Faculty Staff Adjunct Faculty Courtesy Faculty Temporary Lecturers Ajai V. Ammachathram HRTM Program Director, Associate Professor, Global Engagement Coordinator, and Food and Beverage Extension Specialist Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address LEV 202J Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-472-3867 On-campus 2-3867 Email ajai@unl.edu Tomasz Bednarski Assistant Professor Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address LEV 119C Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-472-3716 On-campus 2-3716 Email tomasz.k.bednarski@unl.edu Website Bednarski Lab Donnia Behrends Extension Educator, SNAP-Ed and EFNEP Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address GNHS 114 Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-937-0889 Email dbehrends2@unl.edu Website Nutrition Education Program Weiwen Chai Associate Professor Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address LEV 104D Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-472-3716 On-campus 2-3716 Email wchai2@unl.edu Tara Dunker Associate Extension Educator Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address GNHS 117 Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-472-3716 On-campus 2-3716 Email tara.dunker@unl.edu Jean Ann Fischer Human Sciences Program Leader, Extension Educator, and Nutrition Education Program Director Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address GNHS 116 Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-472-3716 On-campus 2-3716 Email jfischer6@unl.edu Website Nutrition and Education Program Lisa Franzen-Castle Interim Associate Dean-College of Education and Human Sciences, Professor, and Extension Nutrition Specialist Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address LEV 119A Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-472-3716 On-campus 2-3716 Email lfranzen2@unl.edu Website food.unl.edu Website Grant expands Nebraska SNAP recipients access to fresh produce Jingjie Hao Research Assistant Professor, Biomedical and Obesity Research Core Director Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address LEV 14A Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-472-4243 On-campus 2-4243 Email jingjie.hao@unl.edu Website Biomedical and Obesity Research Core Amanda Higgins Assistant Professor of Practice in Athletic Training and Coordinator of Clinical Education Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address LEV 104I Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-409-0707 Email ahiggins7@unl.edu Kristin Hodge Lecturer Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address LEV 104J Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-472-3716 On-campus 2-3716 Email khodge7@unl.edu Sarah Hortman Assistant Professor of Practice Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address LEV 104B Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-472-3716 On-campus 2-3716 Email sarah.hortman@unl.edu Terry Housh Professor Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address CPEH 002C Lincoln NE 68588-0237 Phone Work 402-472-1160 On-campus 2-1160 Email thoush1@unl.edu Website Human Performance and Body Composition Labs Maruša Jonas Assistant Extension Educator Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address GNHS 111 Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-472-3716 On-campus 2-3716 Email mjonas2@unl.edu Georgia Jones Associate Professor, Extension Food Specialist Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address LEV 119D Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-413-5528 Email gjones2@unl.edu Megan S. Kelley Assistant Professor Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address LEV 119B Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-472-3716 On-campus 2-3716 Email megan.kelley@unl.edu Vernetta Kosalka Assistant Professor of Practice Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address LEV 202K Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-472-3867 On-campus 2-3867 Email vkosalka2@unl.edu Kristin Malek Associate Professor, Event Management Extension Specialist Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address LEV 202F Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-472-3867 On-campus 2-3867 Email drkevents@unl.edu Social Media Sathish Kumar Natarajan Associate Professor Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address FYH 229 Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 4028057520 Email snatarajan2@unl.edu Website Natarajan Lab Social Media Dennis Perkey Associate Professor of Practice, Athletic Training Program Director Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address LEV 104G Lincoln NE 68588-0232 Phone Work 4024170076 Email dperkey2@unl.edu Heather Rasmussen Interim Department Chair, Associate Professor, Professional Studies in Dietetics Program Director Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address LEV 110 Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-413-6286 Email heather.rasmussen@unl.edu Natalie Sehi Extension Educator Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address GNHS 113 Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-472-3716 On-campus 2-3716 Email nsehi2@unl.edu Sunil Sukumaran Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address LEV 316F Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-472-3716 On-campus 2-3716 Email sunil.sukumaran@unl.edu Shinya Takahashi Associate Professor of Practice, Associate Department Chair, CEHS Academic Program Lead Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address LEV 104E Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-472-3716 On-campus 2-3716 Email stakahashi3@unl.edu Website Wellness Assessment Lab Ivan Vechetti Assistant Professor of Extracellular Vesicles Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address LEV 316G Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-472-3716 On-campus 2-3716 Email ivechetti@unl.edu Website Vechetti Lab Linda Young Professor of Practice Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address LEV 104F Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-472-3716 On-campus 2-3716 Email lyoung3@unl.edu Sabine Zempleni Assistant Professor of Practice Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address LEV 119E Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-472-3716 On-campus 2-3716 Email szempleni2@unl.edu Janos Zempleni Willa Cather Professor of Molecular Nutrition and Director of the Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln Work Address LEV 316C Lincoln NE 68583-0806 Phone Work 402-472-3270 On-campus 2-3270 Email jzempleni2@unl.edu Website Zempleni Lab Social Media