University of Wisconsin–Madison

People Type: Lecturers

Corona, James

Biography I enjoy teaching GELLT students at UW-Madison. Since every teacher is also a student, I have enjoyed learning a lot from my talented ESL students. Besides possessing an undergraduate English degree, I have earned a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from UW-Madison, with an academic concentration in English composition. Although not raised in an …

Crowther, Shauna

Biography My name is Shauna Crowther, and I have worked in GELLT since 2000. I currently work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, from which I received a Master’s in Applied Linguistics and a certificate in TESOL. I have mainly worked with adult language learners, from beginners who are illiterate in their native language to PhD …

Isenbügel , Stella

Biography Hello everyone!  I’ve been teaching in the GELLT program at UW-Madison since 2008.  Prior to that I taught in the German Dept. (now GNS) for a few years while completing my graduate degree.  Before coming to Madison, I also taught Spanish to adult learners.   Growing up, I was very fortunate to live in (and …

Pierre, Al’x

Biography Hometown: London, Canada My name is pronounced Aleeks, and I am originally from London, Ontario, Canada. I recently completed my Master’s in Higher Educational Leadership from UW–Madison, following an earlier Master’s in TESOL from Eastern Michigan University. I have been teaching GELLT at UW–Madison for the past two years, combining my background in TESOL …

Rao, Lidka

Biography I discovered my passion for teaching English as a second language in 2000 when, guided mostly by my curiosity, I enrolled in and completed a TEFL program here in Madison. After receiving my Master’s Degree in English and Music Education from Masaryk University in the Czech Republic in 2002, I was fortunate to be …

Schachter, Parthy

Biography Hello! I have been teaching in the GELLT program at UW since 2011. Prior to that I studied at UW-Madison for my undergraduate degree, completed my MA in GELLT at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and spent several years living in the Middle East teaching English and studying Hebrew and Arabic. When not teaching …

Scheffler, Danielle

Biography Always a language nerd, I first got involved in GELLT while studying abroad in the UK, where I loved meeting and talking to my fellow international students. After completing my undergraduate degree (English and Creative Writing) and TESOL certificate here in Madison, I taught English in Morocco as a Peace Corps Volunteer. I received …