Catherine Jones-Hazledine, PhD

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Catherine Jones-Hazledine, PhD

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4 May 2019

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Catherine Jones-Hazledine, PhD, graduated with her bachelor’s degree in psychology and master’s degree in social sciences from the University of Chicago. She received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2004.

"Dr. Cate," as her client families know her, is a leader in providing behavioral health services in Nebraska’s rural and underserved areas. As owner of Western Nebraska Behavioral Health, she and her staff provide care in eight primary care-based clinics located in Alliance, Bridgeport, Chadron, Crawford, Gordon, Rushville, Scottsbluff, and Valentine, Nebraska.

Dr. Jones-Hazledine works to address shortages through training students for rural practice. She partners with the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN) to improve the recruitment and retention of behavioral providers in rural settings. She has also worked with BHECN to establish programs introducing high school students to behavioral health careers and providing rural providers with networking and support.

At UNMC, Dr. Jones-Hazledine impacted health care education in Nebraska as an assistant professor at the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute from 2004–2011. In 2018, Dr. Jones-Hazledine worked with Omar Rahman, MD, professor and director of genetic medicine at the Munroe-Meyer Institute, to establish a much-needed comprehensive genetics telehealth clinic in Gordon, Nebraska.

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From the McGoogan Health Sciences Library Special Collections and Archives

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