Kathleen Bartzen Culver
Director
Kathleen Culver joined the School of Journalism & Mass Communication in 1999 to help launch an innovative converged curriculum to prepare students for a changing media landscape. When Culver was advised early on that she was “preparing students for jobs that may not even exist yet,” she scarcely had a clue how quickly and massively the ground would shift. Read more.
Kathryn McGarr
Affiliated Faculty
Kathryn McGarr’s research is in twentieth-century U.S. political history, with a focus on gender, foreign policy, and the news media. She is especially interested in how social networks and political culture shape opinions about U.S. foreign policy.
McGarr is the chair of of judging committee for the Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics.
Kajsa Dalrymple
Honorary Fellow
Kajsa Dalrymple is a lecturer and honorary fellow in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dalrymple, founder of Dalrymple Advising, LLC and former associate professor at the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication, is an award-winning educator with over 15 years of experience in research, education and leadership. Read more.
Krista Eastman
Administrator & Communications Specialist
Krista Eastman is a writer and editor with expertise in university communications and external relations. As the administrator of the Center for Journalism Ethics, she assists with strategy, communication, event planning, and special projects.
2024-25 Fellows
Our student fellowship program welcomes exceptional UW–Madison students with a strong interest in creating a more ethical future for media. Over the course of one or two semesters, fellows work under the mentorship of our director, advisory board and administrator, to produce original reporting on the critical ethical issues of our time and to contribute to the life of the Center.
Cat Carroll
Cat Carroll is a senior at UW–Madison majoring in journalism, international studies and German, with certificates in public policy, Middle East studies and Arabic.
She served as 2023-24 managing editor of The Badger Herald, where she now chairs the Board of Directors. Cat hopes to pursue a career in foreign correspondence, telling stories of migration and belonging in diasporic communities.
Jess Miller
Jess Miller is in his second year of the professional master’s program at UW-Madison’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He currently works as a production assistant for the PBS Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Radio co-production “Wisconsin Life”, reports local news for WORT-FM and freelances for Madison Magazine and other local publications. He previously interned with American Public Media’s podcast studio, contributing to a suite of culture and education podcasts. After graduating in the spring, he hopes to pursue a career in public media.
Abby Youran Qin
Abby Youran Qin is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She researches political communication in the twofold context of social networks and physical surroundings, with a special focus on the causes of local news decline, the importance of local journalism to democracy, and the future of local media preservation. She hopes to contribute to building healthy information environment for disadvantaged individuals and communities through research, teaching, and public-facing work.
Sophia Scolman
Sophia Scolman is a senior at UW–Madison studying journalism and history. As a junior, Sophia served as managing editor at The Badger Herald, one of UW’s student newspapers, where she covered topics related to law enforcement and student government. She currently works as the Herald’s advertising director. Sophia is also a proud recipient of the Evans Scholarship, which is awarded to golf caddies, and served as the vice president of communications for UW’s chapter as a junior. After graduation, Sophia hopes to carry her interest in government accountability into a career in law.