Graduate School Faculty
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Graduate School Faculty

Peter W. Abel, PhD
- Professor
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Andy Alexander, SJ
- Lecturer and Director of the Collaborative Ministry offices and Online Ministries
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C. Anton Ames, MBA
- Instructor
- 402.280.2096
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Carin Appleget, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.3050
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Thomas F. Backer, MA, MDiv
- Assistant Clinical Professor
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Laurie Baedke, MHA
- Instructor
- 402.280.4948
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Sara Elizabeth Banzhaf, DNP, APRN-NP, PMHNP-BC
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.2534
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Laura C. Barritt, BS, PhD
- Chair, Department of Oral Biology
- 402.280.5212
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Jason C. Bartz, PhD
- Associate Dean, Academic and Faculty Affairs
- 402.280.1811
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Andrew G. Baruth, BS, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2644
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Ryan Batenhorst, MEd, NRP
- Clinical Instructor
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Vicki L. Bautista, EdD, NBC-HWC
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.3518
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Michael A. Belshan, PhD
- Professor
- 402.280.1831
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Thomas Patrick Berry, BS, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5103
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Candace D. Bloomquist, MS, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.3777
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Charles S. Bockman, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.3141
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Dulcinea Lela Boesenberg, BA, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2768
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Travis John Bourret, PhD
- Associate Professor
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Alfred G. Bracciano, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA
- Coordinator, Alaska Pathway
- 402.280.4906
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James D. Bramble, MPH, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.4129
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Charles Braymen, PhD, CFA
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2091
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Nancy D. Bredenkamp, PhD, APRN-NP
- Chair, College of Nursing Graduate Program
- 402.460.5826
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Kristie N. Briggs, PhD
- Director, DBA Program
- 402.280.2672
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Mary Lee Brock, MEd
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.3579
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Darwin Lee Brown, MPH, PA-C
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4010
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Sherri Lynn Brown, MS, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.3086
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Eileen C. Burke-Sullivan, MM, MA, STL, STD
- Associate Professor
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James Jay Carney, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.4736
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Abraham Carr, PhD
- Assistant Professor
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Catherine Ann Carrico, DNP, APRN-NP, FNP
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.2035
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W. Thomas Cavel, DDS
- Special Professor
- 402.280.5078
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Leah Danielle Chrisman, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4253
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Susan C. Connelly, DNP, APRN-NP, FNP
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.3712
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Timothy J. Cook, PhD
- Chair, Education Department
- 402.280.2561
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Brenda M. Coppard, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
- Associate Dean, SPAHP Office of Assessment - Dr. Coppard oversees programmatic assessment within SPAHP.
- 402.280.3128
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Amy J. Cosimano, EdD, RN
- Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
- 402.280.2001
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Cindy L. Costanzo, MS, PhD
- Senior Associate Dean, Graduate School - Senior Associate Dean for Graduate School
- 402.280.2041
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Jacquelene S. Cota, MS, NRP
- Clinical and Field Coordinator, EMS Education
- 402.280.1268
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Ali Dag, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 605.202.1916
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Todd C. Darnold, PhD
- Program Director, Director Of Leadership Programs - This role includes oversight of the Heider College MBA program, Creighton Business Institute, and Anna Tyler Waite Leadership program.
- 402.280.2887
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Alekha K. Dash, RPh, PhD
- Endowed Chair, Holder of Gilbert F. Taffe, Jr. Endowed Chair
- 402.280.3188
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Rebecca Ann Davis, DNP, APHN-BC
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.2043
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Daniel R. DiLeo, PhD
- Director, Justice and Peace Studies Program
- 402.280.1492
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Robert S. Dornsife, PhD
- Associate Professor
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Beverly Doyle, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2562
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Jonathan Drake, PhD
- Assistant Professor
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Shashank Dravid, PhD
- Professor
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Kristen M. Drescher, PhD
- Professor
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William M. Duckworth, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2609
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Lee M. Dunham, PhD, CFA
- Chair, Economics and Finance
- 402.280.2637
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Tyler Edward Dunn, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4401
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Noam Ebner, LLM
- Professor
- 904.923.8275
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Andrew E. Ekpenyong, MS, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2208
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Max Thomas Engel, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.3162
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Fidel Fajardo-Acosta, PhD
- Professor
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Kevin T. FitzGerald, SJ, PhD, PhD
- Interim Dean, Graduate School
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Kathleen A. Flecky, OTD, OTR/L
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5630
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Debra J. Ford, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2551
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Jill Fox, PhD, MS, BA, ELL
- Instructor and Director of the Intensive English Language Institute
- 402.280.2309
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M. Lance Frazier, PhD
- Chair, Department Chair of Marketing and Management Department
- 402.280.1192
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Kevin T. Fuji, PharmD, MA
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.4411
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Ronald David Fussell, EdD
- Associate Chair, Education Department
- 402.280.3357
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Jack R. Gabel, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.3066
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Peter Jack Gallo, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2441
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Janee B. Gelineau-van Waes, DVM, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.3457
