MMI Faculty by Department / Program
Academic Affairs
- Keith D. Allen, PhD, BCBA-D | Program Director
Administration
- Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD | Hattie B. Munroe Professor; Director, Munroe-Meyer Institute
- Amy S. Nordness, PhD, CCC-SLP | Associate Director, MMI; Director of Clinical Services
- Wayne Stuberg, PT, PhD, PCS, FAPTA | Professor Emeritus / Consultant
Caring for Champions - Dental | Vision | Nutrition
- Amir Farhangpour, DDS
- Claire Koukol, DDS | Director, Dental Clinic
- Richard Legge, MD | Medical Director, Vision Clinic
- Karen Wilson, OD | Director, Vision Clinic
Clinical Services
- Amy S. Nordness, PhD, CCC-SLP | Program Director
Community Engagement
- Melonie S. Welsh, MS | Robert F. and Myrna L. Krohn Associate Professor; Department Director
Education and Child Development
- Jolene Johnson, MS, EdS, EdD | Department Director
- Walter S. Gilliam, PhD | Buffett Early Childhood Institute - University of Nebraska
- Kerry Miller, PhD | Associate Director
- Kailey Snyder, PhD, MS
- Nishank Varshney, PhD
Genetic Medicine
- Craig Baker, MD, FACMG | Department Director; Interim Medical Director of MMI
- Terri Blase, MS, CGC | Director, Genetic Counseling Services
- Elizabeth Conover, MS, APRN, CGC
- Drew Cratsenberg, MS, CGC
- Sara Fisher, MS, CGC | Assistant Program Director, Genetic Counseling - CAHP
- Kristen Fishler, MS, CGC
- Shelly Nielsen, MS, CGC
- Gwen Reiser, MS, CGC
- Joanna Spaulding, MS, CGC
- Holly Zimmerman, MS, CGC | Program Director, Genetic Counseling - CAHP
integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders (iCASD)
- Regina Carroll, PhD, BCBA-D | Associate Director
- Sarah Connolly, PhD, BCBA-D, ABPP
- Christian Courson, PhD
- Mary E. Halbur, PhD, BCBA-D
- Catalina N. Rey, PhD, BCBA-D
- Nicole M. Rodriguez, PhD, BCBA-D
- Alice Shillingsburg, PhD, BCBA-D, LP | Yale Family Endowed Chair; Department Director
- Patricia Zemantic, PhD, BCBA-D
Pediatric Feeding Disorders
- Amy Drayton, PhD | Department Director
- Bethany Hansen, PhD, BCBA-D | Associate Director
- Rachel Knight, PhD
Physical Therapy
- Andrea Baraldi Cunha, PT, PhD
- James Gehringer, PhD
- Susan Riley, PT, MS, DPT, PCS | Department Director
Psychology
- Brenda Bassingthwaite, PhD, BCBA
- Jennifer Burt, PhD
- Mindy Chadwell, PhD, BCBA
- Brandy Clarke, PhD | Department Director
- Alison DeLizza, PhD
Nancy L. Foster, PhD - Erika Franta Bretcher, PhD
- Hanna Grandgenett, PhD, LP
- Allison Grennan, PhD
- Lynda B. Hayes, PhD
- William J. Higgins, PhD, LMHP, BCBA-D
- Natalie Hoff, PhD
- Melissa Hunter, PhD
- Abigail Kennedy, PhD, LIMHP, BCBA
- Brett R. Kuhn, PhD, DBSM
- Christian Klepper, PsyD
- Megan M. Morse, PhD
- Allison Morton, PhD
- Lisa Neitzke, PhD, BCBA
- Holly Roberts, PhD
- Rachel Schumacher, PhD
- Mark D. Shriver, PhD, BCBA-D
- Whitney Strong-Bak, PhD
- Kaitlyn Young, PhD
Research
- Jennifer Blackford, PhD | Hattie B. Munroe Professor; Program Director
Severe Behavior
- Tara Fahmie, PhD, BCBA-D | Associate Director
- Cynthia Livingston, PhD, BCBA-D
- Amanda N. Zangrillo, PsyD, BCBA-D | Department Director
Speech-Language Pathology
- Susan Fager, PhD, CCC-SLP | Department Director; Scottish Rite Associate Professor
- Jessica Gormley, PhD, CCC-SLP
Institute Grants Faculty
Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET)
- Allison Grennan, PhD | Program Director
Graduate Psychology Education (GPE)
- Brandy Clarke, PhD | Project Director
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disorders (LEND)
- Cynthia R. Ellis MD | Director of LEND
- Kellie Ellerbusch, BLA | Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Education
Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC)
- Brandy Clarke, PhD | Project Director
Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA)
- Maurice Godfrey, PhD | Director
University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD)
- Mark D. Shriver, PhD, BCBA-D | Director of UCEDD
- Mark A. Smith, MS | Training Program Director
- Rachel Ray MA | MMI-UNO Trailblazer Program Director
- Sarah Swanson, MPH | FCEP Program Director
- Wayne A. Stuberg, PT, PhD, PCS, FAPTA | Consultant
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Adjunct Faculty
- Marta Balog, PhD - Adjunct Assistant Professor, MMI | Administration
- Amy Brower, PhD - Adjunct Professor, MMI | Genetic Medicine
- Elizabeth J. Preas, PhD, BCBA-D, LMHP - Adjunct Assistant Professor, MMI | iCASD
- Jennifer N. Sanmann, PhD, FACMG - Adjunct Associate Professor, MMI | Genetic Medicine
- Seth Walker, PhD, BCBA-D - Adjunct Assistant Professor, MMI | Severe Behavior
Courtesy Faculty
- Christopher T. Cummings, MD - Assistant Professor, MMI | Genetic Medicine
- Sara Frampton, PhD – Assistant Professor, MMI | iCASD
- Sara Kupzyk, PhD - Assistant Professor, MMI - Psychology
- Hilary A (Abbie) Raikes, PhD - Associate Professor, MMI | Education and Child Development
- Carey Ronspies, MD, FACMG - Assistant Professor, MMI | Genetic Medicine
- Linda K. Smith - Professor, MMI | Education and Child Development - Buffett Early Childhood Institute - University of Nebraska
- Jill Skrabal, PhD, RD, LMNT, CDE - Associate Professor, MMI | Genetic Medicine
- Lois J. Starr, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACMG - Associate Professor, MMI | Genetic Medicine
- Danita Velasco, MD, FACMG - Assistant Professor, MMI | Genetic Medicine
Emeritus Faculty
- Michael Crawford, ReD - Emeritus Associate Professor, MMI | Recreational Therapy
- Joseph Evans, PhD - Emeritus Professor, MMI | Psychology
- Janice Flegle, MA, OTR/L, BCP - Emeritus Professor, MMI | Occupational Therapy
- Barb Jackson, PhD - Emeritus Professor, MMI | Education and Child Development
- Mike Leibowitz, PhD - Emeritus Professor, MMI | Administration
- Richard E. Lutz, MD - Emeritus Associate Professor, MMI | Genetic Medicine
- Ann Haskins Olney, MD, FAAP, FACMG, Emeritus Professor, MMI | Genetic Medicine
- Wayne A. Stuberg, PT, PhD, PCS, FAPTA - Emeritus Professor, MMI | Administration; Physical Therapy
- William Warzak, PhD, BCBA-D - Emeritus Professor, MMI | Psychology