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Director Assistant Director Faculty Staff Course Adjunct Instructors Field Adjunct Instructors Graduate Assistants and Student Workers Emeritus Faculty

Grace Abbott School of Social Work Faculty and Staff

Director

Susan Reay, EdD, LICSW

Susan Reay, EdD, LICSW

Director and John E. Christensen Community Chair of Social Work in Child Welfare

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Associate Professor

sreay@unomaha.edu
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Assistant Director

Ellen Rice, MS

Ellen Rice, MS

Assistant Director

erice@unomaha.edu

Faculty

Kersten Borer, MSW, LIMHP, CMSW, LADC

Kersten Borer, MSW, LIMHP, CMSW, LADC

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Instructor

kerstenborer@unomaha.edu
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Amy Browning, MSW

Amy Browning, MSW

Instructor

Grace Abbott School of Social Work

amybrowning@unomaha.edu
Liam Heerten-Rodriguez, Ph.D., PLMHP, PCMSW

Liam Heerten-Rodriguez, Ph.D., PLMHP, PCMSW

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Assistant Professor

lheerten2@unomaha.edu
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Heidi Rueda, Ph.D.

Heidi Rueda, Ph.D.

John E. Christensen Community Chair in Child Welfare

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Associate Professor

hrueda@unomaha.edu
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Laurel Sariscsany, PhD

Laurel Sariscsany, PhD

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Assistant Professor

lsariscsany@unomaha.edu
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Lisa Smith, PhD, LMSW

Lisa Smith, PhD, LMSW

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Assistant Professor

lsmith5@unomaha.edu
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Emily Soener, LICSW

Emily Soener, LICSW

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Instructor

esoener@unomaha.edu
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Lequisha Turner, PhD, LP, LCSW

Lequisha Turner, PhD, LP, LCSW

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Assistant Professor

lequishaturner@unomaha.edu
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Anvar Vakkayil, PhD

Anvar Vakkayil, PhD

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Associate Professor

avakkayil@unomaha.edu
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Ciara Warden, MSW, LISW

Ciara Warden, MSW, LISW

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Instructor

cwarden@unomaha.edu
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Yiwei Zhang, PhD

Yiwei Zhang, PhD

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Assistant Professor

yiweizhang@unomaha.edu
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Staff

Sonia Carbonell, BA

Sonia Carbonell, BA

Student Services Admin.

scarbonell2@unomaha.edu
Heather Ford

Heather Ford, MA, CDP

Graduate Academic Advisor

hford@unomaha.edu
Theori Kenny, LCSW

Theori Kenny, LCSW

Practicum Specialist

tmkenny@unomaha.edu
Michelle Manning, LICSW, LISW

Michelle Manning, LICSW, LISW

Practicum Specialist

michellemanning@unomaha.edu
Alisha Olson, LCSW

Alisha Olson, LCSW

Senior Practicum Specialist

asolson@unomaha.edu
Nazaneen Rahmanzai, MS

Nazaneen Rahmanzai, MS

Undergraduate Academic Advisor

nrahmanzai@unomaha.edu
Katie Robbins, LICSW

Katie Robbins, LICSW

Senior Outreach Coordinator and Adjunct Instructor

klrobbins@unomaha.edu
Anna Wastell

Anna Wastell

Office Coordinator

awastell@unomaha.edu

Course Adjunct Instructors

Lacie Bolte

Lacie Bolte, MSW, MPA

Adjunct Instructor

ltewes@unomaha.edu
Christina Chesters

Christina Chesters, MSW, LCSW

Adjunct Instructor

cchesters@unomaha.edu
Treva Haugaard, MSW, MPA

Treva Haugaard, MSW, MPA

Adjunct Instructor

thaugaard@unomaha.edu
Stephanie Hoesing

Stephanie Hoesing

Adjunct Instructor

stephaniehoesing@unomaha.edu
Chelsea Hunter, LIMHP, LCSW

Chelsea Hunter, LIMHP, LCSW

Adjunct Instructor

cmkoch@unomaha.edu
Gloria Kimbulu

Gloria Kimbulu

Adjunct Instructor

gkimbulu@unomaha.edu
Sara Thomas, DSW, LICSW

Sara Thomas, DSW, LICSW

Adjunct Instructor

sthomas66@unomaha.edu
Alicia Webber, LIMHP, CMSW

Alicia Webber, LIMHP, CMSW

Adjunct Instructor

awebber@unomaha.edu
Yixuan Wang, PhD

Yixuan Wang, PhD

Adjunct Instructor

yixuanwang@unomaha.edu
Amy West

Amy West, MSW, MPA

Adjunct Instructor

acwest@unomaha.edu
John-Paul Witt

John-Paul Witt, MA, MSW, LICSW

Adjunct Instructor

john-paulwitt@unomaha.edu
Dan Zak, EdD, LICSW

Dan Zak, EdD, LICSW

Adjunct Instructor

dzak@unomaha.edu

Field Adjunct Instructors

Mary Bahney, LCSW

Mary Bahney, LCSW

Field Practicum Adjunct Instructor

mbahney@unomaha.edu
Rachel Hughes

Rachel Hughes, LIMHP, LCSW

Adjunct Field Instructor

rbattiato@unomaha.edu

Graduate Assistants and Student Workers

Jaiden Davis

Jaiden Davis

Graduate Assistant to the Field Practicum Office

Grace Abbott School of Social Work

jaidendavis@unomaha.edu
Darian Draft

Darian Draft

Graduate Assistant to the Director

Grace Abbott School of Social Work

ddraft@unomaha.edu
Delaney Ham

Delaney Ham

Graduate Student Worker for the Opioid Settlement Funds Grant

Grace Abbott School of Social Work

dham@unomaha.edu
Brittany Jones

Brittany Jones

Graduate Assistant to the Director of BHECN East

Grace Abbott School of Social Work

brittanjones@unomaha.edu
Hannah Keck

Hannah Keck

Graduate Student Worker for the Asst. Director and Academic Advising

Grace Abbott School of Social Work

hkeck@unomaha.edu
Aislyn Tyler

Aislyn Tyler

Graduate Assistant to the MSW and BSW Program Coordinators

Grace Abbott School of Social Work

aislyntyler@unomaha.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Sunny Andrews

Sunny Andrews, PhD

Professor Emeritus

Theresa Barron-McKeagney, PhD, LMHP, LCSW

Theresa Barron-McKeagney, PhD, LMHP, LCSW

Professor Emeritus

Deborah (Deb) Circo, Ph.D., LICSW

Deborah (Deb) Circo, Ph.D., LICSW

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Assistant Professor

dcirco@unomaha.edu
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Sandy Cook-Fong, PhD

Sandy Cook-Fong, PhD

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Assistant Professor

scookfong@unomaha.edu
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Ann Coyne, PhD, LMHP, CMSW

Ann Coyne, PhD, LMHP, CMSW

Professor Emeritus

Henry D'Souza, Ph.D.

Henry D'Souza, Ph.D.

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Professor

hdsouza@unomaha.edu
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Amanda Duffy Randall, PhD, LICSW

Amanda Duffy Randall, PhD, LICSW

Professor Emeritus

Jeanette Harder, PhD, CMSW

Jeanette Harder, PhD, CMSW

Professor Emeritus

Claudette Lee, LCSW

Claudette Lee, LCSW

Professor Emeritus

Gwen Weber, PhD

Gwen Weber, PhD

Professor Emeritus

Jane Woody, PhD

Jane Woody, PhD

Professor Emeritus

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March 29, 1973 - January 05, 2022
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