Professor

Anya

Central College

Water resources

Butt

Research Focus Areas:

Geosciences

Natural disaster resilience

Biology

PhD, MS

Professor; Vice President of Research and Global Initiatives

Jeffrey

Des Moines University

Bacterial infections

Gray

Research Focus Areas:

antibiotic resistance

foodborne infections

Microbiology and Immunology

PhD, MS

Professor; Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Jeannine

Mercy College of Health Sciences

Heat shock proteins

Matz

Research Focus Areas:

Quality of life

Diabetes Mellitus

Liberal Arts & Sciences

PhD, MS

Assistant Professor

Jeremia

Central College

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Njeru

Research Focus Areas:

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Anthropology; Sociology

PhD, MS

Lecturer

Elizabeth

Grinnell University

Comparative physiology and functional morphology

Queathem

Research Focus Areas:

exercise physiology & psychology

water quality and land use issues

Biology

PhD

Professor (Emeritus)

Christopher

University of Iowa

Tobacco and oral disease

Squier

Research Focus Areas:

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Oral Pathology, Global Health Studies

PhD, DSc

Global Public Health Coordinator

Sophie

University of Iowa

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Switzer

Research Focus Areas:

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Public Health Administration

MSc

Associate Director

Brian

Central College

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Zylstra

Research Focus Areas:

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Study Abroad

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Cheri

Central College

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Doane

Research Focus Areas:

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Associate Professor

Cassity

Drake University

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Gutierrez

Research Focus Areas:

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Health Sciences

PhD, MS

Lecturer (Emeritus)

Maureen

University of Iowa

Women's health

McCue

Research Focus Areas:

Rural and environmental health

Human rights

Global Health Studies

MD, PhD

Professor

James

William Penn University

Polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism in cancerous cells

North

Research Focus Areas:

Intracellular signaling

Evolutionary biology

Biochemistry

PhD

Professor

John

Drake University

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Rovers

Research Focus Areas:

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Pharmacy

PharmD, MIPH

Program Chair for Public Health; Assistant Professor

Joelle

Mercy College of Health Sciences

Social determinants of health

Stolte

Research Focus Areas:

Health literacy

Women's health

Public Health

PhD, MPH

Professor; Associate Dean of the College

Maria

Grinnell University

Women's and infants' health

Tapias

Research Focus Areas:

International migration

Latin American studies

Anthropology

PhD, MA

Assistant Professor

Jacy

Simpson College

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Downey

Research Focus Areas:

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Health Services Leadership

PhD, MPH

Associate Professor

Pramod

Drake University

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Mahajan

Research Focus Areas:

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Pharmaceutical and Admin Sciences

PhD, MSc

Assistant Professor

Tuan

Central College

Health economics

Nguyen

Research Focus Areas:

Labor economics

Economics of risky behavior

Economics

PhD, MS

Associate Professor

Nicole

Central College

Environmental physiology

Palenske

Research Focus Areas:

Aquatic toxicology

Human anatomy and physiology

Biology

PhD, MS

Assistant Professor

Sara

Central College

Diet and physical activity

Shuger Fox

Research Focus Areas:

sports nutrition

Exercise medicine and blue zones

Athletic Training

PhD

Vice President Academic Affairs; Dean of Faculty

Mary

Central College

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Strey

Research Focus Areas:

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Administration

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Assistant Professor

Donna

Iowa State University

Dietary habits

Winham

Research Focus Areas:

Food security

Health disparities

Food Science and Human Nutrition

DrPH, MA