University of Wisconsin-Madison
Biography Download CV Daniel Bolt is Nancy C. Hoefs-Bascom Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and specializes in quantitative methods. His methodological research has focused on the theory and application of psychometric methods in the educational, social and health sciences., including topics such as the application of latent variable models for purposes …
Biography Research Area(s): Clinical Lab Website: Addiction Research Center Research Interests My laboratory focuses on the development and implementation of digital therapeutics, which are software programs or “apps” that prevent, manage, or treat disease including substance use disorders and other mental illness. Digital therapeutics can provide empirically supported interventions, illness and treatment management tools, …
Biography Greg Downey is an Evjue-Bascom Professor in both the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (where he served as Director from 2009-2014) and the Information School at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research uses historical and geographical methods to uncover and analyze “information labor” over time and space.Downey is the author Telegraph Messenger Boys: Labor, Technology, and Geography …
Biography Dr. Heather Kirkorian is a Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she holds the Laura M. Secord Chair in Early Childhood Development. She is also a faculty affiliate in the departments of Psychology, Educational Psychology, and Communication Arts. Dr. Kirkorian is a developmental psychologist who studies early …
Rachel Kuo (she/her/hers) writes, teaches, and researches race, feminist politics, social movements, and digital technology. Her book Movement Media: In Pursuit of Solidarity (Oxford University Press, 2025) brings together archival research and ethnographic fieldwork to demonstrate how technologies enhance and foreclose possibilities for political organization across uneven racial and class difference. She works closely with community partners …
Biography Download CV Peter McDonald is an Assistant Professor of Design, Creative, and Informal Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at UW-Madison and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. His research explores the ways people interpret play and playful behavior as meaning-making activities, the design practices that can support critical engagement …
Biography Evan Polman joined the Wisconsin School of Business in 2013. He received a Ph.D. from Cornell University, and carried out post-doctoral work at New York University. His research focuses on self-other differences in decision making, creativity, gift-giving, psychological distance, and moral psychology. Evan has published articles in journals in psychology, marketing, and management. In …
Biography Education Interests I am media anthropologist and digital humanities researcher, jointly-appointed in the School of Information (formerly SLIS) and the Department of African Cultural Studies. I teach courses on the political economy of information, race/class/gender/identity in tech, Africa, and internet practices in developing world contexts. I coordinate the Black Arts + Data Futures group …
Curriculum Vitae Education Areas of Research Global communication, anthropology of Islam, feminist knowledge production, Chinese diaspora media, podcasting and sound studies, translation, public scholarship Research Impact Wang’s research lies in the intersection among global communication, technology, and culture. She specializes in the anthropology of Islam, race & ethnicity, gender and feminist studies, and digital studies …