Graduate Program Directors

(Links below go directly to the program's outside website.)

Graduate & Extended Learning

Graduate & Extended Learning
Dean: Meredith Thomsen (mthomsen@uwlax.edu)
205 Morris Hall
608.785.8245
gradstudies@uwlax.edu

College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Student Affairs Administration and Leadership
Director: Adele Lozano (alozano@uwlax.edu)
345 Morris Hall
608.785.6871

Master of Science in Education (MSED)

Student Affairs Administration-Higher Education
Director: Becki Elkins (belkins@uwlax.edu)
345 Morris Hall
608.785.6489

Master of Science in Education (MSED)
Education Specialist (EdS)

School Psychology, On-Campus
Director: Daniel Hyson (dhyson@uwlax.edu)
341N Graff Main Hall
608.785.8444

School Psychology, Online
Director: Robert Dixon (rdixon@uwlax.edu)
349A Graff Main Hall
608.785.6893

Master of Science (MS)

Cybersecurity
Director: Jennifer Butler Modaff (jbutlermodaff@uwlax.edu)
4219 Centennial Hall
608.785.6717

College of Business Administration

Digital Marketing
Director: Ken Graham (kgraham2@uwlax.edu)
3116 Wittich Hall
608.785.8097

School of Education

Master of Science in Education (MSED)
Certificates
Add-on Certifications

Reading, non-certification (MSED)
Reading with Reading Teacher (1316) Certification (MSED)
Reading with Reading Specialist (5017) Certification (MSED)
Reading with Reading Teacher (1316) and Reading Specialist (5017) Certification (MSED)
Reading Teacher (1316) Certificate
Reading Specialist (5017) Add-On Certification

Director: Alyssa Harlan (aharlan@uwlax.edu)
160A Morris Hall
608.785.8136

Professional Development: Educational Leadership Emphasis (MSED)
Professional Development: Educational Leadership Emphasis and Director of Instruction Emphasis (MSED)
Educational Leadership Certificate
Director of Instruction Add-On Certification

Interim Director: Ann Yehle (ayehle@uwlax.edu)
266 Morris Hall
608.785.8139

Professional Development: Learning Community Emphasis (MSED)
Professional Learning Community Certificate
Special Education Certificate

Director: Pat Markos (pmarkos@uwlax.edu)
267 Morris Hall
608.785.5087

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate
Director: Deanna Wiatt (dwiatt@uwlax.edu)
267 Morris Hall

College of Science and Health

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)

Physical Therapy
Director: Patrick Grabowski (pgrabowski@uwlax.edu)
4066 Health Science Center
608.785.6623

Master of Public Health (MPH)

Community Health Education
Director: Anders Cedergren (acedergren@uwlax.edu)
418J Wimberly Hall
608.785.6790

Master of Science (MS)

Applied Statistics
Director: Melissa Bingham (mbingham@uwlax.edu)
1032 Cowley Hall
608.785.6682

Athletic Training
Director: Cordial Gillette (cgillette@uwlax.edu)
148 Mitchell Hall
608.785.8196

Biology
Biology - Aquatic Science
Biology - Cellular & Molecular

Biology - Environmental Science
Biology - Physiology

Director: Anita Davelos (adavelos@uwlax.edu)
4032 Cowley Hall
608.785.8239

Biology - Nurse Anesthesia
Director: Jessica Peterson (peterson.jessica7@mayo.edu)
Mayo Clinic Health System Franciscan Healthcare
608.785.0940 ext. 2-2428

Clinical Exercise Physiology
Director: Salvador J. Jaime (sjaime@uwlax.edu)
141 Mitchell Hall
608.785.6518

Data Science
Director: Jeffrey Baggett (jbaggett@uwlax.edu)
1026 Cowley Hall
608.785.8393

Exercise and Sport Science - Physical Education Teaching
Director: Jenna Starck (jstarck@uwlax.edu)
223A Cartwright Center
608.785.6535

Exercise and Sport Science - Physical Education Teaching: Adapted Physical Education Emphasis
Program Coordinator: Brock McMullen (bmcmullen@uwlax.edu)
158 Mitchell Hall
608.785.8167

Exercise and Sport Science - Physical Education Teaching: Adventure/Outdoor Pursuits Emphasis
Program Coordinator: Jenna Starck (jstarck@uwlax.edu)
223A Cartwright Center
608.785.6535

Financial Technology (FinTech)
Director: Kenny Hunt (khunt@uwlax.edu)
225 Wing Technology Center
608.785.6822

Healthcare Administration
Director: Keely Rees (krees@uwlax.edu)
418N Wimberly Hall
608.785.8168

Information Technology Management
Director: Elizabeth Humrickhouse (ehumrickhouse@uwlax.edu)
118A Murphy Library
608.785.8738

Medical Dosimetry
Director: Nishele Lenards (nlenards@uwlax.edu)
4033 Health Science Center
608.785.6622

Microbiology
Microbiology - Clinical Microbiology
Director: Paul Schweiger (pschweiger@uwlax.edu)
3036 Cowley Hall
608.785.8254

Occupational Therapy
Director: Laura Schaffer (lschaffer@uwlax.edu)
4049 Health Science Center
608.785.8462

Physician Assistant Studies
Co-Director: Lisa Iverson-Leirmo (liverson-leirmo@uwlax.edu)
4051 Health Science Center
608.785.6621

Co-Director: Maggie Laufenberg (mlaufenberg@uwlax.edu)
4046 Health Science Center
608.785.8479

Recreation Management
Recreation Management: Professional Development
Director: Kate Evans (kevans@uwlax.edu)
2042 Health Science Center
608.785.8210

Recreational Therapy
Director: Kate Evans (kevans@uwlax.edu)
2042 Health Science Center
608.785.8210

Master of Software Engineering (MSE)

Software Engineering
Director: Mao Zheng (mzheng@uwlax.edu)
217 Wing Technology
608.785.6808