Faculty

MMI Faculty by Department / Program

Administration

• Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD | 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

Community Engagement

• Melonie S. Welsh, MS | Department Director

Developmental Medicine

• Cynthia R. Ellis, MD
  
• Howard William Needelman, MD

Education and Child Development

• Amy Encinger, PhD
• Jolene Johnson, MS, EdS, EdD | Department Director
• Kerry Miller, PhD
• Amanda Prokasky, PhD
• Drissa M. Toure, MD, PhD, MPH

Genetic Medicine

• Omar Abdul-Rahman, MD | Department Director
• Craig Baker, MD, FACMG
• Terri Blase, MS, CGC | Director, Genetic Counseling Services
• Elizabeth Conover, MS, APRN, CGC
• Drew Cratsenberg, MS, CGC
• Bhavana Dave, PhD, FACMG
• Sara Fisher, MS, CGC | Assistant Program Director, Genetic Counseling - CAHP
• Kristen Fishler, MS, CGC
• Ann Haskins Olney, MD, FAAP, FACMG
• Shelly Nielsen, MS, CGC
• Gwen Reiser, MS, CGC
• Carey Ronspies, MD, FACMG
• Jill Skrabal, PhD, RD, LMNT, CDE
• Joanna Spaulding, MS, CGC
• Lois J. Starr, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACMG | Medical Director of MMI
• Danita Velasco, MD, FACMG
• Holly Zimmerman, MS, CGC | Program Director, Genetic Counseling - CAHP

integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders (iCASD)

• Regina Carroll, PhD, BCBA-D | Department Director (Interim); Associate Director
• Mary E. Halbur, PhD, BCBA-D
• Trenesha Hill, PhD
• Sara Jeglum, PhD, BCBA-D
• Kevin C. Luczynski, PhD
• Elizabeth J. Preas, PhD, BCBA, LMHP
• Catalina N. Rey, PhD, BCBA-D
• Nicole M. Rodriguez, PhD, BCBA-D
• 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

• James Gehringer, PhD
• Sandra L. Willett, PT, PhD, PCS | Department Director

Psychology

• Keith D. Allen, PhD, BCBA-D | Department Director
• Brenda Bassingthwaite, PhD, BCBA
• Jennifer Burt, PhD
• Mindy Chadwell, PhD, BCBA
• Brandy Clarke, PhD
• Nancy L. Foster, PhD
• Erika Franta Bretcher, PhD
• Allison Grennan, PhD
• William J. Higgins, PhD, LMHP, BCBA-D
• Natalie Hoff, PhD
• Abigail Kennedy, PhD, LIMHP, BCBA
• Brett R. Kuhn, PhD, DBSM
• Christian Klepper, PsyD
• Brittany K. Liebsack, PhD
• Megan M. Morse, PhD
• Lisa Neitzke, PhD, BCBA
• Holly Roberts, PhD
• Mark D. Shriver, PhD, BCBA-D
• Whitney Strong-Bak, PhD

Research

• Jennifer Blackford, PhD | Program Director

Severe Behavior

• Tara Fahmie, PhD, BCBA-D
• Cynthia Livingston, PhD, BCBA-D
• Amanda N. Zangrillo, PsyD, BCBA-D | Department Director

Speech-Language Pathology

• Jessica Gormley, PhD, CCC-SLP | Department Director (Interim)
• Amy S. Nordness, 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 | Family Care Enhancement Program (FCEP) Program Manager 
• Wayne A. Stuberg, PT, PhD, PCS, FAPTA | Consultant

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Adjunct Faculty

• Marta Balog, PhD - Adjunct Assistant Professor at MMI | Administration
• Max J. Kurz, PhD | Physical Therapy
• Jennifer N. Sanmann, PhD, FACMG | Genetic Medicine
• Seth Walker, PhD, BCBA-D | Severe Behavior Department

Emeritus Faculty

• Michael Crawford, ReD | Recreational Therapy
• Janice Flegle, MA, OTR/L, BCP | Occupational Therapy
• Barb Jackson, PhD | Education and Child Development
• Mike Leibowitz, PhD | Administration
• Richard E. Lutz, MD | Genetic Medicine
• Wayne A. Stuberg, PT, PhD, PCS, FAPTA | Administration; Physical Therapy
  
• William Warzak, PhD, BCBA-D | Psychology