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.
Araceli Alonso
PhD, RN, MA, MS
4W Director for Gender, Clinical Practice and the Health Sciences
(608) 263-5459
3323 Sterling Hall & 4285Q Nancy Nicholas Hall
Jennifer Angus
PhD
4W Director of Design and Visual Communication
(608)263-3122
School of Human Ecology
Office 3210
Sumudu Atapattu
LL.M., Ph.D.
Director of Research Centers and Senior Lecturer at UW Law School
Room 6218, Law School
Fabu Carter
MS
Senior Outreach Specialist
600 Highland Avenue
J5/1 Mezzanine
Madison, Wisconsin 53792-2420
Mary Beth Collins
Executive Director for Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies
608-890-0472
School of Human Ecology
Office 4285N
Deborah Ehrenthal
MD, MPH
4W Director of Women, Wellbeing and the Lifecourse
(608) 265-0559
Room 658 WARF
610 Walnut Street
Madison, WI 53726
Lara B. Gerassi
PhD, MSW
4W Director of Sex Trafficking and Exploitation Research and Practice
(608) 263-6356
308 School of Social Work
Tracey Holloway
PhD
4W Director for Science and Engineering
(608) 262-5356
201A Enzyme Institute, 1710 University Ave.
Mariaelena Huambachano
PhD
4W Director of Biodiversity Protection and Indigeneity
608-263-2193
Nancy Nicholas Hall
1300 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Janet Hyde
PhD
4W Director of Feminist Biology
(608) 262-9522
410 Psychology, 1202 W. Johnson St. Office
Nancy Kendall
PhD
4W Director of Education for Global Change
608/265-5955
235 Education Building
1000 Bascom Mall
Madison, WI 53706-1326
Erika Marín-Spiotta
Associate Professor of Geography
Department of Geography
550 North Park Street
Madison, WI 53706
Sarli Mercado
PhD
4W Director of Latin American Urban Cultural Connections (On Women, Landscapes and the Arts)
930 Van Hise Hall
Jan Miyasaki
JD
4W Director of Legal Advocacy and Support
(608) 890-3346
304 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Dr, Madison, WI 53706
Stephanie Rytilahti
PhD
Director, Women's and Gender Studies Consortium
(608) 262-3056
3304 Sterling Hall
Lesley Sager
NCIDQ
Faculty Associate, Director of the Design Thinking Initiative
3128 Nancy Nicholas Hall
Karla Strand
DPhil, MLIS
4W Director of Knowledge Empowerment for Women and Girls
(608) 265-5408
430 Memorial Library
Earlise Ward
PhD
4W Director of Mental Health for African American Women, Faculty Director of Morgridge Center for Public Service
608-263-0745
4135 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
