September 3, 2014

New Hires | August 2014


UNL welcomes 124 new employees hired in August. For more information on the “New Hires” list, contact Troy Fedderson at tfedderson2@unl.edu.

  • Amine Bahi, Psychology, research assistant professor

  • Torrey Ball, Athletics, assistant director of fan experience

  • Simanti Banerjee, Agricultural Economics, assistant professor

  • Michelle Bassford, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, administrative associate

  • Bethany Billman, Management, lecturer

  • Marguerite Boyles, University Press, editorial assistant

  • John Brunero, Philosophy, professor

  • Yenne Caballero Caceres, Village Facilities Operations, residence hall custodian II

  • Scott Cappos, Athletics, assistant track coach

  • Svetlana Chistopolskaya, Agriculture and Natural Resources Finance and Personnel Office, financial associate

  • Heather Clemens, Finance, assistant professor of practice

  • Tammy Craig, Information Technology Services, centrex assistant

  • Natasha Crawford, Business Administration, academic adviser

  • Jessica Cronin, Center for Brain Biology and Behavior, administrative coordinator

  • Bai Cui, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, assistant professor

  • Michael Dailey, University Police, police officer

  • Dawn de Groot, Cather-Pound-Neihardt, dining service associate

  • Ashley DiGregorio, Student Involvement, events coordinator

  • James Downes, Accountancy, assistant professor

  • Joan Dreiling, Physics and Astronomy, post-doc research associate

  • Mary Durham, Biological Sciences, post-doc research associate

  • Rhonda Dutra Gross, Program in English Second Language, lecturer

  • Sydney Everhart, Plant Pathology, assistant professor

  • Isaac Freeman, Athletics, custodian/event setup assistant

  • Caitlyn Gardner, Marketing, outreach support associate

  • Larry Gibbs, Sociology, post-doc research associate

  • Jhinuk Gupta, Food Science and Technology, post-doc research associate

  • Karen Hansen, Water for Food Institute, proposal development coordinator

  • Mohammad Rashedul Hasan, Computer Science and Engineering, assistant professor of practice

  • Afshin Hatami, Engineering, post-doc research associate

  • Rhonda Hester, Campus Recreation, custodial-housekeeping supervisor

  • Tina Hoffman, University Health Center, psychologist

  • Travis James, Chemistry, post-doc research associate

  • Stacy-Ann January, Special Education and Communication Disorders, post-doc research associate

  • Dominic Jennings, Custodial Services, custodian II

  • Jin Yeub Kim, Economics, assistant professor

  • Michael Kirby, Athletics, assistant head baseball coach

  • Donna Kunkel, Physics and Astronomy, post-doc research associate

  • Sandeep Kuttal, Computer Science and Engineering, post-doc research associate

  • Melissa Languis, University Health Center, budget and fiscal analyst

  • Adam Larios, Mathematics, assistant professor

  • Joan Larson, Bureau of Sociological Research, research project associate

  • Quang Le, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, post-doc research associate

  • Yuguo Lei, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, assistant professor

  • Amanda Lewis, University Libraries, monograph cataloging associate

  • Yunfeng Liu, Center for Plant Science Innovation, post-doc research associate

  • Catherine Chunda Liyoka, Biological Sciences, post-doc fellow

  • Cassandra Maher, Center on Children, Families and the Law, staff associate

  • Sara Jeanne Mann, NUtech Ventures, operations and project manager

  • Tammi Marsh, Admissions, senior assistant director of marketing

  • Miriam Martinez, Bureau of Sociological Research, post-doc research associate

  • Rebecca Mathis, Exploratory and Pre-Professional Advising Center, administrative coordinator

  • Andrea McClintic, Career Services, associate director external relations

  • Larry McElravy, Ag Leadership, Education and Communication, assistant professor

  • Rupal Mehta, Political Science, assistant professor

  • Jennifer Meints, University Health Center, physical therapy assistant

  • Kelsey Melcher, Scholarships and Financial Aid, financial aid specialist

  • Bruce Mellberg, Natural Resources, program coordinator

  • Jeremy Merrill, Landscape Architecture, lecturer

  • Kayla Meskimen, University Child Care, assistant teacher

  • Melissa Meyer, Business Administration, executive support associate

  • Bailey Michaels, Technical Agriculture, assistant admissions recruitment coordinator

