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Clare Berry

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email:
cmaakestad@unomaha.edu
office:
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office phone:
402.554.6148

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About Clare

Clare Berry (formerly Maakestad) (she/her/hers) currently serves as the Omaha AHEC Coordinator, working to help students enter health careers and healthcare professionals thrive in their careers.

She earned an MA in Sociology 2017 and an interdisciplinary BA in Spanish, International Studies, and Latino/Latin American Studies in 2012, both from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. 

Clare's graduate studies focused on medical sociology and anthropology as well as environmental sociology.

Her research interests include ecological crisis and social theory. Clare has taught undergraduate courses on public health and sociology. Formerly, she worked in the UNO Office of Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS) coordinating short-term faculty-led study abroad programs, including those exploring healthcare-focused sites in Spanish-speaking countries, and working with community engagement initiatives involving the Latinx population in the greater Omaha area.

In her spare time, you can find Clare tending to plants including her houseplants, her home garden, and community gardens, or spending time with her three cats Fidelia, Peach, and Tux and two dogs, Chuck and Banjo.

Selected awards and recognitions:

2022 UNO College of Arts and Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award
2017 UNO Graduate Commencement Speaker
2017 UNO Helen Hansen Outstanding Graduate Student Award 
2017 UNO Department of Sociology & Anthropology Graduate Student of the Year

Additional Information

About Clare

Clare Berry (formerly Maakestad) (she/her/hers) currently serves as the Omaha AHEC Coordinator, working to help students enter health careers and healthcare professionals thrive in their careers.

She earned an MA in Sociology 2017 and an interdisciplinary BA in Spanish, International Studies, and Latino/Latin American Studies in 2012, both from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. 

Clare's graduate studies focused on medical sociology and anthropology as well as environmental sociology.

Her research interests include ecological crisis and social theory. Clare has taught undergraduate courses on public health and sociology. Formerly, she worked in the UNO Office of Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS) coordinating short-term faculty-led study abroad programs, including those exploring healthcare-focused sites in Spanish-speaking countries, and working with community engagement initiatives involving the Latinx population in the greater Omaha area.

In her spare time, you can find Clare tending to plants including her houseplants, her home garden, and community gardens, or spending time with her three cats Fidelia, Peach, and Tux and two dogs, Chuck and Banjo.

Selected awards and recognitions:

2022 UNO College of Arts and Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award
2017 UNO Graduate Commencement Speaker
2017 UNO Helen Hansen Outstanding Graduate Student Award 
2017 UNO Department of Sociology & Anthropology Graduate Student of the Year

Additional Information

About Clare

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