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RABINOWITZ, Harvey Z., Professor, Architecture
Email: hzr@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-5236 (work), (414) 964-6046 (home)
Expertise: Real estate development, history of real estate development, design and real estate development, shopping malls, post-occupancy evaluation, new urbanism, building diagnosis, defects in buildings, building design, urban design.
Degrees: M.A., Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1967

RAGINS, Belle Rose, Professor, Business Administration
Email: ragins@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-6823 (work), (414) 332-5134 (home office)
Expertise: Mentoring in organizations, diversified mentoring relationships, diversity in organizations, sexual orientation in the workplace, gender and organizations, women in management, the “glass ceiling,” women and power.

RAI, Kalyani, Assistant Professor, Center for Urban Community Development
Email: kalyanir@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 227-3271 (work), (414) 273-7213 (home)
Expertise: Addressing issues of culture, race, gender and diversity; program development and evaluation; incorporating applied research and participatory action in the learning curriculum; adult education and nontraditional leadership development; culturally based Hmong parenting programs.
Degrees: B.S., Biology and Chemistry, University of North Bengal, India; M.S., Agricultural/Applied Economics, Virginia Polytech and State University; Ph.D., Continuing and Vocational Education, UW-Madison

RASMUSSEN, Dave, Programmer, I&MT Special Projects
Email: dave@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-5133
Home Page: www.imt.uwm.edu/People/dave/
Expertise: Issues with being tall (Rasmussen is 7 feet 3 inches tall) in a one-size-fits-all society; Marfan Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder that primarily affects taller people; Vice President of Publicity for the Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passengers.
Degrees: B.S., Computer Science, UW-Milwaukee, 1985

RAST, Joel, Assistant Professor, Political Science
Email: jrast@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-2737
Home Page: www.uwm.edu/Dept/Polsci/faculty/rast.html
Expertise: Urban economic development, Frank Zeidler administration, environmental justice, regional transportation planning.
Degrees: B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz; Ph.D., University of Oregon

REDD, Steven, Assistant Professor, Political Science
Email: sredd@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-4741
Expertise: U.S. foreign/national security policy, foreign policy decision-making, conflict studies, advisers and foreign policy.
Degrees: B.A., International Relations, Brigham Young University, 1990; Ph.D., Political Science, Texas A&M University, 2000

REDDY, Michael K., Associate Professor, Chemistry
Email: mkr@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-5355
Expertise: Fundamental cellular processes, such as DNA replication.
Degrees: M.A., Biology, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1982; Ph.D., Molecular Microbiology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1988

Rehberg, Pamela, Associate Professor, Theatre
Email: prberg@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-3048
Expertise: Costume design and construction
Degrees: M.F.A., Costume Design

REI-DOVAL, Gabriel, Assistant Professor, Spanish
Email: reidoval@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-4912
Home Page: www.uwm.edu/Dept/Spanish/faculty/reidoval.html
Expertise: Galician studies, sociolinguistics, language planning and policies, bilingualism, Hispanic linguistics

REISEL, John R., Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Email: reisel@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-4671 (work), (414) 967-1656 (home)
Expertise: Laser diagnostics of combustion processes, combustion chemical kinetics, internal-combustion engines, air pollution minimization, optics, fluid mechanics, gas dynamics, energy efficiency, lubrication.
Degrees: B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Villanova University, 1989; M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 1991; Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 1994

RENKEN, Kevin, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Email: renken@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-5755
Home Page: www.uwm.edu/Dept/radon/heat/renken.html
Expertise: Computational and experimental methods in heat and mass transfer, radon entry dynamics, convection transport in porous media, energy conversion, energy conservation, heat transfer augmentation, data acquisition and instrumentation, engineering education, aerosol science, indoor air quality and pollution control.
Degrees: B.S., 1983; M.S., 1985; Ph.D., 1987, University of Illinois at Chicago

REZA, Ali M., Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Email: reza@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-6884
Home Page: www.uwm.edu/People/reza
Expertise: Signal and image processing and system design; multi-sensor signal processing applied in the areas of radar, sonar and seismology; step-like signal detection applied in image-edge detection and segmentation; well-log signal in seismology and ionic-channel signal segmentation in biology; artificial neural network design for classification and system identification; fuzzy logic applied in nonlinear filtering; genetic and evolutionary algorithms applied in designing systems and algorithms; hardware implementation of signal processing algorithms; medical imaging systems.
Degrees: B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Tehran, 1976; M.S., Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978; Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Wyoming, 1986

RHYNER, Paula M., Associate Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Email: prhyner@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-4878 (work), (414) 352-7833 (home)
Expertise: Teachers’ use of language facilitation and non-facilitation strategies with pre-school children who are at risk for or have identified language impairments, the effectiveness of various formal language screening tools in identifying children from minority populations and low-income families who are in need of comprehensive language assessment, development and testing of alternative approaches to language screening with low-income pre-school children from minority populations.

