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School of the Arts | Art & Art History (Full Time)

Kristen Applegate
Kristen Applegate

Instructor

Art Education

kristenapplegate@unomaha.edu
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Makenzie Raymundo
Makenzie Raymundo

Instructor

  • Ceramics
  • Photo
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Caitlin Cass
Caitlin Cass

Assistant Professor

Illustration

ccass@unomaha.edu
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Adrian Duran
Adrian Duran

Professor

Art History

arduran@unomaha.edu
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Allyson Gibbs
Allyson Gibbs

Instructor

Graphic Design

allysongibbs@unomaha.edu
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Mark Gilbert
Mark Gilbert

Associate Professor

Unit Coordinator

mgilbert8@unomaha.edu
  • Drawing
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AB Gorham
AB Gorham

Assistant Professor

Book Arts and Papermaking

abgorham@unomaha.edu
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Neil Griess
Neil Griess

Instructor

Painting

ngriess@unomaha.edu
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Amy Haney
Amy Haney

Lecturer

Foundations Coordinator

Watercolor

ahaney@unomaha.edu
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Jeremy Johnson
Jeremy Johnson

Associate Professor

jeremyljohnson@unomaha.edu
  • Art Education & Media Arts
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Lilly Lu
Lilly Lu

Professor

Art Education & Media Arts (Game Design)

lillylu@unomaha.edu
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Kimberly Minor
Kimberly Minor

Instructor

kminor@unomaha.edu
  • Art History
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Amy Millicent Morris
Amy Millicent Morris

Professor

Director, School of the Arts

Art History

ammorris@unomaha.edu
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Russell Nordman
Russell Nordman

Professor

rnordman@unomaha.edu
  • Media Arts
  • Studio Art
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Howard Paine
Howard Paine

Professor

Printmaking

hpaine@unomaha.edu
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Joe Pankowski
Joe Pankowski

Instructor

Graphic Design

jpankowski@unomaha.edu
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Bridget Sandhoff
Bridget Sandhoff

Associate Professor

bsandhoff@unomaha.edu
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Jave Yoshimoto
Jave Yoshimoto

Assistant Professor

jyoshimoto@unomaha.edu
  • 2-Dimensional Art
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School of the Arts | Art & Art History (Part Time)

Jody Boyer
Jody Boyer

Instructor

Art & Art History

jlboyer@unomaha.edu
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Suzi Eberly
Suzi Eberly

Instructor

Art & Art History

ceberly@unomaha.edu
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Fen Kacin
Fen Kacin

Instructor

Art & Art History

fkacin@unomaha.edu
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Rebecca Norris
Rebecca Norris

She/Her/Hers

Curator and Manager of UNO Art Gallery & Collections

rebeccanorris@unomaha.edu
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Colin Smith
Colin Smith

Instructor

Art & Art History

ccsmith@unomaha.edu
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School of the Arts | Theatre (Full Time)

John Forsman
John Forsman

Technical Theatre

jforsman@unomaha.edu
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Peggy Jones
Peggy Jones

Associate Professor

Theatre

majones@unomaha.edu
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Cindy Melby Phaneuf
Cindy Melby Phaneuf

Professor

Theatre

cphaneuf@unomaha.edu
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Curtis Reynolds
Curtis Reynolds

Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre

curtisreynolds@unomaha.edu
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Jennifer Sheshko Wood
Jennifer Sheshko Wood

Associate Professor

Unit Coordinator, Theatre

jsheshkowood@unomaha.edu
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Adam Whittredge
Adam Whittredge

Assistant Professor of Scenic Design

Theatre

awhittredge@unomaha.edu
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Steven L. Williams
Steven L. Williams

Professor

Theatre

steven_williams@unomaha.edu
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Charleen J.B. Willoughby
Charleen J.B. Willoughby

Lecturer

Theatre

cwilloughby@unomaha.edu
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Ron Zank
Ron Zank

Assistant Professor

Theatre

rjzank@unomaha.edu
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Jack Zerbe
Jack Zerbe

Professor

Theatre

jzerbe@unomaha.edu
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School of the Arts | Theatre (Part Time)

Denise Chapman
Denise Chapman

Instructor

Theatre

dchapman@unomaha.edu
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Charlene A. Donaghy
Charlene A. Donaghy

Playwriting, Screenwriting & Fiction

Theatre & Creative Writing MFA

cdonaghy@unomaha.edu
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Mark Hoeger
Mark Hoeger

Instructor

Theatre

mhoeger@gmail.com
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School of the Arts | Writer's Workshop (Full Time)

