Jennifer Sheridan
Executive & Research Director, WISELI
Dr. Sheridan received her PhD from the Department of Sociology at UW-Madison in August 2001, specializing in social stratification and quantitative research methods. Her graduate work focused on the social origins and implications of occupational sex segregation. She has authored or co-authored fourteen peer-reviewed papers, covering topics such as measurement of occupational standing, long-term effects of childhood abuse, and her current line of inquiry, the status of women in science and engineering. As WISELI's executive and research director, Dr. Sheridan develops and oversees the workshops and grant programs administered by WISELI, as well as the research and evaluation produced by WISELI, including two all-faculty climate surveys administered in 2003 and 2006.
- Contact Information:
- Dr. Jennifer Sheridan
- Women in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute
- 2107 Mechanical Engineering Building
- 1513 University Avenue
- Madison, WI 53706
- Phone: (608)263-1445
- Fax: (608) 265-5290
- Email: sheridan@engr.wisc.edu