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Ryan McKelley  Profile of Ryan McKelley  Ryan McKelley saysMeet with me  Office hours

Ryan McKelley's office hours

Monday
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
3:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
or by appointment
Tuesday
2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
or by appointment
Wednesday
3:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
or by appointment
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
By appointment only

Remote office hours offered: Available for virtual office hours--just select from this link: https://calendly.com/rmckelley/30min. Can also meet in person in 247 Graff Main Hall on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:45-4:15pm

341D Graff Main Hall
rmckelley@uwlax.edu
608.785.6879

Specialty areas:

Clinical/counseling psychology; men and masculinities; health psychology (stress, resilience; biofeedback; sleep); behavior modification; group counseling; psychopharmacology (i.e., drugs and behavior)

Neuroscience Faculty from Biology

Barrett Klein  Profile of Barrett Klein  Office hours

Barrett Klein's office hours

Monday
2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Wednesday
noon to 1 p.m.

Biology
Professor
3021 Cowley Hall
bklein@uwlax.edu
608.785.6995

Specialty areas:

Animal behavior, entomology, social insect biology, sleep biology, scientific visualization, intersection of entomology and art, cultural entomology (how insects affect human culture).

If you are a student interested in joining the Pupating Lab to conduct research as an undergraduate or in UWL's Master's program, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Christine Schwartz  Profile of Christine Schwartz

Biology
Associate Professor
231 Cartwright Center
cschwartz@uwlax.edu
608.785.6974

Specialty areas:

Neuroscience, Physiology, Hibernation biology

Bradley Seebach  Profile of Bradley Seebach  Office hours

Bradley Seebach's office hours

Monday
By appointment only
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
By appointment only
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
By appointment only

Remote office hours offered: https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/my/seebach.brad

Biology
Associate Professor
3022 Cowley Hall
bseebach@uwlax.edu
608.785.6964

Specialty areas:

Neurophysiology, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Medical Physiology; advising Biomedical Science Concentrators and Neuroscience students

Neuroscience Faculty from Philosophy

Samuel Cocks  Profile of Samuel Cocks

Philosophy
Professor
4112 Centennial Hall
scocks@uwlax.edu
608.785.8421

Specialty areas:

Philosophy of Mind, Asian Philosophy, 19th/20th Century Continental Philosophy, & Environmental Philosophy

Neuroscience Faculty from Psychology

Bianca Basten  Profile of Bianca Basten  Office hours

Bianca Basten's office hours

Monday
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
or by appointment
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
or by appointment
Thursday
By appointment only

Psychology
Assistant Professor
349B Graff Main Hall
bbasten@uwlax.edu
608.785.6898

Specialty areas:

Cognitive Psychology (eyewitness memory; source memory)
Experimental design and statistics

Tracie Blumentritt  Profile of Tracie Blumentritt

Psychology
Professor
341C Graff Main Hall
tblumentritt@uwlax.edu
608.785.6883

Specialty areas:

Developmental & Educational Psychology

Psychometrics

Behavior Genetics 

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Melanie Cary  Profile of Melanie Cary  Office hours

Melanie Cary's office hours

Monday
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
or by appointment
Tuesday
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
or by appointment
Wednesday
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
or by appointment
Thursday
11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
or by appointment
Friday
By appointment only

Psychology
Associate Professor
335C Graff Main Hall
mcary@uwlax.edu
608.785.6884

Specialty areas:

Cognitive Psychology (strategy selection, problem solving, memory aids)

Ellen Rozek  Profile of Ellen Rozek  Office hours

Ellen Rozek's office hours

Monday
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Remote office hours offered: Virtual Office Hours are an option. Email me at erozek@uwlax.edu to set up a virtual meeting.

Psychology
Associate Professor
341E Graff Main Hall
erozek@uwlax.edu
608.785.6899

Specialty areas:

Gerontology, Lifespan Development

Cognitive Psychology (Neuropsychology)

Psych Hour (Fridays, 12:05-1:00)

Alexander O'Brien  Profile of Alexander O'Brien  Office hours

Alexander O'Brien's office hours

Monday
11 a.m. to noon
Wednesday
11 a.m. to noon
Thursday
11 a.m. to noon

Remote office hours offered: If my office hours don't fit your schedule, please email me and we'll find a time that works for both of us. I am also happy to meet virtually via Zoom if you'd prefer.

Psychology
Associate Professor
341P Graff Main Hall
aobrien@uwlax.edu
608.785.6886

Specialty areas:

Visual and auditory perception, Research methods, Teaching methods, Memory

Tanvi Thakkar  Profile of Tanvi Thakkar  Office hours

Tanvi Thakkar's office hours

Monday
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Wednesday
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Psychology
Assistant Professor
331A Graff Main Hall
tthakkar@uwlax.edu
608.785.5235

Specialty areas:

Cochlear Implants; Psychoacoustics; Binaural Hearing