Wendy Way

Professor and Associate Dean, Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Programs, School of Human Ecology

Professor, Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis


475 N. Charter St.

2412 Sterling Hall

Madison, WI 53706


Phone: (608) 262-1963

Fax: (608) 265-1171
wlway@wisc.edu

Wendy Way

Curriculum Vita

 

Biography

Professor Wendy Way received her undergraduate degree from the University of Washington in Seattle and master’s and doctoral degrees from Oregon State University.  Besides her appointments in the School of Human Ecology, Dr. Way holds a faculty appointment with the School of Education Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.  She currently serves as a member of the University Assessment Council, UW-Madison Council of Associate Deans, and UW-Madison Council of Outreach Deans.  Dr. Way has chaired the National Coalition for Family and Consumer Sciences Education and served as Editor of both the Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal and the Journal of Vocational Education Research.  She has also filled terms as a member of the Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction Task Forces on Financial Literacy Education and Entrepreneurship Education and served as an educational consultant to Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates.

As Associate Dean in the School of Human Ecology, Dr. Way provides leadership for graduate and undergraduate academic programs and those that serve nontraditional audiences through credit outreach.  She has been instrumental in making several of her own courses available on-line and coordinating offerings so that individuals may pursue family and consumer teacher certification at a distance.  Dr. Way recently directed a campus-funded project in the School of Human Ecology to develop a library of learning objects that will serve students in both academic content and internship courses.

In the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Dr. Way coordinates the undergraduate Family and Consumer teacher certification program and regularly supervises student teaching and other field experiences.  She also advises the UW-Madison student chapter of the Wisconsin Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (WAFCS).

 

Service

 

Honors & Awards

 

Education

 

1975 -1978 

Doctor of Education, Career Education/Family Economics, Oregon State University 
1974 -1975  Master of Education, Career/Technical Education, Oregon State University 
1969 -1971

Bachelor of Arts, Teacher Certification, Family and Consumer Education, University of Washington

 

Experience

 

2004 - present Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Ecology and Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, Associate Dean, School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2003 - 2004

Acting Director, Center on Education and Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison

1996 - 2003   

Professor and Chair, Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Ecology; Professor, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison

1998 Acting Chair, Continuing and Vocational Education Graduate Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1990 -1996 Professor, Department of Continuing and Vocational Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1991 Acting Chair, Department of Continuing and Vocational Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1986 -1990 Associate Professor, Family and Consumer Education, Department of Continuing and Vocational Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1984 -1986 Associate Professor and Coordinator, Family and Consumer Education, Department of Continuing and Vocational Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1978 -1984 Assistant Professor, Family Resources & Consumer Sciences
1975 -1978

Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Home Economics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
1974 -1975 Intern, Personnel Development Division, Career Education Section, Oregon State Department of Education, Salem, Oregon
1972 -1974 Family and Consumer Education Teacher, High School, Everett, Washington

 

Research Interests

Dr. Way’s research, teaching and service focuses on enhancing economic opportunities and economic well-being of youth and adults through education, particularly under-served and vulnerable populations. Dr. Way recently completed two research efforts focused on financial literacy education.  One, funded by the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE), examined the financial issues and personal finance teaching capacity of K-12 educators. The other, funded by the Social Security Administration as part of the Financial Literacy Research Consortium,  synthesized theory and research that can better inform efforts to harness the power of technology to enhance financial literacy education and personal financial well-being.   Dr. Way is currently investigating interactions around personal finance in online social media.

 

Selected Publications

Way, Wendy L. (with Nancy Wong) (2010).  Harnessing the Power of Technology to Enhance Financial Literacy Education and Personal Financial Well-being:  A Literature Review, Proposed Model and Action Agenda.  Madison, WI:  Center for Financial Security, 75pp.

Way, Wendy L. (with Karen C. Holden) (2009).  2009 Outstanding AFCPE Conference Paper – Teachers’ Background and Capacity to Teach Personal Finance:  Results of a National Study. Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 20(2), 64-78.

Way, Wendy L. (2008).  Career, Community, and Family Connections: Addressing the Complexities of Life Work in Family and Consumer Science Teacher Education.  Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences Education, 26(1). Available at: http://www.natefacs.org/JFCSE)v26Standards1/v26standards1.htm.

 

Teaching

 

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