A Guide to Faculty/Staff Media Sources and Speakers

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Name Topic Areas
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

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.

Brown, Joshua Amish, Mennonites, Hutterites, Anabaptists, German-Americans, language and identities.

Erger, Jeff health care, Internet communities, computer-mediated communication, small-group interaction, AIDS/HIV

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.

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)

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.

Miller, Jessica S. France, French, linguistics, pronunciation, multilingualism, bilingualism, academic integrity, translators, proficiency, language acquisition.

Muehlenkamp, Jennifer suicide, self-injury, therapy (dialectical behavior therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing), clinical psychology

Pace, Joel William Wordsworth, romanticism, transcendentalism, Anglo-American literary relations, bibliography, history of the book

Patchin, Justin W. Cyberbullying, sexting, sextortion, social media, how teens use and misuse technology, bullying, school violence, juvenile justice, criminology theory.

Rylander, Jonathan Writing centers, diversity, LGBTQ, access, retention, writing across the curriculum, community outreach.

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

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.

Strohschank, Johannes German immigration to Wisconsin

Unseth , Jason Classroom technology, distance education, videoconferencing, broadcast engineering, cable television, AV consulting

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.