Dr. Renea Gernant

  • Title: Assistant Dean, Assistant Professor
  • College: College of Arts and Sciences
  • Email Address: [email protected]
  • Office Phone: 1.402.557.7809
  • Office Location: #586 Learning Center
  • Subject(s):
    • Business and Professional Communication
    • Applied/Professional Psychology
    • Public Health
  • Degrees Awarded:
    • PhD and MA in Communication Studies - University of Nebraska –Lincoln
    • Post-Doctoral Certificate in Gerontology, University of Nebraska at Omaha
    • BS in Speech and English Education - Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska (with Urban Education-ESL Certificate (CUTE) from Kansas State University)
  • Experience:
  • 30 plus years in teaching and academic administration, as well as professional experience and training in Crisis Mental Health and Hospice.

  • Certification in ICSF Emotional and Spiritual Care in Disaster
  • Aging and Lifespan Development
  • End-of-Life Communication & Spiritual Care
  • Nebraska State Board of Nursing Home Administration (2010-2020)
  • Nebraska State Health Credentialing Board (2014-2021)
  • Nebraska State Board of Mental Health Practice (2023-Present)
  • ICSF Emotional and Spiritual Care in Disaster