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Cristian Dona

Sociology & Anthropology, Associate Professor

cdona@unomaha.edu
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Thomas Wayne Sanchez

Sociology & Anthropology, Associate Professor

thomassanchez@unomaha.edu
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Yuriko Doku
Yuriko Doku, M.S.

OLLAS Assistant Director

ydoku@unomaha.edu
  • Labor Economics, Economic Inequality, Economics of Migration
  • Non-Profit Management, Leadership
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Ana Díaz-Orozco
Ana Díaz-Orozco

OLLAS Community Engagement Coordinator

adiazorozco@unomaha.edu
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Faculty

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Lissette Aliaga-Linares, PhD

she/her/hers

Sociology & Anthropology, Assistant Professor

laliagalinares@unomaha.edu
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Timi Barone
Timi Barone, PhD

Associate Professor of Anthropology

402.554.3372

tbarone@unomaha.edu
  • Epidemiology/Evolution of Human Disease, Ethnomedicines, Health Care Utilization
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Theresa Barron-McKeagney, Ph.D.

Social Work, Grace Abbott School of, Professor

tbarronm@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Danielle M Battisti

History, Assistant Professor

dbattisti@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Isabelle Beulaygue
Dr. Isabelle Beulaygue

Instructor

Exploratory Studies, Sociology & Anthropology

ibeulaygue@unomaha.edu
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Juan Casas, Ph.D.
Juan Casas, Ph.D.

Dean

Graduate Studies

jcasas@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Eduardo Cenci

Economics, Assistant Professor

ecenci@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Ashlee Dauphinais Civitello
Dr. Ashlee Dauphinais Civitello

Assistant Professor

World Languages and Literature

adauphinais@unomaha.edu
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Armando De Alba Rosales
Armando De Alba Rosales, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor Department of Health Promotion

UNMC College of Public Health

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Eugenio Claudio Di Stefano

He/Him/His

World Languages and Literature, Associate Professor

edistefano@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Adrian Rafael Duran

he/him/his

Arts, School of, Professor

arduran@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Claudia Garcia

World Languages and Literature, Associate Professor

csgarcia@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Ramón J. Guerra

English, Associate Professor

rguerra@unomaha.edu
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Gabriel Gutiérrez
Gabriel Gutiérrez

Teacher Education, Instructor

College of Education

gabrielgutierre@unomaha.edu
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Brett J. Kyle, Ph.D.

Orville D. Menard Distinguished Faculty Fellow in Political Science

Political Science, Associate Professor

bjkyle@unomaha.edu
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Athena Ramos
Athena Ramos, PhD, MBA, MS, CPM

Assistant Professor

UNMC College of Public Health, Center for Reducing Health Disparities

aramos@unmc.edu
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Heidi Adams Rueda

she/her

John E. Christensen Community Chair in Child Welfare

Social Work, Grace Abbott School of, Associate Professor

hrueda@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Sandra Rodríguez-Arroyo

She/Her/Ella

Professor Robert Ackerman Faculty Fellow of Community Engagement

Teacher Education, Professor

srodriguezarroy@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Troy Angelo Romero

Goodrich, Associate Professor

tromero@unomaha.edu
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Thomas Wayne Sanchez

Sociology & Anthropology, Associate Professor

thomassanchez@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Jonathan Santo
Dr. Jonathan Santo

OLLAS Associate Director

Associate Professor

Psychology

JSanto@UNOmaha.edu
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Jose Sequeros Valle
Jose Sequeros Valle

Instructor

World Languages and Literature

jsequeros-valle@unomaha.edu
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Professor Isabel Soto-Luna

She/Her

Business Librarian

Research and Instruction Services, Assistant Professor

msoto-luna@unomaha.edu
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C. Cecilia Tocaimaza-Hatch

World Languages and Literature, Assistant Professor

ctocaimazahatch@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Steven Luis Torres

World Languages and Literature, Professor

sltorres@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Laura C. Walls

World Languages and Literature, Assistant Professor

lwalls@unomaha.edu
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Part-Time Faculty

Jasney Cogua-Lopez
Jasney Cogua-Lopez, PhD

Community Intervention Evaluator

Boys Town National Research Institute

jcogualopez@unomaha.edu
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Omar Correa, M.Ed
Omar Correa, M.Ed

Associate Vice Chancellor

Student Success

ogcorrea@unomaha.edu
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Roxana Cortes-Mills, JD
Roxana Cortes-Mills, JD

Instructor

Rural Capacity Building Supervising Attorney

Immigrant Legal Center

rcortes@unomaha.edu
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Kristin Fearnow
Kristin Fearnow, JD

Attorney

Dornan, Lustgarten and Troia

kfearnow@unomaha.edu
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Huascar Garcia, M.A.
Huascar Garcia, M.A.

Instructor

hgarcia02@unomaha.edu
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Emeritus Faculty

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Dr. Maria S. Arbelaez

History, Associate Professor

marbelaez@unomaha.edu
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Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll, PhD

Emeritus Professor, Goodrich Program

402.554.3458

mcarroll@unomaha.edu
  • Indian Poetry, Chicano/a Literature, Multicultural Education and African American Cultural Studies
Ann Coyne
Ann Coyne, PhD

Professor of Social Work

402.554.2798

acoyne@unomaha.edu
  • Developmental Disabilities, Child Welfare, Public Welfare, Program Evaluation and Grant Writing and Research
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Dr. Ana Maria Cruz

Communication, School of, Associate Professor

anacruz@unomaha.edu
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Lourdes Gouveia
Lourdes Gouveia, PhD

Professor Emerita of Sociology

OLLAS Director Emerita

lgouveia@unomaha.edu
  • Global Development and Food and Agriculture
  • Latin American Migration, US Latino Populations, and Latino American Societies in the Globalization Era
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Dr. Mary Ann Powell

Sociology & Anthropology, Associate Professor

maryannpowell@unomaha.edu
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