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
Cathy Fairfield, RN, BSN
Lead Clinical Research Coordinator
Email: catherine-fairfield@uiowa.edu
Priyanka Vakkalanka, ScM, PhD
Associate Research Scientist, Research Analysis Team Lead
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology
Email: priyanka-vakkalanka@uiowa.edu
Sydney Krispin, MPH, MA
Director of Research Training Programs
Email: sydney-e-anderson@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 Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Email: charles-jennissen@uiowa.edu
Marina Del Rios, MD
Associate 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 Analysts
Uche Okoro, MPH, DrPH
Biostatistician
Email: uche-okoro@uiowa.edu
Tracy Young, MS
Biostatistician
Email: tracy-young@uiowa.edu
Research Coordinators
Karin Nielsen, MS
Email: karin-nielsen@uiowa.edu
Alexander Peebles, BSE
Email: alexander-peebles@uiowa.edu
Cameron Williams, BS
Email: cameron-n-williams@uiowa.edu
Research Admin Staff
Mariah Temple, BA
Administrative Services Coordinator
Email: mariah-temple@uiowa.edu
Kyle Zehrbach, BA
Research Grants Coordinator
Email: kyle-zehrbach@uiowa.edu
Graduate Research Assistants
Eliezer Santos Leon, MPH
Graduate Research Assistant
Email: eliezer-santos@uiowa.edu
Devin Spolsdoff, BA
Graduate Research Assistant
Email: devin-spolsdoff@uiowa.edu
Research Interns
Vanko Gustavo Bicar, BA
Email: vankogustavo-bicar@uiowa.edu
Heath Gibbs, BA
Email: heath-gibbs@uiowa.edu
Noble Briggs, BS
Email: noble-briggs@uiowa.edu
Malea Pinckney, BS
Email: malea-pinckney@uiowa.edu