A Guide to Faculty/Staff Media Sources and Speakers
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| Abootalebi, Ali | Middle East politics, history and language; sociopolitical and economic issues related to the Middle East; future of civil society and democracy in the Middle East; Israeli-Palestinian (Arab) peace process; Islam and democracy in developing countries; international political economy; international relations |
| Ahmed, Ali | Cybersecurity, cyber risk, hacking, ethical hacking, ransomware, bug bounty, artificial intelligence (AI), chatbots, e-commerce. Keywords: Cybersecurity, cyber attack, ransomware, bug bounty, ecommerce, artificial intelligence. |
| Anderson, Julie A. | molecular biology and molecular genetics including the Human Genome Project, cloning, stem cells, molecular treatments for cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease |
| Barker, Debra K.S. | American Indian Literature, the representation of American Indians or Native Americans in American Literature, decolonial theory, Lakota history and culture.
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| Benson, Erica J. | general linguistics, sociolinguistics, language variation and change, American social and regional dialects, language and gender, folk linguistics |
| Bleske-Rechek, April | friendship, human mating, human sex differences, women in math/science/engineering, intelligence, behavior genetics |
| Bogstad, Janice | young adult literature; science fiction and fantasy literature in English, French and Chinese; women and genre fiction (science fiction, fantasy, romance and mystery fiction); Chinese and Chinese American literature and history; 20th-century women writers' literature in Chinese, French, German and English; library collection development; global women's movements (20th century); J.R.R. Tolkien. |
| Boulter, James E. | Climate change; global warming; air pollution; atmospheric science; environment; chemical analysis; sustainability; renewable energy; greenhouse gas; carbon footprint; aerosol; particulate matter.
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| Bredle, Don | exercise physiology, exercise science, athletic performance, sports nutrition, body composition, weight control, pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation, training |
| Brisbin, Abra | statistical genetics, association mapping, linkage analysis, ancestry mapping in individuals with ancestry from multiple populations |
| Brown, Joshua | Amish, Mennonites, Hutterites, Anabaptists, German-Americans, language and identities.
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| Carney, Michael | Teaching: guided inquiry, collaborative learning, science writing heuristic. Chemistry: inorganic chemistry, industrial chemical processes, catalysis, plastics, polymers, polymer synthesis, polymer properties, sustainable polymers, renewable polymers, polymer recycling. Strategic partnerships: workforce innovation, economic development, external partnerships and collaborations, strategic alignment, academic program development. |
| Coen, Lisa | early childhood education, curriculum, parent relationships |
| Crickette, Grace | Finance, budget, enterprise risk management, strategic management, information security, governance of enterprise technology, human resources, emergency and crisis management, heath care risk and patient safety, facilities management and capital projects, alternative finance, captive management, insurance, sustainability, environmental health and safety. |
| Cronje, Ruth | Rhetoric of science, scientific argumentation, evidence-based practice, deliberation, democracy, health equity, social justice; Keywords: equity, deliberation, epistemology. |
| Crothers, Mickey | Topics related to clinical psychology; mental health and mental illness; trauma; grief and bereavement; life-threatening illness; skills for coping with anxiety and depression; strengthening relationships; communication skills; positive psychology; burnout among mental health professionals. Keywords: psychology; mental health; mental illness; trauma; PTSD; posttraumatic stress; grief; bereavement; life-threatening illness; coping skills; anxiety; depression; communication; relationships; positive psychology; burnout.
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| DaCosta, Maria | Pacific Asia economic issues, China's economic reform |
| Don, Gary W. | music theory, music of Debussy and Prokofiev |
| Drollinger, Brian | Risk management, university liability, property and auto insurance, safety training, emergency management, risk assessment. ustainability.
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| Dugar, Kranti | International marketing, international business, business in India, Indian culture, culture, India, consumer behavior, Hindi language, study abroad, immersion programs. |
| Dunham, Douglas | nanotechnology, materials science, materials characterization, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, surface science |
| Erger, Jeff | health care, Internet communities, computer-mediated communication, small-group interaction, AIDS/HIV |
| Evans, Matthew | Campus expert in the use of student response systems (clickers). Also teaches a distance running class to students and community members culminating in the running of a half or full marathon.
