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Marie-Louise Mares

Associate professor, communication arts

Expert on children and media, pro-social/educational TV, media use among older adults

Dominique Brossard

Professor and Chair, Department of Life Sciences Communication

Expert on media, science and policy; science and social media; public understanding of science; risk communication; science and fake news

Dietram Scheufele

Taylor-Bascom Chair in Science Communication and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, Life Sciences Communication

Expert on public opinion, science emerging technologies, new media and politics

Joanne Cantor

Professor emerita, communication arts; director, Center for Communication Research

Expert on the psychological impact of the media on the emotions and thoughts of children and adults

Diane Gooding

Professor, psychology and psychiatry

Expert on identification of risk factors for psychotic disorders, especially schizophrenia, as well as media and mental illness

Barry Orton

Professor emeritus, telecommunications, professional development and applied studies

Telecommunications policy, Internet utilization, cable television regulation, media industries

Sharon Dunwoody

Professor emerita, journalism and mass communication

Expert on public understanding of science, particularly the role of mass media science, environment and health messages in serving as a catalyst for knowledge gain.

Kathleen Bartzen Culver

James E. Burgess Chair in Journalism Ethics; Director, Center for Journalism Ethics; Associate Professor

Expert in media ethics, journalism, strategic communication/marketing, First Amendment, free expression, emerging technologies, social media

Karyn Riddle

Assistant professor, journalism and mass communication

Expert on effects of exposure to media violence, with a focus on children's reactions

B. Bradford Brown

Professor, educational psychology

Expert on social development, social transitions, and social media use during adolescence and young adulthood.

Ahna Skop

Professor of Genetics

Expert on cell division in animal cells, characterized the midbody (new organelle), uses scientific art for outreach, social media and science engagement expert

Jonathan Gray

Professor, media and cultural studies, communication arts

Expert on contemporary television, audiences, comedy and convergence

Patricia Hastings

Faculty associate, journalism and mass communication

Expert in visual storytelling, broadcast and print news reporting, writing for media, audio storytelling and podcasting.

Michael Flaherty

Emeritus lecturer, Life Sciences Communication

Expert on the media, the role of journalism in public policy debate, public relations and its role in public dialogue

James Brown

Assistant professor of English

Research covers rhetoric and digital culture, Wikipedia, networked software, blogging and wikis

Don Stanley

Faculty associate and director of undergraduate studies, life sciences communication

Expert on digital communication strategies, social media, Twitter marketing strategy, web design

Michael Wagner

Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Expert on elections, media, American politics, polarization, political communication, political behavior, public opinion, religion and politics, redistricting

Lori Lopez

Associate Professor

Expert within media studies on race/ethnicity and activism

Lucas Graves

Assistant professor, journalism & mass communication

Expert on new media and fact-checking in journalism and politics

Young Mie Kim

Professor, School of Journalism & Mass Communication; Faculty Affiliate, Department of Political Science

Expert on foreign interference on digital media, election integrity, political campaigns/political advertising on digital media, microtargeting, data-driven politics

Dipesh Navsaria

Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Director, MD-MPH Dual-Degree Program; Medical Director, Physician Assistant Program

Expert on early literacy in children, child health advocacy, public health and medical education.

Jignesh Patel

Professor, computer sciences

Expert on data management, now called big data. Also, an entrepreneur, and passionate about eco-friendly/green computing.

Scott Gomer

Senior Marketing Manager, WIDA at WCER in the School of Education

Expert on strategic communications, national conferences, public relations, marketing, and military radio and TV broadcasting.

Christine Whelan

Clinical professor, consumer science, School of Human Ecology

Expert on how we try to buy happiness, find meaning & seek success. Purpose, thriving, wellness & well-being for Millennials, Gen Z, men/women, couples, families.

Shiela Reaves

Professor and director undergraduate studies, life sciences communication

Specializes in visual media communication, how neuroscience supports interdisciplinary theories of visual imagery and impact on media messages, audiences.

Joshua Calhoun

Associate professor, English; Faculty Affiliate, Center for Culture, History, and Environment

Expert on Shakespeare, the history of papermaking, and the environmental history of books

Vlad Dima

Assistant Professor, French & Italian Department

Expert on West African, French, and Hollywood cinemas.

Lindsay Palmer

Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Former journalist, current professor of global media ethics. Focuses on the safety of journalists in the field.

Ramzi Fawaz

Assistant Professor of English

I study the relationship between popular culture and radical social movements.

William Cox

Assistant Scientist, Department of Psychology

Expert on stereotyping, prejudice, and implicit bias — how the brain's learning processes perpetuate them, and evidence-based interventions to overcome them

Emilia Tjernström

Assistant professor, Public Affairs and Agricultural and Applied Economics

Expert on development economics, with a focus on agricultural technology adoption, social networks, political economy, and the role of beliefs and learning in shaping decision-making.

Todd Newman

Assistant Professor, Department of Life Sciences Communication

Expert on the intersection between science and society

Jennifer Smith

PhD Candidate, Department of Communication Arts, Program in Media and Cultural Studies

Expert on American comic books and the American comic book industry

Thomas Tobin

Conference Programming Chair & Faculty Associate: Learning Design, Development, & Innovation

An internationally-recognized speaker and author on quality in technology-enhanced education, especially copyright, evaluation of teaching practice, academic integrity, and accessibility/universal design for learning.

Claus Andersen

Paul and Renate Madsen Professor of Scandinavian Studies

Hygge, Scandinavian Culture and Politics, literature, autofiction, Hans Christian Andersen, Karl Ove Knausgaard

Micaela SULLIVAN-FOWLER, M.S., M.A.

Head of Marketing & Communications for Ebling Library; Curator of Rare Books & Special Collections

Public Historian/Librarian who recently installed an exhibition on WW1 & the Pandemic of 1918. Knowledgeable about national & UW experience with 1918 Pandemic.