Research collaboration
Find a Collaborator
HGHC seeks to act as an outlet that fosters collaborations between global health researchers, practitioners, and advocates from Iowa and around the world. Explore the faculty research profiles below or contact the HGHC executive committee for more information.
Consulting Faculty
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
Research Focus Areas:
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
Professor (Emeritus)
Oral Pathology, Global Health Studies
University of Iowa
Sophie
Switzer
MSc
Research Focus Areas:
Global Public Health Coordinator
Public Health Administration
Central College
Brian
Zylstra
Research Focus Areas:
Associate Director
Study Abroad
Central College
Cheri
Doane
Research Focus Areas:
Drake University
Cassity
Gutierrez
PhD, MS
Research Focus Areas:
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
Research Focus Areas:
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
Research Focus Areas:
Assistant Professor
Health Services Leadership
Drake University
Pramod
Mahajan
PhD, MSc
Research Focus Areas:
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
Research Focus Areas:
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