Our Team

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much” - Helen Keller

Principal investigator

Lucas J. Carr, PhD

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Dr. Lucas Carr is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health and Human Physiology, Director of the Behavioral Medicine Laboratory and the Founding Director of the Community Health Collaborative at the University of Iowa. 

Dr. Carr's research and teaching interests focus on implementing and testing systems for embedding preventive health services into primary care while also providing students experiential learning opportunities. 


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Graduate Students

Jenna Springer is a first year masters graduate student. Jenna received a B.A. in Health Promotion and a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Iowa. She is interested in testing health interventions to promote physical activity, sustainable behavior change, and quality of life. 

Garrett Steinbrink will be a first year doctoral student. Garrett received his masters degree from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Garrett is interested in learning about the effects of physical activity on a variety of health and exercise performance outcomes. 

Possibly You! 

If you are interested in joining our team, email Dr. Carr your CV and a personal statement expressing why you are interested in pursuing a graduate degree

Undergraduate Students

Lauren McMahon

Human Physiology, Lifestyle Medicine Minor

Taylor Holm 

Human Physiology, Spanish Minor

Stephanie Sagal-Cordova

Human Physiology, Spanish Minor

Leah Aitchison

Human Physiology

Distinguished Alumni

Anna Griffin, BS

Yuvraj Thakor, BS

Katie McAllister, BS

Helaina Thompson, MS

Eva Donnelly, BA

Ashley Raulli, BS, MA

Emma Thayer, BS

Whitney Kopernik, DPT

Alex Ferrer, DPT, PT, COMT

Sanjana Ramesh, PhD

Maggie Baker, BS