Featured Experts

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  Christopher Cantwell

  History, College of Letters & Sciencecantwelc@uwm.edu

  Cantwell studies the history of religion and politics in the United States. He also has an interest in American labor history.

  Christopher Cantwell

  History, College of Letters & Sciencecantwelc@uwm.edu

  Cantwell can talk about how religion shapes the ways that Americans see themselves and how the world sees America. Current projects include digitizing the histories of multifaith communities in the Midwest, writings on religion and politics in America, and a book on evangelicalism and nostalgia. He also has an interest in American labor history, and as a former museum professional, can speak to the politics of commemoration at museums, libraries and historic sites.

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  Candance Doerr-Stevens

  Curriculum & Instruction, School of Educationdoerrste@uwm.edu414-229-4523

  In this back-to-school month, Doerr-Stevens can discuss tips for putting more reading into family life.

  Candance Doerr-Stevens

  Curriculum & Instruction, School of Educationdoerrste@uwm.edu414-229-4523

  Doerr-Stevens conducts research on reading and writing as it occurs in print and digital formats. Before joining academia, she taught middle and high school reading and writing. She can discuss tips for putting more reading into family life, identifying opportunities to talk about books with your kids, things parents can do at home to build kids’ vocabulary and how art and technology can boost literacy.

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  Teresa Johnson

  Nursing, College of Nursingtsj@uwm.edu414-229-6231

  August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month, and Johnson can talk about benefits and barriers.

  Teresa Johnson

  Nursing, College of Nursingtsj@uwm.edu414-229-6231

  Johnson, an associate professor of nursing, is also a clinical nurse specialist for Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare in Racine. Her research with newborns includes measures of infant health, causes of infant mortality and breastfeeding and barriers to breastfeeding, especially among high-risk populations. She can talk about the benefits of breastfeeding and report on new information linking even partial breastfeeding to a large decrease in the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

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  Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece

  English and Film Studies Program, College of Letters & Scienceszczepan@uwm.edu

  A film historian, Szczepaniak-Gillece can discuss the significance of Milwaukee’s Oriental Theatre, which reopens Aug. 10.

  

  Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece

  English and Film Studies Program, College of Letters & Scienceszczepan@uwm.edu

  Szczepaniak-Gillece is a film historian and author of the forthcoming book “Optical Vacuum: Spectatorship and Modernized American Theater Architecture,” the first full-length examination of how theater design affected moviegoers’ behavior and perception of the films they watch. Just in time for the grand reopening of Milwaukee’s beloved Oriental Theatre, Szczepaniak-Gillece is available to discuss the movie palace’s significance in film and architectural history, the evolution to industrial theater design in the 1940s and 1950s and how cinema can thrive in the age of prestige television.

  The Optical Vacuum: Spectatorship and Modernized American Theater Architecture