University of Nebraska Kearney

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Research Areas of Interest 

Abels, Peggy  

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Director of Allied Health Programs

Albrecht, Marc  

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Geographical Information Systems (GIS);

Ecological Physiology;

Science Education

Carlson, Darby  

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Drosophila melanogaster as a genetic model system for studying human disease and aging;

Viral gene expression (Nora virus)

Carlson, Kim  

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Drosophila melanogaster as a genetic model system for studying human disease and aging;

Human disease epidemiology;

Genetics of innate immunity and development;

NE-INBRE research

Ericson, Brad  

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Viral gene expression (Nora virus);

Viral replication strategies;

Viral immunology and applications to viral vaccine strategies;

Developmental biology of Medaka (Oryzias latipes);

Innate immunity of Manduca sexta 

Farnsworth-Hoback, Kerri  

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Spatial Ecology;

Invasion Biology;

Science Education 

Freeman, Thomas 

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Protein modifications associated with exposure to cigarette smoke;

Protein adducts resulting from alcohol metabolism;

Plant-pathogen interactions;

Garlic mustard as an invasive species;

Natural history of morel mushrooms;

Habitat evaluation utilizing standard methods

Geluso, Keith  

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Species range extensions of Nebraska bats;

Species range extension of the cotton rat;

Habitat selection by the southern flying squirrel

Hoback, Wyatt  

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Immersion and anoxia tolerance in tiger beetle larvae;

Physiological and behavioral mechanisms for continued coexistence in closely related species

Jacques, Betty  

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Ecological Microbiology;

Wildlife Biology

Koupal, Keith  

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Adjunct – Freshwater Biology; Fisheries

Kuebler, Judy  

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Biology Department Office Manager

Peterson, Brian  

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Coordinator for the UNK Biology Distance Masters Program;

Biological control of weeds;

Entomology;

Fisheries research and management;

Nebraska wetlands;

Zooplankton

Reichart, Letty 

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Ornithology;

Egg yolk nutrients;

NE-INBRE research

Rothenberger, Steve 

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Species composition of Nebraska prairies;

Species composition of Nebraska riparian forests;

Threatened and endangered plant species in Nebraska

Schoenebeck, Casey 

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Fisheries management and ecology 

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Shaffer, Julie  

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Bacteriophage - host interactions;

Microbial ecology of alkaline lakes;

NE-INBRE research

Simon, Dawn  

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 Bioinformatics;

Evolution of group II introns;

NE-INBRE research

Simonson, Rick  

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Scientific Illustration

Spessard-Schueth, Linda  

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An evaluation of moss species of Nebraska counties;

Statistical analysis of the morphological differences & similarities in moss genera;

Ethnobotany 

Springer, Joseph  

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Behavioral repertoires of Nebraska wildlife;

Methods of indexing wildlife populations;

Mammal home range size estimations based on number of relocations;

Mammals of the prairie

Steele, Janet  

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Cardiovascular and renal physiology;

Oxidative stress;

Prophylactic effects of exercise

Twigg, Paul  

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Gene expression of Corn Lily (Veratrum californicum);

Genetic analysis of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum);

Molecular biology of nitrogen-fixing symbioses

Ward, Raymond 

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Adjunct - Agronomy

Casady, Dustin
 

INBRE Graduate Assistantship

Casady, Mery 
 

Teaching Assistant in General Biology labs

Distance Assistantship

Teaching Assistant in General Biology labs  

Research Assistantship

May, Pepper

Teaching Assistant in General Biology labs  

Teaching Assistant in General Biology labs 

Research Assistantship 

Research Assistantship

Fougeron, Myron

Ph. D. from Texas A & M University. Taught from 1967-1993. Taught Human Anatomy and Physiology.

Gronewold, Kim   

M. S. Ed. from Kearney State College (University of Nebraska at Kearney).  Taught from 1972-2008. Taught labs for Anatomy & Physiology 1 and 2, labs for General Biology, Medical Terminology.

Hertner, John

M. S. in Biology from Adams State University, D. A. from University of Northern Colorado.  Taught from 1974-2011.  Taught Histology, Human Physiology, Medical Terminology, Physiology.  Department Chair from 2002-2011.

Ikenberry, Richard

Ph. D. from Iowa State University. Taught from 1965-1999. Taught General Botany, Human Microbiology, Microbiology.

Longfellow, Stanley 

Ph. D. from Kansas State University. Taught from 1966-1999. Taught General Zoology, Insects & Man, Ornithology, Plants and Animals, Vertebrate Natural History.

Lund, Douglas

Ph. D. from University of Nebraska. Taught from 1962-1998. Taught Developmental Biology, Genetics, Human Genetics, Human Ecology.

Nagel, Harold 

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Ph. D. from Kansas State University. Taught from 1969 to 2006. Taught Ecology, Entomology, Human Ecology, Introduction to Soils, Range & Wildlife Management, and mentored many student independent research projects.

Poorman, Albert

Ph. D. from University of Nebraska. Taught from 1964-1992. Taught Human Microbiology, Microbiology, Cell Biology.

True, Clayton

Ph. D. from University of Nebraska. Taught from 1965-1999. Department Chair in Spring 1981 and in Fall 1982. Taught General Biology, Human Anatomy & Physiology, History of Biology, Ichthyology, Limnology, Plants & Animals, Vertebrate Natural History.

Williams, Marvin 

Ph. D. from the University of Kansas. Taught from 1966-2000. Department Chair from 1979-1985 and 1990-1994. Taught General Biology, Introduction to Graduate Studies, Methods in Secondary Science Teaching, Mycology, and Science Curriculum.