Faculty & Staff

Directors

Mark Copelovitch

Credentials: Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs & Director, European Studies and Jean Monnet Chair, European Union and the Global Economy (2022-2025)

Position title: Department of Political Science and the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs

Florence Vatan

Credentials: Professor and Chair of the Department of French and Italian & Director of the Center for German and European Studies 2025-2026

Position title: Department of French and Italian

Email: fvatan@wisc.edu

Phone: 608.262.4075

Sonja E. Klocke

Credentials: Professor in German, Nordic and Slavic+ Studies & Director, Center for German and European Studies (2020-2025) on sabbatical 2025-2026

Position title: German, Nordic & Slavic+

Email: sklocke@wisc.edu

Phone: 608.265.4766 or 608.263.1906

Distinguished Teaching Faculty IV & Executive Director

Elizabeth Covington

Position title: Distinguished Teaching Faculty IV, Executive Director

Email: eecovington@wisc.edu

Phone: 608.265.4778

Assistant Director and Outreach Specialist

Eleanor Conrad

Position title: Outreach Specialist and 2024-2026 WIRC Co-Chair

Email: ejconrad@wisc.edu

Phone: 608.265.8040

Project Assistant

Andrea Lamarche

Credentials: Graduate Project Assistant

Position title: La Follette School of Public Affairs

Email: europe@intl.wisc.edu