The UNMC College of Public Health is pleased to announce the Spring 2023 inductees to the Gamma Omicron Chapter of the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health.
Founded in 1924, the prestigious national honors society encourages research and scholarship among graduate-level public health students and recognizes achievement in the field of public health. Membership—which can include students, faculty, alumni and honorary inductees—is based on high academic standards and outstanding performance in scholarship, teaching, research and community service.
This year’s Gamma Omicron Chapter inductees are listed below.
Honorary inductee:
- Dannette R. Smith, MSW, CEO of the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
Faculty inductees:
- Deborah A. Levy, PhD, MPH, Professor in the Department of Epidemiology
- JoEllyn McMillan, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health
- Dejun Su, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Health Promotion
Alumni inductees:
- Priyanka Chaudhary, Master of Public Health (2020), Health Promotion
- Salomon Compaore, Master of Public Health (2014), Epidemiology
- Kanishka, Master of Public Health (2019), Epidemiology
- Laura Nagengast, Master of Public Health (2022), Public Health Administration and Policy
- Michael Sauter, Master of Public Health (2018), Public Health Administration and Policy
- Kerui Xu, Master of Public Health (2015), Biostatistics
Student inductees:
- Khalid Alshehri, Doctor of Philosophy, Health Services and Policy Research
- Hillary Alycon, Doctor of Public Health Practice, Epidemiology
- Kathleen Angell, Doctor of Philosophy, Epidemiology
- James Buckley, Master of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Natalie Crump, Master of Public Health, Health Promotion
- Beth Galles, Master of Public Health, Emergency Preparedness
- Emma Hymel, Doctor of Philosophy, Epidemiology
- Miranda Johs, Master of Science, Biostatistics
- Justin Negley, Master of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Jamey Paul, Master of Public Health, Public Health Administration and Policy
- Bailey Reigle, Master of Public Health, Health Promotion
- Andrew Schissel, Master of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Sarah June Tucker, Doctor of Philosophy, Environmental Health, Occupational Health & Toxicology
- Mary Jean Von Seggern, Doctor of Philosophy, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
- Ruiqian Wu, Doctor of Philosophy, Biostatistics
