Nebraska Medicine and UNMC Staff Well-being
Health care professionals and staff endure a great deal of stress on a daily basis. In many ways, it is the nature of healthcare that we shoulder this burden individually and internalize our stress. A project team has been established to develop a comprehensive plan to provide support and improve resilience among staff at Nebraska Medicine and UNMC.
Contact: Yunnie Low (yulow@unmc.edu), Projects & Initiatives Office
UNMC Wellness Council
The council consists of a peer group that represents a cross-section of employees. Members guide wellness information and activities by assisting in the planning, implementation and evaluating of their worksite wellness program. Members are ultimately responsible for promoting the organization's strategic wellness goals.
| Name | Title |
| Denise Britigan, PhD, MA, CHES | Assistant Professor, College of Public Health, Department of Health Promotion, Social & Behavior Health |
| Karen Burbach | Senior Associate Director, Communication and Creative Services, Department of Public Relations |
| David Carver, PhD | Executive Director, Counseling & Student Development Center |
| Kelly Caverzagie, MD | Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Special Associate Dean, Education Strategy, College of Medicine |
| Lois Colburn | Executive Director, Center for Continuing Education |
| Valeta Creason-Wahl | Program Associate, Continuing Nursing Education |
| Dele Davies, MD, MS, MHCM | Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, Dean, Graduate Studies |
| Cynthia Ellis, MD, FAAP | Professor Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Munroe Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation |
| Jackie Farley | Educational Projects Coordinator, Continuing Education |
| Emily Glenn, MSLS | Education & Research Services Librarian, McGoogan Library of Medicine |
| Janet Guthmiller, DDS, PhD | Dean and Professor, College of Dentistry |
| Linda Jensen, PhD, RN | Professor, Graduate Nursing, Clarkson College |
| Amy Jenson | Executive Director, Healing Arts |
| Heidi Keeler, PhD, RN | Assistant Professor & Director, Continuing Nursing Education, College of Nursing |
| Howard Liu, MD | Associate Professor, Psychiatry, College of Medicine & Assistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty Development, Academic Affairs |
| Linda Love, EdD, MA | Assistant Director of Faculty Development, Academic Affairs |
| Jyoti Mahapatra, MD | Medical Director, Emergency Department, Nebraska Orthopedic Hospital; Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine, UNMC, Nebraska Medicine |
| Terri Mashek | Employee Learning and Development Manager |
| Maria McGee, MD, MS, MPH | Chief, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry |
| Jayme Nekuda, PhD | Associate Director, Human Resources |
| Sue Nuss, PhD, RN | Chief Nursing Officer, Nebraska Medicine |
| Bill O’Neill | Director, Public Relations |
| Julie Sebastian, PhD, RN, FAAN | Dean and Professor, College of Nursing |
| Marcia Shadle-Cusic, MA, MS | Student Wellness Advocate, Academic Affairs Office |
| Sasha Shillcutt, MD, MS, FASE | Associate Professor & Vice Chair of Strategy and Clinical Transformation, Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine |
| Jonathon Sikorski, PhD | Director of Wellness Education & Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry |
| Susan Smith | Graduate Medical Education, COM |
| M.W. “Dub” Vogt, DDS | Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Director of Admissions, College of Dentistry |
| Michael Wadman, MD | Chairperson & Professor, Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine |
| Aileen Warren | Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director, Human Resources, UNMC |
| Nizar Wehbi, MD, MPH, MBA | Assistant Professor, Health Services Research and Administration and Acting Deputy Director, Center for Health Policy, College of Public Health |
| Steven Wengel, MD | Chair, Department of Psychiatry |
| Rowen Zetterman, MD, MACP, MACG | Director, Faculty Mentorship Programs and Associate Vice Chancellor for Planning |