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Grace Abbott School of Social Work Faculty and Staff

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Susan Reay, EdD, LICSW Susan Reay, EdD, LICSW

Susan Reay, EdD, LICSW

She/Her/Hers

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

Emeritus Faculty

Sunny Andrews

Sunny Andrews, PhD

Professor Emeritus

Theresa Barron-McKeagney, PhD, LMHP, LCSW

Theresa Barron-McKeagney, PhD, LMHP, LCSW

Professor Emeritus

Ann Coyne, PhD, LMHP, CMSW

Ann Coyne, PhD, LMHP, CMSW

Professor Emeritus

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

Faculty

Kersten Borer, MSW, LIMHP, CMSW, LADC

Kersten Borer, MSW, LIMHP, CMSW, LADC

She, Her, Hers

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
Deborah (Deb) Circo, PhD, LICSW

Deborah (Deb) Circo, PhD, 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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Henry D'Souza, Ph.D.

Henry D'Souza, Ph.D.

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Professor

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

Liam Heerten-Rodriguez, PhD, PLMHP, PCMSW

He/Him/His

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Assistant Professor

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

Heidi Rueda, Ph.D.

She/Her/Hers

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

She/Her/Hers

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Instructor

esoener@unomaha.edu
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Peter Szto, PhD

Peter Szto, PhD

Peter Kiewit Professorship

Grace Abbott School of Social Work, Professor

pszto@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

She/Her/Hers

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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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
Konnie Kirchner, LCSW

Konnie Kirchner, LCSW

Practicum Coordinator

kkirchner@unomaha.edu
Michelle Manning, LICSW, LISW

Michelle Manning, LICSW, LISW

She/Her/Hers

Practicum Specialist

michellemanning@unomaha.edu
Michelle Nelsen, MS

Michelle Nelsen, MS

Continuing Education & Outreach Specialist

mdnelsen@unomaha.edu
Alisha Olson, LCSW

Alisha Olson, LCSW

She/Her/Hers

Senior Practicum Specialist

asolson@unomaha.edu
Nazaneen Rahmanzai, MS

Nazaneen Rahmanzai, MS

She/Her/Hers

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
Meghan Witte, PLMHP

Meghan Witte, PLMHP

Support Staff

meghanwitte@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
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