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Maria Rosario de Guzman TMFD Department Chair, Professor and Youth Development Extension Specialist

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Richard Bischoff IANR Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty and Academic Leader Success, Professor

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Chelsea Brisbin Lecturer/Teacher, Ruth Staples Child Development Lab

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Kelley Buchheister Assistant Professor

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Katelyn Coburn Assistant Professor

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Rochelle Dalla Professor

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Dipti Dev

Dipti Dev Betti and Richard Robinson Associate Professor and Childhood Health Behaviors Extension Specialist

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Carie Hanson-Bradley

Carrie Hanson-Bradley Assistant Professor of Practice, Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program

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Holly Hatton-Bowers

Holly Hatton-Bowers Assistant Professor and Early Childhood Extension Specialist

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Katlyn Hoggatt

Katlyn Hoggatt Lecturer, Master Teacher, Educare of Lincoln

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Cody Hollist Associate Professor

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Soo-Young Hong Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Associate Professor

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Christine Kiewra University of Nebraska-Lincoln Faculty

Christine Kiewra Assistant Professor of Practice

Marjorie Kostelnik Professor and Faculty Ombud

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Patty Kuo

Patty Kuo Assistant Professor

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Jennifer Leeper Miller

Jennifer Leeper Miller Lecturer, Director, Ruth Staples Child Development Lab

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Samuel Meisels Richard D. Holland Presidential Chair in Early Childhood Development, Professor and Executive Director of the Buffett Early Childhood Institute

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Michael Merten Department Chair & G.A. Newkirk Professor of Leadership

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Sheree Moser Assistant Professor of Practice

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Madison Mumm LECTURER/TEACHER, RUTH STAPLES CHILD DEVELOPMENT LAB

Amy Napoli Assistant Professor & Early Childhood Extension Specialist

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Gilbert Parra

Gilbert Parra Professor

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Susan Sarver Associate Professor and Director of Workforce Planning and Development, Buffett Early Childhood Institute

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Rachel Schachter

Rachel Schachter Associate Professor

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Megan Snethen LECTURER/TEACHER, RUTH STAPLES CHILD DEVELOPMENT LAB

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Dr. Paul Springer

Paul Springer Associate Dean for Student Success and Professor

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Julie Tippens

Julie Tippens Assistant Professor

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Julia Torquati Professor

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Eric Unrau Lecturer, Lead Teacher, Ruth Staples Child Development Lab

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Mollie von Kampen

Mollie von Kampen Lecturer, Lead Teacher, Ruth Staples Child Development Lab

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Brenna Walsh LECTURER/TEACHER, RUTH STAPLES CHILD DEVELOPMENT LAB

Thulitha Wickrama Senior Research Associate

Madeline Williams LECTURER/TEACHER, RUTH STAPLES CHILD DEVELOPMENT LAB

Natalie Williams

Natalie Williams Associate Professor and Graduate Chair

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Yan Ruth Xia Professor

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Dawn Davis Educare Project Manager

Kaelie Kellner

Kaelie Kellner Office Associate

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Lisa King Project Associate, Great Plains IDEA Campus Coordinator

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Lisa McConnell

Lisa McConnell Office Assistant

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Chet Bennetts, M.S., CFP Adjunct Faculty

Sarah Erwin, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty

Brandon Lyons, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty

Doug Nelson, M.A., CFP Adjunct Faculty

Robert Pick, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty

Belle Scheef, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty

Bradley Ekwerekwu, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor