People

Miriam Landsman

Miriam Landsman, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Co-Director, Iowa Consortium
Associate Professor of Social Work
Miriam J. Landsman, PhD, MSW, is an associate professor of social work, Executive Director of the National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice, Co-Director of the Iowa Consortium for Substance Use Research and Evaluation, and a Faculty Affiliate of the Iowa Center on School Mental Health at the University of Iowa. Her research focuses on family-centered child welfare practice and its intersection with behavioral health, and the human services workforce.
Brad Richardson

Brad Richardson, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Co-Director, Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation
Research Scientist/Engineer
Brad Richardson is Research Scientist/Engineer and Adjunct Associate Professor in The University of Iowa School of Social Work. As Research Director of the National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice, he also serves as co-Director of the Consortium for Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation and Director of the Center for Public Health Evaluation and Research.
Stephan Arndt

Stephan Arndt, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry & Biostatistics
Past Director, Iowa Consortium
DeAnn Decker

DeAnn Decker

Title/Position
Bureau Chief, Iowa Department of Public Health
Kseniya Garcia

Kseniya Garcia Bueno

Title/Position
Research Assistant
Kseniya is a Research Assistant at the University of Iowa School of Social Work, Consortium for Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation. Since 2013, under direct supervision Kseniya assisted on research projects primarily focusing on working with Spanish speaking program participants, involving recruitment of research participants. Kseniya is a multilingual professional who speaks English, Russian, and Spanish.
Mary Losch

Mary Losch, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Director, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Professor of Psychology
Audrey Penningroth

Audrey Penningroth, MPH

Title/Position
Research Associate
Audrey's research interests include chronic diseases, breast cancer, the gastrointestinal microbiome, and equitable healthcare for marginalized communities. With a Bachelor of Arts in Public Health, Audrey completed her Master of Public Health in May 2024 at the University of Iowa, specializing in Epidemiology.
Mike Polich

Mike Polich

Title/Position
Executive Director, UCS Healthcare
Lettie Prell

Lettie Prell

Title/Position
Research Director, Iowa Department of Corrections
Haley Schneider

Haley Schneider, MPH

Title/Position
Research Associate
Haley's research and evaluation focus is on chronic disease, nutrition-incentive programs, traumatic brain injury and its intersection with child welfare, health issues of older adults, and statewide efforts to reduce cancer. Her previous research and evaluation has included work in the areas of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia, focusing on caregiver health and wellbeing, and cultural adaptation of the KAER (Kickstart, Assess, Evaluate, Refer) toolkit for physician education on supporting Native patients with cognitive impairments. Haley earned her Bachelor of Arts in Public Health and Master of Public Health in Community and Behavioral Health at the University of Iowa, where she also earned distinction as a Maternal Child Health scholar and earned certificates in Aging and Longevity Studies and Injury and Violence Prevention Research from the University of Washington Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center.
Richard Spoth

Richard Spoth, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Project Co-Director, Partnerships in Prevention Science Institute
F. Wendell Miller Senior Prevention Scientist and Institute Director
Kathy Stone

Kathy Stone

Title/Position
Director, Behavioral Health Division at Iowa Department of Public Health
Sarah Strack

Sarah Strack, MPH

Title/Position
Research Specialist
Sarah’s research and evaluation focuses on chronic disease prevention, management, and health equity. She previously served as a Laboratory Manager/Research Assistant in the UI Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences studying bio-behavioral oncology. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and her Master of Public Health in Epidemiology at the University of Iowa.
Dale Woolery

Dale Woolery

Title/Position
Director, Iowa Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP)
Iowa Consortium Board
Janet Zwick

Janet Zwick

Title/Position
Owner, Zwick Healthcare Consultants, LLC