UW Health and Wellness Management Master’s Faculty

Betsy Barrett is an adjunct instructor at UW-River Falls. Previously, she taught at UW-Stevens Point and Elmhurst College. She earned her BA from the College of Wooster, her MS from Miami University in Ohio, and her PhD from the University of Minnesota. She volunteers at the National Wellness Institute; runs (with her yellow lab, Croix),... [Read More]

Heather Herdman received her MS & PhD in nursing from Boston College, and her BSN from the University of South Carolina (Columbia). She is also a licensed massage therapist and clinical aromatherapist, and has lectured nationally on wellness and integrative health care. She has published numerous papers on clinical reasoning in nursing, and has experience... [Read More]

Penny Lyter is currently an associate professor at UW-Parkside, where she has served in numerous roles over the past two decades. Beginning as Wellness Director, she implemented the first employee wellness program for the campus, developed a student wellness class, and help create a campus Wellness Center. She then served as Chair of the Health, Physical Education... [Read More]

Ephraim Nikoi is Associate Professor of Communication at UW-Superior. He earned his Ph.D. from Ohio University. His research interests are in relating and organizing, which includes areas of studies such as organizational communication, communication and social change, and intercultural communication. One of his recent research projects is an edited book called Collaborative Communication Processes and Decision... [Read More]

Associate Professor, Jose M. Palao is originally from the warm shores of the Mediterranean Sea, Cartagena, Spain. He completed his licensure as well as his doctorate in Physical Activity and Sport at the University of Granada. For over 14 years, he taught at different Universities in Spain (the Catholic University of Saint Anthony, the University... [Read More]

Stacey Peterson is originally from Detroit, MI and earned her Bachelor’s in psychology at Wayne State University.  She earned her Masters and PhD in industrial and organizational psychology from Florida Institute of Technology.  Her dissertation and research is in the field of employee repatriation and adjustment.  She has traveled extensively which influenced her interest in... [Read More]

Sallie Scovill is an associate professor of Health Promotion/Wellness at UW-Stevens Point and teaches face-to-face courses in employee wellness and works with students during their internship selection course. She began her studies at Austin Peay State University outside Nashville, Tenn. as a political science major. After changing fields, she received a master’s in Sports Management... [Read More]

Lori is the founder of Envision Associates, a consulting firm specializing in supporting complex organizations and partnerships by improving performance and achieving organizational outcomes. In addition to her consulting, Dr. Thompson has taught on-line for Central Washington University since 2013 in the Information Technology and Administrative Management Department. Lori has extensive experience with start-up and... [Read More]

Christine Vandenhouten received her BSN from Marian College, Fond du Lac WI, her MSN from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, and her PhD in Nursing from Marquette University, Milwaukee WI. She worked as a professional nurse in the neonatal intensive care (NICU), perioperative (surgery), and public health settings. She has over 25 years of experience... [Read More]

Todd Wilkinson serves as the department specialist for health psychology and teaches courses at UW-River Falls in Health Psychology, Sports Psychology, General Psychology, and Research Methods. His research interests include exercise promotion, sport performance, and positive psychological interventions influencing health and wellness. Todd’s program of research involves student collaboration and provides opportunities for students to... [Read More]