Membership
Current Members of CRISP
Michele Balas, PhD, RN, CCRN-K, FCCM, FAAN
Associate Dean for Research
Dorothy Hodges Olson Chair in Nursing
Professor, UNMC College of Nursing
Tami Braley, PhD, AGPCNP-BC
Clinical Assistant Professor, UNMC College of Nursing
Krista Brown, PhD, MBA, MPH
CBBEID Program Manager, COPH
Paige Castle, MPHA, BS
Community Health Educator at Sarpy/Cass Health Department
Julie Chytil
DHHS Program Coordinator
Maryjan Fiala, MS
Instructional Designer/Research Assistant
Kelly Gonzales, PhD, APRN-NP, FNP-C
Associate Professor, UNMC College of Nursing
Nicholas Guenzel, PhD, RN, APRN-NP
Assistant Professor, UNMC College of Nursing
Mary Isaacson, PhD, RN, RHNC, CHPN, FPCN
Christine Heide Sorensen Endowed Professor in Nursing
Associate Professor, College of Nursing
Heidi Keeler, PhD, MSN/MBA, RN
Executive Director, Continuing interProfessional Development and Innovation
Associate Professor, UNMC College of Nursing
Assistant Vice Chancellor, UNMC Office of Community Engagement
Mariya Kovaleva, RN, PhD, MS, AGPCNP-BC
Assistant Professor, UNMC College of Nursing
Rachel Kunkle, PhD, MHA, RN, GERO-BC
Assistant Professor, UNMC College of Nursing
Robin Lally, PhD, MS, BA, RN, AOCN, FAAN
Director, Center for Chronic Illness, Self-Management and Prevention (CRISP)
Bertha L. Pankratz Professorship in Nursing
Professor, UNMC College of Nursing
Andy Lim, PhD Candidate
Pre-Doctorate
Courtney Loecker, PhD, MSN, APRN-NP, AGACNP-BC
Assistant Professor, UNMC College of Nursing
M. Nicole Martino, PhD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor, College of Allied Health Professions
Mary Nametka
Student
Sheri Rowland, PhD, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Associate Professor, UNMC College of Nursing
Troy Scheer
Student
Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, DNP, RN, FACDONA
Dean, UNMC College of Nursing, Professor
Roxanne Vandermause, PhD, RN
Director, PhD Program
Gladys E. Sorensen Endowed Chair in Nursing
Professor, UNMC College of Nursing
Brandon Varilek, PhD, RN, CCTC, CNE, CHPN
Assistant Professor, UNMC College of Nursing
Joachim Voss, PhD, RN, ACRN, FAAN
Associate Dean for Academic Programs
Charlotte Peck Lienemann and Alumni Distinguished Chair in Nursing
Professor, UNMC College of Nursing
Jana Wardian, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor, UNMC Division of Hospital Medicine