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The TLC staff support William H. Thompson Scholars at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

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Staff Peer Mentors Desk Assistants

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Dusten Crichton, Ph.D.

Dusten Crichton, Ph.D.

(he/him/his)

Director

Thompson Learning Community

dcrichton@unomaha.edu
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Sarah Edwards, Ph.D.

Sarah Edwards, Ph.D.

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Curriculum and Programs

Academic Affairs

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Jerry Cederblom, Ph.D.

Jerry Cederblom, Ph.D.

(he/him/his)

Faculty Coordinator

Thompson Learning Community

jerryced@unomaha.edu
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Jennifer Johnson

Jennifer "Mrs. Jae" Johnson

(she/her/hers)

Associate Director of Curriculum

Thompson Learning Community

jenniferljohnson@unomaha.edu
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Kelly Irby

Kelly (Irby) Lorenzen

(she/her/hers)

Associate Director of Transition

Thompson Learning Community

kirby@unomaha.edu
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Morganne Grutsch

Morganne Grutsch

(she/her/hers)

Assistant Director of Operations

Thompson Learning Community

mpgrutsch@unomaha.edu
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Emilio Herrera

Emilio Herrera

(he/him/his)

TLC Licensed Mental Health Pracitioner

Thompson Learning Community / Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

eherrera@unomaha.edu
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Jen Lambert

Jen Lambert

(she/her/hers)

TLC Faculty

Thompson Learning Community

jllambert@unomaha.edu
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Shukura Huggins

Shukura Huggins

(she/her/hers)

TLC Specialist

Thompson Learning Community

shuggins@unomaha.edu
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Jasmyn McAlister

Jasmyn McAlister

(she/her/hers)

TLC Specialist

Thompson Learning Community

jmcalister@unomaha.edu
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Javier Torres

Javier Torres

(he/him/his)

TLC Specialist

Thompson Learning Community

javiertorres@unomaha.edu
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Rafael Ferreira

Rafael Ferreira

He/Him/His

TLC Specialist

Thompson Learning Community

rferreira@unomaha.edu
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Traron Shivers

Traron Shivers

TLC Specialist

Thompson Learning Community

traronshivers@unomaha.edu
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Bunmi Lawoyin

Bunmi Lawoyin

She/Her/Hers

TLC Specialist

Thompson Learning Community

blawoyin@unomaha.edu
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Ibrahim Shafau

Ibrahim Shafau

TLC Specialist

Thompson Learning Community

ishafau@unomaha.edu
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Valeria Lozano

Valeria Lozano

She/Her/Hers

TLC Specialist

Thompson Learning Community

vlozano@unomaha.edu
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Cassandra DeStefano

Cassandra DeStefano

She/Her/Hers

TLC Specialist

Thompson Learning Community

cdestefano@unomaha.edu
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Nia Martinez

Nia Martinez

She/Her/Hers

TLC Specialist

Thompson Learning Community

niamartinez@unomaha.edu
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Alisa O'Neal

Alisa O'Neal

She/Her/Hers

Admin Tech

Thompson Learning Community

aoneal@unomaha.edu
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