Science Alliance Program Mentors
Azeez Butali, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor of Oral Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine
College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics
Ece Demir Lira, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Assistant Professor
Psychological and Brain Sciences
John F. Engelhardt, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Andrew Forbes, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor
Department of Biology
Silvia Gasparini, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Research Scientist
Department of Neurology
Joel Geerling, MD, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
Jessica Goetz, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Associate Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Director, Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory
Isabella Grumbach, MD, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor of Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Medicine
Professor of Radiation Oncology
Interim Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Dennis (Martin) Kivlighan III, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor, Co-director of the Telepsychology Training Clinic (TPTC) housed in the College of Education
Counseling Psychology
Li-Chun (Queena) Lin, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Director, Iowa NeuroBank Core
John Manak, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor
Department of Biology
Maurine Neiman, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor
Department of Biology
Anna Reid-Stanhewicz, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Assistant Professor
Human Physiology
Mary Weber, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Associate Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Stead Family Scholar
Aislinn Williams, MD, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Ling Yang, MD, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Associate Professor
Anatomy and Cell Biology
Science Alliance Program Students
Ana Barroso
Title/Position
Science Alliance Intern (2023-2024)
Krishna Bharadwaj
Title/Position
Science Alliance Intern (Spring 2024)
Max Casini
Title/Position
Science Alliance Intern (Spring 2024)
Fabiola Castaneda-Santiago
Title/Position
Science Alliance Intern (2023-2024)
Adriana Castellano
Title/Position
Science Alliance Intern (Spring 2024)
Seren Castellano
Title/Position
Science Alliance Intern (2023-2024)
Quinn Eldridge
Title/Position
Science Alliance Intern (2023-2024)
Arianna Escandon
Title/Position
Science Alliance Intern (2023-2024)
Lauren Gomez
Title/Position
Science Alliance Intern (2023-2024)
Luke Hawkins
Title/Position
Science Alliance Intern (Spring 2024)
Natalie Ibarra
Title/Position
Science Alliance Intern (2023-2024)
Kamilla Jacobo
Title/Position
Science Alliance Intern (2023-2024)
Beatriz La Rota
Title/Position
Science Alliance Intern (Spring 2024)
Maddie Marino
Title/Position
Science Alliance Intern (2023-2024)
Andrea Medina
Title/Position
Science Alliance Intern (Spring 2024)
Chidera J A Mitchell
Title/Position
Science Alliance Intern (2023-2024)
Betsy Montiel
Title/Position
Science Alliance Intern (2023-2024)
Sabrina Nguyen
Title/Position
Science Alliance Intern (2023-2024)
Jurnie Rosius
Title/Position
Science Alliance Intern (2023-2024)
Eduardo Sandoval
Title/Position
Science Alliance Intern (Spring 2024)
Lily Schaefer
Title/Position
Science Alliance Intern (2023-2024)
Arianna Sitzmann
Title/Position
Science Alliance Intern (2023-2024)