My groups work focuses on better understanding the transmission of vector borne diseases between insects, people and domestic animals. We have multiple NIH funded projects working on tick-borne and parasitic diseases working in India, Brazil and Ethiopia. I am also a member of a European group called Leishvet that helps provide the guidelines for prevention and treatment of the zoonotic parasite Leishmania in animals, particulalry pets, that kills 20,000 people annually.

I am a pediatric neurosurgeon in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. I completed my residency training in neurological surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and my fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. In my research in Zambia, I study a broad range of pediatric neurosurgical conditions, with a special emphasis on pediatric hydrocephalus and spina bifida.

Dr. Rohlman received her doctoral degree in Experimental Psychology from Bowling Green State University in cognitive psychology. She is co-founder of Northwest Education Training and Assessment. She is Director of the graduate program in Agricultural Safety and Health and the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest at the University of Iowa. Her primary research focus is in how occupational and environmental exposures impact all people, particularly populations that are at greater risk, including children, young workers, and those working in hazardous industries, which often include immigrant workers who may have additional risk factors. Her research activities include both basic and applied research to identify, characterize, and prevent occupational and environmental illness and injury in high-risk populations.

Dr. Story’s research focuses on better understanding household- and community-level factors that are critical to the improvement of maternal and child health in resource-poor countries and translating that research into effective interventions and policies. His research currently focuses on three specific areas: families, communities, and evaluation. He has several ongoing partnerships with colleagues in India, Kenya, and Uganda, among others.