Faculty
Staff
Jungwon Eum, Ph.D.
Senior Research Specialist
37 CPEH
jeum@unl.edu
Jungwon Eum
As senior research specialist, Eum provides analytical, methodological and data management support for a variety of projects in the MAP Academy. She earned a doctoral degree in child, youth and family studies with a specialization in child development/early childhood education from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Eum received her master’s degree in child and family studies from the Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea.
Amanda Prokasky, Ph.D.
Senior Research Specialist
BiographyAmanda Prokasky
As senior research specialist, Prokasky provides analytical, methodological and data management support for a variety of projects in the MAP Academy. She has expertise in quantitative methods, project management and program evaluation. Her research interests include family economics and poverty, early childhood and family policy, child care quality, access and affordability, and child sleep and temperament. Prokasky earned her doctorate in Human Sciences with a specialization in Child Development/Early Childhood Education and a minor in Statistics and Measurement from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Graduate Research Assistants
Alexis Chavez
Graduate Research Assistant
BiographyAlexis Chavez
Alexis Chavez is a doctoral student in the Quantitative, Qualitative & Psychometric Methods program. He is interested in nonverbal communication analysis in mixed methods research.
Genevieve Dashiell
Graduate Research Assistant
BiographyGenevieve Dashiell
Genevieve Bryson Dashiell is a doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology program. She has research interests in the interactions between sexual satisfaction and marginalization.
Janella Kang
Graduate Research Assistant
BiographyJanella Kang
Janella Kang is a doctoral student in the Global Family Health and Well-being program. She is interested in applying mixed methods approaches and data visualization in researching child protection and healthcare access.
Jiabin Lyu
Graduate Research Assistant
BiographyJiabin Lyu
Jiabin Lyu is a doctoral student in the Child Development and Early Childhood Education program. She is interested in a mixed-methods approach to researching parent-child relationships and the development of child emotion regulation.
Michael Nti Ababio
Graduate Research Assistant
BiographyMichael Nti Ababio
Michael Nti Ababio is a public health specialist and a community and regional planning graduate student. His interest is in employing both qualitative and quantitative methods to advance research in health disparities, health behavior and urban health.
Weiman Xu
Graduate Research Assistant
BiographyWeiman Xu
Weiman Xu is a doctoral student in the Global Family Health and Well-Being program. She is interested in longitudinal data analysis and mixture models.
Postdoctoral Fellows
Raynimol (Rayni) Thomas, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
BiographyRaynimol (Rayni) Thomas
Rayni Thomas is a post-doctoral fellow and collaborates on multiple projects. She completed her Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Science at the University of Arizona. Grounded in cultural-ecological and developmental perspectives, Rayni's research interests focus on identifying and understanding individual, cultural and familial assets that support the adjustment and well-being of Latinx youth.