Honors Core Faculty and Staff
Dr. Patrice McMahon

Director, Honors Program
Professor, Political Science
Dean's Professor of Teaching and Learning, College of Arts & Sciences
Dr. McMahon is currently completing a Fulbright in Poland during the Spring 2023 semester. Please contact Dr. Tamy Burnett, Acting Director, with inqueries regarding the Honors Program.
Tamy Burnett

Acting Director, Honors Program
Courtesy Faculty, English
Campus Associate, Women's & Gender Studies
213 Knoll Residence Center
(402) 472-2456
tburnett2@unl.edu
Rebecca Baskerville

Associate Director
213 Knoll Residence Center
(402) 472-6990
rlbaskerville@unl.edu
Jacob Schlange

Assistant Director
213 Knoll Residence Center
(402) 472-8221
jschlange3@unl.edu
Amelia-Marie Altstadt

Coordinator
213 Knoll Residence Center
(402) 472-6419
altstadt@unl.edu
Joann Ross

Honors Faculty Fellow
Staff Senate Coordinator
Campus Associate, Women’s & Gender Studies
213 Knoll Residential Center
jross9@unl.edu
Affiliated Faculty and Staff
Jaci Gustafson

Faculty Lead, Future Healers Track
Assistant Director, Explore Center
Dr. Christine Haney Douglass

Honors Liaison, College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources
Experiential Learning Coordinator, College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources
Dr. Emira Ibrahimpašić

Faculty Lead, Global Changemakers Track
Assistant Professor of Practice and Assistant Director, Global Studies
Dr. Valerie Jones

Honors Faculty Fellow, College of Journalism and Mass Communications
Associate Professor, Advertising & Public Relations
Yassine Rfissa

Center for Transformative Teaching Honors Teaching Fellow
Doctoral Candidate, Teaching, Learning & Teacher Education
Courtney Santos

Director
National and International Fellowships
Specialty: Nationally competitive fellowships and awards, such as the Fulbright, Goldwater, National Science Foundation, and Truman scholarships.
Dr. Erin Sayer

Faculty Lead, Future Healers Track
Associate Professor of Practice in Biochemistry Education
Dr. Shinya Takahashi

Faculty Lead, Future Healers Track
Associate Professor of Practice and Assistant Department Chair, Nutrition and Health Sciences
Grace Troupe

Instructional Designer
Center for Transformative Teaching
Dr. Tyler White

Faculty Lead, Global Changemakers Track
Associate Professor of Practice, Political Science
Director, National Security Program
Emeritus Faculty
Dr. Patrice Berger

Emeritus Director, University Honors Program
Emeritus Professor, Department of History
Dr. Laura Damuth

Emeritus Director, National and International Fellowships
Dr. Karen Lyons

Emeritus Associate Director, University Honors Program
Dr. Madhavan Soundararajan
