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
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
Derrick Nero
Tracie Reding, Ed.D.
Ashley Gartner, Ed.D.
Faculty Fellows
Dr. Kelly Gomez Johnson
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Dr. Hollie Bethel Professorship of Education
Teacher Education, Associate Professor
kgomezjohnson@unomaha.edu
Paul W. Denton, PhD
Biology, Associate Professor
pdenton@unomaha.edu
Alfredo J Perez
Computer Science, Associate Professor
alfredoperez@unomaha.edu
Nikae Perkinson
Staff
Erin Dahl
Deanna Johansen
Project Coordinator
STEM TRAIL Center
deejohansen@gmail.com- Scholarship programs and NE Science Olympiad
Krista Testin
Alisa Teevens
Sandy Bolamperti
Julie Sigmon
Director Emeritus
Omaha STEM Ecosystem
jsigmon@unomaha.edu- Community partnerships and workforce pipeline development
Deans
Neal Grandgenett, Ph.D.
Dean
Haddix Community Chair of STEM Education
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
ngrandgenett@unomaha.edu
Martha Garcia-Murillo, Ph.D.
Lee D. and Willa Seemann Distinguished Dean
College of Information Science & Technology
Melanie Bloom
Faculty Advisory Council
Michael Matthews
Claudia Rauter
Dr. Brian Dorn
Computer Science, Associate Professor
bdorn@unomaha.edu