Wisconsin issues and topics :: UW

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

Adam Bechle

UW Sea Grant Institute

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 Nack

Professor

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.

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.

Kelly Schultz

Medical director and clinical instructor for WisCARES

Michael Childers

Professor, Department of Labor Studies

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.

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.

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

Laura Houser

Clinical Professor, Pediatrics

Primary Care Physician, Director of Advocacy for Department of Pediatrics

Taylor Odle

Assistant Professor, Educational Policy Studies

Expert on college access and success, state and federal higher education policy, and program evaluation

Shilagh Mirgain

Distinguished Psychologist, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Clinical Psychologist specializing in Health and Sport Psychology who has expertise in mind-body skills to foster well-being, optimal health and peak performance.