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Department Chair Faculty Staff Nebraska Literacy Project CADRE Associates

Department Chair

Kelly Gomez Johnson, Ed.D. Kelly Gomez Johnson, Ed.D.

Kelly Gomez Johnson, Ed.D.

she | her | hers

Department Chair

Teacher Education, Associate Professor

kgomezjohnson@unomaha.edu
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Faculty

Frances Anderson

Frances Anderson

Instructor

francesanderson@unomaha.edu
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Tina Anderson

Tina Anderson

Instructor

tlanderson@unomaha.edu
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Justin Anderson

Director of Teacher Scholars Academy

Teacher Education

jandersson@unomaha.edu
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Dr. William Patrick Austin

Associate Professor

Teacher Education, Associate Professor

waustin@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Julie Bell

(she, her, hers)

Teacher Education, Assistant Professor

juliebell@unomaha.edu
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Dana Boyle

Dana Boyle

Instructional Coach

danaboyle@unomaha.edu
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Jacquelyn J Carnes

Instructor

Teacher Education

jcarnes@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Melissa Cast-Brede

Teacher Education, Associate Professor

mcast@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Jill Choate

Dr. Jill Choate

Assistant Professor

jchoate@unomaha.edu
Olajide Cooper

Olajide Cooper

Instructor

ocooper@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Madina Djuraeva

she/her

Teacher Education, Assistant Professor

mdjuraeva@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Kerry-Ann Escayg

Teacher Education, Assistant Professor

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Dr. Michelle Friend

she/her

Teacher Education, Associate Professor

mefriend@unomaha.edu
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Mr. Michael R Fryda

he/him/his

Teacher Education, Instructor

mfryda@unomaha.edu
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Gabriel Gutiérrez

Gabriel Gutiérrez

Instructor

gabrielgutierre@unomaha.edu
Dr. Kathleen Hinman

Dr. Kathleen Hinman

Instructor

kmhinman@unomaha.edu
Tiffani Holmes

Tiffani Holmes

Early Childhood Inclusive Director

tiffaniholmes@unomaha.edu
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Julie Hoogestraat

Julie Hoogestraat

jhoogestraat@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Paula M Jakopovic

Assistant Professor

Teacher Education, Associate Professor

paulajakopovic@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Andrea Starr Karpf

Andrea S Karpf

Teacher Education, Instructor

akarpf@unomaha.edu
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Joo Won Lee

Joo Won Lee

Assistant Professor

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Dr. Jennifer Lemke

Assistant Professor

Teacher Education, Instructor

jenniferlemke@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Vicki Lentfer

Teacher Education, Lecturer

vlentfer@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Sheryl Lynne McGlamery

Teacher Education, Professor

smcglamery@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Derrick Anthony Nero

Teacher Education, Associate Professor

dnero@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Amber O'Shea

Teacher Education

aoshea@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Ferial Pearson

she/her/hers

Teacher Education, Assistant Professor

fpearson@unomaha.edu
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Courtney Pentland

Courtney Pentland

Instructor

cpentland@unomaha.edu
Dr. Kieren "Ren" Rende Mendoza

Dr. Kieren "Ren" Rende Mendoza

They/Them

Teacher Education, Assistant Professor

krende@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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Melany Spiehs

Melany Spiehs

She/Her/Hers

Instructor

Teacher Education

mspiehs@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Kristina Marie Stamatis

she/her

Teacher Education, Assistant Professor

kstamatis@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Amanda Steiner

Teacher Education, Assistant Professor

alsteiner@unomaha.edu
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Saundra L. Wetig

Teacher Education, Professor

sshillingstad@unomaha.edu
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Jillian Sparks

Teacher Education, Instructor

jilliansparks@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Chris Wilcoxen

Dr. Chris Wilcoxen

CADRE Project Director

cwilcoxen@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Debora Basler Wisneski

she/hers

Langan Community Chair in Early Childhood Education

Teacher Education, Professor

dwisneski@unomaha.edu
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Staff

Karima Goodman

Karima Goodman

Office Associate

kgoodman@unomaha.edu
Maureen Rosenkaimer

Maureen Rosenkaimer

Office Associate

Teacher Education

mrosenkaimer@unomaha.edu
Ja'nae Smith

Ja'nae Smith

Office Assistant

janaesmith@unomaha.edu

Nebraska Literacy Project

Katherine Bean

Katherine Bean

Instructor

katherinebean@unomaha.edu
Dr. Cheryl Couch

Dr. Cheryl Couch

cherylcouch@unomaha.edu
Catrina Filkin

Catrina Filkin

Business Specialist

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Dee Hoge

Dee Hoge

Project Coordinator

dhoge@unomaha.edu
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Emily Kildow

Emily Kildow

Project Coordinator

emilykildow@unomaha.edu
Christina King

Christina King

Instructor

yargo@unomaha.edu

CADRE Associates

Nicole Chapman

Nicole Chapman

CADRE Associate

Millard Public Schools

nachapman@mpsomaha.org
Dr. Janet Cook

Dr. Janet Cook

CADRE Associate

Millard Public Schools

jlcook1@mpsomaha.org
Sarah Dickey

Sarah Dickey

CADRE Associate

Bellevue Public Schools

sarah.dickey@bpsne.net
Emily Panning

Emily Panning

CADRE Associate

Bennington Public Schools

epanning@bennps.org
Jenny Nicholson

Jenny Nicholson

CADRE Associate

Elkhorn Public Schools

jnicholson@epsne.org
Nichole Schwab

Nichole Schwab

CADRE Associate

Millard Public Schools

neschwab@mpsomaha.org
Nicole Smith

Nicole Smith

CADRE Associate

Bellevue Public Schools

nicole.smith@bpsne.net
Rachael Stephenson

Rachael Stephenson

CADRE Associate

Papillion La Vista Community Schools

rachael.stephenson@plcschools.org
Ellie Tiehen

Ellie Tiehen

CADRE Associate

Omaha Public Schools

eleanore.tiehen@ops.org

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