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MSHRC Faculty and Staff

Sofia Jawed-Wessel, Ph.D., MPH
Co-Director, MSHRC
Associate Professor, School of Health and Kinesiology
University of Nebraska at Omaha
sjawedwessel@unomaha.edu
402.554.2670

Jason D. Coleman, Ph.D., MSPH
Co-Director, MSHRC
Director, School of Health and Kinesiology
University of Nebraska at Omaha
jdcoleman@unomaha.edu
402.554.3236

Jay A. Irwin, Ph.D.
Associate Director, MSHRC
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
University of Nebraska at Omaha
jirwin@unomaha.edu
402.554.2626

Liam Heerten-Rodriguez, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Director, MSHRC
Assistant Professor
Abbott School of Social Work, University of Nebraska at Omaha
lheerten2@unomaha.edu

Braeden Krall, BA
Research Coordinator and Lab Manager, MSHRC
bkrall@unomaha.edu

Remembering Aja Kneip Pelster, Ph.D., MPH, for her friendship, service, and mentorship.

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Women's Fund of Omaha

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Graduate Students

Casey Crary, MS in Health Behavior

Kat Ludwick, MS in Counseling

Adria McCallie, MS in Health Behavior

Undergraduate Students

Liliana Monjarez-Falcon, Political Science Student

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