Tag Wisconsin issues and topics

Jack Mitchell

Emeritus professor, journalism and mass communication

Public broadcasting, not-for-profit media, media ethics

Sara Hotchkiss

Assistant professor, botany

Paleoecology and history of vegetation

Evelyn Howell

Professor and chair, landscape architecture

Design, restoration, management and conservation of Midwestern native plant communities

Brian Ohm

Professor, planning and landscape architecture

Expert on land use and planning law

Shawn Conley

Professor, plant and agroecosystem sciences; soybean and wheat extension specialist

Direct research and extension program for Wisconsin growers of soybeans, small grains and seeds

Timothy Allen

Professor, botany

Biological theorist of complexity working in ecological economics

David Mladenoff

Professor, conservation, forest and wildlife ecology

Ecology and sustainability of forests, effects of climate change, forest management and carbon sequestration

Richard Lathrop

UW-Madison honorary fellowships: Center for Limnology, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies

Experience with water quality, eutrophication, restoration and management of lakes; nonpoint pollution; and climate change impacts in Wisconsin

Sheila McGuirk

Professor, medical sciences, veterinary medicine

Expert on integrating diagnostic, therapeutic and preventative strategies and tools into dairy herds to improve health, welfare and productivity

Philipp Simon

Professor, plant and agroecosystem sciences

Expert on plant breeding and genetics

Daniel Vimont

Professor, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences; Director, Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research

Expert on climate variations (El Niño, tropical variations), climate change and climate change impacts in Wisconsin.

Scott Rankin

Associate professor, food science

Expert on dairy foods processing and chemistry, leading to changes in function, flavor and color

Matthew Digman

Assistant Professor,Biological Systems Engineering

Expertise in agricultural field machinery design, management, economics and operation

Yiqun Weng

Professor, plant and agroecosystem sciences

Expert in plant genetics, genomics and breeding

Matt Ruark

Assistant professor, soil science

Expert in agricultural nutrient recommendations, nitrogen and phosphorus losses

Amanda Gevens

Chair and Prof.; Extension Vegetable Pathologist; plant pathology

Expert on potato and vegetable disease identification, characterization, and management; hop diseases; production and post-harvest/storage diseases; oomycete pathogens; biopesticides

Gretchen Viney

Clinical professor, law

Expert in family law involving children and the elderly

Heather Daniels

Secretary of the Faculty

Expert on faculty and shared governance

Dave Black

General Manager, WSUM Radio

Expert on student broadcast media, programming regulation, student leadership

Robert McMahon

Helfaer Professor of Chemistry; Department Chair

Expert on physical-organic chemistry

Troy Runge

Associate professor, biological systems engineering

Expert on biomass composition impact on thermochemical processing systems

Jordan Gerth

Associate Researcher, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies

Expert on Wisconsin and Great Lakes weather, weather prediction, satellite meteorology, and transitioning research to National Weather Service operations

Susan Paddock

Professor, professional development and applied studies; director, Wisconsin Certified Public Manager Program

Expert on Wisconsin local government and leadership development

Quentin Carpenter

Senior lecturer, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies

Expert in wetland flora and fauna

Ellen Damschen

Associate Professor, Department of Integrative Biology

Expert on terrestrial ecology, conservation biology and restoration ecology within grassland and savanna ecosystems.

Emily Stanley

Professor, zoology & Center for Limnology

Freshwater ecology, particularly streams, rivers, water chemistry, aquatic restoration

Donna Friedsam

Distinguished Researcher; Health Policy Programs Director, Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP)

Expert on health care financing, coverage, access, and cost; state Medicaid and CHIP programs

Hiroshi Maeda

Assistant professor, botany

Plant biochemistry and physiology, amino acid biosynthesis in plants

Laura Hernandez

Assistant professor, dairy science

Expert in the area of lactation biology and the factors that regulate milk synthesis

Pamela Oliver

Professor Emerita of Sociology

Expert on collective action, social movements, news coverage of protests, and racial disparities in criminal justice

Barbara King

Associate Professor/School of Nursing

Expert on Hospital Acquired Disability, including losing ability to walk; hospital fall prevention programs; and nurses' role in maintaining mobility

David Egan-Robertson

Demographer, Applied Population Laboratory

Specializes in applied demography techniques, U.S. Census data for Wisconsin, and population estimates and projections

Laura Albert

Professor, industrial and systems engineering

Expertise in operations research, mathematical modeling, and analytics.

Matthew Hora

Associate Professor, Adult & Higher Education; Director, Center for Research College-Workforce Transitions

Expert on college-workforce transitions, with focus on internships, "soft" or "21st century skills," and postsecondary teaching from a cultural, historical and learning sciences perspective.

Lori DiPrete Brown

Associate director, Global Health Institute, Director, 4W Initiative, Distinguised Faculty Associate, SOHE

Global health expert focusing on women, children and highly vulnerable populations. Works to improve quality of health and social services from a human rights perspective.