Funded grants
Staphylococcus aureus: is raw meat a risk factor for colonization and infection? Contract #: 2011-67005-30337 USDA. PI. $1,200,000. 2011-2016.
Understanding possible relationships between proximity to home to large animal feeding operations and the connection to MRSA/MSSA. VA contract. Co-PI. $16,000. 2012-13.
Epidemiology of rural MRSA: is livestock contact a risk factor? R18 HS019966-01, AHRQ. PI. $1,500,000. 2010-13.
Investigation of Occupational Exposure to and Infection by MRSA in Rural Iowa. K01 OH-009793, National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety. PI. $300,000. 2010-13.
Assessment and mitigation of airborne transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in animal feeding operations and the outdoor environment. University of Iowa Environmental Health Sciences Research Center (Pilot Study). Contract #: P30 ES005605. PI. $30,000. 2010-11.
Antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Investigation of a poultry reservoir (Pilot Study) Great Plains Center for Rural Health U50 OH 007548. PI. $15,000. 2010-11.
Management by Primary Care Clinicians of Patients Suspected of Having Community-Acquired, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) Infections. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHSA 2902 007100121. Collaborator. $400,000. 2008-10.
Prevalence of MRSA colonization in rural Iowa (Pilot Study), Great Plains Center for Rural Health
Grant #: U50 OH 007548. PI. $17,000. 2008-9.
Are day care workers at increased risk of MRSA infection? (Pilot Study) Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH), Contract #: T 42 OH 008491. PI. $20,000. 2008-9.
Prevalence and characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in pigs and farm workers on conventional and antibiotic free swine farms in the USA. National Pork Board, Contract #14917, PI. $30,000. 2008-10
Analysis of hypervariable genes in Streptococcus agalactiae. University of Iowa College of Public Health-Carver College of Medicine New Investigator Research Award. PI. $10,000. 2005-6.
Staphylococcus aureus: is raw meat a risk factor for colonization and infection? Contract #: 2011-67005-30337 USDA. PI. $1,200,000. 2011-2016.
Understanding possible relationships between proximity to home to large animal feeding operations and the connection to MRSA/MSSA. VA contract. Co-PI. $16,000. 2012-13.
Epidemiology of rural MRSA: is livestock contact a risk factor? R18 HS019966-01, AHRQ. PI. $1,500,000. 2010-13.
Investigation of Occupational Exposure to and Infection by MRSA in Rural Iowa. K01 OH-009793, National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety. PI. $300,000. 2010-13.
Assessment and mitigation of airborne transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in animal feeding operations and the outdoor environment. University of Iowa Environmental Health Sciences Research Center (Pilot Study). Contract #: P30 ES005605. PI. $30,000. 2010-11.
Antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Investigation of a poultry reservoir (Pilot Study) Great Plains Center for Rural Health U50 OH 007548. PI. $15,000. 2010-11.
Management by Primary Care Clinicians of Patients Suspected of Having Community-Acquired, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) Infections. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHSA 2902 007100121. Collaborator. $400,000. 2008-10.
Prevalence of MRSA colonization in rural Iowa (Pilot Study), Great Plains Center for Rural Health
Grant #: U50 OH 007548. PI. $17,000. 2008-9.
Are day care workers at increased risk of MRSA infection? (Pilot Study) Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH), Contract #: T 42 OH 008491. PI. $20,000. 2008-9.
Prevalence and characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in pigs and farm workers on conventional and antibiotic free swine farms in the USA. National Pork Board, Contract #14917, PI. $30,000. 2008-10
Analysis of hypervariable genes in Streptococcus agalactiae. University of Iowa College of Public Health-Carver College of Medicine New Investigator Research Award. PI. $10,000. 2005-6.