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Leah Christine Georges, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.3414
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Natalie Gerhart, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.4943
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Richard V. Goering, PhD
- Professor
- 402.280.4098
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Ernest P. Goss, PhD
- Professor
- 402.280.4757
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Bobbi Susanne Greiner, OTD, OTR/L
- Director, Occupational Therapy Fellowship Programs
- 402.280.3355
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Cynthia Jean Hadenfeldt, EdD, RN
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2003
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H. Ashley Hall, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2295
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Jacqueline R. Hanks, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.3345
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Laura A. Hansen, PhD
- Director, CU Histology Core Facility
- 402.280.4085
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Nancy Dohse Hanson, PhD
- Professor
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Jean Louise Hearn, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.4905
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Rosalind Lauren Heckman, PT, DPT, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.2243
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Erin Jean Hoffman, MPAS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4419
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Edward Horwitz, PhD
- Associate Professor of Practice
- 402.280.2476
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Jee-Yeon Hwang, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.3157
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Lindsay M. Iverson, DNP, APRN-NP, ACNP-BC
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2032
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LaShaune Patrice Johnson, PhD
- Associate Professor
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Lisa Ann Johnson, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, SANE-P
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.3412
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Randy D. Jorgensen, PhD, CFA
- Director, Master of Investment Management and Financial Analysis
- 402.280.5513
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Tejbeer Kaur, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4320
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Bridget M. Keegan, MA, PhD
- Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
- 402.280.4015
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Gwendalyn King, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.3125
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Bradley T. Klontz, PsyD, CFP
- Associate Professor of Practice
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Joseph A. Knezetic, PhD
- Director, Research Compliance Office - I am currently the Director of The Research Compliance Office, overseeing IRB, IACUC, IBC, Radiation Safety, EH&S and FCOI activities for the University.
- 402.280.2511
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Maggie Knight, DBA, CPA, CGMA
- Director, Master of Accounting Program
- 402.280.4942
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Brooke A. Kowalke, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.3828
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Beverly J. Kracher, PhD
- Endowed Chair, Holder of the Robert B. Daugherty Endowed Chair in Business Ethics and Society
- 402.280.2061
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Kenneth Louis Kramer, PhD
- Director, Graduate Program in Medical Sciences
- 402.280.2763
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Mary Kunes-Connell, PhD, RN
- Associate Dean, College of Nursing Academics, Assessment, and Accreditation
- 402.280.2024
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Faith Marie Kurtyka, PhD
- Associate Professor
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Joan Marie Lappe, PhD, RN, FAAN
- Associate Dean, College of Nursing Research
- 402.280.4646
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Mark A. Latta, DMD, MS
- Professor
- 402.280.5061
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Thomas Leo Lenz, PharmD
- Chair, Bachelor of Arts in Healthy Lifestyle Management - Program Director (Chair), Bachelor of Arts in Healthy Lifestyle Management, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Professional Studies
- 402.280.3144
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Jared Reed Little, BA, DDS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5643
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Carol S. Lomneth, PhD
- Professor
- 402.280.4114
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Sandor Lovas, PhD
- Professor
- 402.280.5753
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Don Lux, DBA
- Assistant Professor of Practice
- 402.280.4970
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Surbhi V. Malik, MA, PhD
- Associate Professor
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Alexei Michel Marcoux, PhD
- Professor
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Mark D. Markham, BA, DDS
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.4840
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James R. Martin, PhD
- Assistant Director, Reinert Library, Room 211 - Assistant Director, Doctoral Program in Interdisciplinary Leadership
- 402.280.3413
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Luke F. Matranga, DDS, MS
- Adjunct Associate Professor
- 402.280.4556
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Ann Therese Mausbach, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2889
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Timothy P. McMahon, PhD
- Associate Professor of Practice
- 402.280.2616
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Trey Moody, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.2548
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Jennifer A. Moss Breen Kuzelka, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.3952
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Keli Mu, PhD, OTR/L
- Associate Dean, Chair & Professor of Department of Occupational Therapy
- 402.280.5938
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David Philip Mullins, MFA
- Assistant Director, Summer School in Ireland, Trinity College, Dublin
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Ravi Nath, PhD
- Endowed Chair, Jack & Joan McGraw Endowed Chair in Information Technology Management
- 402.280.2439
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Eric J. Neuman, PhD
- Director, MBA Program - MBA Program Director, Heider College of Business
- 402.280.1813
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Michael G. Nichols, MS, PhD
- Program Director, M.S. Physics and M.S. Medical Physics Programs
- 402.280.2159
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Kate Lewis Nolt, MPH, PhD
- Assistant Professor
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Brian J. North, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.3855
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Elton Jeffrey North, BS, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2871
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Neil S. Norton, BA, PhD
- Associate Dean, Admissions
- 402.280.5002
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John J. O'Keefe, BA, PhD
- Interim Chair
- 402.280.4799
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Tirimba Obonyo, PhD, CFA
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4805
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Keith A. Olson, DBA, CFA
- Assistant Professor of Practice
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Gretchen Ann Oltman, JD, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.3418
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Dustin Ormond, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.4832
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Neel Pathak, MHA
- Instructor
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Angela L. Patterson, OTD, OTR/L
- Director, Master of Science in Rehabilitation/Master of Science in Occupational Therapy - Program director for MSR/MSOT programs in Graduate School for international students.
