Featured Experts

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  Anne Basting

  Theatre, Peck School of the Artsbasting@uwm.edu

  Anne Basting can discuss creative ways to help older adults in isolation stay engaged.

  

  Anne Basting

  Theatre, Peck School of the Artsbasting@uwm.edu

  Social isolation and loneliness can add stress and impact the health of older adults, who are also at higher risk for more serious complications from COVID-19. Anne Basting is the founder of TimeSlips, a nonprofit organization that engages older adults through the arts and creativity. She can talk about the importance of having family and friends stay connected with older loved ones during the crisis, regardless of whether they are self-isolating in their own homes or at an assisted living facility. Basting is releasing free resources to help family members and caregivers engage creatively with seniors.

  Creative Care A Revolutionary Approach to Dementia and Elder Care
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  Simone C O Conceição

  Administrative Leadership, School of Educationsimonec@uwm.edu(414) 416-4248

  Simone C O Conceição can offer tips and best practices for students and instructors new to online education.

  

  Simone C O Conceição

  Administrative Leadership, School of Educationsimonec@uwm.edu(414) 416-4248

  School districts, colleges and universities across the country have moved to online instruction following the coronavirus pandemic. Simone C O Conceição can offer tips and best practices to both students and instructors new to online education. Conceição serves as the coordinator for the graduate certificate program in Support Services for Online Students in Higher Education. Conceição, who teaches courses in areas including distance education and use of technology with adult learners, is co-editor-in-chief of eLearn Magazine. Her experience and leadership provide a unique perspective in a time challenged by societal, technological and global changes.

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  Amy Kalkbrenner

  Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Healthkalkbren@uwm.edu

  Amy Kalkbrenner can discuss an online tool designed to help manage the COVID-19 crisis.

  

  Amy Kalkbrenner

  Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Healthkalkbren@uwm.edu

  Amy Kalkbrenner can discuss public health strategies to manage the COVID-19 crisis. One of those is a confidential online survey she has developed that collects by ZIP code and day the symptoms people with respiratory illness are experiencing. Those who are sick, both in Milwaukee and across the United States, can contribute using their smartphone or computer at wecountcovid19.com. She can also talk about the importance of social distancing and what motivates people to practice it.

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  Brett Peters

  Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, College of Engineering & Applied Sciencepetersba@uwm.edu(414) 229-4126

  Brett Peters can talk about the present and future of manufacturing, which still represents the largest slice of Wisconsin’s economy.

  

  Brett Peters

  Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, College of Engineering & Applied Sciencepetersba@uwm.edu(414) 229-4126

  An industrial engineer by training, Brett Peters can speak to why Wisconsin is among the strongest states for manufacturing and the digital transformation of manufacturing. He can discuss changing industrial workforce needs, including the role of partnerships. Peters can also talk about how the emphasis on digital transformation can help Wisconsin’s manufacturing industry be more resilient in response to disruptions in markets or operations. UWM, with leadership from the college, recently established the Connected Systems Institute, which partnered with industry and Microsoft to create “smart” factories that optimize production with data streaming on the internet of things.

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  Amanda Simanek

  Epidemiology, School Of Public Healthsimaneka@uwm.edu(414) 227-3868

  Amanda Simanek is an epidemiologist who can talk about public health strategies to manage the COVID-19 pandemic.

  

  Amanda Simanek

  Epidemiology, School Of Public Healthsimaneka@uwm.edu(414) 227-3868

  Epidemiologist Amanda Simanek can talk about public health strategies to manage the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Her research centers on the social patterns of infectious disease at the population level as well as links between infectious and chronic diseases. She can discuss how COVID-19 is transmitted, preventive measures people can take to protect themselves and others from being infected, the benefits of early and proactive social distancing on reducing transmission, and the need for proper social support systems so that people can engage in social distancing.