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Karen Allaire

Karen Allaire

Clinical program coordinator, UW Health Learning Center

A pediatric nurse practitioner with a strong interest in the mind/body/spirit approach to health and wellness

Scott Converse

Scott Converse

Program Director, Project Management, Business Analysis and Process Improvement Programs, executive education, business

Expert on business process improvement, project management, portfolio management, Lean, Six Sigma, gathering business requirements, effectively applying change management principles

Grace Boekhoff-Falk

Grace Boekhoff-Falk

Associate professor, anatomy

Expert in cell biology and genetics of animal development; development and evolution of limbs and neural tissues

Peter Timbie

Peter Timbie

Professor, physics

Expert on cosmology and radio astronomy

T. Douglas Price

T. Douglas Price

Professor emeritus, anthropology

Expert on archaeology, European prehistory, archaeological chemistry, hunter-gatherers, migration, origins of agriculture, sociocultural complexity

Lee Dresang

Lee Dresang

Associate professor, family medicine

Expert in family medicine, obstetrics, international maternity care, underserved care, Latino health, rural health, women's health, medical education, violence prevention

Alexander Stajkovic

Alexander Stajkovic

Associate professor, leadership and work motivation

Expert on evidence-based leadership, work motivation and organizational psychology

Bonnie Weigert

Bonnie Weigert

Associate professor, rehabilitation medicine; program director, physical medicine and rehabilitation residency program

Expert in managing medical problems of performing artists, musicians and dancers

Lisa Forrest

Lisa Forrest

Professor, radiology and radiation oncology, veterinary medicine; director of Tomotherapy; section chief, radiotherapy

Expert on clinical trials for pet dogs with cancer, and diagnostic imaging for dogs, cats, horses, cows and exotic species

Ramon Aldag

Ramon Aldag

Professor, management and human resources; Glen A. Skillrud Family Chair in Business

Expert on decision making, entrepreneurship, leadership, organizational behavior and culture, change, stress and coping, computerized decision aids, and motivation.

Michael Gleicher

Michael Gleicher

Professor, computer sciences, industrial and systems engineering, mathematics

Expert on computer graphics, visualization, multimedia and computer games

Ruth Litovsky

Ruth Litovsky

Associate professor, communicative disorders; faculty member, Neuroscience Training Program and Neurological Surgery

Expert on hearing science, cochlear implants, development of hearing in children; researcher on binaural hearing and auditory (brain) plasticity

James Hoyt

James Hoyt

Professor emeritus, journalism and mass communication

Expert on broadcasting and journalism, journalism ethics

Christine Seroogy

Christine Seroogy

Professor, pediatrics

Expert in immune regulation, CD25+ T regulatory cells, cellular immunology, autoimmunity, allergic diseases, primary immunodeficiencies

Thomas Heberlein

Thomas Heberlein

Professor emeritus, community and environmental sociology

Expert on environmental attitudes, sociology of hunting, wolf restoration

David Marcouiller

David Marcouiller

Professor, planning and landscape architecture

Expert on the economics of outdoor recreation, integrative tourism planning, forestry, natural amenities and rural development

Paul Rutecki

Paul Rutecki

Professor, neurology and neurosurgery; vice chair, Department of Neurology; chief of neurology, VA hospital

Expert on epilepsy, clinical neurophysiology, development disabilities, metabotropic glutamate receptors, hippocampal synaptic synchronization, animal models of epilepsy

Gail Simpson

Gail Simpson

Associate professor, art

Expert on public art and sculpture.

Sabine Gross

Sabine Gross

Professor, German

German literature, teaching of literature, reading

Ian Coxhead

Ian Coxhead

Professor, agricultural and applied economics; Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Economics of development in low and middle income economies, especially East and Southeast Asia. Growth, poverty, trade, labor, education, policy

Susan Coppersmith

Susan Coppersmith

Professor, physics

Expert on condensed matter physics and the dynamics of complex systems

Rolf Reitz

Rolf Reitz

Professor, mechanical engineering; director, Diesel Engine Research Consortium

Expert on diesel and gasoline engine performance and emissions, and spray technology

Jack Damer

Jack Damer

Professor, art

Expert on fine art printmaking, especially lithography

Michelle Harris

Michelle Harris

Distinguished Faculty Associate, Biology Core Curriculum (Biocore)

Specialist in undergraduate biology instruction and K-12 outreach

KyungMann Kim

KyungMann Kim

Professor and interim chair, biostatistics, medical informatics

Expert on statistical methods in clinical trials

Aparna  Dharwadker

Aparna Dharwadker

Professor, English; Professor, Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies

Expert on modern Indian literature and theater, post-colonial literature and theater, contemporary world theater, global Indian diaspora, comparative theater theory

Robert Jeanne

Robert Jeanne

Professor emeritus, entomology

Expert on social insect behavior and ecology, especially paper wasps, yellow jackets and hornets

Thomas Dale

Thomas Dale

Professor, art history

Expert on Early Christian, Byzantine and medieval European art, global Middle Ages, and medieval race

Brian Mayhew

Brian Mayhew

Professor, accounting

Expert on auditing and financial accounting for private and public companies

Louise Robbins

Louise Robbins

Professor, library and information studies

Expert on history of American librarianship during the Cold War, libraries and librarianship generally, strategic planning in librarianship, library education

Charles Dyer

Charles Dyer

Professor, computer sciences, industrial and systems engineering, mathematics

Expert on computer vision and image analysis

Mark Louden

Mark Louden

Professor, German; Director, Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies

Amish and Mennonite faith, life, and health culture; Pennsylvania Dutch language and culture; Yiddish language and culture

Jeff Kirsch

Jeff Kirsch

Faculty associate, liberal studies and the arts

Expert on Spanish for reading knowledge and Spanish to English translation

Dan McCammon

Dan McCammon

Professor, physics

Expert on on developing X-ray detectors to study very hot parts of interstellar and intergalactic space

Charo D'Etcheverry

Charo D'Etcheverry

Professor, Asian Languages & Cultures; faculty director, Nihongo Hausu (Japanese language floor)

Specialist in pre-modern Japanese literature and culture

Curtis Olson

Curtis Olson

Assistant professor, medicine

Expert on using education to improve quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of medical care

Michael Cox

Michael Cox

Professor, biochemistry

Expert on recombinational DNA repair, bacterial evolution and forensic DNA analysis

Mark Ediger

Mark Ediger

Professor, chemistry

Expert on glasses and polymer materials

John Pfotenhauer

John Pfotenhauer

Professor, mechanical engineering, engineering physics

Expert on cryogenics and the science of low temperatures

R. Michael Hofmann

R. Michael Hofmann

Associate professor, medicine (nephrology)

Expert on kidney disease, transplantation and renal replacement therapies