Participants
Nearly 900 individuals from across all campuses and colleges have participated in the Funded Awards Program.
Since 2013, UNMC students, faculty and staff have participated in a total of 15 cohorts, developing curriculum-ready, interactive learning experiences that strengthen student understanding and retention.
Faculty lead projects by committing to incorporate e-modules into their courses and collaborate with students to generate creative ideas. Students contribute creative development and interactive engagement strategies. This highly successful model leverages faculty-student collaboration to create impactful learning experiences.
Current Projects & Participants (Cohort 16)
The 2026-2027 cohort features 69 individuals from six colleges and the Munroe-Meyer Institute.
Faculty Director
Nate Anderson
College of Medicine–Omaha
Student Developers
J.P. Miller, Jacob Rademacher, Roshan Sapkota
College of Medicine–Omaha
additional Faculty memberS
Daniel Brailita, Cory Rohlfsen
College of Medicine–Omaha
Faculty Director
McKenzie Behrendt
College of Allied Health Professions–Kearney
Student Developers
Maddie Hatch, Bethany Stocker, Brooklyn Weddle
College of Allied Health Professions–Kearney
Mia Kiesel,
Graduate Studies–Omaha
Additional Faculty Member
Kellie S. Gossman
College of Allied Health Professions–Kearney
Faculty Director
Jennifer Davis
College of Medicine–Omaha
Student Developers
Winnie Ladu, Mariah McCashland, Joshua Oarhe
College of Medicine–Omaha
Kathleen Nguyen
College of Pharmacy–Omaha
additional Faculty Members
Ally Dering-Anderson, Shawnalyn Sunagawa
College of Pharmacy–Omaha
Raven Lance
Nebraska Medicine
M. Nicole Martino, Ryan Mullane,
College of Medicine–Omaha
Kevin McGuire
College of Allied Health Professions–Omaha
Faculty Director
Sara Fisher
College of Allied Health Professions–Omaha
Student Developers
Ellie Lentz, Joel Schrader
College of Allied Health Professions–Omaha
additional faculty member
Melissa Soester
College of Allied Health Professions–Omaha
Faculty Director
Mary Halbur
Munroe-Meyer Institute
Student Developers
Sydney Burlison, Hannele Burch,
Keegan Sullivan
Munroe-Meyer Institute
Toluwa Davies
College of Medicine–Omaha
additional faculty members
Maryjan Fiala, Jessica Gormley, Cynthia Livingston
College of Allied Health Professions–Omaha
Faculty Director
Shelley Iverson
College of Medicine–Omaha
Student Developers
Justin Baumert, Brock Lakin
College of Medicine–Omaha
Additional Faculty Member
Jordanna Knott
College of Allied Health Professions–Omaha
Faculty Director
Kavya Shankar Muttanahally
College of Dentistry–Lincoln
Student Developers
Christian Keller, Alan Wu
College of Dentistry–Lincoln
Additional Faculty Member
Nagamani Narayana
College of Dentistry–Lincoln
Faculty Director
Marcela Ivette Pineda Molina
College of Medicine–Omaha
student Developers
Lauren Frels, Campbell Mooney
College of Medicine–Omaha
Catherine Fox, Holly Robinson
College of Allied Health Professions–Omaha
Additional Faculty Member
Annie Woodruff Jameson
College of Allied Health Professions–Omaha
Faculty Director
Drew Prescott
College of Pharmacy–Omaha
Student Developers
Himanshu Gandhi, Kaitlin Keleher
College of Pharmacy–Omaha
Additional Faculty member
Martin Conda-Sheridan
College of Pharmacy–Omaha
Faculty Director
Kendra Ratnapradipa
College of Public Health–Omaha
Student Developers
Marian Y. Kombat, Kristyne Mansilla, Thet W. Nwe
College of Public Health–Omaha
Sam Owolabi
College of Medicine–Omaha
Faculty Director
John Schleifer
College of Medicine–Omaha
Student Developers
Megan Doehner, Madison Meduna, Jacob Meyer, Reid Sindelar
College of Medicine–Omaha
Faculty Director
Leah Stade
College of Allied Health Professions–Kearney
Student Developers
Tegan Hunter-Smith, Melanie Minchow, Ally Paradee, Cassidy Smith
College of Allied Health Professions–Omaha
Additional Faculty Members
McKenzie Behrendt
College of Allied Health Professions–Kearney
Karly Boehm
College of Allied Health Professions–Omaha
View the 2026 E-Learning Innovators booklet.
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