RICHARDS, John D., Associate Scientist, Anthropology; Associate Director, Archaeological Research Laboratory
Email: jdr@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-2440
Expertise: Late prehistory of the Great Lakes region.
Degrees: Ph.D., Anthropology, UW-Milwaukee, 1992

RICIGLIANO, Robert, Director, Institute of World Affairs, Peace Studies
Email: robr@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-3222
Home Page: www.iwa.uwm.edu
Expertise: International conflict, negotiation, mediation, engaging armed groups, post-conflict reconstruction, peace-building, peace processes.
Degrees: J.D., Harvard Law School

RINGBERG, Torsten, Assistant Professor, Marketing
Email: ringberg@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-5508
Home Page: sba.uwm.edu
Expertise: “Excavating” consumers’ symbolic worlds, effect of internalized cultural models on consumer conceptualization of marketing communication, survey methods that identify and categorize cultural models (meaning communities) for purposes of improving communication and product positioning, “measuring” advertising efficiency, in-depth (one-to-one interviews and focus groups) qualitative marketing research.

RIVAS, Paul, Associate Lecturer, Urban Studies
Email: pauljr@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-4629
Expertise: Right-wing domestic terrorism (i.e., anti-government and hate groups), civil liberties abuses in times of national crisis.
Degrees: B.A., History and Political Science, UW-Milwaukee; M.A., History (Eastern European), UW-Milwaukee; Dissertator, Urban Studies Ph.D. Program

ROCKOW, Joette, Lecturer, Journalism and Mass Communication
Email: jrockow@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-5354
Expertise: Advertising, public relations, animals as they are used/portrayed in the media, photography, Harley-Davidson culture.
Degrees: Associate’s Degree, Photography, (Milwaukee Area Technical College; B.A., Communication, Alverno College; M.A., Journalism and Mass Communications, UW-Milwaukee

RODRIGUEZ, Felipe, Assistant Dean, School of Education Office of Advising and Academic Services
Email: felipe@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-2232
Expertise: Diversity, history of Latinos in the U.S. with special emphasis on the migration and immigration to Wisconsin, the Puerto Rican experience in the U.S.
Degrees: M.S., Education, UW-Milwaukee, 1988

RODRIGUEZ, Joseph, Associate Professor, History
Email: joerod@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-3963/5977 (work), (414) 961-7139 (home)
Home Page: www.uwm.edu/People/joerod
Expertise: U.S. Latinos, city and suburb redevelopment.
Degrees: Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1990

ROEBBER, Paul, Professor, Atmospheric Science, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Email: roebber@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-3950
Home Page: www.uwm.edu/People/roebber/
Expertise: Weather forecasting, weather analysis, severe storms, floods, tornadoes, snow.
Degrees: B.Sc., Meteorology, McGill University; S.M., Meteorology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Meteorology, McGill University

ROHATGI, Pradeep K., Wisconsin Distinguished Professor, Materials Engineering
Email: prohatgi@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-4987 (work), (414) 962-3428 (home)
Expertise: Aluminum-fly ash composites, copper-graphite composites, solidification and casting characteristics of aluminum-silicon carbide composites, development of new industrial materials using fly ash cenospheres, ultralight composite materials containing ceramic microballoons, development of lead-free copper graphite castings, advanced materials for automotive and small-engine applications, reinforcement of aluminum alloy with silicon carbide particles.
Degrees: Ph.D., Metallurgy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964

ROSE, Susan J., Associate Professor, Social Welfare
Email: sjrose@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-6301 (work), (630) 834-4997 (home)
Expertise: Child welfare, child neglect, substance abuse among the child welfare population, managed care and mental health treatment.
Degrees: Ph.D., Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1990

ROTHFELS, Nigel, Director, Edison Initiative, College of Letters and Science
Email: rothfels@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-6041
Home Page: www.uwm.edu/~rothfels/
Expertise: History of ideas about animals, history and significance of the modern zoological garden, author, Savages and Beasts: The Birth of the Modern Zoo (2002); editor, Representing Animals (2002).
Other Expertise: Director of a cross-disciplinary teaching innovations unit in the College of Letters and Science designed to contribute to the recruitment and retention of students.
Degrees: B.A., University of Utah; A.M., Ph.D., History, Harvard University

ROWLEY, Amy June, Coordinator, American Sign Language Programs; Clinical Instructor, Exceptional Education
Email: ajrowley@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-2816 TTY
Expertise: Specialized areas of American Sign Language, such as use of classifiers, use of space, facial expressions and non-manual signals, fingerspelling techniques; issues pertaining to special education litigation. Professional-level certification (highest level) as an instructor of American Sign Language, American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA).
Degrees: B.S., Biology, Gallaudet University, 1996; M.S., Deaf Education and American Sign Language, McDaniel College, 2001

RYDER, Randall J., Professor, Curriculum and Instruction
Email: randall@uwm.edu
Phone: (414) 229-5479
Expertise: Reading research related to the acquisition and development of vocabulary knowledge, reading assessment, assessment of technology applications in school-based settings, construction of curriculum for the integration of the Internet into classroom instruction.
Degrees: Ph.D., Education, University of Minnesota, 1978

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