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| Faulkner, Doug | fluvial geomorphology, surface-water hydrology, water resources |
| Fink, Steven | Islam in the United States, Islamophobia, religion and politics, religion and sports
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| Fondrie, Sue | teacher preparation, teacher shortage, teacher pipeline, children's literature, equity issues in education. Keywords: teachers, teaching, education.
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| Forman, Pamela J. | gender, sexuality, women's sports (Title IX and gender equity in intercollegiate athletics) |
| Freese, Adam | Academic skills, study strategies, reading strategies, note-taking strategies, goal setting, online coursework, procrastination, time management. |
| Freitag, Rodd | state and local politics, interest groups, Congress, welfare policy, elections |
| Glogowski, Elizabeth | plastics, polymer science, polymer synthesis, colloids, emulsions, "smart" materials, materials science. |
| Grothe, Arthur | Shakespeare, acting, directing, Star Wars, live performance, playwriting; Keywords: theatre, theater, performance, acting, directing, stage and screen. |
| Hart-Brinson, Peter | same-sex marriage (public opinion), generations and social change, social media, political communication, social movements, metaphor. Keywords: gay marriage, protest, news, politics, civic engagement, media, internet, technology, diversity, culture.
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| Havholm, Karen | Research at UW-Eau Claire, undergraduate research, mentoring student research, research with community partners. Keywords: research, undergraduate research, community-based research.
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| Hertel, Harry | legal issues relating to criminal law, landlord/tenant law, personal injury law, civil rights, constitutional issues |
| Hilton, Tom | information assurance, information systems security, information systems risk analysis, information ethics, database design, data modeling. |
| Hinnant, Kate | Fake news, information literacy, information design, library instruction. Keywords: document design, research.
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| Hochstein, Gloria J. | science fiction in literature, television and film; women science fiction writers; detective fiction and murder mystery fiction by women; English grammar and usage |
| Hofacker, Cynthia | Business communication, business presentations, business writing, working with different generations in the work place.
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| Huntington, Leslie | Leadership development; mental conditioning and peak performance consulting; creating and sustaining positive culture in an organization and/or on a team; team building.
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| Jamelske, Eric | Child health and nutrition (specifically children's fruit and vegetable consumption), climate change public opinion (specifically international views on climate change including China and the United States), public policy, environmental economics, health economics. Keywords: fruits and vegetables, climate change, health, environment, policy. |
| Janot, Jeffrey M. | physical activity and fitness for kids, adults and older adults; cardiovascular disease and exercise; diabetes and exercise; sports training and exercise nutrition for youth and young adults |
| Jewell, Matt | Superconducting materials and magnets; failure analysis; economic development; small business innovative research grants. Keywords: metallurgy, superconductors, fracture.
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| Ji, Jianjun | Chinese elderly studies, China's population problems and policy, demographic transition, marital quality, sociological data analysis, social research methods. Keywords: activities of daily living, psychological wellbeing, supporting resources, life satisfaction, socioeconomic status. |
| Jol, Harry M. | ground penetrating radar (geophysical method used to investigate near subsurface to understand how land forms were developed, to reconstruct history of an area and to identify buried items), coastal environments, geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, archaeology (Israel, France and North America) |
| Kakegawa, Tomomi | Japanese language, linguistics, syntax, language pedagogy, virtual interactions. |
| Kaldjian, Paul | human geography in general (emphasis on place, space, scale and the intersections of people, culture and environment); regional geography of the Middle East (emphasis on Turkey, Anatolia, Istanbul); geography of the Baltic region (emphasis on Finland); geography of food (emphasis on local-regional food systems); rural geographies (emphasis on rural outmigration and rural-urban connections). Keywords: Middle East, Turkey, Anatolia, Istanbul, Armenians, Finland, Baltic, food, food systems, farmers markets, urban-rural, migration, human geography. |
| Kasper, Eric | U.S. Constitution, Wisconsin Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court, judiciary, courts, music and politics, popular culture and politics. |
