Rosters

Faculty Senate

2026-2027 Roster

• Presiding Officer: Chancellor Thomas Gibson
• President pro tem: Veena Brown
• Parliamentarian: Colleen Boland

Executive Committee

Name	Rank	Department	Div	E/A	Term Ends	Email
Nicholas Fleisher	Assoc	Linguistics	AH	E	2029	fleishen@uwm.edu
Lindsay McHenry	Prof	Earth, Environment, and Society	NS	E	2029	lmchenry@uwm.edu
Wilkistar Otieno	Assoc	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	PR	E	2028	otieno@uwm.edu
Gillian Rodger 2	Prof	Music	AH	E	2028	grodger@uwm.edu
Melinda Kavanaugh 2	Prof	Social Work	PR	E	2027	kavanaug@uwm.edu
Philip Chang 3	Prof	Physics and Astronomy	NS	E	2026	chang65@uwm.edu
Veena Brown **	Prof	Accounting	PR	E	2027	brownvml@uwm.edu

Division of Arts & Humanities

Name	Rank	Department	School/College	Term Ends	Email
Viktorija Bilic	Associate Professor	World Languages & Cultures	L&S	2029	bilic@uwm.edu
Wes Larsen	Assistant Professor	Art & Design	CAA	2029	larsenw@uwm.edu
Hamid Ouali	Professor	Linguistics	L&S	2029	ouali@uwm.edu
Amy Olen 1	Associate Professor	World Languages & Cultures	L&S	2028	amytolen@uwm.edu
Shevaun Watson	Associate Professor	English	L&S	2028	watsonse@uwm.edu
Kay Wells	Associate Professor	Art History	L&S	2028	wellsk@uwm.edu
Stephen White	Associate Professor	Theatre	CAA	2028	swhite@uwm.edu
Miren Boehm	Professor	Philosophy	L&S	2027	boehmm@uwm.edu
Jason Orlenko	Assistant Professor	Theatre	CAA	2027	jorlenko@uwm.edu
Katie Vater	Associate Professor	World Languages & Cultures	L&S	2027	vaterk@uwm.edu

Division of Natural Sciences

Name	Rank	Department	School/College	Term Ends	Email
Sonia Bardy	Associate Professor	Biological Sciences	L&S	2029	bardy@uwm.edu
John Berges	Professor	Biological Sciences	L&S	2029	berges@uwm.edu
Barry Cameron	Associate Professor	Earth, Environment, and Society	L&S	2029	bcameron@uwm.edu
Kristen Murphy	Professor	Chemistry & Biochemistry	L&S	2028	kmurphy@uwm.edu
Nicholas Silvaggi	Professor	Chemistry & Biochemistry	L&S	2028	silvaggi@uwm.edu
Mohammad Rahman	Professor	Mechanical Engineering	CEAS	2028	rahmanmh@uwm.edu
John Boyland	Professor	Computer Science	CEAS	2027	boyland@uwm.edu
Emily Latch 1	Professor	Biological Sciences	L&S	2027	latch@uwm.edu
William Musinski 2	Assistant Professor	Mechanical Engineering	CEAS	2027	musinski@uwm.edu
Roshan D’Souza 3	Associate Professor	Mechanical Engineering	CEAS	2026	dsouza@uwm.edu

Division of Professions

Name	Rank	Department	School/College	Term Ends	Email
Hyunkyoung Oh	Associate Professor	Nursing	CHPS	2029	oh5@uwm.edu
Priyatha Premnath	Assistant Professor	Biomedical Engineering	CEAS	2029	premnath@uwm.edu
Yin Wang	Associate Professor	Civil & Environmental Engineering	CEAS	2029	wang292@uwm.edu
Anja Blecking	Associate Professor	Chemistry & Biochemistry	L&S	2028	blecking@uwm.edu
Colleen Janczewski	Associate Professor	Social Work	CCEP	2028	janczew2@uwm.edu
Peninnah Kako	Professor	Nursing	CHPS	2028	pmkako@uwm.edu
Brooke Slavens	Professor	Mechanical Engineering	CEAS	2028	slavens@uwm.edu
Alexa Anderson	Associate Professor	Nursing	CHPS	2027	andersoa@uwm.edu
Veena Brown	Associate Professor	Accounting	LCB	2027	brownvml@uwm.edu
Jennifer Fink	Associate Professor	Health Care Administration	CHPS	2027	jtfink@uwm.edu
Thomas LeBel	Associate Professor	Criminal Justice & Criminology	CCEP	2027	lebel@uwm.edu
Crystasany Turner	Assistant Professor	Teaching and Learning	CCEP	2027	crturner@uwm.edu
Jian Zhao 1	Associate Professor	Civil & Environmental Engineering	CEAS	2027	jzhao@uwm.edu

Division of Social Sciences

Name	Rank	Department	School/College	Term Ends	Email
Cary Costello	Associate Professor	Sociology	L&S	2029	costello@uwm.edu
Kristin Sziarto	Associate Professor	Earth, Environment, and Society	L&S	2029	sziarto@uwm.edu
Ashley Lemke	Associate Professor	Anthropology	L&S	2028	ashlemke@uwm.edu
Katherine Du	Assistant Professor	Marketing	LCB	2028	katdu@uwm.edu
Sara Benesh1	Professor	Political Science	L&S	2027	sbenesh@uwm.edu
Jeffrey Sommers	Professor	African & African Diaspora Studies	L&S	2027	sommerjw@uwm.edu

