Research Leadership

Nicholas Mohr, portrait

Nicholas Mohr, MD, MS

Vice Chair of Research

Professor of Emergency Medicine, Anesthesia Critical Care, and Epidemiology  

Email: nicholas-mohr@uiowa.edu

Brett Faine

Brett Faine, PharmD, MS

Director of Research Operations

Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine and Pharmacy

Email: brett-faine@uiowa.edu

Jake Hampton

Jake Hampton, BA

Team Lead, Clinical Research Team

Email: jacob-hampton@uiowa.edu

Priyanka Vakkalanka

Priyanka Vakkalanka, ScM, PhD

Associate Research Scientist, Research Analysis Team Lead

Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology 

Email: priyanka-vakkalanka@uiowa.edu

Sydney Krispin

Sydney Krispin, MPH, MA

Director of Emergency Medicine Research Training Programs

Email: sydney-krispin@uiowa.edu

Research Faculty

Kari Harland

Kari Harland, MPH, PhD

Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

Email: kari-harland@uiowa.edu

Sangil Lee

Sangil Lee, MD, MS

Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

Email: sangil-lee@uiowa.edu

Chuck Jennissen

Chuck Jennissen, MD

Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics

Email: charles-jennissen@uiowa.edu

Anne Zepeski

Anne Zepeski, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacist, Emergency Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

Email: anne-zepeski@uiowa.edu

Research Analyst

Tracy Young

Tracy Young, MS

Biostatistician

Email: tracy-young@uiowa.edu

Eric Kontowicz

Eric Kontowicz, PhD

Assistant Research Scientis

Emaileric-kontowicz@uiowa.edu

Research Coordinators

A. Courtney Fietsam

A. Courtney Fietsam, PhD

Clinical Trials Research Associate

Email: alexandra-fietsam@uiowa.edu

Ike Appleton

Ike Appleton, BS

Research Coordinator

Email: ike-appleton@uiowa.edu 

Cathy Fairfield

Cathy Fairfield, RN, BSN

Research Coordinator

Email: catherine-fairfield@uiowa.edu

Research Admin Staff

Tera Shea

Tera Shea, BS

Administrative Services Coordinator

Email: tera-shea@uiowa.edu

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Saipreetham Kadara

Research Associate

Email: siapreetham-kadara@uiowa.edu

Supriya Shinde

Supriya Shinde, MS, MPH

Research Grant Coordinator

Email: supriya-shinde@uiowa.edu

Graduate Research Assistants

Eliezer Santos Leon

Eliezer Santos Leon, MPH, MS

Graduate Research Assistant

Email: eliezer-santos@uiowa.edu

Jiayi Sun

Jiayi Sun, BS

Graduate Research Assistant

Email: jiayi-sun@uiowa.edu

Devin Spolsdoff

Devin Spolsdoff, MS

Graduate Research Assistant

Email: devin-spolsdoff@uiowa.edu

Taeuk Kang, MBiotech

Taeuk Kang, MBiotech, MSc

Graduate Research Assistant

Email: taeuk-kang@uiowa.edu

Research Interns

Katelyn Leiran

Katelyn Leiran, BA, MS

Research Intern

Email: katelyn-leiran@uiowa.edu

Zeina Miari

Zeina Miari, MS

Research Intern

Email: zeina-miari@uiowa.edu

Erin Anderson

Erin Anderson, BS

Research Intern

Email: erin-g-anderson@uiowa.edu