The Nebraska Center for Rural Health Research

Center investigators include: Dr. Li-Wu Chen, Dr. Preethy Nayar, Dr. Mike Shambaugh-Miller, and Dr. Hongmei Wang. Faculty investigators have education and experience in health administration, health finance, health economics, rural primary care, medical geography, and program evaluation.

Research associates and health data analysts include Michelle Mason, Sara Roberts, Kelly Shaw-Sutherland, Anne Skinner, Nicole VanOsdel, Liyan Xu, and Wanqing Zhang; their education and experience is in public health, statistics, health education, sociology, public administration, geography, and health information management.

Center Director Dr. Keith Mueller is Associate Dean, Department Chair, and Professor in the College of Public Health, Department of Health Services Research and Administration, UNMC. He is also the Director of the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis. Dr. Mueller may be reached at kmueller@unmc.edu Curriculum Vitae Biosketch (2 page)