Directory of Sustainability Scientists, Scholars, and Practitioners
The University of Iowa is home to many sustainability-focused scientists, scholars, and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines—including the natural and social sciences, medicine, engineering, mathematics, humanities, and the arts. Whether you're starting a research project, launching a new initiative, or looking for expert input on a class project, this directory can help you find the right collaborator.
To join this growing network, submit your information to sustainability@uiowa.edu.
Karen Allen
Title/Position
Director, UI WILD
Isabel Barbuzza
Title/Position
Professor of Sculpture and Intermedia
Director of Graduate Studies, Studio Arts
Brandon Barquist
Title/Position
IIHR Shop Manager
Emma Bork
Title/Position
Intern
Emma is a fourth-year student from Des Moines, IA studying Environmental Planning, with minors in French and Urban Studies, and a certificate in Sustainability...
Alisa Buchanan
Title/Position
Supply Chain Sustainability Specialist, University of Iowa Health Care
Alisa Buchanan joined University of Iowa Health Care in 1989 as a staff nurse and transitioned to Supply Chain in 2006. In 2023, she became the hospital’s...
Gregory Carmichael
Title/Position
Karl Kammermeyer Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Amy Colbert
Title/Position
University of Iowa Distinguished Chair and Professor
Areas of Expertise: Leadership, Motivation, Identity
Current Positions: University of Iowa Distinguished Chair, Management and Entrepreneurship, Professor...
Bradley Cramer
Title/Position
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Professor
Bradley Cramer; interests: Earth System Science, deep-time Earth history, stable and radiogenic isotope geochemistry, chemostratigraphy, biostratigraphy...
Anna Current
Title/Position
Intern
Anna Current is a second-year undergraduate student from Clinton, Iowa pursuing majors in Environmental Policy & Planning and Ethics & Public Policy. While...
Andy Dahl
Title/Position
Urban Forestry Supervisor and Campus Arborist
Andy Dahl, Urban Forestry Supervisor and Campus Arborist, namesake of The Andy Dahl Miyawaki Forest. Research Areas: Land Management, Ecology, Living Labs
Matt Dannenberg
Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Geographical and Sustainability Sciences
Advisory Committee Member
John Doershuk
Title/Position
Director and State Archaeologist - University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist
Adjunct Professor
Tamra Elliott
Title/Position
Land Manager, Macbride Nature Recreation Area (MNRA)
Michael Fallon
Title/Position
Adjunct Instructor, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Michael (Mike) Fallon has taught “Prairie Restoration,” a field course in the UI Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, for six years. Before becoming...
Tori Forbes
Title/Position
Professor
Director, Materials Analysis, Testing, and Fabrication (MATFab) Facility
Stratis Giannakouros
Title/Position
Director
Stratis comes to the UI from Arizona State University, where he served as project manager and program manager for the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of...
