UW–Madison Experts Database

James Conway

Pediatrics prof; Pediatric Infectious Disease Fellowship dir.; Global Health Institute assoc. dir., Health Sciences

Expert on pediatric infectious diseases, domestic and international immunization programs, and global health

Andrene Wright

Assistant Professor of African American Studies

Expert on Black Political Behavior, Race, Ethnicity and Politics (REP), Identity Politics, Intersectionality, and Urban Politics.

Sedona Chinn

Assistant Professor, Life Sciences Communication

Expert on social media influencers, science misinformation, and doing your own research about health & wellness, environment, and politics.

Allison Prasch

Letters & Science Nancy Obin Sukenik Professor; Associate Professor, Communication Arts

Expert on U.S. presidential rhetoric, political communication, and foreign policy

Ann Terlaak

Associate professor, School of Business; director, Certificate in Business, Environment & Social Responsibility

Expert on sustainable business, corporate social responsibility and organizational learning

Sharon Weber

Professor, Department of Surgery; Chair of the Division of Surgical Oncology

Specializes in benign and malignant disorders of the liver, pancreas and bile duct, gastric cancer, melanoma, and sarcoma

James Tinjum

Assistant professor, Engineering Professional Development

Expert on soil, foundation, and geotechnical engineering.

Shanan Peters

Associate professor, geoscience

Expert on geological sciences and evolutionary biology

Brad Singer

Professor, Geoscience

Expert on geochronology, particularly the evolution of Earth's magnetic field and circum-Pacific volcanism

Alison Gareau

Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery; Division of Transplantation; Histocompatibility Lab Director

Expertise in histocompatibility and immunogenetics

John Surdyk

Director, Initiative for Studies in Transformational Entrepreneurship

Expert on entrepreneurship/social entrepreneurship in U.S.

Ryan Wubben

Clinical associate professor, medicine; flight physician, UW Med Flight

Expert on prehospital and emergency medicine, helicopter emergency medical services, Global Health capacity development.

Jeneile Luebke

Assistant Professor

Liad Weiss

Assistant professor, marketing

Expert on consumer psychology and branding

David Harris

Assistant professor, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery

Specializes in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery. Runs WiSLiM lab which is focused on the intersection of surgery, metabolism, organ function, aging, and Alzheimer's Disease

Bill Rizzo

Local government specialist, UW Extension Local Government Center

Expert on civility in local government, and community dialogue and deliberation.

Bethany Laursen

Evaluation Outreach Specialist, College of Engineering

Expert in environmental program evaluation, social network analysis, and how interdisciplinarity works

Michael Peterson

Assistant professor, psychiatry; medical director for hospital psychiatry, UWHC

Expert on hospital psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, emergency psychiatry, law and psychiatry, sleep and psychiatric disorders

Melissa Stiles

Professor emerit, family medicine

Expert on health care reform, geriatrics, palliative medicine, medical education, utilizing emerging technologies in higher education and violence prevention.

Lauren Papp

Professor, Human Development and Family Studies; Associate Dean for Research, School of Human Ecology

Expert on intimate relationships and their connections with child, adult, and family health and well-being; Health behaviors and risks (including substance use)

Mutlu Ozdogan

Assistant professor, forestry and environmental Studies

Expert on processing satellite images for environmental information in forested and agricultural landscapes

Leslie Eisenberg

Honorary fellow, Anthropology; Archaeologist, WI Historical Society; Research Associate, Center for Healthy Minds

Expert on prehistoric archaeology, bioarchaeology, paleopathology, forensic anthropology, trauma reconstruction, mass disasters

Weijia Li

Clinical Professor; Director of Global Higher Education MS Program

Soyeon Shim

Dean, School of Human Ecology

Expert on consumer financial decision-making and youth financial literacy

Michael Maguire

Faculty Associate - School of Human Ecology

Community Nonprofit Leadership; Fundraising & Development; Strategic Planning; Volunteer Management/Engagement; Nonprofit Budgeting & Finance; Mindfulness; Professional/Personal Wellness.

Barry Hartup

Clinical instructor, surgical sciences (veterinary); director, Veterinary Services, International Crane Foundation

Expert on endangered species health management, e.g., whooping cranes and their recovery. Experience in wildlife and conservation medicine.

Hee Soo Jung

Associate professor, Department of Surgery; Division of Acute Care and Regional General Surgery

Expert on acute care surgery; including trauma, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care.

Kevin Chung

Associate Professor, marketing

Expert on social influence processes, celebrity endorsements, endorsement marketing, behavioral bias in marketing, brand alliance, sales management, group incentives

Chris Johnson

Associate scientist, Data Sciences Institute

Expert in modeling & simulation, training, automation, remote sensing, human performance and unmanned systems, aka drones

Jon Matsumura

Professor and chair, division of vascular surgery

Expert on endovascular and medical treatment (stents, catheters, drugs) of aortic aneurysms, dissection, carotid stenosis, and peripheral artery disease.

Fabio Gaertner

Assistant professor, accounting and information systems

Expert on accounting, taxation, asset prices, executive compensation, and management incentives

Jason Otkin

Associate Research Professor, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies

Expert on flash drought, drought impacts on agriculture, fire detection, numerical weather prediction, model verification, and data assimilation

David Kiefer

Research fellow, Department of Family Medicine

Expert on evidence-based herbal medicine, integrative medicine, and ethnobotany

Duncan Carlsmith

Professor, physics

Expert on high energy/elementary particle physics, educational technology innovations (video and mobile device applications), just-in-time project learning and entrepreneurship.