Dr. Jodi Vandenberg-Daves

Professor and Chair of the Department of Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at UW La Crosse

Dr. Jodi Vandenberg-Daves is the Professor and Chair of the Department of Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, where she teaches women’s history and women’s leadership.  She is the former Executive Director of the Greater La Crosse Area Diversity Council (2015-2018) and the author of Modern Motherhood:  An American History.  Her community roles have included serving as Project Director for three federally funded Teaching American History Grants (2001-2009), Wisconsin Humanities Council “Shop Talk” Working Lives Project Community Lecturer (2015-Present), member of the steering committee for the WISE (workforce development) project for the 7 Rivers Regional Alliance (2017), instructor for the Small Business Development Center, and member of UWL’s Community Engagement Council (2018-Present.)

Presentations:

  • Understanding and Addressing Gender Inequities in Today’s Workplace
  • Diversifying Your Organization’s Leadership Pipeline
  • Inclusive Leadership
  • Empowerment through Negotiation, Self-Advocacy, and Voice

Contact Jodi at jvandenberg-daves@uwlax.edu.