SoHE Who to Contact
Many of your questions about how to meet expectations and thrive as a graduate student will be answered by the various sources of policies, procedures, requirements, resources, and norms listed above. Several key positions in the School of Human Ecology and on campus are ready to answer your remaining questions:
Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs: Michelle Holland
4199A Nancy Nicholas Hall
Phone: 608-263-5675
Email: michelle.holland@wisc.edu
Graduate Program Specialist: Cadin Tonković-Ćapin
4199C Nancy Nicholas Hall
Phone: 608-265-6269
Email: cadin.tonkoviccapin@wisc.edu
The Graduate Program Office in the School of Human Ecology is often your first stop with any questions. Our staff are well-versed in graduate education and can be a great resource for you during your graduate study.
Graduate Program Chairs (GPC)
Each graduate program named option has a graduate program chair who oversees the graduate students and program operations within the SoHE departments.
2022-23 GPCs
- Civil Society & Community Research (CSCR):
- Professor Jen Gaddis- jgaddis@wisc.edu
- Professor Brian McInnes- bdmcinnes@wisc.edu
- Consumer Behavior & Family Economics (CBFE):
- Professor Michael Collins- jmcollins@wisc.edu
- Design Studies (DS):
- Professor Kevin Ponto- kevin.ponto@wisc.edu
- Human Development & Family Studies (HDFS):
- Professor Charles Raison- raison@wisc.edu
- Professor Rob Nix- robert.nix@wisc.edu
- Master of Science: Human Ecology:
- Professor Sarah Halpern-Meekin- sarah.halpernmeekin@wisc.edu
Faculty Advisor
Each student will be assigned a faculty advisor in your graduate program. Some graduate programs in SoHE assign faculty advisors in your first year and this is who you will work with throughout your graduate program. Other programs assign a temporary faculty advisor in the first year and then the faculty advisor can change at various stages of your program. Your faculty advisor(s) will be a key source of guidance for your academic development. Further definition can be found here. Further details about finding, changing, and working with your advisor can be found in each named option section of the SoHE handbook.
The name and contact information of your faculty advisor can be found on your Student Center on MyUW (my.wisc.edu) under “Academic Progress” and then “Advisors.”