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The STEM TRAIL Center is an interdisciplinary, multi-college initiative led by faculty dedicated to creating innovations in STEM education.

Day-to-day operations of the Center are led by a dedicated group of faculty and staff tasked with operationalizing the UNO STEM Strategic Plan. A 5-member advisory council supports the leadership with oversight from the Dean's of the three supporting colleges. The UNO STEM Strategic Plan was developed via input from 65 affiliated faculty and staff representing all 6 academic colleges.

Faculty Leadership Faculty Fellows Staff Deans Faculty Advisory Council

Faculty Leadership

Christopher Moore, PhD
Christopher Moore, Ph.D.

Director, STEM TRAIL Center

Dr. George F. Haddix Community Chair of Physical Science

Chair, Physics Department

College of Arts & Sciences

jcmoore@unomaha.edu
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Derrick Nero

Associate Director for External Partnerships

STEM TRAIL Center

dnero@unomaha.edu
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Tracie Reding, Ed.D.
Tracie Reding, Ed.D.

Research Director

STEM TRAIL Center

treding@unomaha.edu
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Faculty Fellows

Dr. Kelly Gomez Johnson

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Dr. Hollie Bethel Professorship of Education

Teacher Education, Assistant Professor

kgomezjohnson@unomaha.edu
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Paul W. Denton, PhD

Biology, Associate Professor

pdenton@unomaha.edu
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Alfredo J Perez

Computer Science, Associate Professor

alfredoperez@unomaha.edu
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Nikae Perkinson

Lecturer

Chemistry

nikaeperkinson@unomaha.edu
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Staff

Julie Sigmon
Julie Sigmon

Director of the Omaha STEM Ecosystem

College of Education

jsigmon@unomaha.edu
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Erin Dahl
Erin Dahl

Outreach Director

STEM TRAIL Center

edahl@unomaha.edu
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Krista Testin
Krista Testin

Planetarium Coordinator

STEM TRAIL Center

ktestin@unomaha.edu
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Sandy Bolamperti
Sandy Bolamperti

Project Assistant

STEM TRAIL Center

sbolamperti@unomaha.edu
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Deans

Neal Grandgenett, Ph.D.
Neal Grandgenett, Ph.D.

Dean

Haddix Community Chair of STEM Education

College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences

ngrandgenett@unomaha.edu
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Martha Garcia-Murillo, Ph.D.
Martha Garcia-Murillo, Ph.D.

Lee D. and Willa Seemann Distinguished Dean

College of Information Science & Technology

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Melanie Bloom
Melanie Bloom

Dean

College of Arts & Sciences

melaniebloom@unomaha.edu
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Faculty Advisory Council

Michael Matthews

Professor

Mathematics

michaelmatthews@unomaha.edu
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Claudia Rauter

Associate Professor

Biology

crauter@unomaha.edu
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Dr. Brian Dorn

Computer Science, Associate Professor

bdorn@unomaha.edu
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