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	Ian M. Newman The Wesley C. Meierhenry Distinguished Professor Educational Psychology NPCADA Director A native of New Zealand, Professor Newman completed his education in the United States and holds degrees from George Williams College, Aurora University, and the University of Illinois-Champaign/Urbana. He completed post-doctoral work at Harvard School of Public Health. He has taught at George Williams College, University of Tennessee, University of Nebraska Medical Center and University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and as a visiting professor at the National University of Singapore and Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand. He is a former staff member of the World Health Organization, South East Asia Regional Office. His principal research interest is understanding the health behaviors of young people in culturally diverse settings. inewman1@unl.edu 232 Teachers College Hall University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0345 USA phone: +1 (402) 472-3844 fax: +1 (402) 472-8319
	Duane F. Shell Research Associate Professor Educational Psychology Duane Shell holds a B.S.E. degree in social studies, history and psychology, a M.S. in human development and family, and a Ph.D. in educational psychology, all from the University of Nebraska. His experiences range from computer programming, teaching of computer programming, serving as a family teacher in the transitional learning program at Boy's Town in Omaha, Nebraska, and working as a professor and researcher at the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Duane's interests center around understanding self-efficacy and expectancies and their effect on motivation, learning, and behavior. He has studied the relation of self-efficacy and expectancies to reading, writing and academic achievement, and more recently he has studied the role of self-efficacy and expectancies in adolescent health-related behaviors, such as tobacco and alcohol use. Duane is also an experienced program evaluator, and has evaluated educational programs funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, and the National Science Foundation. dshell2@unl.edu 107 Mabel Lee Hall University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0345 USA phone: +1 (402) 472-6981 fax: +1 (402) 472-8319
	Michelle Maas Administrative Assistant Michelle Maas earned a BA in English from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1992. Her interest is in providing support to cross-cultural and multi-cultural projects to improve health. Michelle is also a Suzuki method piano teacher, amateur writer, and traveler. mmaas1@unl.edu 233 Teachers College Hall University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0345 USA phone: +1 (402) 472-6046 fax: +1 (402) 472-8319
	Julia Stroebel Administrative Assistant Julia Stroebel is a 2007 graduate of Doane College - Lincoln with a BA in Communications. She is beginning graduate study in Gerontology with an emphasis on long term care-giving, Alzheimer’s and thanatology. Julia enjoys her family, cooking, studying and her three miniature dachshunds. 233 Teachers College Hall University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0345 USA phone: +1 (402) 472-6046 fax: +1 (402) 472-8319