External Advisory Committee
The External Advisory Committee provides national- and international-level expertise in critical areas of current and future agricultural safety and health needs. These advisers meet annually to evaluate projects, identify emerging issues, and recommend ways to improve work across all types of disciplines.
Name |
Role |
Organization |
Location |
| Kaci Buhl | Co-Director, Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative | Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR |
| Jay Harmon | Director of Agriculture and National Resources Extension | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
| Michael Pate | Agricultural Education | Utah State University, Applied Sciences, Technology, & Education | Logan, UT |
| Risto Rautiainen | Director | Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, University of NE Medical Center | Omaha, NE |
Regional Advisory Committee
The Regional Advisory Committee provides communication between the GPCAH and a robust group of community partners. These partners include agricultural extension agents, coordinators from other regional NIOSH AFF Centers, producer groups, and non-profit organizations.
| Name | Organization | Location |
| Ed Brokesh | Kansas State Extension | Manhattan, KS |
| Ellen Duysen | Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH) | Omaha, NE |
| Shawn Ehlers | Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN |
| Karen Funkenbusch | University of Missouri Extension | Columbia, MO |
| Dee Jepsen | Ohio State University Agricultural Safety and Health Program | Columbus, OH |
| Megan Schossow | Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH) | Minneapolis, MN |
| Dan Neenan | National EducationCenter for Agricultural Safety (NECAS) | Peosta, IA |
| Carolyn Sheridan | Ag Health and Safety Alliance | Greenville, IA |
| John Shutske | University of Wisconsin Extension | Madison, WI |
| Melissa Ploeckelman | National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health | Marshfield, WI |
| Josie Rudolphi | University of Illinois Extension | Urbana, IL |
| Patrick Taggart | Proteus, Inc. | Iowa City, IA |
Internal Advisory Committee
The Internal Advisory Committee provides communication between GPCAH admin, staff, research, and outreach faculty. The group meets monthly to discuss budgets, provide progress updates, and to identify and respond to any challenges that investigators may face with regard to the completion of project-specific aims.
Name |
Position |
| T. Renee Anthony | Director |
| Nate Fethke | Deputy Director/Pilot Grant Program Director; Advancing Whole-Body Vibration (WBV) Exposure Control in Agriculture, PI |
| Kanika Arora | Evaluation Director |
| Kay Mohling | Outreach |
| Mandy Archer | Outreach Specialist |
| Marsha Cheney | Outreach and Evaluation |
| Cara Hamann | Community Campaign to Reduce Farm-Vehicle Roadway Crashes, PI |
| Laura Schwab-Reese | Community Campaign to Reduce Farm-Vehicle Roadway Crashes, PI |
| Matthew Nonnemann | Design and Evaluation of a Control Technology for Dust and Bioaerosol in Swine Buildings, PI |
| Thomas Peters | Design and Evaluation of a Control Technology for Dust and Bioaerosol in Swine Buildings, PI |
| Laura Eckles | Community Campaign to Reduce Farm-Vehicle Roadway Crashes, Coordinator |
| Mindy Sickels Sterbenz | Research Support Manager |