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Staff Directory

Name
Title
E-mail
Phone

Office of the Vice Chancellor

301 Canfield Administration Building Lincoln, NE 68588-0433

Rick Bevins
Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
rbevins1@unl.edu
402-472-2851
Mari Greer
Administrative Coordinator
mgreer1@unl.edu
402-472-2851
Mary Guest
Executive Assistant
mary.guest@unl.edu
402-472-3123
Jim Lewis
Director of STEM Education Research Initiatives
jlewis@unl.edu
402-472-7243
Lisa Maupin
Events & Outreach Manager
lmaupin2@unl.edu
402-472-0030
Nathan Meier
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research
nlm@unl.edu
402-472-3902
Jennifer Nelson
Director of Research Strategy and Infrastructure
jnelson18@unl.edu
402-472-0321
Brad Roth
Executive Director of NUtech Ventures and Associate Vice Chancellor for Technology Development
bradroth@nutechventures.org
402-472-1783
Laurie Sampson
Learning & Development Coordinator
laurie.sampson@unl.edu
402-472-3136
Petrina Suiter
External Recognition and Awards Coordinator
petrina.suiter@unl.edu
402-472-1185
Ember Welsch
Administrative Coordinator
ewelsch2@unl.edu
402-472-4563
Bob Wilhelm
Vice Chancellor for Research & Economic Development
bob.wilhelm@unl.edu
402-472-3123
Chris Yeaw
Research Director for Nuclear Programs
cyeaw@nsri.nebraskaresearch.gov
318-532-1348
Becky Zavala
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research
rzavala2@unl.edu
402-472-0735

Industry Relations

Nebraska Innovation Campus, 2021 Transformation Dr., Suite 2220, Lincoln NE 68583-6202

Ryan Anderson
Director of Industry Relations
randerson13@unl.edu
402-472-4069
Suzanne Spiehs
Administrative Coordinator
sspiehs3@unl.edu
402-472-4531

Institutional Animal Care Program

110 Mussehl Hall, 38th & Fair Street, Lincoln, NE 68583-0720
Phone 402-472-4486; fax 402-472-5887; email iacuc@unl.edu

Jesse Baumann-Berg
IACP Tech III
jbaumann3@unl.edu
402-472-4486
Bayliegh Bohn
IACP Service Center Facility Supervisor
bmurphy3@unl.edu
402-472-4486
Megan Ebbers
IACP Specialist
mebbers2@unl.edu
402-472-4486
Mike Ellenbolt
IACP Technician II
mellenbolt2@unl.edu
402-472-4486
Jared Fischer
IACP Technician II
jfischer25@unl.edu
402-472-4486
Anna Fitzwater
Clinical Veterinarian
afitzwater3@unl.edu
402-472-5361
Kelly D. Heath
Director, IACP; Attending Veterinarian
kheath3@unl.edu
402-440-6577
Denise Koranda
IACP Technician II
dkoranda2@unl.edu
402-472-4486
Craig Kreikemeier
Assistant Director and Clinical Veterinarian
ckreikemeier2@unl.edu
402-472-4486
Katelin Oborny
IACP Technician II
koborny2@unl.edu
402-472-4486
Kathy Pinkerton
Assistant Director and IACUC Compliance and Training Coordinator
katherine.pinkerton@unl.edu
402-472-4466
Brittany Smola
Ag Research Technician II
bsmola2@unl.edu
402-472-4486
Cedric Wooledge
Ag Research Technician II
cedric.wooledge@unl.edu
402-472-4486
Cindy Wooledge
Ag Research Technician II
cwooledge2@unl.edu
402-472-4486

Proposal Development

2200 Vine Street, 379 Prem S. Paul Research Center at Whittier School, Lincoln, NE 68583-0862

Matthew Dwyer
Senior Proposal Development Coordinator
mdwyer4@unl.edu
402-472-1661
Tisha Gilreath Mullen
Director, Proposal Development
tgilreathmullen2@unl.edu
402-472-2894
Amanda Girres
Proposal Development Specialist
agirres2@unl.edu
402-472-1161
Kathy Partlow
Senior Proposal Development Coordinator
kcpartlow@unl.edu
402-472-4066
Ezra Stewart-Silver
Proposal Development Specialist
ezra.stewart-silver@unl.edu
402-472-1181

Research Communications

2200 Vine Street, 379 Prem S. Paul Research Center at Whittier School, Lincoln, NE 68583-0864

Tiffany Lee
Research Communications & Content Manager
tlee9@unl.edu
402-472-1808
Dan Moser
Research Communications Specialist
dmoser3@unl.edu
402-472-1804
Heidi Uhing
Research Communications Specialist
huhing@unl.edu
402-472-3818
Ashley Washburn
Director, Research Communications
awashburn2@unl.edu
402-472-3760

