November 6, 2006, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Building the Evidence Base for Implementing Evidence:  An Update from CRIISP, the VA-based Health Services Research Center
Gary Rosenthal, MD, Professor, and Director, Division of General Internal Medicine, UI and Director, CRIISP, U of i
Fred Wolinsky, PhD, Professor, Dept of Health Management and Policy, College of Public Health, UI and Co-Director, CRIISP, U of I
Renny Martin, Assistant Professor, Adult and Gerontology Nursing & Psychology, College of Nursing, and CRIISP, U of I
Alan Christensen, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology; Professor, Department of Internal Medicine; and senior scientist, CRIISP, U of I

November 2, 2006, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Where the rubber meets the road: The challenge of using research to make policy
Kevin W. Techau, Commissioner, Iowa Department of Public Safety

April 10, 2006, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Health Communication at the University of Iowa: An Interdisciplinary Endeavor
Julie Andsager, PhD, Associate Professor, Journalism and Mass Communication
Shelly Campo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Community and Behavioral Health

February 13, 2006, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
The NIH Roadmap Initiative and new policies on Clinical and Translational Research. What is happening at the UI?
William Haynes, MD, professor of internal medicine and director of the UI General Clinical Research Center
Gary Hunninghake, MD, the Sterba Professor of Internal Medicine and director of the Graduate Program in Translational Biomedical Research

Monday, December 5, 2005, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Public Health Preparedness
Paul Greenough, Ph.D.,  Professor of History and of Community and Behavioral
Health, Director of the Global Health Studies Program
Claudia Corbin, MD,  FACS  Medical Director  of Healthcare Services and
State Hospital Disaster/Terrorism Preparedness Program, Iowa Department of
Public Health
Tanya Uden-Holman, PhD, Associate Dean and Associate Professor (Clinical),
College of Public Health

November 7, 2005, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Perspectives on the new Medicare Drug Benefit
Bernard Sorofman, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy
Julie Urmie, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy

October 12, 2005, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Interdisciplinary Health Research at the University of Iowa
Dr. Meredith Hay, University of Iowa, Vice-president for Research

May 6, 2005, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
The use of hidden cameras to reduce teen driver risk
Rusty Weiss, DriveCam Safety Systems, San Diego, California

April 19, 2005, 12:00-1:30p.m.
Combating drowsy driving: current research on driver fatigue and alertness
monitoring technologies
Lawrence Barr, Ph.D., Advanced Safety Technology Division, U.S. Department of Transportation,
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

March 1, 2005, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Promoting Health Equity among Refugees, Immigrants, and Minorities in
the State: The 2005 Research Agenda of The Iowa Project EXPORT Center of
Excellence on Health Disparities
Dr. Michele Yehieli, Associate Professor and Executive Director, Iowa Project EXPORT, Center of Excellence on Health Disparities, University of Northern Iowa

Feb 18, 2005, 12:00–1:30 p.m.
Motor Vehicle Crash Injury Mechanisms – How to Assess Injury Patterns and Severity
Robert Kaufman, Crash Trauma Investigator – CIREN/NHTSA/USDOT, University of Washington, Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center

Jan 26, 2005, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Linking Cultural Competence, Health Disparity and Research
Melanie Dreher, PhD, RN, FAAN Kelting Dean and Professor, College of Nursing
Toni Tripp-Reimer, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Director of Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center
Tess Judge-Ellis, MSN, ARNP Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Location: College of Nursing, Heritage Room (133NB)

Nov 19, 2004, 12:00–1:30 p.m.
Tunnel Safety, Driver Behavior and Emergency Response
Dr. Marieke Martens, Research Scientist and Director, Traffic Behavior Research Group, TNO Human Factors, The Netherlandsook

Nov 18, 2004, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
The Iowa International Training Program in Occupational and Environmental Health
Thomas M. Cook, PhD, Professor; Director, Center for International Rural & Environmental Health

Sept 28, 2004, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
CRIISP: A New Collaborative Research Center for Implementing Evidence-based Practices
Fredric Wolinsky, Ph.D, John W. Colloton Chair in Health Management and Policy; Director, Center for Health Policy and Research; Co-Director, CRIISP
Gary Rosenthal, MD, Internal Medicine and Health Management and Policy; Director Division of General Internal Medicine; Director CRIISP

April 1, 2004, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
In-Vehicle Information Displays: The Effects of Modality, Driving Relevance,and Redundancy on Driving and Side Task Performance
Bobbi Seppelt, Cognitive Systems Laboratory,Dept of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

March 23, 2004, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Better Care or Better Patients? The Case of Specialty Heart Hospitals
Peter Cram, MD, Asst. Professor, Dept. of General Internal Medicine

November 10, 2003, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Emergence of Infectious Diseases and Bioterrorism—Policy Concerns
Dr. Mary Gilchrist, Director, University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory
Dr. Chris Atchison, Principal Investigator, The Iowa Center for Public Health Preparedness and Associate Dean, Health Management and Policy, College of Public Health

September 18, 2003, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Towards User-Centered Planetary Exploration: Analyzing Geologist Information Needs for Mars Exploration
Geb Thomas, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

September 25, 2003, 4:00-5:15 p.m.
Session 1. Civil war pensions for Gettysburg Union Army veterans and disabilities in the 19th Century
Professor Peter Blank, PhD, JD. Charles M. and Marion Kierscht Professor of Law, and Director of the Law, Health Policy and Disability Center

Session 2. Midwestern Nurses who served in the Civil War
Kathy Hanson, PhD, RN, Associate Professor, College of Nursing

April 16, 2002, 12:00-1:15 p.m.
Global Perspectives on Caregiving: From Iowa to St. Lucia
Faculty and graduate students from the College of Nursing

April 9, 2002, 12:00-1:15 p.m.
Digital Human Modeling and Simulation
Karim Abdel-Malek, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

March 28, 2002, 12:00-1:15 p.m.
Children with Special Care Needs in Iowa—From Research to Clinical Care
Jeffrey Lobas, MD, UI Dept of Pediatrics and Child Health Specialty Clinics
Andy Penziner, MD, Child Health Specialty Clinics
Pete Damiano, DDS, MPH, Public Policy Center and College of Dentistry

February 26, 2002, 12:00-1:15 p.m.
Hip and Knee Replacement in Older Women. Risk Factors and Functional Antecedents
Robert B. Wallace, MD, Irene Ensminger Stecher Professor of Epidemiology and Internal Medicine Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health Co-Director, UI Center on Aging

February 7, 2002, 12:00-1:15 p.m.
Using an Immersive, Interactive Bicycling Simulator to Study Children's Bicycling Behavior
Jodie Plumert, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology

December 3, 2001, 12:00-1:15 p.m.
Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics: Public Perceptions of Health Data
Bill Doucette, Assoc. Prof. UI College of Pharmacy
Steve Levy, Professor, UI College of Dentistry
Ignacio Ponseti, Prof. Emeritus, UI Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery
Christopher Squier, Professor and Assoc. Dean for Research, UI College of Dentistry and Special Assistant to the Provost for Interdisciplinary Activity

October 29, 2001, 12:00-1:15 p.m.
Ethical Dilemmas in Reporting Health Research
Steve Bloom, Assoc. Prof., UI School of Journalism

September 27, 2001, 12:00-1:15 p.m.
Synthetic Vision Systems Development for Commercial Airplanes
Tom Schnell Assis. Prof., Industrial Engineering