SECD Faculty & Staff

The Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders has an experienced group of emeriti and adjunct faculty who add to the strengths of our instructional team.

Emeriti Faculty (2007-present)

John Bernthal, Department Chair, Professor
David Beukelman, Edna Barkley Professor
Stephen Boney, Associate Professor of Practice
T. Newell Decker, Professor
Malinda Eccarius, Associate Professor of Practice
Michael Epstein, William E. Barkley Professor
E. Charles Healey, Professor
Karen Hux, Professor
Timothy Jones, Professor
Gary Meers, Professor
Reece Peterson, Professor
Bob Reid, Professor
Ellin Siegel, Associate Professor
Stan Vasa, Professor

Adjunct Faculty

Tim Brackenbury, Bowling Green University - CV 
Michelle Charf, Lincoln Public Schools - CV
Diane Ditmars, Lincoln Public Schools (retired) - CV
Tanya Hilligoss, Nebraska Center for the Education of Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired - CV
Susan Lien, Infant Communication Lab - CV
Shannon McLain, Lincoln Public Schools - CV
Sandra Miller, Complete Hearing Solutions - Bio
Vicki Obrecht, Lincoln Public Schools (retired)
Regina Oliver, Educational Service Unit #5 - CV
Carla Osberg, Lincoln Public Schools (retired) - CV
Cynthia Serfass, Lincoln Public Schools (retired) - CV
Aundrayah Shermer, Kansas State School for the Blind - CV
Ellen Stokebrand, Educational Service Unit #4 - CV
Robert Taylor, Kansas State School for the Blind - CV
Meghanne Wetta, Complete Hearing Solutions - Bio