People

Lead Contacts

Rick Cruse
Professor, Director of the Iowa Water Center, STRIPS Soil Health Research Lead
Soil Science
Matt Helmers photo
Professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Dean's Professor of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Iowa State University, STRIPS Water Research Lead
Hydrology, Water Quality
Jarad Niemi
Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, Iowa State University, STRIPS Data Management Lead
Statistics, Bayesian Analysis
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Professor, Entomology, Iowa State University, STRIPS Pollinator Research Lead
Insect pests, biological control, pollinator conservation
Headshot image of Brooke Rogers standing in a soybean field and a prairie strip
Regenerative Agriculture Specialist
Communications, Social Media, graphic design
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Professor of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Associate Director, Bioeconomy Institute, Iowa State University, STRIPS Wildlife Research Lead
Ecology, Human-Landscape Interactions
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Associate Professor, Entomology, Iowa State University
Insect behavior, bee biology
Tim Youngquist
STRIPS Farmer Liaison, Agricultural Specialist II, Iowa State University
Conventional Agriculture, Prairie Reconstruction, Native Species Identification

Investigators

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Professor, Sociology, Extension Sociologist, Iowa State University
Social Science, Survey Research
Rick Cruse
Professor, Director of the Iowa Water Center, STRIPS Soil Health Research Lead
Soil Science
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Assistant Professor, Entomology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Insect Physiology, Bee Health, Environmental Stressors
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Scientist II, Iowa State University
Soil and Water
Dr. Nancy Grudens-Schuck photo
Associate Professor, Agricultural Education, Iowa State University
Program evaluation, adult education, qualitative inquiry
Matt Helmers photo
Professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Dean's Professor of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Iowa State University, STRIPS Water Research Lead
Hydrology, Water Quality
Dr. Adina Howe photo
Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University
Microbial Ecology
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Director, Tallgrass Prairie Center, Professor of Biology, University of Northern Iowa
Prairie Reconstruction, Plant Ecology, Restoration Ecology
Randy Kolka
Supervisory Research Soil Scientist, USDA Forest Service
Soil Science, Nutrient Cycling
Marshall McDaniel
Assistant Professor, Agronomy, Iowa State University
Soil-Plant Interactions
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Research and Restoration Program Manager, University of Northern Iowa Tallgrass Prairie Center
Restoration Ecology, Plant Ecology
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Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska
Agricultural Economics
Jarad Niemi
Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, Iowa State University, STRIPS Data Management Lead
Statistics, Bayesian Analysis
Headshot image of Matt O'Neal
Professor, Entomology, Iowa State University, STRIPS Pollinator Research Lead
Insect pests, biological control, pollinator conservation
Dr. Karina Schoengold
Associate Professor, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, University of Nebraska
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Photo of Lisa Schulte Moore
Professor of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Associate Director, Bioeconomy Institute, Iowa State University, STRIPS Wildlife Research Lead
Ecology, Human-Landscape Interactions
Michelle L Soupir photo
Associate Professor, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, STRIPS Antimicrobial Resistance Lead
Water Quality, fecal indicator bacteria, antibiotic resistance
Mark Tomer
Soil Scientist, USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment
Soil and Water
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Associate Professor, Entomology, Iowa State University
Insect behavior, bee biology
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Professor, Natural Resource Ecology & Management, Iowa State University
Environmental Economics, Natural Resource Economics, Sociology
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Associate Director of Research and Extension, University of Nebraska
Environmental Economics, Production Economics, Ecosystem Service Valuation

Technical Staff

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Field Specialist II
Crop Management, Weed Management
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Extension Entomologist
Honey bees, Native bees, Pollinators
Doug Davenport laying out prairie strips
Communications Consultant
Federal Conservation Programs, Conservation Practice Implementation
Pauline Drobney
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge Liaison
Biology
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Program Director, Sand County Foundation
Agricultural Water Quality, Habitat Conservation
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Project Analyst
Project Management
Iris McFarlin
Communications Specialist
Animal Ecology, Natural Resource Sciences, Science Communications
Willard Mott
Agriculture Professor, Illinois Valley Community College
Agricultural Economics, Precision Agriculture
Field Projects Director, Sand County Foundation
Agronomy, Conservation
Anne Philips
Community Engagement Coordinator - Tallgrass Prairie Center
Community Engagement
Headshot image of Brooke Rogers standing in a soybean field and a prairie strip
Regenerative Agriculture Specialist
Communications, Social Media, graphic design
Christopher C Witte photo
STRIPS Field Activities Manager, Research Associate I, Iowa State University
Hydrology, Water Quality
Tim Youngquist
STRIPS Farmer Liaison, Agricultural Specialist II, Iowa State University
Conventional Agriculture, Prairie Reconstruction, Native Species Identification

Students and Post-docs

Laura Alt
Graduate Assistant-Research
Microbiology
Cole Dutter
Graduate Assistant-Research
Soil Health
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Graduate Assistant-Research, Dr. Adina Howe
Soil Health
Eric Hennings
Graduate Assistant - Research
Hydrology, Soil Health
Badri Khanal
Graduate Assistant-Research
Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
Kelly N Thompson
Graduate Assistant
Movement of soil and modeling watershed characteristic
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Graduate Assistant-Research
Movement of soil and modeling watershed characteristic

Project Alumni

Fahimeh
MiSTRIPS Program Coordinator
wildlife management, Forestry, education

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