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
Master of Science in Education (MSED)
Student Affairs Administration-Higher Education
Director: Jörg Vianden (jvianden@uwlax.edu)
345 Morris Hall
608.785.6870
Master of Science in Education (MSED)
Education Specialist (EdS)
School Psychology, On-Campus
Director: Adrienne Loh (aloh@uwlax.edu)
349A Graff Main Hall
608.785.8275
School Psychology, Online
Director: Jocelyn Newton (jnewton@uwlax.edu)
335A Graff Main Hall
608.785.6889
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: Reading Teacher (1316) Emphasis (MSED)
Reading: Reading Specialist (5017) Emphasis (MSED)
Reading: Reading Teacher (1316) and Reading Specialist (5017) Emphasis (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 (5051) Certificate
Director of Instruction (5010) Add-On Certification
Director: Jeannette Armstrong (jarmstrong@uwlax.edu)
Professional Development: Learning Community Emphasis (MSED)
Professional Learning Community Certificate
Director: Jeannette Armstrong (jarmstrong@uwlax.edu)
Special Education (2801) 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: Kathryn Johnson (kjohnson8@uwlax.edu)
141 Mitchell Hall
608.785.6521
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: Emily Whitney (ewhitney@uwlax.edu)
418L Wimberly Hall
608.785.6794
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)
0024 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