Below is a list of the current mentors in the Iowa Sciences Academy that are mentoring our students. If interested in finding a mentor, please also see the list of Prospective Mentors below.

 

Mentors

Kelly Baker

Kelly Baker, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Occupational and Environmental Health
kelly-k-baker@uiowa.edu
(319) 384-4008
Benji Baran

Bengi Baran, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
bengi-baran@uiowa.edu
319-467-4541
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Melissa Bates

Associate Professor Health and Human Physiology
melissa-bates@uiowa.edu
319-335-7972
Mark Blumberg

Mark Blumberg, Ph.D.

F. Wendell Miller Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
mark-blumberg@uiowa.edu
319-335-2405
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Terry Braun, Ph.D.

Professor, Biomedical Engineering
terry-braun@uiowa.edu
319-335-6285
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Azeez Butali, Ph.D.

Professor of Oral Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine
azeez-butali@uiowa.edu
319-335-8980
Martha Carvour

Martha Carvour, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine-Infectious Diseases
martha-carvour@uiowa.edu
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Chi-Lien Cheng, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Biology
chi-lien-cheng@uiowa.edu
319-335-2583
Catherine Cherwin

Catherine Cherwin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Nursing
catherine-cherwin@uiowa.edu
319-335-7654
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Marcelo Correia, MD, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine-Endocrinology and Metabolism

Prospective Mentors

Tori Forbes

Tori Forbes, Ph.D.

Co-PI, UI-MARC
Professor, Department of Chemistry
tori-forbes@uiowa.edu
319-384-1320
Ted Abel

Ted Abel, Ph.D.

Professor of Neuroscience and Pharmacology
Director, Iowa Neuroscience Institute
ted-abel@uiowa.edu
319-353-4534
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Saba Rasheed Ali, Ph.D.

Research Team LSAMP
Professor, Counseling Psychology
Associate Dean for Research, College of Education
saba-ali@uiowa.edu
319-335-5495
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Alexander Bassuk, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Pediatrics - Neurology
Chair, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
alexander-bassuk@uiowa.edu
319-356-7726
Gordon Buchanan

Gordon Buchanan, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Neurology
gordon-buchanan@uiowa.edu
319-335-9812
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Thomas Casavant, Ph.D.

Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Director, Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
tom-casavant@uiowa.edu
319-335-5953
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David Cwiertny, Ph.D.

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination
david-cwiertny@uiowa.edu
319-335-1401
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Sandra Daack-Hirsch, Ph.D.

Professor, College of Nursing
Executive Associate Dean, Nursing
sandra-daack-hirsch@uiowa.edu
319-335-7061
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Martine Dunnwald, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology
martine-dunnwald@uiowa.edu
319-384-4645
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Jennifer Fiegel, Ph.D.

Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
jennifer-fiegel@uiowa.edu
319-335-8830
John Freeman

John Freeman, Ph.D.

Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Stuit Faculty Fellow
john-freeman@uiowa.edu
319-335-3243
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Pamela Geyer, Ph.D.

Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Co-Director, UI Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
pamela-geyer@uiowa.edu
319-335-6953
Stephanie Gilbertson-White

Stephanie Gilbertson-White, Ph.D.

Director, PhD Program, College of Nursing
Associate Professor, College of Nursing
stephanie-gilbertson-white@uiowa.edu
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Charles Grose, M.D.

Professor, Pediatrics - Infectious Disease
charles-grose@uiowa.edu
319-356-2270
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Bin Z. He, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Biology
bin-he@uiowa.edu
319-467-0158
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Daniel Hyer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology
Medical Physics Residency Director
MR-Linac Technical Director
daniel-hyer@uiowa.edu
319-356-2441
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Allison Jaynes, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy
allison-n-jaynes@uiowa.edu
319-335-3799
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Dorit Kliemann, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
dorit-kliemann@uiowa.edu
319-467-4545
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Mike Knudson, M.D., Ph.D.

Clinical Professor, Pathology
Clinical Professor, Radiation Oncology
Co-Medical Director of the DeGowin Blood Center - Blood Bank and Donor Collections
c-knudson@uiowa.edu
319-467-5129
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Hans-Joachim Lehmler, Ph.D.

Professor, Occupational and Environmental Health
hans-joachim-lehmler@uiowa.edu
319-335-4211
Susan Lutgendorf

Susan Lutgendorf, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Co-Director, Behavioral and Biomedical Interface Training Program (T32)
susan-lutgendorf@uiowa.edu
319-335-2432
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Peggy Nopoulos, M.D.

Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Professor, Department of Neurology
peggy-nopoulos@uiowa.edu
319-384-9264
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Krystal Parker, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
krystal-parker@uiowa.edu
319-353-4554
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Thaddeus Wadas, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Radiology - Division of Nuclear Medicine
thaddeus-wadas@uiowa.edu
319-356-8213
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Joshua Weiner, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Biology
Associate Dean for Research, CLAS
joshua-weiner@uiowa.edu
319-335-0091