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Michael Cortese
Michael Cortese, PhD

Department Chair and Professor

Director, Cognitive Psychology Graduate Program

402.554.2587

mcortese@unomaha.edu
  • Cognitive Psychology
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Advisors

Angie Centarri
Angie Centarri, M.A.

Academic Advisor II

Psychology

angelacentarri@unomaha.edu
  • Sophomore, Junior, Senior Psychology majors (27+ credits) and New Psychology major transfer or secondary major students
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Sean Treacy
Sean Treacy

Academic Advisor

Psychology

streacy@unomaha.edu
  • Sophomore, Junior, Senior Psychology majors (27+ credits) and New Psychology major transfer or secondary major students
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Joseph Brown
Joseph Brown, Ph.D.

Professor and Graduate Program Chair

josephbrown@unomaha.edu
  • Cognitive Psychology
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Ernest Chivero
Ernest Chivero, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

ernestchivero@unomaha.edu
  • Psychology and Neuroscience
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Abigail Folberg
Abigail Folberg, PhD

Assistant Professor

402.554.2466

afolberg@unomaha.edu
  • Industrial Organizational Psychology
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Sarah Frampton
Sarah Frampton, PhD

Assistant Professor

sframpton@unomaha.edu
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
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Erik Garcia
Erik Garcia, PhD

Assistant Professor

Psychology and Neuroscience

ejgarcia@unomaha.edu
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Tin Nguyen
Tin Nguyen, PhD

Assistant Professor

Psychology

tnguyen178@unomaha.edu
  • Industrial Organizational Psychology
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Samuel Hunter
Samuel Hunter, PhD

Professor

samuelhunter@unomaha.edu
  • Industrial Organizational Psychology
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Stephanie Jesseau
Stephanie A. Jesseau, Ph.D.

Instructor

402.554.6017

sjesseau@unomaha.edu
  • Psychology
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Lisa Kelly-Vance
Lisa Kelly-Vance, PhD

Professor and Director, School Psychology Graduate Program

President, National Association of School Psychologists, 2018-2019

lkelly-vance@unomaha.edu
  • School Psychology
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William Kramer
William Kramer, PhD

Assistant Professor

wkramer@unomaha.edu
  • Industrial/Organizational Psychology
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Sara Kupzyk
Sara Kupzyk, PhD, BCBA-D

Associate Professor

402.554.2123

skupzyk@unomaha.edu
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
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Bethany Lyon
Bethany Lyon, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

bethanylyon@unomaha.edu
  • Experimental Psychology
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Brian McKevitt
Brian McKevitt, PhD

Professor

402.554.2498

bmckevitt@unomaha.edu
  • School Psychology
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Roni Reiter-Palmon
Roni Reiter-Palmon, PhD

Professor and Director, Industrial/Organizational Graduate Program

rreiter-palmon@unomaha.edu
  • Industrial/Organizational Psychology
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Brigette Ryalls
Brigette Ryalls, PhD

Associate Professor

bryalls@unomaha.edu
  • Developmental Psychology
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Jonathan Santo
Jonathan Santo, PhD

Professor

jsanto@unomaha.edu
  • Developmental Psychology
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Mahima Saxena
Mahima Saxena

Assistant Professor

402.554.3909

msaxena@unomaha.edu
  • Industrial Organizational Psychology
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Lisa Scherer
Lisa Scherer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

lscherer@unomaha.edu
  • Industrial/Organizational Psychology
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Suzanne Sollars
Suzanne Sollars, PhD

Professor and Director of Neuroscience

402.554.3981

ssollars@unomaha.edu
  • Neuroscience & Behavior
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Rosemary Strasser
Rosemary Strasser, PhD

Associate Professor

Director, Neuroscience and Behavior Graduate Program

rstrasser@unomaha.edu
  • Neuroscience & Behavior
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Weaver
Adam Weaver, PhD, BCBA

Associate Professor

adamweaver@unomaha.edu
  • School Psychology
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Joo Young Yang
Joo Young Yang, PhD

Assistant Professor

jooyoungyang@unomaha.edu
  • Developmental Psychology
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Amy Kica
Amy Kica

Office Associate

aakica@unomaha.edu
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Marian McDonald
Marian McDonald

Office Associate

mmcdonald@unomaha.edu
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