| Kemp, Thomas | Local economic issues (western Wisconsin), macroeconomics, non-market valuation, politics and economics. Keywords: economy, Eau Claire, western Wisconsin, economic modeling, political economy. |
| Kernan, Barbara | early American women writers, fiction of Edith Wharton, American material culture studies, feminist pedagogy |
| Kim, Namji | keyboard repertoire and teaching, keyboard performances |
| King, Thomas Wayne | Human factors and ergonomics in design, development, manufacturing and use of assistive technology. New book: "ADD HUMAN - Human Factors and Ergonomics For All of Us," 2022. ISBN: 9798496622639; "Modern Morse Code in Rehabilitation and Education." New book: "Writing with Lightning - Wonder and Magic of Telegraph Codes," 2022. ISBN: 9798496668224; Registered Icelandic sheep — raising, wool, care, farm setup and operation. Okinawan traditional karate-do, adult lifetime fitness, self protection against falling. 52 years' experience: Sandan rank, third-degree black belt. Creating, writing, publishing, recording books, songs, instrumentals, raps, rhymes, tales, stories, lore. Ideas and suggestions for studio album design and production. Keywords: Human factors, ergonomics, assistive technology, performing voice, Morse code, telegraph codes, telegraphy background and history, Icelandic sheep, books, music, CDs, studio albums, traditional karate-do, writing, creating new ideas. |
| King, Fred | Go (Wei qi, Baduk), Hilbert Transforms, highly correlated few-electron systems.
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| Kishel, Hans | information literacy, active learning, game use in education, game design (war games), early to mid-20th-century military conflict |
| Klatt, Kevin | autism, behavior analysis, developmental disabilities |
| Kocken, Greg | UWEC history; campus history; Eau Claire history; local history; genealogy; archives; local architecture. |
| Kong, Kaishan | Second language learning and teaching, study abroad, intercultural communication, teacher education, Chinese language and culture. Keywords: China, culture, language, study abroad, intercultural communication. |
| Kovacevic, Damir | Genocide, ethnic conflict, civil war, Bosnia/Eastern Europe, international conflict, political violence, conflict resolution, U.S. foreign policy, international relations |
| Krueger, Susan | nutritional needs, disease prevention (cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer), poverty and hunger, nutrition and children, wellness, sports nutrition |
| Leibham, Mary Beth | Educational and developmental psychology. Research interests focus broadly on child and adolescent development, and more specifically on academic motivation, parent involvement/over-parenting, classroom anxiety, and teacher and peer attitudes toward students with disabilities. Teaches courses in child psychology, adolescent development, educational psychology and exceptional children. Able to provide suggestions for helping families and children continue to develop the social and emotional skills necessary for navigating the current challenges of social distancing and school closures due to COVID-19.
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| Leland, David | cognitive neuroscience, electroencephalography (EEG), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), attention, substance abuse and dependence, neuropsychopharmacology, decision-making |
| Lodge, Robert | Sulfide mining, mineral exploration, economic geology, rock and mineral identification, geology of northern Wisconsin, Precambrian geology. Keywords: sulfide, mining, rocks, geology. |
| Lowe, Scott | religion in China, new religions in the United States, Asian religions in the United States, Buddhism |
| Majstorovic, Steven | ethnicity: conflict, politics, identity (Eastern and Western Europe, Russia, Balkans, United States, Africa, Asia); conflict resolution; Eastern and Western European politics; Russian politics |
| Mann, John W.W. | American Indian history, history of the American West, public history, historic preservation |
| Markgraf, Jill | Academic library leadership and administration, library advocacy, library science, information literacy, applied improvisation (using elements of improv in professional development), open educational resources (OER) and scholarly publishing, copyright. |
| Matthews, Douglas B. | Alcohol use and misuse; adolescent substance use; substance use in the aged population; faculty-student collaborative research. Keywords: alcohol; cannabis.
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| McEllistrem, Laurel | Materials and chemical analysis and characterization of bulk and trace components; materials failure analysis, outreach to industrial clients needing access to university facilities and expertise. |
| Meiers, Sonja | Family health and family nursing; the influence of the health experience on and with families; how family health influences individual health and the influence of individual health on family health; family as a social determinant of health; and community-based participatory research methods. Keywords: nursing; substance use disorder; chronic illness; international nursing; family nursing; and family health.
