The 4W Leadership Circle is a collective of leaders representing Human Ecology, the Global Health Institute, Education, Nursing, Letters and Sciences, Medicine and Public Health, Gender & Women’s Studies, the Nelson Institute, the Division of Continuing Studies, Social Work, Law, and more. Members of the Leadership Circle report that the group provides a rare opportunity for joint learning and making new connections with other scholars across UW. These scholars share a concern for the justice and ethics of their work as they strive to make an impact for women in the world. These new connections have spawned new projects and funding possibilities, and have provided opportunities to mentor students. Leaders report a feeling of community, a sense of voice, and a validation of their work in their 4W connections. This unique support allows 4W leaders to flourish and expand their work in new ways.
Sandra Adell
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director of the Arts and Wellbeing
Email: saadell@wisc.edu
Phone: 608-263-0425
Araceli Alonso
Credentials: PhD, RN, MA, MS
Position title: 4W Director for Gender, Clinical Practice, and the Health Sciences
Email: aalonso@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 263-5459
Jennifer Angus
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director of Design and Visual Communication
Email: jrangus@wisc.edu
Phone: (608)263-3122
Sumudu Atapattu
Credentials: LL.M., Ph.D.
Position title: Director of Research Centers and Senior Lecturer at UW Law School
Email: sumudu.atapattu@wisc.edu
Emily Auerbach
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director of the Odyssey Project
Email: emily.auerbach@wisc.edu
Phone: 608-262-3733
Claudia Irene Calderón
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director of Gender and Agroecology
Email: cicalderon@wisc.edu
Phone: 608-416-9335
Fabu Carter
Credentials: MS
Position title: 4W Director of Community Outreach
Email: fpcarter@medicine.wisc.edu
Dekila Chungyalpa
Position title: 4W Director of Faith, Ecology, and Resilience
Email: chungyalpa@wisc.edu
Mary Crave
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director of Youth and Women in International Agriculture and Food Security
Email: mary.crave@uwex.edu
Larissa Duncan
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director for Healthy Minds, Children, and Families
Email: larissa.duncan@wisc.edu
Deborah Ehrenthal
Credentials: MD, MPH
Position title: 4W Director of Women, Wellbeing, and the Lifecourse
Email: ehrenthal@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 265-0559
Jean M. Geran
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director for Human Rights, Child Protection, and Global Policy
Email: jmgeran@wisc.edu
Lara B. Gerassi
Credentials: PhD, MSW
Position title: 4W Director of Sex Trafficking and Exploitation Research and Practice
Email: gerassi@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 263-6356
Mariaelena Huambachano
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director of Biodiversity Protection and Indigeneity
Email: huambachano@wisc.edu
Phone: 608-263-2193
Janet Hyde
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director of Feminist Biology
Email: jshyde@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 262-9522
Carolyn Kallenborn
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director of Design
Email: cmkallen@wisc.edu
Phone: 816-550-3930
Nancy Kendall
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director of Education for Global Change
Email: nkendall@education.wisc.edu
Phone: 608/265-5955
Sarli Mercado
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director of Latin American Urban Cultural Connections (On Women, Landscapes and the Arts)
Email: smercado@wisc.edu
Stephanie Rytilahti
Credentials: PhD
Position title: Director, Women's and Gender Studies Consortium
Email: srrytilahti@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 262-3056
Lesley Sager
Credentials: NCIDQ
Position title: Faculty Associate, Director of the Design Thinking Initiative
Email: lhsager@wisc.edu
Sami Schalk
Credentials: PhD
Position title: Assistant Professor, Department of Gender and Women’s Studies
Email: sdschalk@wisc.edu
Karen Solheim
Credentials: PhD, RN, FAAN
Position title: 4W Director of Nursing
Email: karen.solheim@wisc.edu
Phone: 608-263-5176
Emilie Songolo
Credentials: MLS
Position title: 4W Director of Information Science for Global Empowerment
Email: emilie.songolo@wisc.edu
Phone: 608.265.4740
Karla Strand
Credentials: DPhil, MLIS
Position title: 4W Director of Knowledge Empowerment for Women and Girls
Email: karla.strand@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 265-5408
Martha Taylor
Credentials: MS
Position title: 4W Director of Women’s Leadership and Philanthropy
Email: martha.taylor@wisc.edu
Earlise Ward
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director of Mental Health for African American Women, Faculty Director of Morgridge Center for Public Service
Email: ecward@wisc.edu
Phone: 608-263-0745
Christine Whelan
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director of Purposeful Living
Email: christine.whelan@wisc.edu
Phone: 646-522-6456