Harry Brighouse has taught at UW–Madison since 1992. A well-known philosopher of education, and commentator on educational policy issues, he has advised policymakers at the state level in Wisconsin and the national level in his …
Positive Youth Development
Andrea Buhler-Wassmann
I study how Latine caregivers nurture their children’s early development and learning through everyday practices in their home environments, with the goal of identifying culturally relevant ways to support caregivers and create environments that promote …
Jessica Calarco
Jessica (Jess) Calarco is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Calarco has published three books: Negotiating Opportunities: How the Middle Class Secures Advantages in School, A Field Guide to Grad School: …
Patricia Carroll
Patricia Carroll is an Associate Professor in the Division of Extension, Department of Family Development. Carroll programs in the area of Human Development and Relationships with an emphasis in digital parenting outreach and engagement. She …
Catherine Compton-Lilly
LIMITED AVAILABILITY- Moved to North Carolina, but will be back in Madison throughout the year. Catherine Compton-Lilly is a Professor in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Dr. Compton-Lilly teaches courses in literacy …
James Conway
Dr. James Conway is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine & Public Health, where he serves as Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program Director and Director of the Office of …
Karen Dickrell
Karen prefers virtual talks. Karen Dickrell is a lifelong educator, starting as a middle/high school teacher and then moving to Extension Educator for the past 35+ years. She enjoys people, she enjoys teaching, it is …
James Franzone
Jim Franzone is Assistant Dean for the Wisconsin School of Business Undergraduate Program. Jim has worked for UW-Madison for 20+ years with experience in Residence Life and Academic Student Affairs. Jim’s work focuses on student …
Todd Johnson
Todd has a diverse background that includes architecture, technical theatre, public art, education, urban design, and planning. Prior to his work with the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, he worked as a regional planner, an urban …
Cindy Kuhrasch
Cindy Kuhrasch is a Distinguished Faculty Associate in the Department of Kinesiology. All of Cindy’s work is designed to develop caring and compassionate leaders who provide opportunities for children and youth to develop physical, cognitive, …
Gloria Ladson-Billings
Gloria Ladson-Billings is the Kellner Family Chair in Urban Education and an internationally known expert in the field. She has won numerous honors and awards, is a member of the National Academy of Education, and …
Annie Lisowski
Annie Lisowski is a Professor of Youth Development in the Department of Extension. Lisowski’s work centers bringing youth and adults together in partnership to strengthen community assets and address community needs. She focuses her research …
Maryellen MacDonald
Dr. Maryellen MacDonald is an expert on how we talk and how we comprehend language. Dr. MacDonald studied how language changes as we age and in Alzheimer’s disease, and also how children’s reading is related …
Louis Macias
Louis Macias has worked in education for over twenty years at both the K-12 and higher education levels. His experience across many functional areas and professional situations has established a practical understanding about realizing organizational …
Doug Maynard
My general field is sociology. I taught and did research related to a subfield of sociology called Ethnomethodology an Conversation Analysis. Essentially, this involves research in everyday social settings, using audio and video recordings of …
Karen McShane-Hellenbrand
Karen, who has a BS in Dance Education and an MFA, is a performer, choreographer, teacher, artist-in-residence. She regularly presents for continuing/teacher education programs on using movement as a tool to teach across the curriculum, …
Dipesh Navsaria
Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD is a pediatrician working in the public interest. He blends the roles of physician, occasional children’s librarian, educator, public health professional and child health advocate. With graduate degrees in public …
Katherine (Kate) Phelps
Dr. Kate Phelps is a lecturer in Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. They have a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Massachusetts-Boston. Their teaching and research interests and areas of …
Julie Poehlmann-Tynan
Dr. Poehlmann-Tynan is a child clinical psychologist who studies child and family health disparities and well-being from an interdisciplinary perspective. The purpose of her work is to facilitate social justice for young children and their …
Alvin Thomas
Alvin Thomas is the Phyllis Northway Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies in the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Dr. Thomas’ is a clinical psychologist …
Lori Zierl
Lori Zierl is a Human Development & Relationship Educator and Professor at UW-Madison. She works for the Department of Extension to deliver family life programs in Pierce and St. Croix Counties.
Tom Zinnen
Tom Zinnen was a Biotechnology Extension Specialist between 1991 and 2024. He also served as a Congressional Science Fellow in 2000–2001, and he was on loan to the National Science Foundation from 2008 to 2010 …