Because planning grants are intended for further project ideation and development, team rosters and roles within the teams may be evolving. The following lists include the team members named in the grant application and should not be considered final.
A Nebraska Circular Agriculture Hub for the 21st Century
Tala Awada (PI), Agricultural Research Division and School of Natural Resources
Virginia Jin, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service
Mark Riley, College of Engineering
Joe Luck, biological systems engineering and Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center
Santosh Pitla, biological systems engineering
Rumiko Handa, College of Architecture
Zhenghong Tang, community and regional planning
Terry Howell, Food Processing Center
Hongfeng Yu, Holland Computing Center and School of Computing
Konstantinos Giannakas, agricultural economics
SPACE2: Space, Policy, Agriculture, Climate and Extreme Environment
Yufeng Ge (co-lead), biological systems engineering
Santosh Pitla (co-lead), biological systems engineering
Ash Eliza Smith, Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, and Speculative Design Lab
Brittany Duncan, School of Computing
David Jones, biological systems engineering
Dipti Dev, child, youth and family studies
Frans von der Dunk, law
Gus Hurwitz, law
James Schnable, agronomy and horticulture
Jennifer Keshwani, biological systems engineering
Kaustav Majumder, food science and technology
Mindi Searls, earth and atmospheric sciences and Center for Science Mathematics and Computer Education
Rebecca Roston, biochemistry
Robert Twomey, Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts
Midwest Science Engagement Consortium
Executive Team
Mark Griep (PI), chemistry
Susan Weller, University of Nebraska State Museum and entomology
Heather Akin, agricultural leadership, education and communication
Lindsay Augustyn, Center for Science, Math and Computer Education
Message Crafting Team
Christine Booth, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Michael Herman, School of Biological Sciences
Jody Koenig Kellas, communication studies
Christina Kirk, Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, and Nebraska Repertory Theatre
Taylor Ruth, agricultural leadership, education and communication
Laura Young, agricultural leadership, education and communication
Audiences Team
Kati Brazeal, School of Biological Sciences
Helen Fagan, agricultural leadership, education and communication
Douglas Golick, entomology
Eileen Hebets, School of Biological Sciences
Stephen Lahey, classics and religious studies
Louise Lynch O’Brien, entomology and Nebraska Extension
Ronica Stromberg, School of Natural Resources
Jessica Walsh, journalism and mass communications
Assessment Team
Beth Lewis, teaching, learning and teacher education
Ice Coring and Education Silo
David Harwood (PI), earth and atmospheric sciences, and Antarctic Drilling Project (ANDRILL)
Mindi Searls, earth and atmospheric sciences, and Center for Science Mathematics and Computer Education
Jim McManis, College of Engineering
Lindsay Augustyn, Center for Science Mathematics and Computer Education
Brian Kelly, architecture
Tyler White, political science
Brandon Kreiling, Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Collaborators
Rumiko Handa, architecture
Sarah Karle, landscape design
Stu Bernstein, Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Sara Mattson, Oldfather Business Cooperative
Marlo Garnsworthy, ANDRILL Science Management Office
Susan Weller, University of Nebraska State Museum
Saundra Frerichs, 4-H Youth Development
Kathleen Lodl, Nebraska Extension
Matt Joeckel, School of Natural Resources
Heather Akin, agricultural leadership, education and communication
Douglas Golick, entomology
Elizabeth Lewis, teaching, learning and teacher education
Ash Eliza Smith, Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts
Robert Twomey, Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts
Megan Elliott, Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts
Brian Pytlik Zillig, University Libraries, Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
Stephen Ramsay, English
Regina Werum, sociology
Julia McQuillan, sociology
Trish Wonch Hill, sociology, Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Consortium
Kathy Castle, communication studies
Mark Griep, chemistry
William G. Thomas III, history
Consultant
Dennis Duling, Hot Water Drilling Team and ANDRILL
Serving At-risk Communities in Disasters: Studying Planning and Response Measures under the Lens of Equity
Jennifer Lather (PI), Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Christine Wittich, civil and environmental engineering