Research Compliance Services

2200 Vine Street, 275 Prem S. Paul Research Center at Whittier School, Lincoln, NE 68583-0863
Phone (402) 472-6965; fax (402) 472-6048; email: irb@unl.edu exportcontrol@unl.edu unlcoi@unl.edu unlsroc@sroc.edu

Winter Daniel
Export Control Compliance Specialist
wdaniel2@unl.edu
402-472-1892
Becky Freeman
Research Compliance Services Specialist
bfreeman2@unl.edu
402-472-8127
Sara Frizzell
Director, Research Compliance Services
sfrizzell2@unl.edu
402-472-4491
Lissette Gilster
Export Control Coordinator
lgilster2@unl.edu
402-472-6929
Jennifer Klein
Research Compliance Services Specialist
jklein2@unl.edu
402-472-1839
Joshua Renner
Research Compliance Services Specialist
jrenner4@unl.edu
Emily Shultz
Research Compliance Services Specialist
eshultz2@unl.edu
402-472-6925
Ryan Thompson
Conflict of Interest Coordinator
rthompson29@unl.edu
402-472-6907
Rachel Wenzl
Associate Director, Single IRB (sIRB) Contact
rwenzl2@unl.edu
402-472-8196

Research Finance and Information Systems

301 Canfield Administration Building Lincoln, NE 68588-0433

Seth Burkey
Research Data Analyst
sburkey2@unl.edu
402-472-3310
Shelly Cutsor
Director of Research Finance
mcutsor2@unl.edu
402-472-1870
Brande Dicks
Research Business Services Specialist
bdicks2@unl.edu
Tiffani Hix
Lead Research Business Services Specialist
thix2@unl.edu
402-472-3279
LD Miller
Research Process Analyst
s-lmiller9@unl.edu
402-472-1733
Erin Murray
Research Business Services Specialist
emurray5@unl.edu
402-472-6743
Kristen Ohnoutka
Financial Specialist
kohnoutka4@unl.edu
402-472-1819

Sponsored Programs

2200 Vine Street, 151 Prem S. Paul Research Center at Whittier School, Lincoln, NE 68583-0861

Deb Arent
Assistant Director
darent1@unl.edu
402-472-6327
Derek Bargmann
Project Specialist
dbargmann2@unl.edu
402-472-1894
Mike Behne
Assistant Director
mbehne1@unl.edu
402-472-6323
Mardi Bonner
Office Assistant
mbonner1@unl.edu
402-472-3775
Kate Carlin
Grants Coordinator
kcarlin2@unl.edu
402-472-3601
David Clausen
Contracts Manager
dclausen2@unl.edu
402-472-3366
David Doty
Director
david.doty@unl.edu
402-472-1825
Aaron Funk
Contracts Negotiator
afunk3@unl.edu
402-730-8918
Belinda Gillam
Project Specialist
bgillam1@unl.edu
402-472-7061
Angela Gonzalez
Project Specialist
agonzalez5@unl.edu
402-472-0390
Craig Goodrich
Grants Coordinator
cgoodrich3@unl.edu
402-472-3154
Sarah Hansen
Grants Coordinator
sarah.hansen@unl.edu
402-472-3580
Tina Kage
Project Specialist
tina.kage@unl.edu
402-472-6321
Andrea Koeber
Grants Coordinator
aschreiber2@unl.edu
402-472-4322
Cassidy Kosena
Project Specialist
ckosena2@unl.edu
402-472-2482
Elijah Luebbe
Proposal Budget Coordinator
eluebbe2@unl.edu
402-472-1871
Suzan Lund
Associate Director
slund2@unl.edu
402-472-1930
Kathi Malone
Project Specialist
kmalone2@unl.edu
402-472-3430
Terri Murray
Project Specialist
tmurray2@unl.edu
402-472-3112
Kacey Nelkin Pedersen
Grants Coordinator
knelkinpedersen2@unl.edu
402-472-6174
Trudy Nienaber
Project Specialist
tnienaber2@unl.edu
402-472-4370
Cynthia Odabasi
Awards Coordinator
codabasi2@unl.edu
402-472-3164
Kimberly Peschka Bilder
Contracts Manager
kimberly.bilder@unl.edu
402-472-1649
Mary Ellen Reeves
Project Specialist
mreeves1@unl.edu
402-472-4334
Suzanne Reinke
Project Specialist
suzanne.reinke@unl.edu
402-472-8633
Brian Sabata
Awards Coordinator
bsabata1@unl.edu
402-472-3739
Dennis Shannon Jr.
Grants Coordinator
dshannon2@unl.edu
402-472-3244
Samantha Swanson
Records & Scanning Coordinator
sswanson7@unl.edu
402-472-3608
Connie Wieser
Operations Support Associate
connie.wieser@unl.edu
402-472-3788