2025-2026 Roster

• Presiding Officer: Chancellor Thomas Gibson
• President pro tem: Gillian Rodger
• Parliamentarian: Colleen Boland

Executive Committee

Name	Rank	Department	School/College	Term Ends	Email
Mark D. Schwartz	Professor	Geography	L&S	2028	mds@uwm.edu
Wilkistar Otieno	Associate Professor	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	CEAS	2028	otieno@uwm.edu
Melinda Kavanaugh	Professor	Social Work	CCEP	2027	kavanaug@uwm.edu
Kelly Kirshtner	Associate Professor	Film, Video, Animation and New Genres	CAA	2027	kirshtne@uwm.edu
Lindsay McHenry	Professor	Geosciences	L&S	2026	lmchenry@uwm.edu
Richard Leson	Associate Professor	Art History	L&S	2026	leson@uwm.edu
Gillian Rodger (president pro tem)	Professor	Music	CAA	2026	grodger@uwm.edu

Division of Arts & Humanities

Name	Rank	Department	School/College	Term Ends	Email
Gillian Rodger	Professor	Music	CAA	2028	grodger@uwm.edu
Shevaun Watson	Associate Professor	English	L&S	2028	watsonse@uwm.edu
Kay Wells	Associate Professor	Art History	L&S	2028	wellsk@uwm.edu
Stephen White	Associate Professor	Theatre	CAA	2028	swhite@uwm.edu
Miren Boehm	Professor	Philosophy	L&S	2027	boehmm@uwm.edu
Katie Vater	Associate Professor	World Languages & Cultures	L&S	2027	vaterk@uwm.edu
Winson Chu	Associate Professor	History	L&S	2026	wchu@uwm.edu
Amy Olen 1	Assistant Professor	World Languages & Cultures	L&S	2026	amytolen@uwm.edu
Hamid Ouali	Professor	Linguistics	L&S	2026	ouali@uwm.edu
Aragorn Quinn	Associate Professor	World Languages & Cultures	L&S	2026	quinna@uwm.edu

Division of Natural Sciences

Name	Rank	Department	School/College	Term Ends	Email
Philip Chang	Professor	Physics	L&S	2028	chang65@uwm.edu
Kristen Murphy	Professor	Chemistry & Biochemistry	L&S	2028	kmurphy@uwm.edu
Nicholas Silvaggi	Professor	Chemistry & Biochemistry	L&S	2028	silvaggi@uwm.edu
Mohammad Rahman	Professor	Mechanical Engineering	CEAS	2028	rahmanmh@uwm.edu
John Boyland	Professor	Computer Science	CEAS	2027	boyland@uwm.edu
Pamela Harris	Professor	Mathematical Sciences	L&S	2027	peharris@uwm.edu
Avik Chakrabarti 1	Associate Professor	Economics	L&S	2026	chakra@uwm.edu
Michael Nosonovsky 2	Professor	Mechanical Engineering	CEAS	2026	nosonovs@uwm.edu
Deyang Qu	Professor	Mechanical Engineering	CEAS	2026	qud@uwm.edu
Christopher Quinn 3	Associate Professor	Biological Sciences	L&S	2026	quinnc@uwm.edu
Valerică Raicu	Professor	Physics	L&S	2026	vraicu@uwm.edu

Division of Professions

Name	Rank	Department	School/College	Term Ends	Email
Anja Blecking	Associate Professor	Chemistry & Biochemistry	L&S	2028	blecking@uwm.edu
Colleen Janczewski	Associate Professor	Social Work	CCEP	2028	janczew2@uwm.edu
Peninnah Kako	Professor	Nursing	CHPS	2028	pmkako@uwm.edu
Brooke Slavens	Professor	Mechanical Engineering	CEAS	2028	slavens@uwm.edu
Alexa Anderson	Associate Professor	Nursing	CHPS	2027	andersoa@uwm.edu
Veena Brown	Associate Professor	Accounting	LCB	2027	brownvml@uwm.edu
Jennifer Fink	Associate Professor	Health Care Administration	CHPS	2027	jtfink@uwm.edu
Thomas LeBel	Associate Professor	Criminal Justice & Criminology	CCEP	2027	lebel@uwm.edu
Crystasany Turner	Assistant Professor	Teaching and Learning	CCEP	2027	crturner@uwm.edu
Jian Zhao 1	Associate Professor	Civil & Environmental Engineering	CEAS	2027	jzhao@uwm.edu
Sam Helwany 2	Professor	Civil & Environmental Engineering	CEAS	2026	helwany@uwm.edu
Wan-Chen Lee	Assistant Professor	Information Studies	CCEP	2026	wclee@uwm.edu
Yin Wang 3	Associate Professor	Civil & Environmental Engineering	CEAS	2026	wang292@uwm.edu

Division of Social Sciences

Name	Rank	Department	School/College	Term Ends	Email
Ashley Lemke	Associate Professor	Anthropology	L&S	2028	ashlemke@uwm.edu
Jeffrey Sommers	Professor	African & African Diaspora Studies	L&S	2027	sommerjw@uwm.edu
Sara Benesh 1	Professor	Political Science	L&S	2026	sbenesh@uwm.edu
Katherine Du 2	Assistant Professor	Marketing	LCB	2026	katdu@uwm.edu
Timothy O’Brien	Associate Professor	Sociology	L&S	2026	obrien34@uwm.edu
Erin Parcell 1	Professor	Communication	L&S	2026	eparcell@uwm.edu