Faculty
Mesut AkdereAssociate Professor, Adult & Continuing Education, Higher Education |
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Mesut Akdere teaches graduate courses in organization development, training and development, and leadership. His research interests include human resource development, organization development, leadership, and quality management. Read more >> |
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Simone C. O. ConceiçãoAssociate Professor, Adult & Continuing Education, Higher Education |
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Simone Conceição teaches courses in the areas of distance education, use of technology with adult learners, instructional design, and adult learning. Her research interests include adult learning, distance education, impact of technology on teaching and learning, instructional design, learning objects, and staff development. Read more >> |
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Barbara DaleyProfessor, Adult & Continuing Education, Higher Education |
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Barbara Daley began her adult education career as a staff development instructor in a large hospital setting. Since that time, she has worked as a provider of continuing professional education in health care in a rural community college and in an urban university setting. Read more >> |
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Decoteau J. IrbyAssistant Professor, Educational Administration
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Decoteau Irby's research interests include the cultural politics of urban education; zero tolerance, school safety, and discipline policies; ideological dimensions of school reform movements; and schooling and labor experiences of Black males. Read more >> |
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Thomas JoyntClinical Associate Professor, Educational Administration, Higher Education |
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Thomas Joynt earned his Ph.D. in Educational Administration from the UW–Madison. He taught American History in the Janesville School District, and as part of his 17 year career as a district administrator in WI, he served as superintendent in Pulaski, Menomonee Falls, and Green Bay. He joined the UWM faculty in 2001. |
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Larry MartinProfessor, Adult & Continuing Education, Higher Education |
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Larry Martin investigates the development and implementation of workforce development programs for low-literate employees; organizational culture and climate as they relate to race and ethnicity; and the development and assessment of diversity training programs. Read more >> |
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Liliana MinaAssistant Professor, Higher Education |
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Liliana Mina has over 25 years of experience in college student development, administration of adult education programs and student support services for under represented populations in post-secondary education. Read more >> |
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Latish ReedAssistant Professor, Educational Administration
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Latish Reed is an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her research interests include urban school leadership, the historical and contemporary context of Black principals, and social justice in administration and teaching practices. Read more >> |
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Gail SchneiderProfessor, Educational Administration, Higher Education |
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Gail Schneider's research interests include urban school leadership, school reform and school restructuring. In recent years, she has assisted the states of North Carolina, Ohio, Iowa and Mississippi in the review and reform of the school administrator preparation programs. Read more >> |
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Regina SmithAssistant Professor, Adult & Continuing Education, Higher Education |
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Regina Smith teaches course in program planning in adult education. Her research interests include psychodynamic perspectives of small online groups, epistemological beliefs of adult learners, adult learning, adult development, and the community college. Read more >> |
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Leigh WallaceAssistant Professor, Educational Administration
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Leigh Wallace is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Administrative Leadership at UWM. She teaches courses in Leadership in Educational Organizations, Organizational Change and Team Leadership, and the Principalship Practicum. Read more >> |
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Susan Yelich BinieckiClinical Assistant Professor, Adult & Continuing Education
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Susan Yelich Biniecki has nearly 20 years experience as a teacher, trainer, program planner, and administrator in international and domestic adult education settings including: UWM's Institute of World Affairs, multinational corporations and organizations, the U.S. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, and the Polish Military. Read more >> |
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