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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.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developing an Interdisciplinary Global Forced Migration and Health Collaborative<\/summary>\n

Julie Tippens (PI), child, youth and family studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sonya T\u00fcrkman, interior design<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Courtney Hillebrecht, political science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emira Ibrahimpa\u0161i\u0107, School of Global Integrative Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor Livingston, School of Global Integrative Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julia Reilly, School of Global Integrative Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Porter, Nebraska Extension<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert Shepard, School of Global Integrative Studies; Center for Digital Research in the Humanities<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inaugural Kenyan partners<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Alice Lakati, Amref International University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucy Njiru, AMIU<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dulo Nyaoro, Moi University, Peace and Reconciliation Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick Okwarah, AMIU Directorate of Research, Innovation, Consultancy and Extension<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expert Advisory Board<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Wael ElRayes, University of Nebraska Medical Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alyson Lenz, UNL Clifton Strengths Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Merten, child, youth and family studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth (Libby) Mollard, UNMC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter Schindler, UNMC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Equitable Access to Civil Justice: Uniting an Interdisciplinary Team to Develop an Open-Access Knowledge Hub<\/summary>\n

Ashley Votruba (PI), psychology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leen-Kiat Soh, School of Computing; Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan Sullivan, law<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ashok Samal, School of Computing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lisa PytlikZillig, University of Nebraska Public Policy Center<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Improving Healthcare Access for Underserved Populations<\/summary>\n

Michelle Hughes (PI), special education and communication disorders<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greg Bashford, biological systems engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria Cantu Hines, Nebraska Extension; Rural Prosperity Nebraska<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lindsey Crawford, biochemistry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dipti Dev, child, youth and family studies; Nebraska Extension<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hannah Ditmars, special education and communication disorders<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicole Iverson, biological systems engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carl Nelson, mechanical and materials engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stacie Ray, special education and communication disorders<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cary Savage, psychology; Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bonita Sharif, School of Computing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Changmin Yan, advertising and public relations<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Media and Information Literacy (MIL) in the Age of Algorithms<\/summary>\n

Bryan Wang (PI), advertising and public relations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erica DeFrain, University Libraries<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heather Akin, agricultural leadership, education and communication<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria Marron, journalism<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leen-Kiat Soh, School of Computing; Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert Twomey, Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Community Climate Resilience on the Great Plains<\/summary>\n

Clint Rowe (PI), Earth and atmospheric sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heather Akin, agricultural leadership, education and communication<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moe Alahmad, Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cory Armstrong, College of Journalism and Mass Communication<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deborah Bathke, School of Natural Resources; National Drought Mitigation Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tonya Bernadt, School of Natural Resources; National Drought Mitigation Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liang Chen, earth and atmospheric sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ross Dixon, earth and atmospheric sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martha Durr, School of Natural Resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julia Frengs, modern languages and literature<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dana Fritz, School of Art, Art History and Design<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lilyan Fulginiti, agricultural economics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Garza, history<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jason Hawkins, civil and environmental engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Hayes, School of Natural Resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eric Hunt, School of Natural Resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Margaret Jacobs, history<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deepak Keshwani, biological systems engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ursula Kreitmair, political science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin Lee, physics and astronomy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rezaul Mahmood, School of Natural Resources; High Plains Regional Climate Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richard Perrin, agricultural economics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jamilynn Poletto, School of Natural Resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lisa PytlikZillig, Public Policy Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tirthankar Roy, civil and environmental engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelly Smith, School of Natural Resources; National Drought Mitigation Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LuAnn Wandsnider, School of Global Integrative Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bryan Wang, advertising and public relations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qiuming Yao, School of Computing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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<\/summary>\n

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Mohammad Hasan (PI), electrical and computer engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simanti Banerjee, agricultural economics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Theodore Hibbeler, Nebraska Extension<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Emery, Rural Prosperity Nebraska; agricultural leadership, education and communications<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julia McQuillan, sociology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tonya Haigh, School of Natural Resources; National Drought Mitigation Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consultant<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jordan Soliz, communication studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quantum Solutions for Energy Challenges: A Collaborative Leap towards Sustainability
Mohammad Ghashami (PI), mechanical and materials engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abdelghani Laraoui, mechanical and materials engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arman Roohi, School of Computing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sonya T\u00fcrkman, interior design<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

TrustGenViz: An Initiative to Advance Trust and Visualization for Generative Language Models of Biological Sequences<\/summary>\n

Qiuming Yao (PI), School of Computing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Etsuko Moriyama, School of Biological Sciences; Center for Plant Science Innovation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juan Cui, School of Computing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert Twomey, Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jack Jeffries, mathematics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hongfeng Yu, School of Computing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Witawas Srisa-an, School of Computing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Massimiliano Pierobon, School of Computing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

External and\/or Outreaching Unit<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Erin Doyle, Doane University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quantum Solutions for Energy Challenges: A Collaborative Leap towards Sustainability<\/summary>\n

Mohammad Ghashami (PI), mechanical and materials engineering <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abdelghani Laraoui, mechanical and materials engineering <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arman Roohi, School of Computing <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sonya T\u00fcrkman, interior design <\/p>\n<\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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