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: Becki Elkins (belkins@uwlax.edu)
345 Morris Hall
608.785.6489
Director: Adele Lozano (alozano@uwlax.edu)
345 Morris Hall
608.785.6871
Master of Science in Education (MSED)
Student Affairs Administration-Higher Education
Director: Jörg Vianden (jvianden@uwlax.edu)
345D Morris Hall
608.785.6870
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
Information Technology Management
Director: Peter Haried (pharied@uwlax.edu)
241 Wing Technology Center
608.785.8103
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: Kim Edwards (kedwards@uwlax.edu)
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
Director: Ann Yehle (ayehle@uwlax.edu)
266 Morris Hall
608.785.8139
Professional Development: Learning Community Emphasis (MSED)
Professional Learning Community Certificate
Director: Jeannette Armstrong (jarmstrong@uwlax.edu)
Special Education Certificate
Director: Jeannette Armstrong (jarmstrong@uwlax.edu)
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate
Director: Jeannette Armstrong (jarmstrong@uwlax.edu)
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
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
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