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| Miller, Robin | Fake news, information literacy, digital literacy, research, government documents, and assessment of student learning. Keywords: library, libraries.
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| Miller, Jessica S. | France, French, linguistics, pronunciation, multilingualism, bilingualism, academic integrity, translators, proficiency, language acquisition. |
| Mitchell, Nora | plant evolution and hybridization, botany, population genetics, phylogenetics, biodiversity. Keywords: plants, hybridization, evolution, botany, population genetics, phylogenetics. |
| Muehlenkamp, Jennifer | suicide, self-injury, therapy (dialectical behavior therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing), clinical psychology |
| Nowlan, Robert | critical theory; film and television studies, especially British; popular music as cultural studies; mystery, detective and crime fiction; modern to contemporary British and especially Scottish, cultural studies; Ian Curtis and Joy Division. Keywords: critical theory, crime drama, Scottish studies, popular music of protest and resistance, postpunk music and culture. |
| Ostrander, Phil | trombone, wind conducting, jazz, music education |
| Pace, Joel | William Wordsworth, romanticism, transcendentalism, Anglo-American literary relations, bibliography, history of the book |
| Paine, Thomas | computer networking, computer security, computer network forensics, software engineering, information systems |
| Patchin, Justin W. | Cyberbullying, sexting, sextortion, social media, how teens use and misuse technology, bullying, school violence, juvenile justice, criminology theory. |
| Peters, Gretchen | musicology and music history, history of Western European music, non-Western music, music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance |
| Peterson, Geoffrey | voting behavior, public opinion polling, elections, media and politics, political advertising, American Indian politics |
| Pierce, Crispin | health risks, environmental protection, water quality, air quality, poisonings, drug safety |
| Pierson, Kim | General physics, electronics, computer interfacing, renewable energy, photovoltaics, solar water heaters, multi-source heat pumps, LabVIEW, test engineer. Keywords: electronic instrumentation, renewable energy, test engineer. |
| Poirier, Sheryl | professional etiquette; networking/working a room; preparing for an event/predinner etiquette; the place setting/dining styles/serving order/the meal; tipping/toasting/ending a meal/do's and don'ts |
| Porter, Karen A. | facilities management |
| Quinn-Lee, Lisa | grief, loss, hospice, end of life, children's grief, grief therapy, death and dying, palliative care, interprofessional/interdisciplinary research and education, the effects of personalized music on people with dementia and their caregivers, social work.
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| Running, Garry Leonard IV | eolian geomorphology, soil geomorphology, geoarchaeology, environmental civic engagement. Keywords: soils and land use, geoarchaeology, civic engagement. |
| Rylander, Jonathan | Writing centers, diversity, LGBTQ, access, retention, writing across the curriculum, community outreach.
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| Schiller, Lisa | Agricultural health and safety, rural health, immigrant health, Chippewa Valley Free Clinic.
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| Schneider, Katherine | disability issues |
| See, Patti | Academic advising; organ donation (specifically, living kidney donation and bone marrow donation); Lake Hallie; process of writing creatively; creative nonfiction writing. Keywords: advising, organ donation, writing, Lake Hallie.
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| Shaddock, Jennifer | cultural studies, Victorian literature (with emphasis on the relationship between popular texts and literary texts), theory and practice of cultural studies (in the literature classroom and in Victorian literature), British literature/women writers, construction of gender in the 19th century |
| Shinno, Reiko | East Asian history, gender history, medical history |
| Showsh, Sasha | infectious diseases, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, genetically modified foods, genetic engineering as applied to bacteria and their use |
| Sipress, Mort | election campaigns in the USA today; voter suppression or protection against fraud in the USA. Keywords: elections, voting.
