HRHA Fellows

Faculty Fellows

Faculty Fellows play a crucial role in facilitating and enhancing high-caliber human rights research at UNL while creating opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations. They convene a weekly reading and writing group and work collaboratively to establish a common theme that reflects the group’s shared interests, curate a shared reading list to introduce the others to key works in their area and engage in peer review of each other’s work.

In addition to providing time and support for the Fellows’ projects throughout the academic year, they have the opportunity for additional research support to advance collaborative projects, which can include symposia, guest speakers, and grant proposals, among other activities.

During their fellowship, Faculty Fellows are expected to produce innovative research related to human rights, which can include, research articles, book manuscripts, creative projects, and the production of new datasets.

  1. Avatar for Trey Andrews
    Trey Andrews
    Associate Professor Psychology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    BURN 317
    Lincoln NE 68588-0308
    Phone
    Work 402-472-7008 On-campus 2-7008
    Email
    arthur.andrews@unl.edu
  1. Avatar for Dawne Curry
    Dawne Curry
    Professor History University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    625 OLDH
    Lincoln NE 68588-0327
    Phone
    Work 402-472-2414 On-campus 2-2414
    Email
    dcurry2@unl.edu
  1. Avatar for Emily Kazyak
    Emily Kazyak
    Professor Sociology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    725 OLDH
    Lincoln NE 68588-0324
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3631 On-campus 2-3631
    Email
    ekazyak2@unl.edu
  1. Avatar for Ashley Votruba
    Ashley Votruba
    Assistant Professor Psychology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    BURN 338
    Lincoln NE 68588-0308
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3721 On-campus 2-3721
    Email
    ashley.votruba@unl.edu
  1. Avatar for Ng’ang’a Wahu-Mūchiri
    Ng’ang’a Wahu-Mūchiri
    Associate Professor English University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    ANDR 126C
    Lincoln NE 68588-0333
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3191 On-campus 2-3191
    Email
    muchiri@unl.edu
  1. Avatar for Regina Werum
    Regina Werum
    Professor Sociology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    OLDH 717
    Lincoln NE 68588-0324
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3631 On-campus 2-3631
    Email
    rwerum2@unl.edu
  1. Avatar for Cynthia Willis-Esqueda
    Cynthia Willis-Esqueda
    Associate Professor Psychology University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    BURN 336
    Lincoln NE 68588-0308
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3740 On-campus 2-3740
    Email
    cwillis-esqueda1@unl.edu

Teaching Fellows

The HRHA Teaching Fellows Program aims to enhance human rights education and advance research related to human rights pedagogy on the UNL campus.  HRHA launched this funding initiative in 2023 to support course improvement work and promote scholarship in the field of human rights education. 

  1. Avatar for Ted Hamann
    Ted Hamann
    Professor Teaching, Learning & Teacher Ed University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    CPEH 284
    Lincoln NE 68588-0233
    Phone
    Work 402-472-2231 On-campus 2-2231
    Email
    ehamann2@unl.edu
  1. Avatar for Hana Waisserová
    Hana Waisserová
    Associate Professor of Practice Modern Languages & Literatures University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Work
    Address
    OLDH 1103
    Lincoln NE 68588-0315
    Phone
    Work 402-472-3745 On-campus 2-3745
    Email
    hwaisserova2@unl.edu