Workforce Solutions Jam | The Future of Rural Behavioral Health (December 2025)

Dr. Marley Doyle is an Associate Professor in the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Psychiatry and the Director of the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN), a state-funded organization whose mission is to recruit and retain a skilled and passionate behavioral health workforce in Nebraska. She is a nationally recognized leader in behavioral health workforce development, particularly in organizational models.  
 
Clinically, Dr. Doyle maintains an active practice in women’s reproductive psychiatry and works in UNMC’s Psychiatric Emergency Services.  
 
Dr. Doyle earned her medical degree from Creighton University. She completed her residency in adult psychiatry at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University in Chicago, followed by a fellowship in Women’s Mental Health at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. 
 
Dr. Doyle is published on a wide range of topics focusing on the behavioral health workforce, the inclusion of disabilities in medicine, and reproductive psychiatry. She has won numerous grants, including $25.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and teaching awards, and is a Gold Humanism Honor Society member. 

Jennifer Dunn, LMFT is currently serving as the Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Field Operations South.  She previously worked as the Rural Health Agent for the Southwest District of UGA Extension.

Jennifer Dunn is currently serving as the Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Field Operations South.  She previously worked as the Rural Health Agent for the Southwest District of UGA Extension. She earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Child and Family Development from the University of Georgia in 1996 and 2001, respectively. Jennifer is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a recipient of the Intensive Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Schizophrenia Certification at the Aaron T. Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Philadelphia, a trainer for Mental Health First Aid and QPR (Question, Persuade and Refer) to assist with Suicide Prevention.

Before beginning her position with UGA Extension, Jennifer worked for the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities for sixteen years, where she served as the Regional Services Administrator for the twenty-four counties located in the southwestern portion of the state. In her current role, Jennifer is helping advance the vision and mission of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities in the Southern part of the state. She also is an advisory Board member for the State Office of Rural Health and the Georgia Farmworker Healthcare Program.

Shauna Reitmeier, MSW, LICSW has over 25 years of experience in the behavioral healthcare and cognitive disabilities fields. She currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Alluma Inc., a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic providing mental health, substance use disorder, crisis, housing and homeless support with adults, children and families across eight rural and frontier agriculture counties of Northwest Minnesota. She also provides clinical therapy with clients to stay grounded in the work she leads.  She holds her master’s in social work from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.  She currently serves as the President of the National Association of Rural Mental Health and serves on the executive committee for the National Council for Mental Wellbeing Board of Directors.  In addition to her national work, she also serves on the board of the Minnesota Association of Community Mental Health Programs.  She lives in Crookston MN with her husband, stepson and her two dogs, Rebel and Bandit.  Spending time with family, gardening, and traveling filles her with joy.