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Department Chair

Dr. Elizabeth Marie Leader Janssen

Department Chair

Special Education & Communication Disorders, Associate Professor

eleaderjanssen@unomaha.edu
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Faculty

Sara L Caniglia-Schulte

Special Education & Communication Disorders, Instructor

scanigliaschult@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Julie Delkamiller

Special Education & Communication Disorders, Associate Professor

jdelkamiller@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Shari L. Deveney

Special Education & Communication Disorders, Associate Professor

sdeveney@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Lisa Marie Epp

Special Education & Communication Disorders, Instructor

lepp@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Jessica L Hagaman

Special Education & Communication Disorders, Associate Professor

jhagaman@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Amanda M Kern

Special Education & Communication Disorders, Assistant Professor

akern@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Miriam E. Kuhn

Associate Professor

Special Education & Communication Disorders, Assistant Professor

miriamkuhn@unomaha.edu
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Jill Kumke
Dr. Jill Kumke

Program Director & Assistant Professor, Communication Disorders

Special Education & Communication Disorders

jkkumke@unomaha.edu
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Professor Philip D. Nordness

Special Education & Communication Disorders, Distinguished Professor

pnordness@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Apryl Lynn Poch

Special Education & Communication Disorders, Assistant Professor

apoch@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Mitzi J. Ritzman

she/her

Special Education & Communication Disorders, Associate Professor

mritzman@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Lucia Scheffel

Special Education & Communication Disorders, Assistant Professor

lscheffel@unomaha.edu
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Mr. Jonathan Skeen Scherling

Special Education & Communication Disorders, Lecturer

jscherling@unomaha.edu
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Ricky Smith
Ricky Smith

Sign Language Lab Coordinator

Special Education & Communication Disorders

richardsmith@unomaha.edu

Clinical Faculty

Tina Peterkin
Tina Peterkin

Clinic Director & Instructor

RH 512

tpeterkin@unomaha.edu
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Lynn Grubb
Lynn Grubb

Clinical Educator

Special Education & Communication Disorders

lgrubb@unomaha.edu

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Deb Norman
Deb Norman

Office Associate

Special Education & Communication Disorders

dnorman@unomaha.edu
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Mindy Woodward
Mindy Woodward

Office Assistant

mindywoodward@unomaha.edu

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