Funded Graduate Students
Ebonie Epinger
Congratulations to Ebonie! She recently accepted a faculty position at Illinois State University, beginning January, 2022.
Brandon Tregle 
Congratulations to Brandon! He recently accepted a faculty position at University of Texas San Antonio, starting in the fall of 2022.
Nicky Dalbir
Interests: Corrections, Gender and Crime, Mental Health, Offender Reentry, Victimology
Doctoral Students
Caralin Branscum
cbranscum@unomaha.edu- Interests: Victimology, Violence Against Women, Sexual Assault Case Processing, Policing, and Decision-making
Clara Braun
cbraun@unomaha.edu- Interests: Criminological rationalizations for terrorism, homegrown violent extremism, Salafi-jihadist ideology,
- leadership development within violent ideological groups, and radicalization and mobilization pathways
Ken Clary
kclary2@unomaha.edu
T.L. Claxton
tclaxton@unomaha.edu- Interests: CJ Systems; Systemic Oppression and Inequities; Activism and Reform; Trauma-informed Practices; Critical Criminology
Sadie Creel
screel@unomaha.edu- Interests: Victimology-Centered approach with a focus on human trafficking, family violence, and the overlap of prior victimization.
- Mental Health and disability in the criminal justice system
Brian Gildea
briangildea@unomaha.edu- Interests: Domestic Violence, Violence Against Women, Victimology, Policy and Policing
Michaela E. Goldsmith
michaelagoldsmith@unomaha.edu- Interests: Victimology, Victim Services, Child Abuse and Neglect, Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, and Policing
Amber Krushas
akrushas@unomaha.edu- Interests: Mental Health among Offenders, Women and Crime, Pathways to Offending, Program and Policy Evaluation, Sexual Deviance
Hillary McNeel
hmcneel@unomaha.edu- Interests: Domestic/International Terrorism, Gangs, Hate Crimes, and American Indian Studies
Emily Meinert
emeinert@unomaha.edu- Interests: Sexual Violence, Crimes against Women, Gender and Crime, Re-Victimization, IPV
Alyssa Nystrom
anystrom@unomaha.edu- Interests: Victimology, Victim-centered Policy Making, Victim Rights, Campus Sexual Harassment/Assault, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons,
- Domestic Violence, Women in Criminal Justice
Masters Students
Sarah Al Falatah
salfalatah@unomaha.edu- Interests: Mental Health and Crime, Solitary Confinement, Biosocial Criminology, and Offender Decision-Making
Jolie Califor
jcalfior@unomaha.edu- Interests: Mental Health and Crime, Psychology and Crime, Women and Crime, Juvenile Justice, Child Abuse and Neglect, Family Violence,
- Policing, Women in Policing, Personality Traits and Criminal Behavior
Christopher F. Connelly
christopherconnell@unomaha.edu- Interests: Corrections, Security Threat Groups and Management, Extremist Organizations, Restrictive Housing in Corrections, Gangs
Isaac Moelter
imoelter@unomaha.edu- Interests: Domestic Extremism, Radicalization, Violence, Corrections
Dakota Schroll
dschroll@unomaha.eduInterests: Biosocial and Biopsychosocial Criminology, Individual Differences in Crime and Victimization, Risk and Needs Assessment, Traits and Criminality, Traits and Victimization, Criminological Theory and Philosophy, Psychology and Crime, Criminal and Victim Decision-Making, Social Construction of Deviance and Criminality, Emotions and Criminality
Maddie Uryasz
muryasz@unomaha.edu- Interests: Human Trafficking Prevention, Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence, Juvenile Justice, Women and Crime
Morgan (McBride) VanSlyke
mmcbride@unomaha.eduInterests: Human Trafficking, Victimology, Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence, Terrorism, Organized Crime, and Policing
Jade Zuehlke
jzuehlke@unomaha.edu- Interests: Terrorism/Mass Violence, Organized Crime, Organizational Structures of Criminal Networks