Your Instructors
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Instructor: Sight-Size Methods of Drawing and Beginning Stone Carving
Julie Dierauer is a lecturer in art and design at University of Wisconsin-Stout and UW-Marshfield/ Wood County. She has been an art teacher for 14 years with grades K-16. She holds degrees in art education and sculpture from UW-Milwaukee and UW-Stout. Julie is sculptor in residence with the Dunnville Cutstone Company in Menomonie, Wisconsin, and has worked in stone carving, clay, and drawing for 25 years. She has a regional show record and has conducted numerous art workshops over the years. She lives and works in both Marshfield and Menomonie.
Julie Dierauer, Department of Art & Design adjunct instructor, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Julie.dierauer@uwc.edu
Instructor: Exploring Photography
Julie Bower is a freelance photographer and artist with a spirit of adventure and a creative nature. She specializes in outdoor, nature photography with a M.S. in Media Technology. She teaches Exploring Photography at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
Julie Bower, Department of Apparel & Communication Technologies, University of Wisconsin-Stout; bowerju@uwstout.edu
Instructor: Nature Photography
Mr. Pete Schlosser has 28 years experience as a professional photographer, in still, video, and digital. He is also an experienced outdoorsman and nature photographer. He teaches photography at University of Wisconsin-Stout.
Pete Schlosser, Apparel and Communication Technologies Department, University of Wisconsin-Stout; (715) 232-5616; schlosserp@uwstout.edu
Instructor: Ichthyology
Dr. Bessert received his doctorate in Biological Science from University of Nebraska in 2006. He is interested in fish evolution, systematics, and conservation. Much of his current work is focused on molecular systematics, population genetics, and phylogeography in the North American freshwater fish genus Cycleptus (blue suckers), a group that inhabits large rivers in the Missisippi, Rio Grande, and Mobile basins of North America. He has also initiated or participated in other molecular genetic-based investigations in ecology, evolution, and behavior, such as research to characterize molecular evolution of HIV-Clade C in Zambian mother/infant pairs. More recent efforts include a project to examine cloning frequency in a native plains thistle (Cirsium undulatum), studies of genetic mating systems in the nurseryfish (Kurtus gulliveri) of Australia and fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) of North America, phylogeographic studies in the plains topminnow (Fundulus sciadicus), and initiation of a long-term ichthyomonitoring project (incl. effects of drought) of fish assemblages in the Platte River forks of western Nebraska. Dr. Bessert actively seeks the participation of undergraduates in all of his research endeavors – both in the field and in the laboratory. As a professional educator, he knows the value of hands-on, inquiry-based experiences. If you are interested in working in his lab, please contact him at bessertm@uwstout.edu.