Tag Wisconsin issues and topics
Audrey Tluczek
Associate professor, School of Nursing
Expert in research about newborn genetic screening and related family-centered culturally congruent interventions.
Susan Carpenter
Wisconsin Native Plant Garden Curator, Arboretum
Expert on native plant gardening, sustainable gardening practices, bumble bee conservation, rusty-patched bumble bee, southern Wisconsin bumble bees, and citizen-based monitoring.
Ken Cameron
Professor, Botany; Director, WI State Herbarium
Expert on plant biology, especially orchids, Vanilla, and the flora of Wisconsin; natural history science museum collections
Hilary Dugan
Assistant Professor, Center for Limnology, Department of Integrative Biology
Expert on lakes in a changing environment, including lakes in Wisconsin, the Arctic, and Antarctica.
Melanie Buhr-Lawler
Clinical Professor & Audiologist, Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Expert on hearing and hearing loss, hearing conservation, cochlear implants, and hearing aids.
Lyric Bartholomay
Professor
Director of the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Disease and expert in mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases.
Adena Rissman
Professor of the human dimensions of ecosystem management, Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology
Expert on the social and policy aspects of natural resources management and conservation, including land protection, forestry, wildlife habitat, water quality
Gavin Luter
Director, UniverCity Alliance
Expert about university/community partnerships, with an emphasis on K-12 schools, including place-based anchor institution partnership development and how to assess their impact
Matthew Ginder-Vogel
Assistant Professor, Environmental Chemistry, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Expert on chemistry of metals and nutrients in environmental systems, drinking water, and waste disposal.
Todd Newman
Assistant Professor, Department of Life Sciences Communication
Expert on the intersection between science and society
Adel Talaat
Professor of Microbiology; Department of Pathobiological Sciences
Infectious diseases expert with focus on tuberculosis in humans, bovine tuberculosis and Johne's disease in cattle. Expert in food animal vaccines.
Pamela McGranahan
Associate Clinical Professor / DNP Program Director
Three decades of nursing experience in public health, racial disparities, infant mortality, trauma-informed care, and the impact of childhood adversity and trauma on lifelong health
Sarah Endicott
Clinical Professor
Gero-psych nurse practitioner practicing in rural Wisconsin; developed advance care plans for nursing home residents, educates paid and non-paid caregivers of people with dementia.
Karla Strand
Gender and Women's Studies Librarian
Expert on the role of libraries and knowledge in the empowerment of women around the world, Wisconsin women's history, and contemporary women's and LGBTQ+ literature.
Cody Wenthur
Assistant Professor, Divisions of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Expert on addiction, abused drugs, opioids, naloxone, psychoactive substances, psilocybin, psychedelics, stress and reward learning, vaccine design, drug development, glutamate
Irwin Goldman
Professor, plant and agroecosystem sciences
Expert on public plant breeding, open source seeds, and the breeding of carrots, onions and beets
Kurt Paulsen
Professor of urban planning, Dept. of Planning and Landscape Architecture
I study housing policy, affordable housing, local government finance, and land use.
David S. Schwartz
Foley & Lardner-Bascom Professor of Law
Expert on U.S. Constitutional Law and history, and the constitutional implications of American politics; procedural and evidence law
Heather White
Associate Professor, Dairy Science; Faculty Director, UW Dairy Innovation Hub
Understanding nutrient partitioning to improve feed efficiency and metabolic health in dairy cows
Mary Beth Collins
Executive Director, UW-Madison Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies
Executive Director of the UW-Madison Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies. Experience as an Attorney, Nonprofit Professional, and Instructor.
Andrew W. Stevens
Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Expert on applied agricultural and food policy with interests ranging from US agricultural production to consumer food demand and food security
Brian McInnes
Civil Society and Community Studies
Expert on P-12 Indigenous Education policy and practice, world language immersion education, Indigenous environmental stewardship, and Ojibwe/Potawatomi languages and culture.
Vanessa Herald
Senior Farm to Institution Outreach Specialist, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
Expert on linking local and regional foods with the cafeteria setting
Michael Childers
Professor, Department of Labor Education
Expert specializing in labor unions, collective bargaining, production standards, and labor/management relations in union environments.
Michelle Miller
Associate Director, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
Expert on regional food systems and food supply chains, including food transportation, labor and governance.
Steven Deller
Professor and Community Development Specialist, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Economic growth and development with a focus on smaller more rural economics. Entrepreneurship, social capital, public finance.
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.
Chris McCahill
Managing Director, State Smart Transportation Institute
Expert in transportation engineering and urban planning. Focused on sustainable practices and data-driven policies.
Erica Turner
Associate Professor
Expert on educational policy, racism & inequality in education, school district policy making and implementation, socio-political and economic contexts of public schools
Jennifer Van Os
Assistant Professor, Animal & Dairy Science; Extension Specialist, Animal Welfare
Understanding and improving the welfare (quality of life) of dairy cows and calves
Shanda Wells
Behavioral Health Manager for Primary Care
Expert on general and brief evidence-based interventions for therapy, integrated care, collaboration within systems and child psychology.
John Eason
Associate Professor/Sociology
My research interest challenges existing models and develops new theories of community, health, race, punishment, and rural/urban processes.
Theresa Delgadillo
Professor of English and Chican@ and Latin@ Studies
I study Latinx literatures and visual cultures.
Grace Wilkinson
Assistant Professor, Center for Limnology, Integrative Biology
Expert on lakes and reservoirs with a focus on water quality, algal blooms, ecosystem resilience, and how lakes are linked to the surrounding landscape
Michal Engelman
Associate Professor, Sociology; Director, Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
Expert on social, economic, racial/ethnic, and geographic disparities in life expectancy and health at older ages.
Ross Milton
Assistant Professor of Public Affairs
Expert on state and local public finance, school finance, state spending and taxes, federal tax policy, property tax
Zach Feiner
Research scientist, Center for Limnology
Expert on fish and fisheries, aquatic ecology, and climate change impacts on Wisconsin waters