Dr. Teresa Carmody
Teresa Carmody

Assistant Professor

Writer's Workshop

tcarmody@unomaha.edu
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Kevin Clouther
Kevin Clouther

Associate Professor

Program Coordinator, MFA in Writing

Writer's Workshop

kclouther@unomaha.edu
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Lisa Fay Coutley
Lisa Fay Coutley

Associate Professor

Writer's Workshop

lcoutley@unomaha.edu
  • Poetry & Creative Nonfiction
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Todd Robinson
Todd Robinson

Assistant Professor

Writer's Workshop

toddrobinson@unomaha.edu
  • Poetry & Creative Nonfiction
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Miles Waggener
Miles Waggener

Professor

Unit Coordinator, Writer's Workshop

MFA in Writing Faculty Mentor

mwaggener@unomaha.edu
  • Poetry
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Ken White
Ken White

Assistant Professor

Writer's Workshop

kennethwhite@unomaha.edu
  • Screenwriting
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School of the Arts | Writer's Workshop (Part Time)

Margie Lukas
Margie Lukas

Instructor

Writer's Workshop

luke-shadyoak@msn.com
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M. Michele Phillips
M. Michele Phillips

Instructor

Writer's Workshop

mmichelephillips@cox.net
  • Screenwriting
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School of the Arts | MFA in Writing (Faculty Mentors)

Kevin Clouther
Kevin Clouther

Program Coordinator

Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Mentor

MFA in Writing

kclouther@unomaha.edu
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Charlene A. Donaghy
Charlene A. Donaghy

Fiction and Stage & Screen Mentor

MFA in Writing

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Richard Duggin
Richard Duggin

Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Mentor

UNO Professor Emeritus

MFA in Writing

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Graham Foust
Graham Foust

Poetry Mentor

MFA in Writing

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Christina Ham
Christina Ham

Stage & Screen Mentor

MFA in Writing

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Art Homer
Art Homer

Creative Nonfiction and Poetry Mentor

UNO Professor Emeritus

MFA in Writing

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Michael Kinghorn
Michael Kinghorn

Stage & Screen Mentor

MFA in Writing

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Patricia Lear
Patricia Lear

Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Mentor

MFA in Writing

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Kristen-Paige Madonia
Kristen-Paige Madonia

Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Mentor

MFA in Writing

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Jessica Hendry Nelson
Jessica Hendry Nelson

Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Mentor

MFA in Writing

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Michael Oatman
Michael Oatman

Stage & Screen Mentor

MFA in Writing

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Jim Peterson
Jim Peterson

Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, and Playwriting

Mentor

MFA in Writing

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Elizabeth Powell
Elizabeth Powell

Poetry Mentor

MFA in Writing

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Lee Horikoshi Roripaugh
Lee Horikoshi Roripaugh

Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry Mentor

Former South Dakota Poet Laureate

MFA in Writing

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Catherine Texier
Catherine Texier

Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Mentor

MFA in Writing

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William Trowbridge
William Trowbridge

Poetry Mentor

Former Missouri Poet Laureate

MFA in Writing

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Miles Waggener
Miles Waggener

Professor

Unit Coordinator, Writer's Workshop

MFA in Writing Faculty Mentor

mwaggener@unomaha.edu
  • Poetry
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Samuel Brett Williams
Samuel Brett Williams

Stage & Screen Mentor

MFA in Writing

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Teri Youmans
Teri Youmans

Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry Mentor

MFA in Writing

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School of Communication (Full Time)

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Nicky Chang Bi

Communication, School of, Assistant Professor

cbi@unomaha.edu
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Robyn L. Blakeman
Robyn L. Blakeman

Instructor

Journalism and Media Communication

rblakeman@unomaha.edu
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Jodeane Newcomb Brownlee

Communication, School of, Lecturer

jbrownlee@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Chin Chung Chao

Communication, School of, Professor

chinchuchao@unomaha.edu
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Dr. William Ross Cooney

Communication, School of, Instructor

wcooney@unomaha.edu
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Amy Jo Ellefson

Communication, School of, Instructor

amyellefson@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Whitney Gent

Communication, School of, Assistant Professor

wgent@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Lisa German

she, her

Communication, School of

lgerman2@unomaha.edu
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Professor Trae Divante' Medero Graham

He/Him

Communication, School of, Instructor

tgraham@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Lei Guo

Communication, School of, Assistant Professor

leiguo@unomaha.edu
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Michael Hilt
Michael Hilt

Dean

College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media

Professor

mhilt@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Heather Hundley

Communication, School of, Professor

hhundley@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Jeremy Harris Lipschultz

he/him

Peter Kiewit Distinguished Professor (2019-present)

