Category: Education
Welcome new faculty: Cindy Arnold
Cindy Arnold, MSN RN-BC, CPHQ, LSS-GB, recently joined our faculty as an assistant professor in the College. Here’s more about Cindy in her own words. I am a Registered Nurse by background with many years of direct patient care clinical experiences. I have my MSN in Informatics from UNMC and a PMC as a Nurse […]
Aug 15, 2022
Welcome new faculty: Maribeth Clifton, OTD
Maribeth Clifton, OTD, OTR/L, recently joined our Occupational Therapy faculty. Here’s more about Dr. Clifton in her own words: I am thrilled to be joining the Division of Occupational Therapy Education at UNMC! I am excited to bring my experience as a pediatric OT and my experience engaged in community-based programming and research to my […]
Aug 11, 2022
Miller to sit on advisory board, improve instruction
Instructor in radiography Ellie Miller has been invited to sit on the Skilitics Health Advisory Board for Radiographic Positioning Simulation by the platform developer. Skilitics Health is a virtual simulation company that provides radiographic positioning simulation experiences through non-immersive and immersive virtual reality. Miller is leading the implementation of the Skilitics platform in the radiography […]
Aug 4, 2022
Wayne Mathews, a Luminary Fellow
Physician Assistant Education Associate Professor and Research Director Wayne Mathews was recently selected as one of the top candidates for the Luminary Fellowship track with Doximity. Doximity is a national medical network for physicians and advanced practice providers, covering current issues related to health care and provider wellness. A Luminary Fellow is a regular content […]
Aug 3, 2022
Important muscle health study results published
Associate Dean for Research and Linder Professor for Women’s Health Laura Bilek, PhD, and her team are on a mission to improve women’s health. Because of hormone changes with menopause, women lose significant muscle, which increases risk of many chronic diseases, such as diabetes. The team investigated various methods used to combat muscle loss. JCSM […]
Jul 27, 2022
Welcome new staff: Denise Ott
Denise Ott recently joined our Office of Academic Affairs as the Academic Affairs Coordinator. Here’s more about Denise in her own words: I’m so excited to be joining CAHP! I have worked with CAHP on projects and always admire their innovation and teamwork. I have been with the College of Nursing for over 8 years. […]
Jul 19, 2022
Welcome new faculty: Nicole Insinger
Our Clinical Perfusion program recently added a new faculty member, Nicole Insinger, MPS, CCP, LP. Here’s more about Nicole in her own words: I was born and raised in Omaha, Neb. I attended UNL, where I received my Bachelor of Science in Biology with minors in Biochemistry and Spanish. After graduating from UNL, I decided […]
Jul 15, 2022
Siu and team receive patent for simulator
Joseph Siu, PhD, along with Carl Nelson, PhD, and Hesham Ali, PhD, recently received a patent for a Portable Camera Aided Simulator (PortCAS) for Minimally Invasive Surgical Training. PortCAS is the first product their research team developed in their start-up company, Adeptus Interactive, currently incubated in UNeTECH. PortCAS is a portable and low-cost trainer for […]
Jul 1, 2022
Welcome new staff: Traci McKeon
Traci McKeon, BS, MS, recently joined UNMC as the new Simulation and Clinical Skills Specialist for both CAHP and CON at the Health Science Education Complex on the UNK Campus. Traci attended UNK for her undergraduate degree in the 1990’s and most recently graduated from UNK in 2017 with her MS in Education in Instructional […]
Jun 29, 2022
Welcome new faculty, program director: Ashley Balliet
Ashley Balliett, MEd, RT(R)(M), recently joined the College of Allied Health Professions, Division of Clinical, Diagnostic & Therapeutic Sciences as Assistant Professor and Program Director for the Radiography and Computed Tomography Programs, Alisha Wright, MHPTT, BS, RT(R) had served as Interim Program Director. Thank you, Alisha, for your service in the interim. Here’s more about […]
Jun 28, 2022