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| Smith, Jennifer | Animal behavior, conservation, diversity in STEM, wildlife, ecology, animals, cognition, cooperation, social behavior, leadership, female leadership, evolution, biology, carnivores, mammals, rodents, squirrels, birds, fish, sharks, women in STEM, nature, fieldwork, natural history, research, dominance, dogs, beavers, voles, spotted hyenas, African carnivores, coalitions. |
| Sterling, Jenni | Training/learning and human resource development; instructional design; blended learning; online training/learning and development; FranklinCovey "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," "The 6 Critical Practices for Leading a Team," "Leading Customer Loyalty" and "Resolving Generational Conflict"; time management; project management; emotional intelligence; Blugold Service Excellence; presenting and facilitating; SMART goals. |
| Stow, Robert | Athletic training, sports medicine, manual therapy, functional movement assessment, injuries/assessment/rehabilitation to the musculoskeletal system. Keywords: musculoskeletal injury, biomechanics, rehabilitation protocols. |
| Strehlow, Lily | new sustainability projects, LEED, BluBox, Sonnentag/County Materials Complex, UW-Eau Claire Science and Health Science Building, energy efficiency, waste. Keywords: sustainability, energy, efficiency, renewable, climate, climate change, Student Office of Sustainability. |
| Strohschank, Johannes | German immigration to Wisconsin |
| Syverson, Kent | Glacial history of Wisconsin, glacial geology of the Chippewa Moraine Ice Age National Scientific Reserve Unit, geology of western Wisconsin, eruption of Mount St. Helens, frac sand mining in Wisconsin, adventures associated with conducting glacial geology research in the wilderness of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (Alaska). Keywords: glacial geology, Wisconsin geology, frac sand, Alaska, Glacier Bay, wilderness research, Mt. St. Helens, volcano, volcanic eruption. |
| Taylor, Wilson | biology, botany, fossils, plants, evolution, evolution vs. creation "science" |
| Taylor, Dale | Music and the brain; Critical Race Theory: What Is It — Really?; Healthy Aging Through Application of Principles from Music Neuroscience; Dismantling Implicit Bias: Confronting Media's Role in Suppressing Freedom in a Free Society; Achieving Curricular Diversity After Confronting Unconscious Bias; Overcoming Racial and Cultural Stereotypes. Keywords: neuroscience, race, bias, CRT, diversity; music therapy. |
| Theo, Christos | Graphic communications design theory, research, development and strategic applications. Design thinking strategies relative to individual/group ideation. Graphic design/visual communications development as applied to student/community outreach collaboration initiatives. |
| Thomas, Paul J. | planetary science, comet and asteroid collisions with planets of the solar system, role comets played in origins and evolution of life, oceans on the moon Europa and other worlds of the outer solar system. Keywords: Eau Claire Planet Walk, Ask a Scientist series at the Acoustic Cafe, Art AND Science program at UW-Eau Claire. |
| Tschida, David | Environmental communication, media literacy, communication literacy, mass communication, public speaking, advocacy, protest, social movements, rhetoric, public discourse, civic engagement. Keywords: nature, wilderness, justice, entertainment, popular culture, film, television, speech.
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| Turner, Stephanie | public understanding of DNA science in human medicine and animal conservation, ethical issues in public and private medical research, writing effective user documentation for informed consent and patient education |
| Turtinen, Lloyd | Infectious diseases, viruses, emerging viruses, immunology, epidemiology, recombinant DNA technology, vaccines, Lyme disease |
| Unseth , Jason | Classroom technology, distance education, videoconferencing, broadcast engineering, cable television, AV consulting |
| Way, Kimera M. | fundraising, building a comprehensive development program for organizations of all sizes and budgets, public-private partnerships, real estate development — especially student housing, strategic planning for nonprofit management. Keywords: fundraising, foundations, nonprofit management, public-private partnerships. |
| Welch, Karen | Tutoring writing and/or learning skills. |
| Wellnitz, Todd | Streams, aquatic organisms, aquatic ecology, marine biology, insects and other invertebrates. Keywords: macroinvertebrates, non-point source pollution, mountain streams, sharks, Belize, Argentina.
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| Wiggins, Matthew | sport and exercise psychology, exercise and cancer recovery |
| Zhang, Jidong | Expertise focuses on internal control and auditing; and managerial accounting, including budget and financial planning and analysis. Also familiar with healthcare financial systems as a certified healthcare financial professional. Serving in nonprofit organizations as a financial board member and working on current unemployment issues, CARES Act (Coronavirus Economic Relief Plan) and financial arrangement with individuals, families and organizations. |