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
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
Phone: (608) 263-5459
Jennifer Angus
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director of Design and Visual Communication
Email:
jrangus
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
Emily Auerbach
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director of the Odyssey Project
Email:
emily.auerbach
Phone: 608-262-3733
Claudia Irene Calderón
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director of Gender and Agroecology
Email:
cicalderon
Phone: 608-416-9335
Fabu Carter
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director of Community Outreach
Email:
fpcarter
Dekila Chungyalpa
Position title: 4W Director of Faith, Ecology, and Resilience
Email:
chungyalpa
Mary Crave
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director of Youth and Women in International Agriculture and Food Security
Email:
mary.crave
Larissa Duncan
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director for Healthy Minds, Children, and Families
Email:
larissa.duncan
Jean M. Geran
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director for Human Rights, Child Protection, and Global Policy
Email:
jmgeran
Lara B. Gerassi
Credentials: PhD, MSW
Position title: 4W Director of Sex Trafficking and Exploitation Research and Practice
Email:
gerassi
Phone: (608) 263-6356
Brenda Gonzalez
Position title: 4W Director for Community Connections
Email:
brenda.gonzalez
Phone: 608-695-0308
Janet Hyde
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director of Feminist Biology
Email:
jshyde
Phone: (608) 262-9522
Carolyn Kallenborn
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director of Design
Email:
cmkallen
Phone: 816-550-3930
Nancy Kendall
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director of Education for Global Change
Email:
nkendall
Phone: 608/265-5955
Carolyn McAndrews
Position title: 4W Director of Sustainable Transportation and Inclusive Mobility
Email:
cmcandrews
Phone: (608) 265-3182
Sarli Mercado
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director of Latin American Urban Cultural Connections (On Women, Landscapes and the Arts)
Email:
smercado
Kate Phelps
Credentials: Ph.D.
Position title: 4W Director of Creative Embodiment and Embodi-mentoring
Email:
kphelps
Erika Rosales
Position title: 4W Director of Immigration and Human Rights
Email:
erika.rosales
Phone: 608-262-7504
Stephanie Rytilahti
Credentials: PhD
Position title: Director, Women's and Gender Studies Consortium
Email:
srrytilahti
Phone: (608) 262-3056
Lesley Sager
Credentials: NCIDQ
Position title: Faculty Associate, Director of the Design Thinking Initiative
Email:
lhsager
Sami Schalk
Credentials: PhD
Position title: Assistant Professor, Department of Gender and Women’s Studies
Email:
sdschalk
Karen Solheim
Credentials: PhD, RN, FAAN
Position title: 4W Director of Nursing
Email:
karen.solheim
Phone: 608-263-5176
Emilie Songolo
Credentials: MLS
Position title: 4W Director of Information Science for Global Empowerment
Email:
emilie.songolo
Phone: 608.265.4740
Karla Strand
Credentials: DPhil, MLIS
Position title: 4W Director of Knowledge Empowerment for Women and Girls
Martha Taylor
Credentials: MS
Position title: 4W Director of Women’s Leadership and Philanthropy
Email:
martha.taylor
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
Phone: 608-263-0745
Christine Whelan
Credentials: PhD
Position title: 4W Director of Purposeful Living
Email:
christine.whelan
Phone: 646-522-6456