Media Outreach

CREECA is actively seeking opportunities to collaborate with media organizations. We can provide speakers on a variety of topics, arrange workshops and seminars, and provide educational and background materials from our extensive lending library.

Faculty members affiliated with CREECA often share their expertise with a variety of local, regional, and national media outlets. Recent media appearances by CREECA scholars are listed below.

If you are a member of the news media and would like to set up an interview with one of our expert faculty members or researchers, please call 608-265-6298 or send an e-mail to Nancy Heingartner at outreach@creeca.wisc.edu. Please don’t hesitate to contact us, we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Ted Gerber
Ted Gerber is a professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the director of CREECA.	Program: "Here on Earth" with Jean Feraca on Wisconsin Public Radio Broadcast July 23, 2009 Topic: "New Russia, Old Russia" UW-Madison professor Ted Gerber spoke about his participation in the Obama-Medvedev summit in Moscow in early July 2009. Also: What are young people in Russia thinking about these days? That the U.S. is Enemy #1; that Stalin was a great leader; that Putin is also cool; they like iPhones, lattes and skateboards, but they are worried about their future and nostalgic for the past. Listen to this broadcast via streaming audio by clicking here. Note: This streaming audio file requires the free RealPlayer.
	Sarah E. Mendelson and Theodore P. Gerber. “Stalin’s Hip Factor: By the Numbers.” Op-Ed. The Los Angeles Times. February 19, 2006.
Robert Kaiser
Robert Kaiser is a professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.	Program: "Joy Cardin" on Wisconsin Public Radio Broadcast August 14, 2008 Topic: Russian foreign policy The 2008 conflict between Russia and Georgia rose fears of a new Cold War, with a Russia returning to imperialism and expansionism. UW-Madison professor Bob Kaiser puts today's Russia in perspective. Listen to this broadcast via streaming audio by clicking here. Note: This streaming audio file requires the free RealPlayer.
David McDonald
David McDonald is a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.	Program: "University of the Air" on Wisconsin Public Radio Broadcast: November 9, 2008 Topic: Russian history - Catherine the Great She was an unlikely choice to rule Russia, but she had traits that made her one of the country's most powerful rulers. Discover some of the secrets of Catherine the Great, as UW-Madison professor of history David McDonald discusses her life and rule as empress. Listen to this broadcast via streaming audio by clicking here. Note: This streaming audio file requires the free RealPlayer.
	Program: "University of the Air" on Wisconsin Public Radio Broadcast September 14, 2008 Topic: Russian foreign policy The 2008 conflict in Georgia rose the questions, "Who's in control in Russia," and, "what's driving Russian foreign policy?" UW-Madison professor David McDonald provided some answers. Listen to this broadcast via streaming audio by clicking here. Note: This streaming audio file requires the free RealPlayer.
	Program: "Larry Meiller" on Wisconsin Public Radio Broadcast: July 15, 2008 Topic: Late 19th Century Russian history UW-Madison Russian historian David McDonald talks about Tsar Alexander the Second's conviction for equality and emancipation. View the website for "The Tsar and the President" at the Oshkosh Public Museum. Listen to this broadcast via streaming audio by clicking here. Note: This streaming audio file requires the free RealPlayer.
	Program: "Kathleen Dunn" on Wisconsin Public Radio Broadcast: April 8, 2008 Topic: U.S. and Russian relations For the last time as Presidents, Bush and Putin met to sign an important policy document. UW-Madison professor of history David McDonald discusses the Strategic Framework Declaration, and U.S. and Russian relations. Listen to this broadcast via streaming audio by clicking here. Note: This streaming audio file requires the free RealPlayer.