Professors Gervey and Chan
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Department ChairpersonDavid A. Rosenthal, Ph.D.Rm. 128 University Club Annex,
(608) 263-5860 |
Rehabilitation Psychology
Norman Berven, Ph.D.
Professor,
Rm. 131 University Club Annex,
(608) 263-7917,
nlberven@facstaff.wisc.edu
Fong Chan, Ph.D.
Professor,
Rm. 414 University Club Annex,
(608) 262-2137,
chan@education.wisc.edu
Robert L. Gervey, Psy.D.
Assistant Professor,
Rm. 424 University Club Annex,
(608) 263-6279,
gervey@wisc.edu
Special interest areas: Psychiatric rehabilitation, vocational rehabilitation, evidence-based practices for persons with severe mental health problems with particular emphasis on supported employment, family psychoeducational therapy and PACT services
Ruth Torkelson Lynch, Ph.D.
Professor,
Rm. 409 University Club Annex,
(608) 263-7785,
rlynch@education.wisc.edu
David A. Rosenthal, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Rm. 413 University Club Annex, (608) 263-5751, drosenthal@education.wisc.edu
Emeritus Faculty
M. Jane Ayer
William Gardner
(608) 231-9918 (home office),
wgardner@wisc.edu
Kenneth R. Thomas, Ed.D
Special Education
Aydin Bal, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Rm. 404 University Club Annex,
(608) 265-4095,
abal@wisc.edu
Special interest areas: Culturally and linguistically diverse students and English language learners with emotional/behavioral disorders; psychological traumas and posttraumatic stress disorder; identity formation among refugee students; sociocultural theories; and comparative and mixed research methodologies in special education
Erik W. Carter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Rm. 429 University Club Annex,
(608) 263-5750,
ewcarter@education.wisc.edu
Special interest areas: Transition from high school to adult life; peer support strategies, peer relationships, and access to the general curriculum; youth with severe disabilities and youth with EBD; school, work, and community inclusion
Personal website: visit
Cheryl Hanley-Maxwell, Ph.D.
Professor,
Rm. 412 University Club Annex,
(608) 263-4944,
cheryl@education.wisc.edu
Melinda Leko, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Rm. 413 University Club Annex,
(608) 263-5751,
leko@wisc.edu
Special education teacher quality and teacher education, reading instruction, and high-incidence disabilities, particularly specific learning disabilities in reading
Wendy Machalicek, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Assistant Professor,
Rm. 310 University Club Annex,
(608) 263-5791,
machalicek@wisc.edu
Individualized interventions and system wide supports for children and youth with severe disabilities, including autism, intellectual disabilities, and multiple disabilities; effectiveness of teacher and parent education; functional behavioral assessment and positive behavior supports; applied behavior analysis; use of technology in professional development and family support
Personal website: visit
Audrey A. Trainor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Rm. 404 University Club Annex,
(608) 262-2722,
aatrainor@wisc.edu
Special interest areas in research include: Multicultural and bilingual special education issues, second language acquisition and disability, adolescent transition to adulthood, self-determination of people with disabilities, qualitative research methodology in special education research. Special interest areas in teacher preparation include: inclusion and social justice approaches to educating youth with disabilities from diverse backgrounds.
Kimber L. Wilkerson, Ph.D.
(formerly Kimber W. Malmgren)
Associate Professor,
Rm. 408 University Club Annex,
(608) 263-4362,
kmalmgren@education.wisc.edu
Personal website: visit
Emeritus Faculty
Brian Bottge
Lou Brown
lubrown@earthlink.net
Personal page: visit
Anne Donnellan
James McCarthy
Sara G. Tarver, Ph.D.
Clark Wambold