Students

Higher, Postsecondary, and Continuing Education Focused Students

Kate Alder, Ph.D. student
Research Associate, Center on Education and Work
608-265-3541
My primary area of interest is career and technical education with a focus on administration of post-secondary CTE schools.
 
Darin Allen, Master’s alumnus 1998
darintallen@hotmail.com
Home:  612-810-4395
Areas of Interest:  Legal Aspects of Education and Diversity in Law School Admissions.

Brad Andrews, Ph.D. student
Vice President for Enrollment and Student Life Carthage College
262-551-5800
bandrews@carthage.edu
My areas of interest focus on postsecondary education in the following areas: student affairs, public policy and finance, college choice, access, persistence, and the role of small private colleges.

Todd Berry, Ph.D. alumnus 2008
berrylew@chorus.net
Home: 608-831-3737
Areas of Interest:  Social capital/ social networks. Higher education and
K-12 finance, policy analysis, methodology, marketing.

Emily Bradley, Master's alumna 2008
Cell:  608.769.2631
Areas of Interest:  Career Services in Higher Education

Molly Carlson, Ph.D. student
mgcarlson@wisc.edu
Office: (608) 347-3314
Interests: College choice, Purpose of Higher Education

Laura Coppus, Master's alumna 2008
coppus@wisc.edu
Areas of Interest: Student Affairs (First Year Experience, Leadership Development, and Greek Life)

Honorie Coté, Master's student
hocote@wisc.edu
Work - 263-6678
Areas of interest: teaching and learning focus relating to health professions students and returning adult students, and the recruitment and retention of underrepresented populations.

Marjorie Cook, Ph.D. student
marjoriecook@wisc.edu
Areas of Interest:  At-risk college students (esp. low SES and first generation), psychological factors affecting educational decision making and persistence, and community college students.

Darin Eich, Ph.D. alumnus 2007
djeich@gmail.com
Areas of Interest:  Leadership Development, Teaching & Learning, Experimental Education, Service Learning, University Curriculum, Innovation & Creativity, Strategic Planning

Lee Frazer, Ph.D. student
rlfrazer@wisc.edu
Home:  608-238-2659
Areas of Interest:  Reflective practice, Transformative learning, Adventure education, Critical pedagogy, Participatory leadership, “Groupwork”, Experimental learning, Personal development.

Nikki Gilbertson
ngilbertson@wisc.edu
608-358-6040
Areas of Interest:  Impact of financial aid on low-income student choice, persistence and graduation.

Tina Gislason, Ph.D. student
kegislason@wisc.edu
Areas of Interest:  Higher education law, student affairs, and athletics.

Matt Greenberg, Master’s alumnus 2006
Matt_greenberg@hotmail.com

Chris Hoppe, Ph.D. student
lawbadger@hotmail.com
Areas of Interest:  Athletic Administration, Higher Education Legal Services, and Office of General Counsel.

JasoJason Johnson, Ph.D. alumna  2008  
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership Studies West Virginia University
jason.johnson@mail.wvu.edu
Areas of Interest: higher education rhetoric; undergraduate education; institutional leadership

Patti Jorgensen, Ph.D. student
jorgensenpl@lakeland.edu
Work phone:  (920) 565-1256
Areas of interest:  Leadership in higher education, teaching and learning, partnerships

Christina Klawitter, Ph.D. alumna 2007
cpklawitter@wisc.edu
Work: 608-262-5780
Areas of Interest:  Student and academic affairs administration, undergraduate career development and leadership education, curriculum design and teaching

Dana Krauss, Master's student
dekrauss@wisc.edu
Areas of Interest:  Student affairs, Women's issues, LGBTQ issues

Ahlam Lee, Ph.D. student
alee7@wisc.edu
Work: 608-263-9592
Areas of Interest:  The relationship between education and economy, cost-benefit analysis, finance in higher education, education policy analysis, special populations, etc

Kristina Meissen, Ph.D. student
kmmeissen@wisc.edu
Cell phone: 608-628-9187
Areas of Interest:  Student affairs leadership (The first year experience, personal, career and leadership development in higher education), collegiate athletic administration, teaching and learning in higher education

Erica Murphy, Master's alumna 2008
murphye@uwosh.edu
Work: 902-424-0755
Areas of Interest:  career services and student recruitment in higher education

Elizabeth O’Callaghan, Ph.D. student
eocallaghan@wisc.edu
(608) 335-0535
Areas of Interest:  Women’s Issues in Higher Education, Gender Equality, Women’s Academic and Administrative Leadership in the Academy.  

