Director
Susan Reay, Ed.D., LICSW
Director and John E. Christensen Community Chair of Social Work in Child Welfare
Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Associate Professor
sreay@unomaha.eduAssistant Director
Ellen Rice, MS
Assistant Director
erice@unomaha.eduFaculty
Kersten Borer, MSW, LIMHP, CMSW, LADC
Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Instructor
kerstenborer@unomaha.edu
Amy Browning, MSW
Liam Heerten-Rodriguez, Ph.D., PLMHP, PCMSW
Heidi Rueda, Ph.D.
Laurel Sariscsany, Ph.D.
Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Assistant Professor
lsariscsany@unomaha.edu
Lisa Smith, Ph.D., LMSW
Emily Soener, Ph.D., LICSW
Lequisha Turner, Ph.D., LP, LCSW
Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Assistant Professor
lequishaturner@unomaha.edu
Anvar Vakkayil, Ph.D.
Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Associate Professor
avakkayil@unomaha.edu
Ciara Warden, Ph.D., LISW
Yiwei Zhang, Ph.D.
Staff
Sonia Carbonell, BA
Student Services Admin.
scarbonell2@unomaha.edu
Heather Ford, MA, CDP
Graduate Academic Advisor
hford@unomaha.edu
Theori Kenny, LCSW
Practicum Specialist
tmkenny@unomaha.edu
Michelle Manning, LICSW, LISW
Practicum Specialist
michellemanning@unomaha.edu
Alisha Olson, LCSW
Senior Practicum Specialist
asolson@unomaha.edu
Nazaneen Rahmanzai, MS
Undergraduate Academic Advisor
nrahmanzai@unomaha.edu
Katie Robbins, LICSW
Senior Outreach Coordinator and Adjunct Instructor
klrobbins@unomaha.edu
Anna Wastell
Office Coordinator
awastell@unomaha.eduCourse Adjunct Instructors
Lacie Bolte, MSW, MPA
Adjunct Instructor
ltewes@unomaha.edu
Christina Chesters, MSW, LCSW
Adjunct Instructor
cchesters@unomaha.edu
Treva Haugaard, MSW, MPA
Adjunct Instructor
thaugaard@unomaha.edu
Stephanie Hoesing
Adjunct Instructor
stephaniehoesing@unomaha.edu
Chelsea Hunter, LIMHP, LCSW
Adjunct Instructor
cmkoch@unomaha.edu
Gloria Kimbulu
Adjunct Instructor
gkimbulu@unomaha.edu
Sara Thomas, DSW, LICSW
Adjunct Instructor
sthomas66@unomaha.edu
Alicia Webber, LIMHP, CMSW
Adjunct Instructor
awebber@unomaha.edu
Yixuan Wang, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor
yixuanwang@unomaha.edu
Amy West, MSW, MPA
Adjunct Instructor
acwest@unomaha.edu
John-Paul Witt, MA, MSW, LICSW
Adjunct Instructor
john-paulwitt@unomaha.edu
Dan Zak, EdD, LICSW
Adjunct Instructor
dzak@unomaha.eduField Adjunct Instructors
Mary Bahney, LCSW
Field Practicum Adjunct Instructor
mbahney@unomaha.edu
Rachel Hughes, LIMHP, LCSW
Adjunct Field Instructor
rbattiato@unomaha.eduGraduate Assistants and Student Workers
Jaiden Davis
Graduate Assistant to the Field Practicum Office
Grace Abbott School of Social Work
jaidendavis@unomaha.edu
Darian Draft
Delaney Ham
Graduate Student Worker for the Opioid Settlement Funds Grant
Grace Abbott School of Social Work
dham@unomaha.edu
Brittany Jones
Graduate Assistant to the Director of BHECN East
Grace Abbott School of Social Work
brittanjones@unomaha.edu
Hannah Keck
Graduate Student Worker for the Asst. Director and Academic Advising
Grace Abbott School of Social Work
hkeck@unomaha.edu
Aislyn Tyler
Graduate Assistant to the MSW and BSW Program Coordinators
Grace Abbott School of Social Work
aislyntyler@unomaha.eduEmeritus Faculty
Sunny Andrews, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Theresa Barron-McKeagney, Ph.D., LMHP, LCSW
Professor Emeritus
Deborah (Deb) Circo, Ph.D., LICSW
Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Assistant Professor
dcirco@unomaha.edu
Sandy Cook-Fong, Ph.D.
Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Assistant Professor
scookfong@unomaha.edu
Ann Coyne, Ph.D., LMHP, CMSW
Professor Emeritus
Henry D'Souza, Ph.D.
Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Professor
hdsouza@unomaha.edu
Amanda Duffy Randall, Ph.D., LICSW
Professor Emeritus
Jeanette Harder, Ph.D., CMSW
Professor Emeritus
Claudette Lee, LCSW
Professor Emeritus
Gwen Weber, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Jane Woody, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus