Advisory Groups

The Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN) was created by the Nebraska Legislature and is located at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. It is a collaborative effort between all University of Nebraska campuses and numerous Nebraska educational partners, consumers and family members, community agencies, law enforcement, hospitals, and governmental entities.

Advisory Council Members

Rod Markin, MD

Professor, David T. Purtilo Distinguished Chair of Pathology
Medical Director, Laboratory Informatics
Associate Vice Chancellor for Business Development
Chief Technology Officer, UNMC

Steve Wengel, MD

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Campus Wellness
Professor of Psychiatry, UNMC

Rajesh Tampi, MD

Professor and Chairman, Inaugural Bhatia Family Endowed Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Creighton University School of Medicine and CHI Health Behavioral Health Services

Brandy Clarke, PhD

Associate Director of Program Growth and Sustainability
Associate Professor and Licensed Psychologist at the Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI) for Genetics and Rehabilitation at UNMC

Kathy Seacrest

Region 2, Behavioral Health Administrator

Gail Walling Yanney, MD

Former anesthesiologist at Bishop Clarkson Memorial (retired) Hospital

Maha Younes, PhD

Associate Vice Chancellor for Institutional Engagement, University of Nebraska at Kearney
Professor, University of Nebraska at Kearney School of Social Work