Category: Medical Laboratory Science
Welcome new faculty: James Janzen
Alumnus James Janzen recently joined our Medical Laboratory Science faculty after working nearly seven years in the Core Laboratory at Nebraska Medicine. His focus was chemistry, urinalysis, hematology, and coagulation. Here’s more about James in his own words: “Originally getting my degree in Biotechnology, I spent years as a research and development chemist and then […]
Feb 20, 2018
Karen Honeycutt named Educator Laureate for 2017
Karen Honeycutt, associate professor and program director in the UNMC Division of Medical Laboratory Science in the College of Allied Health Professions, has been named UNMC’s 2017 Varner Educator Laureate. She will be honored, along with six fellow faculty members, at the Academic Affairs Impact in Education Awards Ceremony at 3 p.m. on Jan. 11 […]
Dec 30, 2017
Welcome new faculty: Amanda Stastny
Amanda Stastny, MLS(ASCP)CM, MBCM, recently joined our Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) faculty. She graduated from our MLS program in 2014 and since then has been working in medical microbiology at Nebraska Medicine. “I have strong interests in technology, microscopy, and active learning, so I’m excited to begin working on the microscopy imaging project for the […]
Oct 19, 2017
MLS student’s licensure opinion article published
Kathleen Cheney, one of our Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) Degree Advancement Option (DAO) students, recently published a short article in the Colorado Clinical Laboratorian ASCLS quarterly publication. The article, “To Licensure or Not to Licensure,” is an opinion paper about personnel licensure for laboratory professionals. “This was a follow-up to an assignment,” said assistant professor […]
Aug 23, 2017
Donner and Mathews, co-PIs on antibiotic resistance grant
Wayne Mathews, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA, associate professor and associate director of physician assistant education, and Linsey Donner, MPH, CPH, MLS(ASCP)CM, assistant professor in medical laboratory science, received funding for a University of Nebraska Collaboration Initiative Seed Grant. The grant, “One Health: A systems approach linking human and livestock antibiotic resistance at the watershed scale,” looks […]
Jun 14, 2017
Welcome new MLS faculty: Ashley Eichelberg
Ashley Eichelberg, MLS(ASCP), recently joined our medical laboratory science program as clinical education coordinator and UA instructor. She graduated in 2012 from UNMC’s clinical laboratory science program after earning a Bachelor of Science degree from NWU, with a major in Biology and minors in Chemistry and Psychology. Ashley started her career in Core Lab at […]
May 17, 2017
2017 Annual CAHP Awards Ceremony and Forum
The annual College of Allied Health Professions Awards Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 from 1:05 p.m. to 2:00 p.m in MSC 3002. Dawn Venema, PT, PhD, assistant professor in physical therapy education, and Ben Greenfield, MPS, LP, CCP, adjunct assistant professor in clinical perfusion education, will be honored for Excellence in […]
Apr 27, 2017
Celebrating the Past, Embracing the Future – 2017 Alumni Reunion
Register now for the 2017 UNMC College of Allied Health Professions Alumni Reunion, Saturday, June 10, 2017 in Omaha. It’s our sapphire anniversary, as the College (formerly a School) is celebrating 45 years. The reunion theme, Celebrating the Past, Embracing the Future, pays homage to that. Please consider joining your fellow alumni for exciting reunion […]
Apr 26, 2017
Welcome new staff: Elizabeth Stout
Liz Stout, MBA, recently joined the CAHP staff in Kearney at the Health Science Education Complex as education program/admissions coordinator. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Midland Lutheran College (now Midland University) in 2006 and a Master of Business Administration degree from UNK in 2009. Heres’ more about Liz in her own […]
Apr 25, 2017
Welcome new staff: Leah Sinner
Leah Sinner, BS, recently joined the CAHP Academic and Student Affairs staff as an office associate II. Leah graduated from UNK with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. She went on to work for Husker Athletics for over five years as an assistant ticket manager, where she was a part of the ticket process […]
Jan 5, 2017
