Dras Professor of Human Development | Adulthood and Aging |
| Sara Wagner Assistant Teaching Professor & Director of Bachelor of Nutrition & Dietetics | Health and Wellness, Science nutrition for health, new nutrition research, intuitive eating, weight neutral health |
| Sam Watson Assistant Professor of Art | Music, Art, Theater Art History; Modern and Contemporary Art; Art of the First Nations; American Art; Art and cultural theory & criticism |
| Jane Wells Associate Lecturer of Music (Marinette) Director, West Shore Chorale | Music, Art, Theater Music Education, Choral Conducting |
| Brian Welsch Associate Professor of Physics | Science Astronomy / Astrophysics, Planetary Science, the Sun & Solar-system objects, Image Analysis |
| Tiffany Wilhelm Associate Lecturer | Human Life Span / Human Development, Languages and Cultures Counseling, Social Work, Treatment, Adolescence, French |
| Chris Williams Assistant Professor of English/Humanities | Digital Humanities, Popular Culture Poetry, 20th Century Avant-Garde, Underground Publications, Online Communities, Videogames |
| Georjeanna Wilson-Doenges Professor, Chair of Psychology | Education and Learning, Natural Environment Environmental and Conservation Psychology, Statistics, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning |
| Jennie Young Associate Dean, College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, Professor | Education and Learning, Languages and Cultures High school culture, school violence, rhetorical analysis |
| Michael Zorn Associate Dean and Professor for Budget and Grants | Environmental Monitoring, Water Quality Chemistry. Analytical and environmental chemistry. |
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