Meet Our Faculty

Faculty Alphabetically by Last Name 
A - C
Ameku, Yoshiharu

Badr, Zaid 
Baker, Nicole
Bavitz, J. Bruce
Beatty, Mark W.
Bennett, Gregory
Berkheim, David
 Bokemper, Richard K.
Broekemeier, Jane
Byarlay, Matthew R.
Byrne, Gerard

 Carritt, Darlene
Christiansen, Megan
Crouch, Larry D.		  
D - G

Day, Marianne R.
Dolen, Amanda M.
Dowd, Michael J.
Dunning, David G.

 Farhangpour, Amir
Froeschle, Mary Lynn		 Giannini, Peter J.
 Guthmiller, Janet M.		  
H - M

Hamilton. Chelsea J.
Hansen, Jay D.
Hattervig, Robin
Henderson, Noni J.
Hlava, Gwen
Houser, Zachary L.

 Jenkins, James F.
Johnson, Keith R.
Johnson, William W.
Junge, Todd

Kaldahl, Wayne B.
Kallio, Jennifer K.
 Killeen, Amy C.
Koukol, Claire
Krivohlavek, Bradley J.
Lindquist, Emily M.
Lowman, Sarah G.

McCanlies, Dona J.
Makkawy, Hany M.
 Marshall, Jennifer A.
Marshall, Julie A.
Moravec, Lisa
Mundil, Lindsay
Murray, Nicholas
N - R

Narayana, Nagamani
Nawshad, Ali

Oakley, Gregory G.
 O'Brien-Ausman, Kathleen A.

 Payne, Jeffrey B.
Peng, Aimin
Petro, Thomas M.
Phan-Rinne, Myhanh T.


 Reinhardt, Richard A.
Roperto, Renato
S - Z

Saksena, Yun
Shropshire, Jaimee
Skar, Bryan
Solomon, Stacy L.
Stephenson, G. L.

 Tussing, Gerald J.
Van Osdel, Corinne M.
Vishwanath, Meenakshi (Minnie)
 Vogt, Merlyn

Wahl, James K.
Williamson, Anne E.
Wobido, Amanda Ribeiro
Yoachim, Shayla D.
Zalewski, David

  

Faculty by Department

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Adult Restorative Dentistry

General dentistry, biomaterials, operative dentistry, prosthodontics, temporomandibular disorders, implant and digital dentistry, radiology

Renato Roperto, Department Chair
Yoshiharu Ameku | Prosthodontics
Zaid Badr | Operative, biomaterials
Mark W. Beatty | Dental materials, biomaterials
Gregory Bennett | Digital dentistry
Richard K. Bokemper | Comprehensive care
Gerard Byrne | Prosthodontics, implant dentistry
Marianne R. Day | Operative, comprehensive care
Michael J. Dowd | Comprehensive care
Amir Farhangpour | Assistant dean for clinic operations
Mary Lynn Froeschle | Clinical diagnosis, comprehensive care
Jay D. Hansen | AEGD program director
Robin Hattervig | Comprehensive care
James F. Jenkins | Comprehensive care		 William W. Johnson | Biomaterials, operative
Jennifer K. Kallio | Comprehensive care
Bradley J. Krivohlavek | Comprehensive care
Julie A. Marshall | Prosthodontics
Nicholas Murray | Comprehensive care
Myhanh T. Phan-Rinne | Comprehensive care
Renato Roperto | Operative dentistry 
Yun Saksena | Prosthodontics, associate dean for education
Stacy L. Solomon | Comprehensive care
Amanda Ribeiro Wobido | Operative dentistry
David Zalewski | Comprehensive care

Part-Time Faculty

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Dental Hygiene

Gwen Hlava, Department Chair
Nicole Baker | Clinical instructor, Gering
Jane Broekemeier | Clinical instructor, Omaha
Darlene Carritt | Senior clinical technique
Amanda M. Dolen | Junior and senior clinic
Chelsea J. Hamilton | Clinical instructor, Columbus
Noni J. Henderson | Clinical instructor		 Gwen Hlava | Department chair
Todd Junge | Junior and senior clinic
Emily M. Lindquist | Clinical instructor
Lisa Moravec | Program coordinator, Gering
Lindsay Mundil | Medical emergencies, junior and senior clinic
Jaimee Shropshire | Sealant program coordinator

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Growth and Development

Orthodontics, dentofacial orthopedics, pediatric dentistry, general practice residency

 Bryan Skar, Interim Department Chair
Zachary L. Houser | Pediatric dentistry
Claire Koukol | Pediatric dentistry
Sarah G. Lowman | Public health
Jennifer A. Marshall | Pediatric dentistry		 Kathleen A. O'Brien-Ausman | GPR program director
Bryan Skar | Pediatric dentistry
Corinne M. Van Osdel | General dentistry
Meenakshi (Minnie) Vishwanath | Orthodontics

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Oral Biology

Biomedical sciences, behavioral sciences, practice management, oral pathology, biomonitoring, public health

James K. Wahl, Interim Department Chair
Larry D. Crouch | Biochemistry, physiology
David G. Dunning | Practice management
Peter J. Giannini | Oral pathology
Keith R. Johnson | Cellular signaling
Dona J. McCanlies | Physiology
Nagamani Narayana | Oral pathology		 Ali Nawshad | Cellular signaling
Gregory G. Oakley | DNA damage and repair
Aimin Peng | Cell cycle regulation
Thomas M. Petro | Immunology
James K. Wahl | Cellular signaling
Shayla D. Yoachim | Anatomy

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Surgical Specialties

Endodontics, oral surgery, periodontics, implant dentistry

J. Bruce Bavitz, Department Chair
J. Bruce Bavitz | Oral surgery, implant dentistry
Matthew R. Byarlay | Periodontics, implant dentistry
Megan Christiansen | Periodontics
Janet M. Guthmiller | Periodontics
Wayne B. Kaldahl | Periodontics
Amy C. Killeen | Periodontics
Hany M. Makkawy | Endodontics		 Jeffrey B. Payne | Periodontics
Richard A. Reinhardt | Periodontics
G.L. Stephenson | Endodontics
Gerald J. Tussing | Periodontics
Merlyn Vogt | Endodontics
Anne E. Williamson | Endodontics

Part-Time Faculty