University of Wisconsin–Madison

People Type: Higher Education Faculty

Burt, Brian

Download CV   Research Gate   Black Males in Engineering   Personal Website   Wei LABDr. Burt uses qualitative methodological approaches to study the experience of graduate students and the institutional policies and practices that influence students’ pathways. His current research falls into two strands: understanding team-based research experiences, and exploring the experiences of underrepresented graduate students of color in engineering. Through his …

Crim, Jr., Elton

Elton Crim, Jr. is a Clinical Professor and the Director of the Higher Education Master’s Degree Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Across his three decades of service at UW–Madison, he has made profound contributions in teaching, service, and leadership, earning him the 2026 Ann Wallace Academic Staff Distinguished Achievement Award from the School of …

Fernandez, Frank

Google Scholar   YouTube video (University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement)   YouTube video (Video Toolkit on Using Statistics and Intersectionality Frameworks) Frank Fernandez is Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He teaches graduate courses on organizational theory and education finance. His work emphasizes higher education’s potential …

Li, Weijia

Download CV   Global Higher Education MS Program   Center for East Asian Studies   Center for German and European Studies Weijia Li is a Clinical Professor of international higher education leadership and the Director of Global Higher Education MS Program. He teaches graduate courses on internationalization of higher education, leadership for international education programs and student services, and other graduate …

Miller, Peter

I teach in the Master’s in Sports Leadership Program and serve as Director of Badger Inquiry on Sport (BIOS). I aim to develop excellent, impactful sports leaders — especially coaches. ​ Education

Rodgers, Aireale

Download CV   Personal Website   Google Scholar Profile Dr. Aireale J. Rodgers is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Drawing on frameworks from critical race studies and the learning sciences, Dr. Rodgers’ scholarship seeks to illuminate how people’s everyday (mis)understandings about race and racism shape learning across various higher education ecologies. Currently, she …

Wang, Xueli

Dr. Xueli Wang (pronounced similar to “Shoo-lee Wong”) is the Barbara and Glenn Thompson Endowed Professor in Educational Leadership at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She teaches graduate courses on community colleges, mixed methods research, and assessment in higher education. With a focus on community colleges and postsecondary STEM education, her program of research examines educational practices, …

Williams, Krystal

Download CV Personal Webpage   Google Scholar Page Krystal L. Williams, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. She is the Director and Principal Investigator of the Education Policy and Equity Research Collective (Ed_PERC) which explores issues regarding race and public policy with an emphasis on Historically …

Winkle-Wagner, Rachelle

Download CV   Link Rachelle Winkle-Wagner’s Website  Rachelle Winkle-Wagner earned her PhD from Indiana University in Education Policy Studies with a concentration in higher education and minors in sociology and qualitative inquiry. Prior to coming to UW-Madison, she held positions on the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Education Select Publications …

Yu, Jing

https://sites.google.com/view/jingyuphd Jing Yu is an assistant professor of International Higher Education in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2022. Her scholarship focuses on Chinese international students’ perspectives and experiences with race, racism, and racialization. Her research interests include international student mobility, …