Kingfisher Research and Scholarship Fellows and Presentations
The Kingfisher Institute is pleased to announce that the 2024-2025 research and scholarship fellows are:
Determining Exposure to Recruitment and Self-Perceived Risk to Human Trafficking Among U.S. Population
- Sarbinaz Bekmuratova, PhD, associate professor of occupational therapy
- Yongyue Qi, PhD, assistant professor of occupational therapy
- Others: students Daniela Ameijeiras Mena, occupational therapty, Regis campus, and Nick Nondorf, Heider College of Business, and professor Rochelle Dalla, PhD, in the Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies at UNL
Beyond the Rational: Tracing an Interdisciplinary Vocabulary of the Intangible
- Surbhi Malik, PhD, associate professor in English
- Britta McEwen, PhD, associate professor and chair in history
- Jill Brown, PhD, professor in psychological science
Addressing Mental Health Needs via Occupational Therapy Integration into Group Prenatal Visits
- Diva Wilson, MD, assistant professor clinician educator, School of Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine; Family Medicine Physician, CHI Health
- Andrea Thinnes, OTD, assistant professor of Occupational Therapy; Academic Mentor in the Occupational Therapy Gerontology Fellowship Program, School of Pharmacy & Health Professions; Co-Director of Faculty Development, Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education, and Research (CIPER)
- Others: medical and occupational therapy program students
2023-2024 Fellow Presentations
As part of the cohort, each team meets with one another throughout the academic year. The following year, they present their work to campus. The 2023-2024 fellows will present on Friday, Sept. 27, at 12:30-2 p.m. and a free lunch will be provided in Skutt Student Center, Room 105, or Zoom. Read more and register.