FACULTY + STAFF
Dr. Gregory Cramer
Assistant Professor
cramer@uwp.edu
Mary Henderson
Program Associate
hendersm@uwp.edu
Dr. Dana Ryan
Director, Advanced
Professional Development
ryand@uwp.edu
Mary Jo Gdovin
IPED Program Senior Advisor
gdovin@uwp.edu
Dr. Sandra Moats
Department Chair
moats@uwp.edu
Dr. Jody Siker
Assistant Professor
siker@uwp.edu
Dr. Annie Grugel
Assistant Professor
grugel@uwp.edu
Denise Olstinske
Certification Officer
hancock@uwp.edu
Highlights
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Dr. Gregory Cramer
Assistant Professor
cramer@uwp.eduDr. Gregory Cramer taught ESL and Bilingual Social Studies—World History, U.S. History, World Geography, and Civics—for 15 years in Milwaukee Public Schools. He also taught drama and music and led student plays and musical groups. His areas of research interest are bilingualism and biliteracy, graphic novels for bilingual/ESL students, and immigrant students in U.S. schools.
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Mary Jo Gdovin
Advisor
gdovin@uwp.edu | 262-595-2094
Office Hours 8AM-4:30PM | Monday-Friday | Molinaro D111
The Institute of Professional Educator Development has a dedicated advisor for all educator preparation programs. Students who are interested in an Educator Preparation Program should contact the Institute to schedule an appointment. -
Dr. Annie Grugel
Assistant Professor
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Mary Henderson
Program Associate
hendersm@uwp.edu -
Dr. Sandra Moats
Department Chair
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Denise Olstinske
Certification Officer
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Dr. Dana Ryan
Director of Advanced Professional Development
ryand@uwp.edu | 262-585-2309As the Director of Advanced Professional Development, Dr. Ryan partners with local school districts to create engaging and timely workshops, courses, and programs for educator professional growth. She has spent over ten years in higher education preparing educators at the undergraduate and graduate levels and teaches educator preparation seminars and courses in literacy methods and assessment at UW-Parkside. Her research interests include children’s independent book choice and the development and maintenance of classroom libraries.
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Dr. Jody Siker
Assistant Professor
siker@uwp.eduDr. Siker received her B.S. in Biological Aspects of Conservation and Psychology from UW-Madison, M.S. in Exceptional Education from UW-Milwaukee, and Ph.D. through the Joint Doctoral Program in Special Education from the University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco State University. Her teaching focuses on special education, math education, culturally-responsive pedagogy, disability history, and action research. Her research interests include co-teaching, including pre-service teacher preparation and measuring openness to co-teaching; lesson study in mathematics; mathematics knowledge for teaching; colorblind racism ideologies, and equity.