Zhenghong Tang, community and regional planning
Jenny Dauer, School of Natural Resources
Amanda Kowalewsk, Nebraska Extension
Soni Cochran, Nebraska Extension
Adam Thompson, Kutak Ethics Center
Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Cultural Heritage for Science and Technology Literacy and to Advance Anti-racist Information Systems
Liz Lorang (PI), University Libraries and Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
Leen-Kiat Soh (PI), School of Computing and Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior
Effie Athanassopoulos, School of Global Integrated Studies and Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
Scout Calvert, University Libraries
Hau Chan, School of Computing
Huijing Du, mathematics
Carrie Heitman, anthropology, and Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
Ashok Samal, School of Computing
Stephen Scott, School of Computing
Advancing Cutting-Edge Research and Practices to Increase Access and Use of Green Space and Outdoor Play in Early Childhood Settings
Anne Schutte, psychology, and Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior
Nicolas Hubbard, psychology, and Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior
Kendra Ordia, interior design
Sarah Karle, landscape architecture, and Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
Holly Hatton-Bowers, child, youth and family studies
Katie Krause, Nebraska Extension
Julia Torquati, child, youth and family studies, and Buffett Early Childhood Institute
Nebraska One Health: Building a Flexible Network Approach to Complex Systems Challenges that Matter for Human, Animal and Planetary Health
Elizabeth VanWormer (PI), School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, School of Natural Resources, and Nebraska One Health
Katie Anania, School of Art, Art History and Design
Stacy Asher, School of Art, Art History and Design
Scout Calvert, University Libraries
Roberto Cortiñas, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Jenny Dauer, School of Natural Resources
Judy Diamond, University Libraries and University of Nebraska State Museum
Jane Ferreyra, University of Nebraska Press
Trish Wonch Hill, sociology, and Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Consortium
Aemal Khattak, civil and environmental engineering
Meghan Leadabrand, sociology
Louise Lynch O’Brien, entomology
Julia McQuillan, sociology
Ash Eliza Smith, Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, and The Story Laboratory for Design Fiction, Futures + Worldbuilding
Amy Spiegel, educational psychology, and Methodology and Evaluation Research Core Facility
Aaron Sutherlen, School of Art, Art History and Design
Judy Wu-Smart, entomology
RISE with Insects (Resilience Ignited through Science and Ethics)
Ana María Vélez Arango (PI), entomology
Holly Hatton-Bowers, child, youth and family studies
Louise Lynch-O’Brien, entomology
Maria Elena Oliveri, Buros Center for Testing
Susan Weller, University of Nebraska State Museum
Sandra Williams, School of Art, Art History and Design
Emily Brown, University of Nebraska State Museum and entomology
Helen Fagan, agricultural leadership, education and communication
Jody Green, Nebraska Extension and entomology
Sarah Roberts, Nebraska Extension
Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, University of Illinois Chicago
Nebraska Community Action Research for Equity and Sustainability (NE CARES) Hub
Sarah Zuckerman (PI), educational administration
Trey Andrews (PI), psychology, Institute for Ethnic Studies and Minority Health Disparities Initiative
Virginia Chaidez (PI), nutrition and health sciences
Megan Kelley (PI), nutrition and health sciences
Jentry Barrett, Nebraska Extension
Ted Hamann, teaching, learning and teacher education
Dawn Lindsley, 4-H Youth Development
Angela Palmer-Wackerly, communication studies
Paul Springer, child, youth and family studies
Julie Tippens, child, youth and family studies
Lorey Wheeler, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, Panhandle Research and Extension Center and Rural Prosperity Nebraska
Michael Herbert, special education and communication disorders
Ann Hobbs, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, UNO
Jay Jenkins, Nebraska Extension
Ciera Kirkpatrick, journalism and mass communications
Michelle Krehbiel, 4-H Youth Development
Jill Lingard, 4-H Youth Development
Beth Nacke, Nebraska Extension
Jenny Nixon, Panhandle Research and Extension Center and Rural Prosperity Nebraska
Kendra Ordia, interior design
Jordan Rasmussen, Nebraska Extension and Rural Prosperity Nebraska
Bud Shenefelt, architecture
Dan Hoyt, sociology
Abbie Raikes, College of Public Health, UNMC
Kara Viesca, teaching, learning and teacher education
