Department of Family Medicine

Meet the Research Faculty

 

 

Ivan Abdouch, MD
Associate Professor
Associate Director, Residency Program
(402) 559-8085
iabdouch@unmc.edu

  • Patients: Please call me at
    Durham Outpatient Clinic: 559-7200 

    Research Interests:

    • Hypertension
    • Distance learning
    • Media streaming
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    Elisabeth Backer, MD
    Clinical Associate Professor
    (402) 595-2292
    ebacker@unmc.edu

    Research Interests:

    • Preventive medicine
    • Women's health care
    • Rural medicine
    • Smoking cessation
      
    Jenenne Geske, PhD
    Assistant Professor
    (402) 595-6758
    jgeske@unmc.edu

    Research Interests:

    • Practice-based research network
    • Statistics 
    • Research methods
      

    Helen McIlvain, PhD
    Professor
    Director of Research
    (402) 559-5367
    hemcilva@unmc.edu

    Research Interests:

  • Smoking cessation
    • Improving physician counseling 
    • Adult and adolescent cessation
  • Preventive service delivery
  • Promoting change in primary care practice
  • Qualitative research

     

    		•  Helen McIlvain, PhD 
      
    Kristine McVea, MD, MPH
    Associate Professor
    (402) 559-8085
    kmcvea@oneworldomaha.org

    Research Interests:

    • Adolescent smoking cessation
    • Healthcare for underserved populations
      

    Michael Olson, PhD
    Assistant Professor
    Medical Family Therapist
    (402) 559-8287
    molson@unmc.edu

     Research Interests:

    • Marriage, family, and health outcomes
    • Mindful practice -exploring aspects of the
      mind-body connection in practice
    • Spirituality in clinical care and health
      
    Kalpana P Padala, MD, MS
    Assistant Professor
    Research Geriatrician
    402-559-8069
    kpadala@unmc.edu

    Research Interests:

    • Alzheimer's Dementia
    • Impact of statins on cognition
    • Gait problems in eldrly
      
    W. David Robinson, PhD
    Assistant Professor
    Medical Family Therapist
    (402) 559-5868
    wdrobins@unmc.edu

    Research Interests:

    • Depression treatment in primary care
    • Doctor-patient relationship
    • Chronic illness adjustment and adaptation
    • Medical family therapy

     
       
    The Research Support Team:  

    Susan Davis, MSW
    Grants Protocol Associate
    (402) 559-8085
    sedavis@unmc.edu

    • Grantor, & university funding regulations
    • Liaison to UNMC IRB and Sponsored Programs Administration
    • Budgeting
    • Subcontract negotiation

    Susan Davis, MSW