Matt Page, Master’s alumnus 2006
mpage@mail.utexas.edu
Areas of interest:  continuing education, extension/outreach efforts, and access/diversity issues

Michelle Pliml, Master’s alumna 2008 pliml@uwp.edu
Areas of Interest:  Academic Advising

Julia Savoy, Master's alumna 2007, Ph.D. student
jnsavoy@wisc.edu
WorkWork: (608) 265-4767
Areas of Interest: Continuing professional education, continuing professional development of faculty and doctoral students, evaluation and research, gender issues.
Kayla Schipman, Master’s alumna 2008
Mobile: 307.660.3092
Areas of Interest: Athletic Training Education, Assessment of Clinical Education.

Scott Seyforth, Ph.D. student
scott.seyforth@housing.wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 262-0914
Areas of Interest include:  Social capital and community building; higher education finance; learning communities and first-year experience; social justice issues; experiential learning, curriculum design and teaching.

Marianna Shershneva, Ph.D. alumna 2005
mbshershneva@housing.wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 240-6007
Areas of Interest include:  Continuing Professional Development, Continuing Medical Education, Educational Program Evaluation, Qualitative Research

Alexandra Sielaff, Ph.D. student
sielaff@pitnet.net
Home:  262-939-1938
Areas of Interest:  Transfer Populations and Policy.

Courtney Skare, Master’s alumna 2007
caskare@wisc.edu
Home: 920-559-2490

Chris Stillwell, Ph.D. Student
cmstillw@wisc.edu
608-262-7543
Areas of Interest:  Impact of institutional environment & culture on outcomes; Outcomes measurement in medical education

Jenna Street, LAT; Master's alumna 2008
jstreet@wisc.edu
248-376-5184
Areas of Interest: Athletic Administration, Sports Medicine Administration, Undergraduate Program Curriculum Design/Management

Genella Taylor, Ph.D. alumna 2007
gmtaylor@wisc.edu
Areas of Interest:  Teaching and learning focus, Department of Education leadership and policy analysis.

Mónica Urigüen, Ph.D. alumna 2002
moniuriguen@yahoo.com
Areas of interest: Quality issues in higher education.
Home phone in Quito, Ecuador: 5932-2406618

Stacey Wegener, Master’s alumna 2007
swegener@wisc.edu
920-210-8121
Career Focus:  Student Services-Admissions/Academic Advising
Interests:  Recruitment of underrepresented populations

Patricia Yu, Master’s alumna 2008, Ph.D. Student
Pyu1@wisc.edu
Areas of Interest:  Sociology of Higher Education, Higher Education Finance

Policy Focused Students

Nicole R. Bowman-Farrell, Ph.D. student
www.nbowmanconsulting.com
nbowman@nbowmanconsulting.com
715-526-9240
Areas of interest are social science research and indigenous evaluation methodologies. 

Dawn Crowley, Ph.D. alumna 2004
dawnmcrowley@hotmail.com
Areas of Interest:  Sustaining excellence in higher education.

Michael Garvey, Ph.D. alumnus 2006
garvey@johnsoncreek.k12.wi.us
Area of Interest:  Wisconsin Youth Options Program as well as K-12 Leadership and Career and Technical Education

Yeonjai Rah, Ph.D. alumna 2007
yeonjairah@gmail.com
3501 Shoreline Dr., #924
Austin, TX 78728

Leticia Smith-Evans, Ph.D. student
lvsmithevans@wisc.edu
Areas of Interest:  Education Law and Policy, Diversity, and Professional Development.

Ph.D. Dissertations
For information on Ph.D. student dissertations both in progress and completed, view the ELPA website http://www.education.wisc.edu/elpa/academics/dissertations.html

 

 

 

 

04/28/2009