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Critical Studies Faculty

Mark Anderson

Adjunct Professor

Abby Armstrong Check

Interim Full-Time Instructor, Adjunct Associate Professor

Michael Aschenbrenner

Adjunct Associate Professor

Emily Blaser

Adjunct Instructor

Elaine Bohannon

Interim Full-Time Instructor

Royal Griggs Brevvaxling

Adjunct Faculty

Alexia Brunson

Assistant Professor

Helen J. Bullard

Adjunct Instructor

Maureen Chavez-Kruger

Adjunct Professor

Cheryl Coan

Adjunct Faculty

Paul Engevold

Adjunct Professor

Leslie Fedorchuk

Professor, Writing & Humanities

Laura Fuller-Cooper

Adjunct Faculty

Devlin Grimm

Adjunct Instructor

Anna Hillary

Assistant Professor

Chelsea Holton

Associate Professor

Tamara Johnston

Adjunct Associate Professor

Julia Kirchner

Adjunct Professor

David Lawson

Adjunct Instructor

Emily Leonard

Adjunct Instructor

Ashley Luchinski

Associate Professor, Chair of Writing and Humanities

Kathleen Mulhern

Adjunct Faculty

Maurizio Murru

Professor

Stephanie Rhyner

Interim Full-Time Instructor

Joshua Rutherford

Adjunct Instructor

Gregory Sadler

Adjunct Professor

Justin Schumaker

Adjunct Faculty

CJ Scruton

Assistant Professor

Lauren Simmons

Associate Professor, Chair of Art History and Science

Joshua Steffey

Adjunct Professor

Ishani Synghal

Adjunct Instructor

Donna Tanzer

Adjunct Associate Professor

Andy Turner

Adjunct Instructor

Valerie Vespalec

Adjunct Instructor

Valeria Volante

Adjunct Associate Faculty

Isabelle Von Sturm-Day

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Janna Wrench

Adjunct Assistant Professor

News

MIAD seniors receive 2025 Alumni Senior Thesis Awards

Thanks to the generosity of alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the college, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) will award $7,085 to 44 seniors to directly support the fabrication and installation of their senior exhibition capstone projects.

MIAD students sweep 2025 United Adworkers Showcase Awards

The United Adworkers, Milwaukee’s premier organization dedicated to advertising, marketing and creative excellence throughout and beyond Wisconsin, awarded all of 2025’s Student Showcase Awards to current or recently graduated MIAD students.

Career insights: Bridge Work offers students professional guidance

The “Bridge Work: Ten Years of Making” exhibition on view at MIAD has offered not only a showcase of creativity and professional accomplishments by 23 recent BFA graduates, but also a unique opportunity for current students to learn from them and build a plan for their own careers.