Our Team

Principal Investigators & Program Support

SHELLY SCHWEDHELM​, MSN, RN, NEA-BC​
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
shelly.schwedhelm@unmc.edu 
JAMES LAWLER, MD, MPH, FIDSA
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
james.lawler@unmc.edu
MARK VAZQUEZ, BS-WED
PROGRAM MANAGER
ruvazquez@unmc.edu
LAURYN BURBRIDGE, NREMT
TRAINING SPECIALIST 
lauryn.burbridge@unmc.edu
THOMAS BARNETT, MPH
PROJECT MANAGER I
thbarnett@unmc.edu
STEFANIE NEUMANN, MA
COMMUNICATIONS & WEB COORDINATOR
stneumann@unmc.edu
JASON LEVY, MA
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER
jalevy@unmc.edu 

ACTIVITY LEADS

JAMES LAWLER, MD, MPH, FIDSA
ECONOMIC INCENTIVES
james.lawler@unmc.edu
THOMAS BARNETT, MPH
INFORMATION SHARING PLATFORMS
thbarnett@unmc.edu

SPECIALTY TEAM LEADS

JERRY V. WALKER, PHD, ABPP, MSCP
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 
jerwalker@nebraskamed.com
SHELLY SCHWEDHELM, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
BIOLOGICAL
shelly.schwedhelm@unmc.edu 
JUDY PLACEK, MSN, APRN
BURN TEAM
juplacek@nebraskamed.com
KATHY JACOBITZ, MHA, BSN, RN, CSPI
CHEMICAL
kjacobitz@nebraskamed.com
DAN MCCABE, MD
CHEMICAL

JEN WATTS, MD, MPH
PEDIATRIC
jwatts@cmh.edu
FRANK RUTAR, MS, CHP, CHMM
RADIATION
frutar@unmc.edu
ANGELA LEEK, CHP, PHD
RADIATION
angelaleek@summitet.com
CHARITY EVANS, MD, FACS
TRAUMA
charity.evans@unmc.edu