Name Title E-mail Address
Principle Investigators
Keela Herr, PhD, RN, FAAN, AGSF Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty, University of Iowa College of Nursing keela-herr@uiowa.edu
Tanya Uden-Holmann, PhD Associate Professor in Health management and Policy, UI College of Public Health Associate Dean for Education and Student Affairs tanya-uden-holman@uiowa.edu
Kathleen Sluka, PhD, PT, FAPTA Kate Daum Professor, UI College of Medicine kathaleen-sluka@uiowa.edu
Case Developers
Dana Dailey, PhD, PT Assistant Research Scientist, UI College of Medicine dana-dailey@uiowa.edu
Sara Sanders, PhD, MSW Assistant Professor, UI School of Social Work sara-sanders@uiowa.edu
Barbara, St. Marie, PhD, ANP-BC, GNP-BC, ACHPN Adult and Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Pain Researcher, UI College of Nursing barbara-stmarie@uiowa.edu
John Swegle, Pharm D, BCPS, BCACP Clinical Associate Professor, UI College of Pharmacy john-swegle@uiowa.edu
Carol S Gorney, MPAS, PA-C Clinical Associate Professor, UI College of Medicine carol-gorney@uiowa.edu
Valerie Keffala, PhD Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, UI College of Medicine, Clinical Psychologist of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, UIHC valerie-keffala@uiowa.edu
Xi Chen, DDS., PhD Associate Professor, Department of preventive & Community Dentistry, UI College of Dentistry xi-chen-6@uiowa.edu
Nicola Jane Prater, DNP, ARNP, NP-C Associate Professor of Instruction, Director of Faculty Practice, UI College of Nursing nicola-prater@uiowa.edu 
Faculty Affiliates
Tim Brennan, MD, PhD Samir Gergis Professor, Pain Medicine Interim Director, Vice Chair for Research, Department of Anesthesia, Professor of Anesthesia and Pharmacology, UI College of Medicine tim-brennan@uiowa.edu
Anne Ersig, PhD, RN, CPNP Assistant Professor, UI College of Nursing anne-ersig@uiowa.edu
Laura Frey Law, MPT, MS, PhD Associate Professor, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, UI College of Medicine laura-freylaw@uiowa.edu
Sue Gardner, PhD, RN, FAAN Associate Professor, UI College of Nursing sue-gardner@uiowa.edu
Stephanie Gilbertson-White, PhD, APRN-BC Assistant Professor, UI College of Nursing stephanie-gilbertson-white@uiowa.edu
Donna Hammond, PhD Professor of Anesthesia and Pharmacology, Executive Associate Dean, UI College of Medicine donna-hammond@uiowa.edu
Kirsten Hanrahan, ARNP, PNP Associate Research Scientist, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, UIHC kirsten-hanrahan@uiowa.edu
Ann Marie McCarthy, PhD, RN, PNP, FAAN Professor and Associate Dean for Research, UI College of Nursing ann-mccarthy@uiowa.edu
Barbara Rakel, PhD, RN, FAAN Associate Professor, UI College of Nursing barabara-rakel@uiowa.edu
Marianne Smith, PhD, RN Associate Professor, UI College of Nursing marianne-smith@uiowa.edu
Timothy Thomsen, MD Clinical Professor, UI College of Medicine timothy-thomsen@uiowa.edu
Curriculum Advisers
Thad Wilson, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Executive Associate Dean, UI College of Nursing thad-wilson@uiowa.edu
Ellen Cram, PhD, RN Associate Professor and Assistant dean for Undergraduate Education, UI College of Nursing ellen-cram@uiowa.edu
Iowa Institute for Public Health Practice (IPHP)Curriculum Experts
Laurie Walkner, MA, RN Director of Training and Education, IPHP laurie-walkner@uiowa.edu
Nor Hashidah Abd Hamid, PhD Instructional Designer, IPHP norhashidah-abdhamid@uiowa.edu
Melissa Richlen Creative Media Specialist, IPHP melissa-richlen@uiowa.edu
College of Nursing Staff
Eiko Oka, MPH Project Coordinator eiko-oka@uiowa.edu