Heidi Evans

Heidi Evans is a Distinguished Teaching Professor and Associate Director at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she has been teaching since 2008. She provides administrative support to the Interim Program Director and teaches academic skills courses for undergraduate and graduate students as well as TESOL Certificate Program courses.

Her educational background:

• BA in English and History, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• MA in Applied English Linguistics, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dr. Evans specializes in Applied Linguistics and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), with research emphasizing English Language Teaching methodologies, Teacher Education frameworks, Academic Writing development, and cross-cultural professional training. Her work integrates practical classroom experience from eight years teaching in Japanese universities and community programs with global workshop leadership across Southeast Asia, Europe, and Australia.

She actively contributes to the WESLI Teacher Training Program and Wisconsin-based nonprofit initiatives, focusing on instructor development and workplace language solutions.