{"id":49450,"date":"2014-05-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2014\/05\/19\/spotlight-on-new-faculty-russell-buzalko-ph-d\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T14:44:55","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T19:44:55","slug":"spotlight-on-new-faculty-russell-buzalko-ph-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2014\/05\/19\/spotlight-on-new-faculty-russell-buzalko-ph-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on new faculty &#8211; Russell Buzalko, Ph.D."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>Russell Buzalko, Ph.D., is a new faculty member in the College of Medicine. Here&#8217;s a brief rundown of his background and the expertise he brings to UNMC.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Name:<\/b>  Russell Buzalko, Ph.D.\n<li><b>Hometown:<\/b> Schuylkill Haven, Pa.\n<li><b>New title and department at UNMC:<\/b>  Assistant professor, emergency medicine<\/ul>\n<p><b>Research\/professional interests:<\/b><br \/>\nI&#8217;m interested in studying teamwork, communications, leadership, ethics and performance improvement. <\/p>\n<p><b>How I fell in love with being an educator: <\/b><br \/>\nHow I fell in love with being an educator stems from my desire to constantly learn and a need to share what I have learned with others.<\/p>\n<p><b>Degrees:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Ph.D. in Education, specializing in training and performance improvement, Capella University.\n<li>Master of Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.\n<li>Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Systems Management, University of Maryland<\/ul>\n<p><b>Previous Positions: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Instructor, Clarkson College, 2013-2014\n<li>Adjunct instructor, Nebraska Wesleyan University, 2009-2103\n<li>Flight instructor and evaluator, Navigator Training, USAF, 2001-2007\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Memberships:<\/b> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Life member of Alpha Sigma Lambda and Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Societies.\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Three things people may not know about me: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I worked at the White House for four years, with most of that time spent as a communications operator in the Situation Room.\n<li>I have touched all 50 states and visited 28 foreign countries\/territories. 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