Communication, School of, Professor

jeremy.lipschultz@gmail.com
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Mr. Cameron Logsdon

he/him/his

Communication, School of, Instructor

cslogsdon@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Cheryl Maiorca

Communication, School of, Instructor

cymaiorca@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Andrea M. Mehlhaff Weare

she / her / hers

Communication, School of, Associate Professor

aweare@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Chad Stuart Owsley

Communication, School of, Assistant Professor

cowsley@unomaha.edu
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Casey L Riesberg

She/Hers

Communication, School of

clriesberg@unomaha.edu
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Emily Sauter
Emily Sauter

Assistant Professor

esauter@unomaha.edu
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Deborah Smith-Howell, Ph.D.
Deborah Smith-Howell, Ph.D.

Professor of Communication

Dean Emerita, Graduate Studies

dsmith-howell@unomaha.edu
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Andrew William Stem

He/him/his

Communication, School of, Instructor

astem@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Sharon Storch

Communication, School of

sstorch@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Katherine Storck

Communication, School of, Instructor

kstorck@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Roma Subramanian

Graduate Program Chair

Communication, School of, Associate Professor

rsubramanian@unomaha.edu
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Abbie Syrek
Abbie Syrek

Assistant Dean

College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media

Senior Lecturer

asyrek@unomaha.edu
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Herb Thompson III

Communication, School of, Assistant Professor

hthompson@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Paige Toller

Communication, School of, Professor

ptoller@unomaha.edu
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Adam W. Tyma

he/him/his

Communication, School of, Professor

atyma@unomaha.edu
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Amanda Jo VonGoodrich

She/Her

Communication, School of, Instructor

agoodrich@unomaha.edu
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Allison Wakin
Allison Wakin

she/her

Lecturer

Communication, School of, Instructor

awakin@unomaha.edu
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School of Communication (Part Time)

J. P. Bergeron
J. P. Bergeron

Adjunct Professor

School of Communication

jpbergeron@gmail.com
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Stephanie Buck
Stephanie Buck

School of Communication

sbuck@unomaha.edu
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Karlee Currin
Karlee Currin

Adjunct Professor

School of Communication

kcurrin@unomaha.edu
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Mark Hilburn
Mark Hilburn

Adjunct Professor

School of Communication

mhilburn@gmail.com
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Howard Marcus
Howard Marcus

Adjunct Professor

School of Communication

hmarcus@unomaha.edu
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Kristina Medero-Graham
Kristina Medero-Graham

Adjunct Professor

kmedero@unomaha.edu
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School of Communication (Graduate Assistants)

Aly Holmberg
Aly Holmberg

Graduate Assistant

alyholmberg@unomaha.edu
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Cassie Kallhoff
Cassie Kallhoff

Graduate Assistant

ckallhoff@unomaha.edu
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Manasi Kate
Manasi Kate

Graduate Assistant

mkate@unomaha.edu
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School of Music (Full Time)

Jeremy Baguyos
Jeremy Baguyos

Professor

Music Technology & Double Bass

jbaguyos@unomaha.edu
  • Music Technology & Double Bass
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Matthew Bardin
Matthew Bardin

Visiting Instructor of Music Technology

mbardin@unomaha.edu
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Christine Erlander Beard
Christine Erlander Beard

Professor

Area Coordinator, Woodwinds

cbeard@unomaha.edu
  • Flute and Piccolo
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Melissa Berke
Melissa Berke

Associate Dean

College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media

mberke@unomaha.edu
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Matthew J. Brooks, D.M.A.
Matthew J. Brooks, D.M.A.

Associate Professor

Director of Orchestral Activities in Music & Medicine

matthewbrooks@unomaha.edu
  • Music Theory
  • Conducting
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Richard Carrillo
Richard Carrillo

Assistant Professor

Director of Choral Activities

richardcarrillo@unomaha.edu
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Shelly Cooper
Shelly Cooper

Professor

Area Coordinator, Music Education

sccooper@unomaha.edu
  • Graduate Certificate in Kodály
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Katrina Cox
Katrina Cox

Assistant Professor

Music Education

katrinacox@unomaha.edu
  • Choral Music Education
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Karen Fannin
Karen Fannin

Professor

Director, School of Music

kfannin@unomaha.edu
  • Conducting
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Stacie Haneline
Stacie Haneline

Lecturer

Coordinator, Collaborative Piano

Keyboard

shaneline@unomaha.edu
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Jason Johnson
Jason Johnson

