Chairpersons

scott shaw

Scott Shaw, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Research Council Chairperson
Associate Professor- Chemistry, Term: 2023-2026

Faculty

Ariel Aloe

Ariel Aloe, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Research Council Past Chair
Professor- Psychological & Quantitative Foundations, Term: 2020-2026
carrie figdor

Carrie Figdor, Ph.D.

Professor- Philosophy, Term: 2023-2026
Ravinder Gaddam

Ravinder Gaddam

Research Assistant Professor- Internal Medicine, Term: 2024-2027
Seth King

Seth King, Ph.D.

Associate Professor-Teaching and Learning, Term: 2023-2026
Kelly  Messingham

Kelly Messingham

Research Professor- Dermatology, Terms: 2025-2028
Yasar Onel

Yasar Onel, Ph.D.

Professor- Physics & Astronomy, Term: 2022-2028
Anthony Panos

Anthony Panos, M.D.

Professor- Surgery, Term: 2021-2027
Gary  Pierce

Gary Pierce

Professor- Health and Human Physiology, Term: 2025-2028
Fatima Toor

Fatima Toor

Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering Term: 2021-2027
Robert B. Wallace

Robert B. Wallace, M.D, M.Sc.

Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology and Internal Medicine. Term: 2024-2025

Staff

Mihaela Bojin

Mihaela Bojin, Ph.D.

Associate Director- University of Iowa Research Foundation, Term: 2020-2028
Majid Nada

Majid Nada

Environmental Lab Scientist- State Hygienic Lab, Term 2024-2027
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Yelena Perkhounkova

Statistician- College of Nursing, Term: 2025-2028
Cody Poe

Cody Poe

Clinical Trials Research Associate- Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, Term: 2024-2027

Students

Kathit Patel

Kathit Patel

Title/Position
Undergraduate Student Representative
Term: 2025-2026
Brendan Powers

Brendan Powers

Title/Position
Graduate Student Representative
Term: 2025-2026

Postdoc

Paras Gaur

Paras Gaur

Title/Position
Postdoctoral Researcher
Term: 2025-2026

Administrative Liaisons

lauren galliart

Lauren Galliart

Title/Position
Assistant to the Vice President
Tawny Tibbits

Tawny Tibbitts

Title/Position
Director, Office of Undergraduate Research
mike weaver

Mike Weaver

Title/Position
Administrative Liaison