Faculty

Robert Barber obtained his PhD in the Cellular and Molecular Biology program at the UW-Madison in 1997. He was an NIH postdoctoral fellow at Pennsylvania State University from 1998 to 2000. Barber is currently an associate professor of biological sciences at the UW-Parkside, where the focus of his research is the application of genetic, biochemical,... [Read More]

John Bennett graduated from UW-Stevens Point in 1987 with majors in biology and chemistry and a minor in mathematics. He received his PhD in molecular biology from Loyola University of Chicago, where he isolated several novel RNA molecules from Hodgkin’s lymphoma cell lines. He continued his work in cancer as an NIH postdoctoral fellow at... [Read More]

Joyce A. Bulgrin earned her bachelor of science degree in medical technology from UW-Eau Claire and her master’s degree in health care administration from Central Michigan University. Professionally, she has clinical laboratory experience in hospitals in Texas, Illinois, and Wisconsin. She has taught at Amarillo College in Amarillo, Texas, and Illinois Central College in East... [Read More]

Suresh Chalasani is a professor of management information systems at the UW-Parkside. Prior to joining UW-Parkside, he was an assistant professor at UW-Madison and served as a consultant for several companies. Chalasani’s educational background includes a PhD from the University of Southern California. Chalasani’s current research interests include healthcare management and healthcare technologies. He is... [Read More]

Jason Davis, associate professor of economics, joined the faculty at UW-Stevens Point in the fall of 2002, following teaching experiences at Michigan State University and Alma College. He earned his BA in economics and management from Albion College, and his MA and PhD in economics from Michigan State University. He teaches courses in microeconomics, public... [Read More]

Robert Dollinger obtained his master’s degree in computer science from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in 1985 and his PhD in artificial intelligence from the same institution in 1996. He started his professional activity as a researcher at the Medical Informatics Institute in Cluj-Napoca, where he worked on and managed several projects on medical... [Read More]

David Gibbs holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a master’s degree in computer science, both from San Diego State University. He earned his PhD in educational technology at UW-Madison. His dissertation examined the impact of cognitive styles upon achievement in introductory programming. Gibbs has taught at UW-Rock County, UW-Marathon County, and since 1999, UW-Stevens... [Read More]

Peter Haried is the academic director of the HIMT program, department chair, and an associate professor of information systems (IS) at the College of Business Administration at UW-La Crosse. He received his Ph.D. in management science with a concentration in management information systems from UW-Milwaukee. His research focuses on: IS offshoring, IS project management, health... [Read More]

Weimin He is working as an assistant professor in the Computing and New Media Technologies department at UW-Stevens Point. He received his PhD in computer science from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2008, and his BS and MS degrees in computer science from Yunnan University, China. He has eight years of research experience... [Read More]

Kyung Hoon (Brian) Yang is currently an associate professor in the department of information systems at UW-La Crosse. He received his PhD in management information systems from Purdue University in 1989 and was a professor at the Chung-Ang University in Korea from 1989 to 2004. His major research interests include knowledge transfer and knowledge-based organizations,... [Read More]

Dr. Nic Huang is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. He received his PhD in Management Information Systems from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He has taught subjects, such as introduction to information systems, telecommunication, cyber security, e-Business, database, Visual Basic programming, and introduction to supply chain and operation management... [Read More]

Daniel McCarty is a professor in the School of Health Care Professions at UW-Stevens Point. He earned a PhD at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, an MS at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and a BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is an epidemiologist with wide research interests, including obesity... [Read More]

Janet Reilly is an assistant professor in the Professional Program in Nursing at UW-Green Bay and has taught online courses for eight years. With a focus on innovative technologies in nursing education and nursing practice, she coordinated two years of multi-campus faculty development and a culminating conference: E-Learning in Nursing: Design, Innovation, Delivery, and Evaluation.... [Read More]

Russell Roberson is vice president of quality and regulatory affairs for a major medical device manufacturer. In this global role, he works to ensure that products and services are properly designed, manufactured, distributed, and serviced. Roberson has 30 years of experience in medical drugs and devices, and has worked on product lines that include magnetic... [Read More]

Betty is the new UW-Parkside Program Director for Health Information Management and Technology (HIMT), a collaborative degree program through the University of Wisconsin Extension Division of Continuing Education, Outreach and E-Learning.  She has extensive experience working in health care, most recently as Director of Health Information Management and Privacy Officer at Ministry Door County Medical... [Read More]

In addition to serving as academic director of the University of Wisconsin Health Information Management and Technology (HIMT) program since 2010, Brenda Tyczkowski also serves as assistant professor for the Professional Program in Nursing at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Prior to these roles, Brenda served as assistant to the regional field operations director for... [Read More]