Dr. Heidi Lung has led the University of Iowa’s museum studies certificate program since 2015. In addition to teaching and advising students in the program, Dr. Lung works with the Office of Outreach and Engagement to connect students with professional learning experiences in museums throughout the state. Dr. Lung serves on the Gender in Museum Movement (GEMM) steering committee, the leadership...

Pilar Marcé is a Lecturer of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. She earned her PhD in Teaching and Learning from the College of Education at the University of Iowa in 2019. She joined the University of Iowa faculty in 2006, and currently teaches Spanish for Business, translation into Spanish, as well as writing and culture courses. She has also coauthored several textbooks in Spanish for...

Daniel Miller is an artist who creates generative works that investigate systems and ecologies in the contemporary landscape. His artwork may employ the use of robotics, electronics, sound, video and light to investigate subject. Miller’s work embraces the experiment and his art studio is also his laboratory to investigate: concept, materials and processes. Miller was an Adjunct Associate...

A dedicated teacher and mentor, Patrick “Packy” Moran seeks to help students discover the role they want sport to play in their daily lives. For some that means seeking employment in the production of spectator-driven events – the focus of the Sales in Sports course that Packy designed with Dr. Clint Huntrods – for others it means becoming a well-informed season ticket holder or sport parent...

Dr. Phuong Nguyen's research interests are in public finance and public policy in various sectors including education, health and transportation in the United States and Vietnam. Recent research has included the fiscal effects of property tax limit repeal and budget referendums on school spending, education finance reform, school quality capitalization, and the benefits and costs of paratransit.

Haifeng Qian is an associate professor in the School of Urban & Regional Planning (primary) and Public Policy Center at the University of Iowa, where he teaches applied microeconomics, economic development policy, and spatial data analysis. He has published over 20 research articles in the areas of entrepreneurship, innovation, urban economic development, and science & technology policy. Dr. Qian...

Carrie Schuettpelz was a homelessness policy advisor in the Obama Administration from 2009-2016. She was a Fulbright Scholar in 2006, which was awarded by the U.S. Department of State to study the East-West divide of the European Union in Copenhagen, Denmark. Schuettpelz's ongoing projects involve experiential learning, public policy curriculum, and student internship success. She is under contract for a non-fiction booked tentatively titled The Indian Card.

I am interested in how age, experience and the native language sound system interact with the perception and production of a second language. Adult second language learners approach their second language with a first language already in place. I investigate how experience with a previously acquired language affects the way learners perceive and produce a second (or third) language. I approach these issues by assuming the input signal is a source of rich information that learners may or may not be able to take advantage of when perceiving and producing their non-native language and creating the representations that support further learning.

Adam is the chair of the University's GIS Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), which attempts to grow and focus the GIS community on campus. In addition to his support role he is also tasked with oversight of the GISIL (GIS Instructional Lab) in 243 Jessup Hall, assisting in developing research (as it pertains to GIS) for both departmental and non-departmental faculty, teaching short trainings...

Jon’s strong interests in engineering, urban development and the arts has led him to seek further avenues where he can make an impact in his community. He hopes to further his involvement through AmeriCorps with the University of Iowa, as well as other community driven groups.

Scott Spak is an Assistant Professor holding joint appointments with Urban and Regional Planning, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the Environmental Policy Program at the Public Policy Center. He teaches courses on U.S. and international environmental policy, dynamic systems modeling, and urban growth. Spak develops and applies numerical models to study the intersection between human...

Dr. Steven Spears' current research focuses on understanding how attitudes, perceptions, and habits affect transportation choices, and how these psychological factors interact with urban design to influence travel behavior and physical activity. He is particularly interested in how travel and residential location preferences evolve over time, and how they respond to changes in the built...

Suha is from Sudan and graduated from The University of Iowa with a majors in Business Studies and International Relations. She is also a Clinic Coordinator for the UI’s Mobile Clinic and was an advocate for NISAA Family Services. Suha is interested in bridging gaps in access to healthcare.

Rachel Young's research investigates the role of social media and other user-generated digital content in health and wellness. Overall, the goal behind her research is to apply mass communication theory to improve health outcomes. Prior to joining the UI Faculty, Rachel had more than a decade of professional experience as a health and science writer/editor for a variety of publications and organizations, including the American Medical Association and Cricket Magazine Group. Most recently, she designed a public relations campaign promoting consideration of health outcomes in local policy decisions. Current projects include a series of studies on promoting bystander intervention in online aggression and cyberbullying and an investigation of how public health organizations use social media during disease outbreaks. Rachel also serves as academic advisor for the University of Iowa chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America.