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The team within the Office of Graduate Studies supports graduate students from inquiry through graduation, our faculty and programs from development to delivery, and beyond.

Office of the Dean Enrollment Services Recruitment, Marketing, and Events Operations and Support

Office of the Dean

Juan Casas
Juan Casas, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies

Professor, Psychology

jcasas@unomaha.edu
  • Developmental Psychology
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Julie Blaskewicz Boron, Ph.D.
Julie Blaskewicz Boron, Ph.D.

Associate Dean, Graduate Studies; Doctoral Program Chair; Leo Missinne Professor of Gerontology

Gerontology, Professor

jboron@unomaha.edu
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Nicole Kersten
Nicole Kersten

Assistant to the Dean

nkersten@unomaha.edu
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Enrollment Services

Brittney Knowlton
Brittney Knowlton, M.A.

Director, Enrollment Services

bknowlton@unomaha.edu
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Paola Briones
Paola Briones

Senior Enrollment Specialist

pbrionesavila@unomaha.edu
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Samantha Wagner
Samantha Wagner

Enrollment Specialist (International)

samanthawagner@unomaha.edu
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Brie Alsbury
Brie Alsbury

Enrollment Specialist

balsbury@unomaha.edu
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Recruitment, Marketing, and Events

Janelle M. Laudick, Ed.D.
Janelle M. Laudick, Ed.D.

Director, Graduate Recruitment and Marketing

jlaudick@unomaha.edu
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Joe Champion
Joe Champion

Office Associate

jchampion@unomaha.edu
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 Nolan Searl
Nolan Searl

Graduate Recruitment Specialist

nsearl@unomaha.edu
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Molly Walther
Molly Walther

Marketing Coordinator

mmspelts@unomaha.edu
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Operations and Support

Penny Harmoney, M.S.
Penny Harmoney, M.S.

Director of Operational Support & Training

pharmoney@unomaha.edu
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Christopher Trabold, M.B.A.
Christopher Trabold, M.B.A.

Business Analyst II

ctrabold@unomaha.edu
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