About The Center
Injury is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and the leading cause of premature death.
The University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center (UI IPRC), under the direction of Corinne Peek-Asa, Ph.D., addresses this important public health problem. Founded in 1990, the UI IPRC is one of 10 injury "Centers of Excellence" funded by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The UI IPRC's primary goal is to control and prevent injuries, especially in rural communities, focusing on interdisciplinary research that leads to effective intervention. The Center continues to strive toward this goal through interdisciplinary research, training, and outreach, targeting a variety of populations and injury types.
Center Faculty and Staff
Leadership
- Center Director: Corinne Peek-Asa, Ph.D., M.P.H.; Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Deputy Director: John Lundell, M.A.; Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Associate Director for Science: Marizen Ramirez, Ph.D., M.P.H.; Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
Executive Committee
- Joseph Cavanaugh, Ph.D.; Professor, Department of Biostatistics
- Thomas Cook, Ph.D., PT; Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Gerene Denning, PhD; Director of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine
- Kristi Ferguson, Ph.D., Professor, Medical Education
- Kari Harland, Ph.D., M.P.H.; IPRC Senior Data Analyst
- Michele Lilienthal, R.N. M.A.; Department of Surgery, Trauma Service
- John Lundell, M.A.; Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Ann Marie McCarthy, PhD, RN, PNP, FAAN; Professor, Chair of Parent, Child and Family Area, College of Nursing
- Daniel McGehee, Ph.D., M.S., Director of the Human Factors and Vehicle Safety Research, Public Policy Center
- Edith Parker, Dr. P.H; Professor and Head, Department of Community and Behavioral Health
- Corinne Peek-Asa, Ph.D., M.P.H.; Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Marizen Ramirez, Ph.D., M.P.H.; Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Wendy Walker, M.B.A., C.R.A.; Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
- James Torner, Ph.D.; Professor and Head, Department of Epidemiology
- Craig Zwerling, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.; Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
Center Faculty
- Joseph Cavanaugh, Ph.D.; Professor, Department of Biostatistics
- Kent Choi, M.D.; Clinical Associate Professor, Surgery
- Thomas Cook, Ph.D., PT; Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
- James Cremer, Ph.D.; Professor, Computer Science
- Kristi Ferguson, Ph.D., Professor, Medical Education
- Carolyn Hartley, Ph.D.; Associate Professor, School of Social Work
- G. Patrick Kealey, M.D. Professor, Department of Surgery, Trauma Service
- Joseph Kearney, Ph.D.; Professor, Computer Science
- Erika Lawrence, Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
- Daniel McGehee, Ph.D.: M.S., Director of the Human Factors and Vehicle Safety Research, Public Policy Center
- Susan Murty, Ph.D.; Associate Professor, School of Social Work
- Corinne Peek-Asa, Ph.D., M.P.H.; Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
- George Phillips, M.D.; Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics
- Jodie Plumert, Ph.D.; Professor, Psychology
- Marizen Ramirez, Ph.D., M.P.H.; Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Matthew Rizzo, M.D.; Professor, Department of Neurology
- Audrey Saftlas, Ph.D., M.P.H.; Professor, Department of Epidemiology
- Nancy Sprince, M.D., M.P.H.; Professor Emerita, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
- James Torner, Ph.D.; Professor and Head, Department of Epidemiology
- Anne Wallis, Ph.D.; Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology
- Jingzhen (Ginger) Yang, Ph.D., M.P.H.; Associate Professor, College of Public Health, Kent State University
- Craig Zwerling, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.; Professor Emeritus, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
Center Staff
- Del Bonney, M.S.W.; IPRC Editor
- Kari Harland, Ph.D, M.P.H.; IPRC Senior Data Analyst
- John Lundell, M.A.; IPRC Deputy Director
- Marlene Thompson, IPRC Secretary
- Wendy Walker, M.B.A, C.R.A.;Center Administrator
- Tracy Young, M.S.; IPRC Injury Epidemiologist
- Julia Venzke, M.L.I.S.; IPRC Information Specialist / Webmaster
Expert Research Teams
Acute Care Research Team
- James Torner, Ph.D (Team Leader); Head, Department of Epidemiology
- G. Patrick Kealey, M.D. (Co-Leader); Professor, Department of Surgery, Trauma Service
- Kent Choi, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Trauma Service
- Michele Lilienthal, R.N. M.A.; Department of Surgery, Trauma Service
Simulation and Human Factors Research Team
- Daniel McGehee, Ph.D., M.S. (Team Leader); Director of Human Factors Research, Public Policy Center.
- Matthew Rizzo, M.D.; Professor, Department of Neurology
- Jodie Plumert, Ph.D; Professor, Department of Psychology
- Joseph Kearney; Ph.D; Professor, Department of Computer Science
- James Cremer, Ph.D; Professor, Department of Computer Science
Interpersonal Violence Research Team
- Corinne Peek-Asa, Ph.D., M.P.H.; (Team Leader); Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Audrey Saftlas, Ph.D, M.P.H.; Professor, Department of Epidemiology
- Carolyn Hartley, Ph.D; Associate Professor, School of Social Work
- Erika Lawrence, Ph.D; Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
- Binnie LeHew, M.S.; Director, Violence Prevention Unit, Iowa Department of Public Health
Behavioral Sciences and Evaluation Research Team
- Kristi Ferguson, Ph.D; Professor, College of Medicine
- George Phillips, M.D.; Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Emerging Issues in Rural Injury Research Team
- Craig Zwerling, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. (Team Leader); Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Nancy Sprince, M.D., M.P.H.; Professor Emerita, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Thomas Cook, Ph.D, PT; Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Corinne Peek-Asa, Ph.D., M.P.H.; Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
International Research Team
- Thomas Cook, Ph.D., P.T. (Team Leader); Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Corinne Peek-Asa, Ph.D., M.P.H.; Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Daniel McGehee, Ph.D., M.S., Director of the Human Factors and Vehicle Safety Research, Public Policy Center
External Advisors
- Ralph Frankowski, M.S., M.P.H., Ph.D., Professor of Biometry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Stephen W. Hargarten, M.D., M.P.H.; Director, Wisconsin Injury Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Mark Kinde, M.P.H; Director, Injury and Violence Program, Minnesota Department of Public Health, St. Paul, Minnesota
- Carol Runyan, Ph.D, M.P.H.; Professor of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado-Denver, Colorado