Research Leadership
Nicholas Mohr, MD, MS
Vice Chair of Research
Professor of Emergency Medicine, Anesthesia Critical Care, and Epidemiology
Email: nicholas-mohr@uiowa.edu
Brett Faine, PharmD, MS
Director of Research Operations
Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine and Pharmacy
Email: brett-faine@uiowa.edu
Jake Hampton, BA
Team Lead, Clinical Research Team
Email: jacob-hampton@uiowa.edu
Priyanka Vakkalanka, ScM, PhD
Associate Research Scientist, Research Analysis Team Lead
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology
Email: priyanka-vakkalanka@uiowa.edu
Sydney Krispin, MPH, MA
Director of Emergency Medicine Research Training Programs
Email: sydney-krispin@uiowa.edu
Research Faculty
Kari Harland, MPH, PhD
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Email: kari-harland@uiowa.edu
Sangil Lee, MD, MS
Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
Email: sangil-lee@uiowa.edu
Chuck Jennissen, MD
Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Email: charles-jennissen@uiowa.edu
Marina Del Rios, MD
Professor, Emergency Medicine
Email: marina-delrios@uiowa.edu
Anne Zepeski, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist, Emergency Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Email: anne-zepeski@uiowa.edu
Research Analyst
Tracy Young, MS
Biostatistician
Email: tracy-young@uiowa.edu
Eric Kontowicz, PhD
Assistant Research Scientist
Email: eric-kontowicz@uiowa.edu
Research Coordinators
A. Courtney Fietsam, PhD
Clinical Trials Research Associate
Email: alexandra-fietsam@uiowa.edu
Ike Appleton, BS
Research Coordinator
Email: ike-appleton@uiowa.edu
Cathy Fairfield, RN, BSN
Research Coordinator
Email: catherine-fairfield@uiowa.edu
Research Admin Staff
Tera Shea, BS
Research Administrative Coordinator
Email: tera-shea@uiowa.edu
Supriya Shinde, MS, MPH
Research Grant Coordinator
Email: supriya-shinde@uiowa.edu
Graduate Research Assistants
Eliezer Santos Leon, MPH, MS
Graduate Research Assistant
Email: eliezer-santos@uiowa.edu
Devin Spolsdoff, MS
Graduate Research Assistant
Email: devin-spolsdoff@uiowa.edu
Jiayi Sun, BS
Graduate Research Assistant
Email: jiayi-sun@uiowa.edu
Taeuk Kang, MBiotech, MSc
Graduate Research Assistant
Email: taeuk-kang@uiowa.edu
Research Interns
Katelyn Leiran, BA, MS
Research Intern
Email: katelyn-leiran@uiowa.edu
Erin Anderson, BS
Research Intern
Email: erin-g-anderson@uiowa.edu
Zeina Miari, MS
Research Intern
Email: zeina-miari@uiowa.edu