MHDI Faculty & Staff | Minority Health Disparities Initiative

MHDI Leadership Team

Rick Bevins

Director
Chancellor's Professor, Psychology & Interim Associate Vice Chancellor For Research rbevins1@unl.edu (402) 472-7813 238 Burnett Hall

Arthur "Trey" Andrews

Co-Director
Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies & Psychology arthur.andrews@unl.edu (402) 472-7008 430F Oldfather Hall

Nova Gocchi Carrasco

Coordinator kstarlin2@unl.edu (402) 472-5975 430A Oldfather Hall

Devan Crawford

Research Support Staff dcrawford3@unl.edu (402) 472-2243 430B Oldfather Hall

Sara Reyes

Community Coordinator sreyes9@unl.edu (402) 472-3631 404 Oldfather Hall

Halley Horne

Communications Coordinator hhorne2@unl.edu 430E Oldfather Hall

At the core of the Minority Health Disparities Initiative are our University of Nebraska faculty and staff. Representing numerous departments and NU campuses, they advance scientific research to better understand and improve health outcomes of underserved populations. Their research, teaching, scholarship, and service contribute to meaningful change in our state and in communities around the world.

MHDI Leadership Council

Virginia Chaidez

Latinx Coordinator
Associate Professor, Nutrition & Health Sciences vchaidez2@unl.edu (402) 472-3716 104A Leverton Hall

Kathryn Holland

Sexual & Gender Minority Health Coordinator
Assistant Professor, Psychology kholland4@unl.edu (402) 472-3721 225 Burnett Hall

Tierney Lorenz

Stress and Mental Health Coordinator
Assistant Professor, Psychology tierney.lorenz@unl.edu (402) 472-3721 C66 Stadium East

Angela Palmer-Wackerly

Rural Health Coordinator
Associate Professor, Communication Studies apalmer-wackerly2@unl.edu (402) 472-2070 351 Louise Pound Hall

Jordan Soliz

Racism and Discrimination Coordinator
Professor, Communication Studies jsoliz2@unl.edu (402) 472-2070 359 Louise Pound Hall

Julie Tippens

Immigrant and Refugee Health Coordinator
Assistant Professor, Child, Youth & Family Studies jtippens@unl.edu (402) 472-2957 239.1 Louise Pound Hall

MHDI Campus Liasons

Athena Ramos

UNMC Faculty Liaison
Associate Professor, Center for Reducing Health Disparities aramos@unmc.edu (402) 559-2095 984340 Nebraska Medical Center

Sharon Obasi

UNK Faculty Liaison
Director and Associate Professor, Family Science Program obasis2@unk.edu (308) 865-8225 248W West Center

MHDI Core Faculty

Roberto Abadie

Research Assistant Professor, Sociology rabadie2@unl.edu 839 Oldfather Hall

Arthur “Trey” Andrews

Assistant Professor, Ethnic Studies & Psychology arthur.andrews@unl.edu 402-472-7008 430F Oldfather Hall

Rebecca Brock

Associate Professor, Psychology rebecca.brock@unl.edu 402-472-7779 220 Burnett Hall

Virginia Chaidez

Associate Professor, Nutrition & Health Sciences vchaidez2@unl.edu 402-472-3716 104A Leverton Hall

Lisa Crockett

Professor, Psychology ecrockett1@unl.edu 402-472-0584 315 Burnett Hall

Rochelle Dalla

Professor, Child, Youth & Family Studies rdalla1@unl.edu 402-881-0091 251.1 Louise Pound Hall

David DiLillo

Willa Cather Professor and Chair, Psychology ddilillo2@unl.edu 402-472-3297 216 Burnett Hall

Katie Edwards

Associate Professor, Counseling Psychology katie.edwards@unl.edu 603-422-3207 160 Prem S. Paul Research Center at Whittier School

Sarah Gervais

Susan J. Rosowski Professor, Psychology sgervais2@unl.edu 402-472-3721 219 Burnett Hall

Christopher Gustafson

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics cgustafson6@unl.edu 402-318-5712 314A Filley Hall

Patrick Habecker

Research Assistant Professor, Sociology phabecker2@unl.edu 430D Oldfather Hall

Deb Hope

Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean, Graduate Education & Aaron Douglas Professor, Psychology dhope1@unl.edu 402-472-7940 101 Seaton Hall

Michelle Hughes

Professor, Special Education & Communication Disorders mhughes3@unl.edu 402-472-3956 276 Barkley Memorial Center

Alian Kasabian

Research Assistant Professor, Sociology & Director of the Methodology and Evaluation Research Core Facility aliank@unl.edu 402-472-6145 370D Whittier School

Kim Tyler

Willa Cather Professor, Sociology kim@ktresearch.net 402-472-3631 717 Oldfather Hall

Ciera Kirkpatrick

Assistant Professor, Advertising & Public Relations ciera.kirkpatrick@unl.edu 402-472-3075 331 Andersen Hall

Tierney Lorenz

Assistant Professor, Psychology tierney.lorenz@unl.edu 402-472-3721 C66 Stadium East

Julia McQuillan

Willa Cather Professor, Sociology jmcquillan2@unl.edu 706 Oldfather Hall

Tim Nelson

Professor, Psychology & Associate Director, Rural Drug Addiction Research Center tnelson3@unl.edu 402-472-7707 319 Burnett Hall

Angela Palmer-Wackerly

Associate Professor, Communication Studies apalmer-wackerly2@unl.edu 402-472-2070 351 Louise Pound Hall

Gilbert Parra

Professor, Child, Youth & Family Studies gparra2@unl.edu 402-472-2957 257.1 Louise Pound Hall

Patricia Wonch Hill

Research Assistant Professor, Sociology phill3@unl.edu 402-472-3687 234 Whittier School

Lisa PytlikZillig

Interim Director and Research Associate Professor, SBSRC & Research Associate Professor, Public Policy Center lpytlikzillig2@unl.edu 402-613-6785 234A Whittier School

Amanda Rodriguez

Assistant Professor, Special Education & Communication Disorders amanda.rodriguez@unl.edu 402-472-0103 118 Barkley Memorial Center

Jordan Soliz

Professor, Communication Studies jsoliz2@unl.edu 402-472-2070 359 Louise Pound Hall

Roma Subramanian

Assistant Professor, Communication, Public Relations, & Social Media, University of Nebraska Omaha rsubramanian@unomaha.edu 402-554-4038 107L Arts & Sciences Hall

Julie Tippens

Assistant Professor, Child, Youth & Family Studies jtippens@unl.edu 402-472-2957 239.1 Louise Pound Hall

Lorey Wheeler

Research Assistant Professor, CYFS & Co-Director, Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics lorey@unl.edu 160D Whittier School