University of Nebraska Medical Center
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Our Team

Faculty & Staff

Jesse E. Bell, PhD

Claire M. Hubbard Professor of Water, Climate and Health
Director, Water, Climate and Health Program, UNMC
Director, Water, Climate and Health, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska
Professor, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

402-552-7237

Jesse E. Bell, PhD

Taylor Dahl

Communications and Community Outreach Specialist, Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health

Taylor Dahl

Sue Dempsey, MS, CPH  

Environmental Public Health Consultant, Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health

Sue Dempsey

Babak J. Fard, PhD

Research Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health
Environmental Data Scientist

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Kelli Gribben, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Water, Climate and Health Program

Yeongjin Gwon, PhD

Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Biostatistics
Director of Biostatistics, Water, Climate and Health Program, College of Public Health
Faculty Fellow, University of Nebraska Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute

402-559-7114
402-559-7259

Yeongjin Gwon

Meredith Jagger, MS, MPH

Grant Writer, Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health

Meredith Jagger

Harshanee Jayasekera, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Kristina Kintziger, PhD, MPH

Claire M. Hubbard Professor of Health and Environment
Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health
Fellow, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute, University of Nebraska

402-559-8924

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Mounika Kudary, MS

Epidemiologist, Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health

Haiyue (Arianna) Li , MS

Statistician, Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health

Rachel Lookadoo, JD

Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health
Director, Public Health Policy, Water, Climate and Health Program
Deputy Director, Center for Preparedness and Emergency Response Solutions (CPERS)

402-559-4248

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TyKeara Mims, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Siddhi Munde, MS

Environmental Health Data Scientist, Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health

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Eleanor G. Rogan, PhD

Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives, UNMC College of Public Health
Professor, UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health

402-552-7240

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Shivendra Srivastava, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Shivendra Srivastava

Jabeen Taiba, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health

Jabeen Tabia

Lisa Willard

Associate, Global Center for Health Security

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Summer Woolsey, MPH

Project Manager II, Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health

Summer Woolsey.

Affiliated Faculty

Krista Brown, PhD, MBA, MPH

Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health Associate Director, Center for Metrics and Evaluation College of Public Health University of Nebraska Medical Center

Kendra Clark , PhD

Assistant Professor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health

Taylor Hamblin, PhD

Assistant Professor of History, University of Wisconsin – Lacrosse

Kaycie Lane, PhD

Assistant Professor of Practice Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Julie Petersen, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology Full member, Child Health Research Institute

Richard Remigio, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health
Full Member, Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

Renata Rimšaitė, PhD

Senior Program Manager, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute

Sarah Elizabeth Scales, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Faculty, Center for Preparedness and Emergency Response Solutions (CPERS)

Brian Sims, PhD

PhD Director, Center for Metrics and Evaluation
Associate Professor, Health Promotion

Students

Abdoulaziz Abdoulaye, MS, MPH 

PhD Student

Kyei Baffour Afari

PhD Student

Justin Baumert

Climate Change and Health Enhanced Medical Education Track Student

Alondra Escobedo

Student Worker

Bryson Lewis

Climate Change and Health Enhanced Medical Education Track Student

Crista Manning

MPH Student Worker

Hillary Mantone

Climate Change and Health Enhanced Medical Education Track Student

Ruth Mencia, MPH

PhD Student

Denise Torres

Climate Change and Health Enhanced Medical Education Track Student

Liz Cole

MPH Student Worker

Layhla Currier

MPH Student Worker

Catherine Warner, MPH CP-FS

PhD Student

Rana Isaczai

Climate Change and Health Enhanced Medical Education Track Student

Isabella Jones

Climate Change and Health Enhanced Medical Education Track Student

Elise Gilroy

Climate Change and Health Enhanced Medical Education Track Student

Muskan Ahuja

PhD Student

Katherine Thaden

Undergraduate Student Worker

Advisory Board

Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, PhD

Donald R. Voelte, Jr. and Nancy A. Keegan Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln

Ryan Chapman, MLA

Assistant Manager, Lower Platte North NRD

Monica Cleveland, MBA, AA 

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

Don Coulter, MD

Edna Ittner Chair of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology & Stem Cell Transplantation
Director, Pediatric Cancer Research Group
Associate Program Director, UNMC Pediatric Residency

Tiffany Heng-Moss, PhD

Vice Chancellor and Vice President, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, UNL

Anne Hubbard, MD

Retired Physician, Pediatric Radiologist, UNMC Alumnus

Brandon Hunnicutt

Owner of Hunnicutt Farms and Vice Chairman of the Nebraska Corn Board

Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH, MBA 

Dean, UNMC College of Public Health

Alan Kolok, PhD

Director, Idaho Water Resources Research Institute

John Lowe, PhD

Anne M. Hubbard Chair, Department Chair and Professor, Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health
Director, Global Center for Health Security
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health Security Training and Education, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Larkin Powell, PhD, MS

Director, UNL School of Natural Resources
Professor, Conservation Biology and Animal Ecology

Joe Sanders

Executive Director, UNL Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute

Brian Sims, PhD

PhD Director, Center for Metrics and Evaluation
Associate Professor, Health Promotion

Derry Stover, MPH

Epidemiology Surveillance Coordinator for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services