  • Ramona Miller, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, office associate

  • Amin Mohebbi, Civil Engineering, post-doc research associate

  • Kristi Montooth, Biological Sciences, associate professor

  • Gota Morota, Animal Science, assistant professor

  • Rebekah Murfield, University Libraries, monograph cataloging associate

  • Rachel Murray, Services for Students with Disabilities, disability specialist

  • Sarah Murray, Classics and Religious Studies, assistant professor

  • Sonia Neale, Campus Recreation, wellness services and nutrition educator coordinator

  • Matthew Nelson, Custodial Services, custodian II

  • Maital Neta, Psychology, assistant professor

  • Jyotiprakash Padhi, Biological Systems Engineering, post-doc research associate

  • Kendal Paget, Business Administration, career coach

  • Matthew Patton, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, post-doc research associate

  • Avery Paulson, Biological Sciences, teaching lab manager

  • Erika Pfaunmiller, Chemistry, post-doc research associate

  • Charles Pickering, Art and Art History, assistant professor

  • Sarah Polacek, Northeast Research and Extension Center, Extension assistant 4-H

  • Swapna Purandare, Biological Sciences, post-doc research associate

  • Emma Purfeerst, Biological Sciences, research technologist L1

  • Fedor Ratnikov, Physics and Astronomy, senior research associate

  • Heather Richards-Rissetto, Anthropology, assistant professor

  • Brook Roach, Cather-Pound-Neihardt, residence hall custodian II

  • Tracy Roe, University Television, business development director

  • Ashley Rose, Athletics, head rifle coach

  • Jacob Royal, Athletics, assistant turf manager

  • Erica Ryherd, Architectural Engineering, assistant professor

  • Sheri Sallee, Advertising, assistant professor of practice

  • Lawrence Scharmann, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education, chairperson

  • Erica Schauer, Modern Languages and Literatures, lecturer

  • Brent Schmoker, Admissions, recruitment assistant

  • Ester Sheinberg, Music, associate professor of practice

  • Lori Sipes, Custodial Services, custodian II

  • Arpi Siyahian, NUtech Ventures, licensing manager

  • Bryan Slone, Accountancy, lecturer

  • Steven Speicher, University Television, production associate

  • Patricia Spitzer, University Health Center, advanced nurse practitioner

  • Jesse Starita, Water for Food Institute, education outreach associate

  • Vincent Stoerger, Agricultural Research Division, plant phenotyping facilities manger

  • Timothy Susse, Mathematics, post-doc research associate

  • Colby Tanner, Biological Sciences, post-doc research associate

  • Hannah Tarver, Knoll Facilities Operations, residence hall custodian II

  • Zachary Thompson, University Museum, supervisor

  • Curtis Tomasevicz, Electrical Engineering, lecturer

  • Robert Trempe, Architecture, lecturer

  • Sean Trundle, History, assistant professor of practice

  • Peter Underwood, Athletics, assistant coach-women’s soccer

  • Andrew Uzzell, Mathematics, post-doc research associate

  • Thanh Quang Vu, Mathematics, post-doc research associate

  • Robert Walters, Biological Systems Engineering, industrial liaison officer

  • Jing Wang, Finance, assistant professor

  • Karmen Weber, University Police, community service officer

  • Haotong Wei, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, post-doc research associate

  • Callie Wilhite, University Child Care, director

  • Matthew Wilkins, Biological Sciences, post-doc research associate

  • Alexis Winnicki, University Libraries, monograph cataloging associate

  • Asregedew Woldesenbet, Architectural Engineering and Construction, assistant professor

  • Amber Wolff, Law, director of marketing and digital strategy

  • Kelvin Wolzen, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, agriculture research technician I

  • Weijie Xu, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, post-doc research associate

  • Xiaolu Yin, Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience, post-doc research associate

  • Steven Zaegel, Building Systems Maintenance, control systems technician

  • Jinying Zhu, Civil Engineering, assistant professor