Research Area: Social and Learning Sciences

Burt, Brian A.

Greetings and Gratitude! I have just returned from a year-long sabbatical leave. During my leave, I prioritized my health and wellness. Now that I have returned, I will be implementing new strategies that will sustain my health and wellness. I appreciate your patience and grace during this season of transition as I discover and explore …

Winkle-Wagner, Rachelle

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 faculty positions at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Education Select Publications Select Presentations

Rodgers, Aireale

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 uses qualitative techniques to study …

López, Francesca

Dr. Francesca López is the Jim and Georgia Thompson Distinguished Professor in the Department of Educational Policy and Leadership Analysis at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her research centers on educational practices and policies that promote equity and belonging for historically marginalized students, particularly multilingual learners and students from racially and linguistically diverse backgrounds. She began …