- 402.280.5980
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Echo Perlman, DNP, RN
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4713
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Eric Matthew Peterson, PhD
- Instructor
- 402.280.2621
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Nicole Piemonte, PhD
- Assistant Dean, Student Affairs, Phoenix - School of Medicine
- 602.812.4717
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Thomas E. Pisarri, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4016
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Meghan R. Potthoff, PhD, APRN-NP
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2660
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Jan Powers, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.2230
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Nalini Prabagaran, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.3898
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Joshua David Prenosil, PhD
- Assistant Professor
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Thomas J. Purcell, PhD
- Professor
- 402.280.2062
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Dhitinut Ratnapradipa, PhD
- Professor
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Mark V. Reedy, PhD
- Chair, Biology Department, College of Arts and Sciences
- 402.280.3341
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Kathleen R. Rettig, PhD
- Assistant Professor
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Matthew L. Reznicek, MA, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.3458
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Mark D. Robinson, PhD
- Associate Professor
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Sonia Maria Rocha-Sanchez, BS, MS, PhD, MBA
- Associate Dean, School of Dentistry Research - Dean of Research
- 402.280.5098
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Nicholas Santos, SJ
- Associate Professor
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Patty Jean Scholting, PA-C
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4417
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Misty M. Schwartz, PhD, RN
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
- 402.280.2141
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Janet E. Seger, PhD
- Professor
- 402.280.4709
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Thomas A. Shimerda, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2615
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Kristina A. Simeone, PhD
- Director, Master's in Neuroscience Program
- 402.280.2734
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Thomas A. Simonds, SJ, EdD
- Associate Chair, Department of Education - Facilitate accreditation activities, complete reports to external agencies, hire adjunct faculty, student selection and retention, assist chair with a variety of duties
- 402.280.3602
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Mark V. Siracuse, PharmD, PhD
- Vice Chair, Department of Pharmacy Sciences
- 402.280.3722
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James Francis Smith, MD
- Professor
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Derek David Smith, PhD
- Professor
- 402.280.1898
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Megan Sorensen, MHA, BSN, RN, CEN
- Graduate Studies Coordinator, EMS Education
- 402.280.1280
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Patricia Soto Becerra, BA, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.3361
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Garrett A. Soukup, PhD
- Professor
- 402.280.5754
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Dustin J. Stairs, PhD
- Professor
- 402.280.2461
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Janessa Stormberg, MS
- Instructor
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Palma Joy Strand, JD
- Professor
- 402.280.3592
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Patrick C. Swanson, PhD
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Program Director, Graduate Program Director
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology - 402.280.2716
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Regina Michelle Taylor, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.1246
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Tal Teitz, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2324
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Andrea M. Thinnes, OTD, OTR/L
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.5929
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Catherine Marie Todero, PhD, RN, FAAN
- Dean, College of Nursing
- 402.280.2004
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Justin A. Tolman, PharmD, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2915
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Stephane P. VanderMeulen, MPAS, MA, PA-C
- Program Director, Physician Assistant Program
- 402.280.2798
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Meera Varman, MB,BS
- Professor
- 402.280.1236
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Trina K. Walker, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.2049
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Sijing Wei, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.1297
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Jos Welie, PhD
- Professor
- 402.280.2034
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Debbie L. Wells, PhD
- Interim Chair, Department of Accounting and Business Intelligence & Analytics
- 402.280.2841
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Michael D. Weston, MA, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5030
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Robert D. Whipple, PhD
- Program Director, College of Professional Studies/Independent Study Program
- 402.280.2520
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Tony Bruce Williams, PhD
- Assistant Professor
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John R. Wingender, PhD
- Professor
- 402.280.2608
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James W. Wingender
- Instructor
- 402.280.3266
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Thomas Wong, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.1720
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Melissa Kaye Woodley, PhD, CFA
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.3317
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Jonathan Paul Wrubel, BS, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2638
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Greg W. Zacharias, PhD
- Professor
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James J. Zboja, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2622
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