Month: March 2020

Sparrock hired as manager of Adult PES

Nebraska Medicine has made a key hire as it prepares for the opening of the Adult PES unit in August 2020 With the Adult Psychiatric Emergency Services program starting this fall, Nebraska Medicine has hired Jennifer Sparrock to manage the unit. “Jen is a seasoned leader with extraordinary experience as the lead of an Assertive […]

Mar 2, 2020

Spotlight: Malcolm McGruder

Community Service Tech Malcolm is a graduate of UNL with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a minor in Criminal Justice. He is part of the Behavioral Health Connections team which just celebrated its first year of service. Prior to his time with Behavioral Health Connections, Malcolm held several roles working with people: direct support […]

Mar 2, 2020

Faculty members honored by APA

The American Psychiatric Association has honored three Department of Psychiatry faculty members by naming each of them an APA Distinguished Fellow. Faculty members Dr. Sheritta Strong, Dr. Steven Wengel and adjunct faculty member Dr. Martin Wetzel were named Distinguished Fellows. According to the APA, the Distinguished Fellowship is awarded to outstanding psychiatrists who have made […]

Mar 2, 2020