Student Affairs Administration
Our people
Department Chair
345F Morris Hall
tsvoboda@uwlax.edu
608.785.6759
Specialty areas:
intersections of gender, racial/ethnic, and social class identities; orientation, transition and retention programs; program assessment; budget management; supervision; social justice education
Academic Department Associate
Ed.D. Program Director
Associate Professor
345C Morris Hall
belkins@uwlax.edu
608.785.6489
Specialty areas:
Higher education organization and governance; higher education history; student affairs law and policy; assessment of student learning and program efficiency; social class identity; and college students in recovery.
M.S.Ed. Program Director
Professor
345D Morris Hall
jvianden@uwlax.edu
608.785.6870
Specialty areas:
I study college student persistence as well as men and masculinities in higher education. I am the author of Got Solidarity? Challenging Straight White College Men to Advocate for Social Justice, published by Routledge in 2020.
Graduate Writing Consultant & Program Manager
Grad Writing Consult/Program Manager
hdovalina@uwlax.edu
608.785.6450
Full-time Faculty
Associate Professor
345C Morris Hall
belkins@uwlax.edu
608.785.6489
Specialty areas:
Higher education organization and governance; higher education history; student affairs law and policy; assessment of student learning and program efficiency; social class identity; and college students in recovery.
Assistant Professor
345E Morris Hall
gpulido@uwlax.edu
608.785.8743
Specialty areas:
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Performance Studies, & Queer and Trans Studies in Education; Arts-based Methods and Ethnography.
Professor
345F Morris Hall
tsvoboda@uwlax.edu
608.785.6759
Specialty areas:
intersections of gender, racial/ethnic, and social class identities; orientation, transition and retention programs; program assessment; budget management; supervision; social justice education
Professor
345D Morris Hall
jvianden@uwlax.edu
608.785.6870
Specialty areas:
I study college student persistence as well as men and masculinities in higher education. I am the author of Got Solidarity? Challenging Straight White College Men to Advocate for Social Justice, published by Routledge in 2020.
Ad Hoc / Adjunct Faculty
Kris Anderson
kanderson2@uwlax.edu
715.379.8125
Independent Scholar
Specialty areas:
Admissions and Recruitment, Strategic Enrollment Management, and Scholarly Personal Narrative Methodology.
Ashley Cree
Director, Field Engagement, Supervision & Licensure at Salem State University
SAA Courses Taught:
720
Charlotte Davidson
Director of Native American House, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Specialty areas:
Indigenous/Diné Women, Indigenous/Diné Leadership, and Indigenous Higher Education
SAA Courses Taught:
800, 810
Dre Domingue
Chief Strategy Officer for Student Life, Davidson College
Specialty areas:
College student development, student leadership and activism, critical pedagogy and facilitation, campus equity and inclusion, Black feminist theory and intersectionality
SAA Courses Taught:
702, 820
Grace Engen
Vitaliano Figueroa
Tina Garcia
Dean of Communications & Behavioral Sciences at Elgin Community College, Illinois
SAA Courses Taught:
704
Robin Hart Ruthenbeck
Dean of Student Development, Kenyon College
Specialty areas:
Specific areas of interest include new student transition, belonging, first-generation and underrepresented students, equity and inclusion and student accessibility.
Andrew Ives
aives@uwlax.edu
608.785.6902
Director of ACCESS Center at UWL
Specialty areas:
Students with Disabilities. Disability Accommodations. Student support. Academic Advising. Student Distress. Campus and Community Referrals
SAA Courses Taught:
700
Charissa Jakusz
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Specialty areas:
Higher Education Law, Student Development, Restorative Justice, Title IX, Conduct, Diversity, Inclusion & Social Justice, and Compliance
SAA Courses Taught:
730
Saby Labor
Learning Program Manager, Human Resources and Diversity & Inclusion, California State University Fullerton
Anh Le
International Student Success Navigator, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Louis Macias
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Specialty areas: diversity, equity and inclusion, strategic planning and leadership, student program development, policy and process improvement.
SAA Courses Taught:
865
Kristen McKinney
Specialty areas:
Institutional research and assessment.
Research on student experiences and outcomes, particularly related to co-curricular experiences and well-being.
Stacy Narcotta-Welp
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Diversity & Inclusion at UWL
Specialty areas:
Leadership development training and instruction, including Strengths-based Leadership, Culturally Intelligent Leadership, and NCBI workshops.
SAA Courses Taught:
704
Darrel Renier
Director, Office of Academic Advising and Retention, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Specialty Areas: Academic advising, higher education administration and leadership, student retention and success, first-generation college students, academic and student affairs collaboration
Paul Shepherd
Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
SAA Courses Taught:
760
Kerri Smith
Assistant Director of Faculty Programs at New York University
Specialty areas:
Faculty and student affairs partnerships, assessment, residence life & housing services.
Anne Thurmer
Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Tawny Townsend
Director, Academic Advising and Career Services at Whatcom Community College
Specialty areas:
college student retention, persistence, and completion; orientation and first-year experience; academic advising; first-generation college students; community colleges; international education
SAA Courses Taught:
720
Members of our community who are not listed individually above include:
- the many alumni who support our program in numerous ways, including volunteering their time to assist with recruiting, generously donating scholarships, and advancing our field in their positions, or
- the site supervisors at UWL and several other campuses who support master's students in graduate assistantships or practicum, or
- the many graduate faculty affiliated with our department who graciously support our doctoral students by serving on dissertation committees.
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