University of Wisconsin–Madison
Department of Kinesiology
UW-Madison School of Education

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Graduate faculty

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

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology; Athletic Training, Orthopedics & Rehabilitation

drbell2@wisc.edu

Ruth Benedict, Dr.P.H., OTR

Professor of Kinesiology and Program Director; Occupational Therapy

rbenedict@education.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

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

kpickett2@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

Josh Brown, OTD, OTR/L

Interim 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

Clinical Asst Prof/ Occupational Therapy

sgartland@wisc.edu

Tim Gattenby, MS

Distinguished Faculty Associate Adaptive Physical Activity Program

gattenby@education.wisc.edu

Joanne 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

Bonnie Loughran

Associate Lecturer

bloughran@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

Dorothy Purtell, OTR, MHA

Lecturer

dspurtell@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

Associate Lecturer

stamm3@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

Marlowe Eldridge, MD

Associate Professor; School of Medicine & Public Health

meldridge@pediatrics.wisc.edu

Kimberlee Gretebeck, Ph.D, RN

Assistant Professor/ School of Nursing

kgretebeck@wisc.edu

Troy Hornberger, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor; School of Veterinary Medicine

thornb1@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu

Ozioma Okonkwo, Ph.D

Assistant Professor/ School of Medicine & Public Health

ozioma@medicine.wisc.edu

Research Staff

Neda Almassi

Research Specialist

almassi@wisc.edu

Amanda Butz, Ph.D.

Associate Scientist

abutz2@wisc.edu

Anna Howery, M.S.

Research Specialist

ahowery@wisc.edu

Christina Sauder, MS

Research Specialist

cjsauder@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

Marc Kuklinski

Senior Instrumentation Specialist Information Technology

kuklinski@education.wisc.edu

Jeannine Nicolai-Heckmann

Financial Specialist

nicolaiheckm@wisc.edu

Danielle Seib, MBA

OT Program Administration

dseib@wisc.edu

Steven Wright

Kinesiology/OT Administration

swright23@wisc.edu