Administration Directory

Directors lead teams across Munroe-Meyer Institute.
They collaborate to ensure that MMI’s education, research, patient care and outreach rank among the best. Together, their experiences and action-oriented approach offers better outcomes for people with disabilities and their families served in Nebraska and surrounding region.
Members of MMI's Leadership Council, representative of each mission pillar at MMI, advise institute leaders on vision- and value-based issues.
Institute Leadership
Károly Mirnics, MD, PhD
Hattie B. Munroe Professor
Dean and Director, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Professor of Psychiatry, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, UNMC

Amy S. Nordness, PhD, CCC-SLP
Robert and Myrna Krohn Family Professor
Director, Munroe-Meyer Institute Clinical Services
Associate Director, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Associate Professor, MMI Department of Speech-Language Pathology
Speech-Language Pathologist

Leadership Council
Keith D. Allen, PhD, BCBA-D
Director, Munroe-Meyer Institute Academic Affairs
Professor, MMI Department of Psychology
Licensed Psychologist
Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Jennifer Blackford, PhD
Hattie B. Munroe Professor
Director, Munroe-Meyer Institute Research
Professor, UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences
Professor, UNO Department of Psychology

Károly Mirnics, MD, PhD
Hattie B. Munroe Professor
Dean and Director, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Professor of Psychiatry, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, UNMC

Amy S. Nordness, PhD, CCC-SLP
Robert and Myrna Krohn Family Professor
Director, Munroe-Meyer Institute Clinical Services
Associate Director, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Associate Professor, MMI Department of Speech-Language Pathology
Speech-Language Pathologist

Alice Shillingsburg, PhD, BCBA-D, LP, LBA
Yale Family Endowed Chair
Director, MMI iCASD
Professor, MMI iCASD
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Licensed Psychologist

Wayne Stuberg, PT, PhD, PCS, FAPTA
Consultant, Munroe-Meyer Institute
Emeritus Professor, MMI Department of Physical Therapy

Melonie S. Welsh, MS
Robert F. and Myrna L. Krohn Associate Professor, UNMC
Director, Munroe-Meyer Institute Community Engagement
