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.
Developing an Interdisciplinary Global Forced Migration and Health Collaborative
Julie Tippens (PI), child, youth and family studies
Sonya Türkman, interior design
Courtney Hillebrecht, political science
Emira Ibrahimpašić, School of Global Integrative Studies
Taylor Livingston, School of Global Integrative Studies
Julia Reilly, School of Global Integrative Studies
John Porter, Nebraska Extension
Robert Shepard, School of Global Integrative Studies; Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
Inaugural Kenyan partners
Alice Lakati, Amref International University
Lucy Njiru, AMIU
Dulo Nyaoro, Moi University, Peace and Reconciliation Institute
Patrick Okwarah, AMIU Directorate of Research, Innovation, Consultancy and Extension
Expert Advisory Board
Wael ElRayes, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Alyson Lenz, UNL Clifton Strengths Institute
Michael Merten, child, youth and family studies
Elizabeth (Libby) Mollard, UNMC
Peter Schindler, UNMC
Equitable Access to Civil Justice: Uniting an Interdisciplinary Team to Develop an Open-Access Knowledge Hub
Ashley Votruba (PI), psychology
Leen-Kiat Soh, School of Computing; Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior
Ryan Sullivan, law
Ashok Samal, School of Computing
Lisa PytlikZillig, University of Nebraska Public Policy Center
Improving Healthcare Access for Underserved Populations
Michelle Hughes (PI), special education and communication disorders
Greg Bashford, biological systems engineering
Maria Cantu Hines, Nebraska Extension; Rural Prosperity Nebraska
Lindsey Crawford, biochemistry
Dipti Dev, child, youth and family studies; Nebraska Extension
Hannah Ditmars, special education and communication disorders
Nicole Iverson, biological systems engineering
Carl Nelson, mechanical and materials engineering
Stacie Ray, special education and communication disorders
Cary Savage, psychology; Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior
Bonita Sharif, School of Computing
Changmin Yan, advertising and public relations
Media and Information Literacy (MIL) in the Age of Algorithms
Bryan Wang (PI), advertising and public relations
Erica DeFrain, University Libraries
Heather Akin, agricultural leadership, education and communication
Maria Marron, journalism
Leen-Kiat Soh, School of Computing; Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior
Robert Twomey, Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts
Community Climate Resilience on the Great Plains
Clint Rowe (PI), Earth and atmospheric sciences
Heather Akin, agricultural leadership, education and communication
Moe Alahmad, Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
Cory Armstrong, College of Journalism and Mass Communication
Deborah Bathke, School of Natural Resources; National Drought Mitigation Center
Tonya Bernadt, School of Natural Resources; National Drought Mitigation Center
Liang Chen, earth and atmospheric sciences
Ross Dixon, earth and atmospheric sciences
Martha Durr, School of Natural Resources
Julia Frengs, modern languages and literature
Dana Fritz, School of Art, Art History and Design
Lilyan Fulginiti, agricultural economics
James Garza, history
Jason Hawkins, civil and environmental engineering
Michael Hayes, School of Natural Resources
Eric Hunt, School of Natural Resources
Margaret Jacobs, history
Deepak Keshwani, biological systems engineering
Ursula Kreitmair, political science
Kevin Lee, physics and astronomy
Rezaul Mahmood, School of Natural Resources; High Plains Regional Climate Center
Richard Perrin, agricultural economics
Jamilynn Poletto, School of Natural Resources
Lisa PytlikZillig, Public Policy Center
Tirthankar Roy, civil and environmental engineering
Kelly Smith, School of Natural Resources; National Drought Mitigation Center
LuAnn Wandsnider, School of Global Integrative Studies
Bryan Wang, advertising and public relations
Qiuming Yao, School of Computing
Building Community Connections for Improved Climate Resilience and Food Security: A Tribal Non-Tribal Partnership Investigating the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Affecting Behavior Change
Mohammad Hasan (PI), electrical and computer engineering
Simanti Banerjee, agricultural economics
Theodore Hibbeler, Nebraska Extension
Mary Emery, Rural Prosperity Nebraska; agricultural leadership, education and communications
Julia McQuillan, sociology
Tonya Haigh, School of Natural Resources; National Drought Mitigation Center
Consultant
Jordan Soliz, communication studies
Quantum Solutions for Energy Challenges: A Collaborative Leap towards Sustainability
Mohammad Ghashami (PI), mechanical and materials engineering
Abdelghani Laraoui, mechanical and materials engineering
Arman Roohi, School of Computing
Sonya Türkman, interior design
TrustGenViz: An Initiative to Advance Trust and Visualization for Generative Language Models of Biological Sequences
Qiuming Yao (PI), School of Computing
Etsuko Moriyama, School of Biological Sciences; Center for Plant Science Innovation
Juan Cui, School of Computing
Robert Twomey, Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts
Jack Jeffries, mathematics
Hongfeng Yu, School of Computing
Witawas Srisa-an, School of Computing
Massimiliano Pierobon, School of Computing
External and/or Outreaching Unit
Erin Doyle, Doane University
Quantum Solutions for Energy Challenges: A Collaborative Leap towards Sustainability
Mohammad Ghashami (PI), mechanical and materials engineering
Abdelghani Laraoui, mechanical and materials engineering
Arman Roohi, School of Computing
Sonya Türkman, interior design