Lecturer

Area Coordinator, Brass

jkjohnson@unomaha.edu
  • Trumpet
  • Jazz Studies
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Joshua Kearney
Joshua Kearney

Assistant Professor

Director of Bands

jskearney@unomaha.edu
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Pete Madsen
Pete Madsen

Professor

Area Coordinator, Jazz Studies

Coordinator, Graduate Program

petermadsen@unomaha.edu
  • Trombone and Euphonium
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Justin Payne
Justin Payne

Instructor

Voice

jpayne@unomaha.edu
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Mary Perkinson
Mary Perkinson

Distinguished Associate Professor

Area Coordinator, String Studies

mperkinson@unomaha.edu
  • Violin
  • String Education
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Darren Pettit
Darren Pettit

Associate Professor

Jazz Studies

dpettit@unomaha.edu
  • Music Theory and Composition
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Alexandria Plumb
Alexandria Plumb

Instructor

Voice

anplumb@unomaha.edu
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Tomm Roland
Tomm Roland

Professor

Online Instruction, Percussion, World Music

troland@unomaha.edu
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Olga Smola
Olga Smola

Instructor

Strings

ogulieva@unomaha.edu
  • Violin
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Dr. Matthew Storie
Dr. Matthew Storie

Assistant Professor

Saxophone

mstorie@unomaha.edu
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Kristín Jónína Taylor
Kristín Jónína Taylor

Associate Professor

Area Coordinator, Keyboard

kristintaylor@unomaha.edu
  • Piano
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Hannah Weaver
Hannah Weaver

Assistant Professor

Area Coordinator, Percussion

hannahweaver@unomaha.edu
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Thomas L. Wilson
Thomas L. Wilson

Instructor

Area Coordinator, Music Industry

thomaswilson@unomaha.edu
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School of Music (Part Time)

Stacey Barelos
Stacey Barelos

Instructor

Music Theory

abarelos@unomaha.edu
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Heather Baxter
Heather Baxter

Instructor

Oboe

hbmus4@gmail.com
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Karen Benson
Karen Benson

Instructor

Music Education

karenbenson@unomaha.edu
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Mark Benson
Mark Benson

Instructor

Music Education

markbenson@unomaha.edu
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Ann Davis
Ann Davis

Instructor

Music Education

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Wyndhem Ennaemba
Wyndhem Ennaemba

Instructor

Music Technology

wennaemba@unomaha.edu
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Marie Rubis Bauer
Marie Rubis Bauer

Instructor

Organ and Harpsichord

mariebauer@unomaha.edu
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John Bennett
John Bennett

Instructor

Piano/Collaborative Piano

johnbennett@unomaha.edu
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Graham Brooks
Graham Brooks

Instructor

Voice

gbrooks@unomaha.edu
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Greg Clinton
Greg Clinton

Instructor

Cello

gregcello@hotmail.com
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James Compton
James Compton

Instructor

Bassoon

jwlcomp@cox.net
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Season Cowley
Season Cowley

Instructor

Clarinet

secowley@unomaha.edu
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Jay Gilbert
Jay Gilbert

Instructor

Conducting

jaygilbert@unomaha.edu
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Hadley Heavin
Hadley Heavin

Instructor

Guitar

hheavin@unomaha.edu
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Dayle Johnson
Dayle Johnson

Instructor

Music Education

daylejohnson@unomaha.edu
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Mark Kurtz
Mark Kurtz

Instructor

Organ

mkurtz@unomaha.edu
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Christopher Leach
Christopher Leach

Instructor

Jazz Piano

cleach@unomaha.edu
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Jesse McBee
Jesse McBee

Instructor

Trumpet & Jazz

jmcbee@unomaha.edu
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 Doug Montera
Doug Montera

Instructor

Drum Set

dmontera@unomaha.edu
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Rob Ruiz
Rob Ruiz

Instructor

Commercial Music Ensemble

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Robert Scharmann
Robert Scharmann

Instructor

Jazz Bass

bscharmann@unomaha.edu
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Alex Serwatowski
Alex Serwatowski

Tuba

aserwatowski@unomaha.edu
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Tyler Sieh
Tyler Sieh

Instructor

Viola

tsieh@unomaha.edu
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Ross Snyder
Ross Snyder

Instructor

Horn

rnsnyder@unomaha.edu
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Brad Thomson
Brad Thomson

Instructor

Jazz Guitar

bthomson@unomaha.edu
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Pete Wilger
Pete Wilger

Instructor

University Band

pwilger@unomaha.edu
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Katie Wychulis
Katie Wychulis

Instructor

Harp

dieharfen@yahoo.com
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