University of Wisconsin–Madison

People Type: Steering Committee

Banerjee, Suman

Biography Suman Banerjee received his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Maryland in 2003 and joined the faculty of University of Wisconsin-Madison that same year. He is the 2013 winner of the ACM SIGMOBILE RockStar Award, given for early career achievements in the field of mobile computing and wireless networking. He is currently …

Bendlin, Barbara

Biography Dr. Bendlin is interested in the interplay of factors that contribute to healthy or pathological brain aging, in particular, the effect of factors that contribute to or protect against the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). My recently funded work focuses on brain structure and function in middle and late age, especially in people with …

Bloodworth, Cary

Biography Cary is an attorney and director of the Family Legal Advocacy and Supports Clinic (FLASC) at the University of Wisconsin Law School, where she works with both law students and social work students in providing legal and non-legal services to families at risk of formal involvement with the child welfare system. FLASC partners with …

Borman, Kennedy

Biography Kennedy Borman joined the Universities of Wisconsin Government Relations team in February 2023. Prior to joining the Universities of Wisconsin, she worked in the Wisconsin State Legislature for 3.5 years with experience in both the State Assembly and the State Senate. She has a bachelor of arts degree in political science from the University …

Boswell, Ed

Biography Ed Boswell is faculty in the Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture and focuses on geospatial technologies and design frameworks. Ed is involved in strategic planning, curriculum development for courses and certificates, and designed the M.S. in Environmental Remediation and Management degree in the Department of Soil Science. Ed earned a Ph.D. in soil …

Chambers, Lisa

Biography Lisa Chambers provides oversight for the day-to-day administration of the Morgridge Center for Public Service. Previously, she spent nine years as the director of the Centre for Community Partners at the University of Toronto. Prior to her work at the University of Toronto, she served as the Executive Director of the Michigan Campus Compact. …

Collins, Mary Beth

Biography Mary Beth Collins has experience as a teacher, attorney, and nonprofit professional, and has always been passionate about the strength and well being of communities, families, and mission-based enterprises. Using the skills she has gained in her past professional life to help build a robust research and outreach agenda at the School of Human …

Cranmer, Kyle

Biography Kyle Cranmer is the David R. Anderson Director of the Data Science Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Data Science Institute aims to lead a vibrant, innovative, inclusive, and collaborative data science research community, and advance the social good, through a coherent research agenda backed by resources, space, and data science expertise. Cranmer …

Deng, Yongheng

Biography Yongheng Deng is a Professor and the John P. Morgridge Distinguished Chair in Business, recipient of the 2021 Erwin A. Gaumnitz Distinguished Faculty Research Award, Director of the Real Estate Ph.D. Program, and Director of the Global Real Estate Masters Program (GREM), in the Department of Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, Wisconsin School …

González, Brenda

Biography As director of community relations, Brenda González serves as UW-Madison’s primary point of contact with local community and nonprofit organizations. She is responsible for developing strategies to ensure the university is engaged with these organizations and the broader community.  Prior to joining UW-Madison, she worked as the diversity manager for Agrace Hospice & Palliative Care and as a community marketing and …