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Leadership Emeritus Faculty Faculty Staff Graduate Assistants and Student Workers

Leadership

Von Nebbitt
Von Nebbitt, PhD

Director

vnebbitt@unomaha.edu
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Ellen Rice
Ellen Rice, MS

Assistant Director

erice@unomaha.edu
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Emeritus Faculty

Sunny Andrews
Sunny Andrews, PhD
Ann Coyne
Ann Coyne, Ph.D., LMHP, CMSW
acoyne@unomaha.edu
Amanda Duffy Randall
Amanda Duffy Randall, Ph.D., LICSW
arandall@unomaha.edu
Jeanette Harder
Jeanette Harder, Ph.D, CMSW
jharder@unomaha.edu
Ann Coyne
Claudette Lee
clee@unomaha.edu
Jane Woody
Jane Woody, Ph.D.
jwoody@unomaha.edu
Gwen Weber, Ph.D.
Gwen Weber, Ph.D.
gweber@unomaha.edu

Faculty

Aaron Banman, Ph.D., LCSW
Aaron Banman, Ph.D., LCSW

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Assistant Professor

abanman@unomaha.edu
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Theresa Barron-McKeagney, Ph.D., LMHP
Theresa Barron-McKeagney, Ph.D., LMHP

Associate Dean, Professor

Dean's Office (CPACS), Professor

tbarronm@unomaha.edu
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Kersten Borer
Kersten Borer, MSW, LIMHP, CMSW, LADC

She/They

Instructor

kerstenborer@unomaha.edu
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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Dr. Sandra (Sandy) Cook-Fong, Ph.D.

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Assistant Professor

scookfong@unomaha.edu
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Henry D'Souza
Henry D'Souza, Ph.D.

Graduate Program Chair

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

He/Him/His

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Assistant Professor

lheerten2@unomaha.edu
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Nancy Kelley, Ph.D.,
Nancy Kelley, Ph.D.,

She/Her/Hers

David Scott Diamond Professor of Public Affairs & Community Service

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Professor

njkelley@unomaha.edu
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Susan Reay, Ed.D., LICSW
Susan Reay, Ed.D., LICSW

She/Her/Hers

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Assistant Professor

sreay@unomaha.edu
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Heidi Rueda, PhD
Heidi Rueda, PhD

she/her

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
Laurel Sariscsany, PhD

She/Her/Hers

Assistant Professor

Grace Abbott School of Social Work

lsariscsany@unomaha.edu
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Lequisha Turner, MSW, LCSW, LMHP
Lequisha Turner, MSW, LCSW, LMHP

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Instructor

lequishasims@unomaha.edu
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Lisa Smith, Ph.D., LMSW

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Assistant Professor

lsmith5@unomaha.edu
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Emily Soener

She/Her/Hers

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Instructor

esoener@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Peter Szto

Peter Kiewit Professorship

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Professor

pszto@unomaha.edu
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Ciara Warden, MSW, LISW
Ciara Warden, MSW, LISW

She/Her/Hers

Admissions Chair

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Instructor

cwarden@unomaha.edu
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Yiwei Zhang, Ph.D.
Yiwei Zhang, Ph.D.

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Assistant Professor

yiweizhang@unomaha.edu
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Staff

Sonia Carbonell
Sonia Carbonell

Student Services Administrator

scarbonell2@unomaha.edu
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Patty Fugitt
Patty Fugitt, MS

Undergraduate Academic Advisor

pfugitt@unomaha.edu
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Theori Kenny
Theori Kenny, MSW, LCSW

Practicum Specialist

tmkenny@unomaha.edu
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Konnie Kirchner
Konnie Kirchner, MSW, LCSW

Practicum Coordinator

kkirchner@unomaha.edu
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Michelle Nelsen
Michelle Nelsen, BGS

Continuing Education & Outreach Specialist

mdnelsen@unomaha.edu
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Amanda Nelson
Amanda Nelson

Office Coordinator

ajnelson@unomaha.edu
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Alisha Olson
Alisha Olson, MSW, LCSW

She/Her/Hers

Senior Practicum Specialist

asolson@unomaha.edu
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Katie Robbins Case
Katie Robbins Case, MSW, LCSW, LISW

Clinical Supervision & Training Specialist

Adjunct Instructor

krobbinscase@unomaha.edu
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Shannon Adamsick
Shannon Adamsick

Graduate Academic Advisor

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Graduate Assistants and Student Workers

Karla Zavala
Karla Zavala

Graduate Assistant to the GPC

kzavala@unomaha.edu
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Ditty Joy Varughese
Ditty Joy Varughese

Student Worker for GATSA

dittyjoyvarughese@unomaha.edu
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Dan Hayes
Dan Hayes

Graduate Assistant to the Director

danielhayes@unomaha.edu
Kerry Beldin
March 29, 1973 - January 05, 2022
A bright light snuffed out too soon. If you wish to honor the life of Kerry, watch a movie with Christopher Walken in it, listen to some Barry Manilow, post a sloth meme, or hug a pug….one-eyed or otherwise.

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