Central College

Anya

Butt

PhD, MS

Research Focus Areas:

Water resources

Geosciences

Natural disaster resilience

Professor

Biology

Des Moines University

Jeffrey

Gray

PhD, MS

Research Focus Areas:

Bacterial infections

antibiotic resistance

foodborne infections

Professor; Vice President of Research and Global Initiatives

Microbiology and Immunology

Mercy College of Health Sciences

Jeannine

Matz

PhD, MS

Research Focus Areas:

Heat shock proteins

Quality of life

Diabetes Mellitus

Professor; Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Liberal Arts & Sciences

Central College

Jeremia

Njeru

PhD, MS

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Assistant Professor

Anthropology; Sociology

Grinnell University

Elizabeth

Queathem

PhD

Research Focus Areas:

Comparative physiology and functional morphology

exercise physiology & psychology

water quality and land use issues

Lecturer

Biology

University of Iowa

Christopher

Squier

PhD, DSc

Research Focus Areas:

Tobacco and oral disease

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Professor (Emeritus)

Oral Pathology, Global Health Studies

University of Iowa

Sophie

Switzer

MSc

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Global Public Health Coordinator

Public Health Administration

Central College

Brian

Zylstra

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Associate Director

Study Abroad

Central College

Cheri

Doane

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Drake University

Cassity

Gutierrez

PhD, MS

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Associate Professor

Health Sciences

University of Iowa

Maureen

McCue

MD, PhD

Research Focus Areas:

Women's health

Rural and environmental health

Human rights

Lecturer (Emeritus)

Global Health Studies

William Penn University

James

North

PhD

Research Focus Areas:

Polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism in cancerous cells

Intracellular signaling

Evolutionary biology

Professor

Biochemistry

Drake University

John

Rovers

PharmD, MIPH

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Professor

Pharmacy

Mercy College of Health Sciences

Joelle

Stolte

PhD, MPH

Research Focus Areas:

Social determinants of health

Health literacy

Women's health

Program Chair for Public Health; Assistant Professor

Public Health

Grinnell University

Maria

Tapias

PhD, MA

Research Focus Areas:

Women's and infants' health

International migration

Latin American studies

Professor; Associate Dean of the College

Anthropology

Simpson College

Jacy

Downey

PhD, MPH

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Assistant Professor

Health Services Leadership

Drake University

Pramod

Mahajan

PhD, MSc

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Associate Professor

Pharmaceutical and Admin Sciences

Central College

Tuan

Nguyen

PhD, MS

Research Focus Areas:

Health economics

Labor economics

Economics of risky behavior

Assistant Professor

Economics

Central College

Nicole

Palenske

PhD, MS

Research Focus Areas:

Environmental physiology

Aquatic toxicology

Human anatomy and physiology

Associate Professor

Biology

Central College

Sara

Shuger Fox

PhD

Research Focus Areas:

Diet and physical activity

sports nutrition

Exercise medicine and blue zones

Assistant Professor

Athletic Training

Central College

Mary

Strey

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Vice President Academic Affairs; Dean of Faculty

Administration

Iowa State University

Donna

Winham

DrPH, MA

Research Focus Areas:

Dietary habits

Food security

Health disparities

Assistant Professor

Food Science and Human Nutrition