UNMC_Acronym_Vert_sm_4c
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Our Team

Advisory Board

Shannon Bartlet-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

Jesse Bell, PhD

Claire M. Hubbard Professor of Health and Environment in the UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health

Ryan Chapman, MLA

Assistant Manager, Lower Platte North NRD

Monica Cleveland, MBA, AA 

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

Don Coulter, MD

UNMC Pediatrics

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

Peter McCornick, PhD  

Executive Director, Daugherty Water For Food Global Institute, University of Nebraska

Eleanor Rogan, PhD

Professor, Founding Chair of the UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health

Michael Sousek, MPA

General Manager, Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District

Derry Stover, MPH

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

Faculty & Staff

Christine Allmon

Program Manager, Water, Climate and Health Program

Professional headshot of Christine Allmon.

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
Sue Dempsey, MS, CPH  

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

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

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

Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Biostatistics

402-559-2432
402-559-7259

Yunju Im, PhD
Harshanee Jayasekera, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate

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

Professional headshot of Kristina Kintziger.

Statistician, Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health

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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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Siddhi Munde, MS

Research Data Analyst, Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health

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Laura Nagengast, MPH

Extension Educator, Source Water Protection

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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Sarah Scales

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

Jabeen Taiba, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Water, Climate and Health Program

Associate, Global Center for Health Security

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Communications and Outreach Coordinator, Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health

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Affiliated Faculty

Taylor Hamblin, PhD

Assistant Professor of History, University of Wisconsin – Lacrosse

Renata Rimšaitė, PhD

Senior Program Manager, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute

Students

Abdoulaziz Abdoulaye, MS, MPH 

PhD Student

Anna Barent

Climate Change and Health EMET Student

Kyei Baffour Afari

PhD Student

Ryan Cannady, CSP, STSC

PhD Student

Jessenia Hincapie

Graduate Assistant, MPH Student

Hunter Jones, MS

PhD Student

Bryson Lewis

Climate Change and Health Enhanced Medical Education Track Student

Qianting Li 

PhD Student

Hillary Mantone

Climate Change and Health Enhanced Medical Education Track Student

Ruth Mencia, MPH

PhD Student

Raheleh Mohammadi, MPH 

PhD Student

Bailey Newsome

Climate Change and Health Enhanced Medical Education Track Student

Morgan  Penry 

Climate Change and Health Enhanced Medical Education Track Student

Denise Torres

Climate Change and Health Enhanced Medical Education Track Student

Alexis Rasmussen

Climate Change and Health Enhanced Medical Education Track Student