Department of Kinesiology
UW-Madison School of Education

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Graduate faculty

Susan Andreae, Ph.D., MPH

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology; Health Promotion and Health Equity

sandreae@wisc.edu

Karla Ausderau, Ph.D., OTR/L

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology; Occupational Therapy

kausderau@wisc.edu

Jill Barnes, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology; Physiology

jnbarnes@wisc.edu

David Bell, Ph.D., ATC

Associate Professor of Kinesiology; Athletic Training, Orthopedics & Rehabilitation

drbell2@wisc.edu

Janet Branchaw, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology; Physiology

branchaw@wisc.edu

Lisa Cadmus-Bertram, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology; Epidemiology

cadmusbertra@wisc.edu

Luis Columna, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Kinesiology; Health Promotion and Health Equity

lcolumna@wisc.edu

Dane Cook, Ph.D.

Professor of Kinesiology; Exercise Psychology

dcook@education.wisc.edu

Gary Diffee, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair, Department of Kinesiology; Exercise Science

diffee@education.wisc.edu

Dorothy Farrar-Edwards, Ph.D.

Professor of Kinesiology; Occupational Therapy

dfedwards@education.wisc.edu

Kreg Gruben, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Kinesiology; Biomechanics

kreg.gruben@wisc.edu

Kelli Koltyn, Ph.D.

Professor of Kinesiology; Exercise Psychology

koltyn@education.wisc.edu

Elizabeth Larson, Ph.D., OTR

Associate Professor of Kinesiology; Occupational Therapy

blarson@education.wisc.edu

Andrea Mason, Ph.D.

Professor of Kinesiology; Motor Behavior and Control

amason@education.wisc.edu

William Morgan, Ed.D.

Professor Emeritus of Kinesiology

wpmorgan@wisc.edu

Kristen Pickett, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology; Occupational Therapy

kristen.pickett@wisc.edu

Mary Schneider, Ph.D., OTR

Professor Emerita of Kinesiology and Psychology; Occupational Therapy

William Schrage, Ph.D.

Professor of Kinesiology; Exercise Science

wschrage@education.wisc.edu

Brittany Travers, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology; Occupational Therapy

btravers@wisc.edu

Peter Van Kan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Kinesiology; Exercise Science

peter.vankan@wisc.edu

Instructional Academic Staff

Beth Altschafl

Faculty Associate - Physiology

altschafl@wisc.edu

Joshua Brown, OTD, OTR/L

Clinical Assistant Professor | Academic Fieldwork Coordinator

jbrown59@wisc.edu

Ronnie Carda, Ph.D.

Faculty Associate Kinesiology

carda@education.wisc.edu

Shari Clark, MS, ATC

Associate Faculty Associate Athletic Training Clinical Coordinator

svclark1@wisc.edu

Sharon Gartland, OTD, OTR

Occupational Therapy Program Director | Clinical Professor

sgartland@wisc.edu

Tim Gattenby, MS

Distinguished Faculty Associate Adapted Physical Activity and Adapted Fitness and Personal Training

gattenby@education.wisc.edu

Jonanne Haynes-Manogue, MSS

Faculty Assistant

haynesmanogu@wisc.edu

Patrick Hills-Meyer, MA, LAT, CSCS

Associate Lecturer

prhillsm@wisc.edu

Nancy Krattiger-Ziltener, MS Ed.

Exercise Faculty Associate Physical Education Teacher Education

nziltener@education.wisc.edu

Cindy Kuhrasch, MSS

PETE Program Coordinator Faculty Associate

ckuhrasch@education.wisc.edu

Grace Lee, Ph.D.

Assistant Faculty Associate

grace.lee@wisc.edu

Andrew Lokuta, Ph.D.

Faculty Associate - Physiology

ajlokuta@wisc.edu

Martha McCurdy, Ph.D.

Lecturer / Research Scientist

mccurdy@wisc.edu

Jean Patz, MS, OTR/L

Lecturer

jpatz@wisc.edu

Sarah Pultorak, MS, OTR/L, RYT

Lecturer

sarah.pultorak@wisc.edu

Alexia Rebne, MS, OTR

Occupational Therapy Admissions Coordinator

otadmissions@education.wisc.edu

Morgan Shields, Ph.D.

Faculty Associate

mrshields@wisc.edu

Julie Stamm, Ph.D., LAT, ATC

Clinical Assistant Professor

stamm3@wisc.edu

Kevin Strang, Ph.D.

Distinguished Faculty Associate

kstrang@wisc.edu

Dan Timm, Ed.D

Faculty Associate Physical Education Teacher Education

dtimm@education.wisc.edu

Andrew Winterstein, Ph.D., ATC

Distinguished Clinical Professor Athletic Training Education Program Director

winterstein@education.wisc.edu

Sarah Zurawski MSE, OTR/L

Lecturer

sazuraws@wisc.edu

Graduate Faculty Affiliate

Research Staff

Shawn Bolin

Research Specialist

sbolin@wisc.edu

Nick Gretzon

Research Specialist

gretzon@wisc.edu

Anna Howery, M.S.

Research Specialist

ahowery@wisc.edu

Jacob Lindheimer, Ph.D.

Research Health Scientist

Lindheimer@wisc.edu

Susen Schroeder

Research Specialist

sschroeder@waisman.wisc.edu

Aaron Stegner, Ph.D.

Associate Scientist

astegner@wisc.edu

Administrative and program support staff

Lisa Cappabianca

Undergraduate Program Assistant

lcappabianca@wisc.edu

Lorenzo Contreras

Lab Manager

lcontrer@wisc.edu

Greg Dierks

Department Administrator

ghdierks@wisc.edu

Becca Freitag

Kines/OT Program Administrator

rfreitag@wisc.edu

Jeannine Nicolai-Heckmann

Grants Manager and Financial Specialist

nicolaiheckm@wisc.edu

Danielle Seib, MBA

OT Program Administrator

dseib@wisc.edu

Stephanie Trigsted, Ph.D., ATC

Graduate Studies Coordinator

stephanie.trigsted@wisc.edu