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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Our Team

Executive Team

Aislinn Rookwood, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion
Director, Community Health Worker Program

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Aislinn Rookwood, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion
Director, Community Health Worker Program

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Meka Tate, MSOL, MBA

Data Manager
Community Health Worker Support Specialist

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Brooke Lawson, RDH, BSDH

Graduate Student, UNMC Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health
Teaching Assistant
Training and Development Manager

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Bridget Orr

Graduate Student, UNMC Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health
Teaching Assistant
Field Experience Coordinator

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Advisor Team

Steven Abraham, PLADC, CHW

Community Health Worker Advisor

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Yesica Saldana, AAS/MA

Community Health Worker Advisor

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Johanna Pescante-Daniel, BBA/BA

Community Health Worker Advisor

Nancie Velasquez, CHW

Community Health Worker Advisor

Didactic Instructors

Sarah Flanagan, MSW, MPA, LCSW

Associate Professor & Director of Community Health & Interprofessional Engagement, Clarkson College
Didactic Instructor, Ethics and Community Health

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Adam Schulte, PharmD

ACO Pharmacist, Nebraska Health Network
Didactic Instructor, Social Determinants of Health and the Use of Community Relay

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Sharon Medcalf, PhD

Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Epidemiology
Director, Emergency Preparedness Professional Academic Programs
Didactic Instructor, Emergency Preparedness

402-552-2529

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Carrie McAdam Marx, MSCI, PhD, RPh

Associate Dean and Director for the Office of Experiential Programs, UNMC College of Pharmacy
Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science
Didactic Instructor, Health Education for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management

402-836-9804
402-559-5673

Carrie McAdam Marx

Drew Prescott, PharmD, BCACP

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, UNMC College of Pharmacy
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science
Didactic Instructor, Health Education for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management

402-559-3736
402-559-5060

Drew Prescott

Athena Ramos, PhD, MBA, MS, CPM

Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Health Promotion
Didactic Instructor, Mental Health and Substance Use: Response and First Aid

402-559-8924

Athena Ramos, , PhD, MBA, MS, CPM

Julie Kalkowski, MSW

Executive Director, Financial Hope Collaborative, Creighton University
Didactic Instructor, Financial Literacy and Promotion

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Danielle Galvin, MPA

Associate Director, Financial Hope Collaborative, Creighton University
Didactic Instructor, Financial Literacy and Promotion

Yesica Saldana, AAS/MA

Community Health Worker, Dakota County Health Department
Didactic Instructor, Health Insurance Basics

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Johanna Pesante-Daniel, BBA/BA

Health Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator, Public Health Solutions Health Department
Didactic Instructor, Health Insurance Basics

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Sarah Swanson, MPH

Program Director, Munroe-Meyer Institute, Family Care Enhancement Project
Assistant Professor, Munroe-Meyer Institute UCEDD
Didactic Instructor, Patient Advocacy and Care Coordination

402-559-4573

Sarah Swanson, MPH

Keyonna M. King, DrPH

Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Health Promotion
Didactic Instructor, Community Outreach and Needs Assessment

402-559-8924

Keyonna King, DrPH

Regina Idoate, PhD

Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Health Promotion
Director, Spirituality, Culture & Health
Didactic Instructor, Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
Full Member, Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

402-552-7257

Regina Idoate, PhD

Additional Personnel

Kiara Comfort, MLIS

Assistant Professor & Community Outreach and Health Systems Librarian, UNMC McGoogan Health Sciences Library

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