National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety research spans the translational spectrum leveraging the behavioral, clinical and social sciences. Here is a listing of staff members, in addition to scientific advisors and affiliated investigators at Marshfield Clinic.

For further assistance, please call the National Farm Medicine Center at 1-800-662-6900 or email nfmc-mfld@sanfordhealth.org.


Directors 

Andrea Swenson Andrea Swenson, PhD
 Director - National Children's Center
 Assistant Scientist
 Marshfield Clinic Research Institute

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 Casper Bendixsen, PhD
 Associate Director - National Children's Center
 Research
 Marshfield Clinic Research Institute 

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Staff

 Roger Aby, PhD 
 Staff Scientist 
 Marshfield Clinic Research Institute

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 Florence Becot, PhD
 Nationwide Insurance Early Career Professor
 Penn State University

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 Stephanie Bluhm
 Administrative Assistant
 Marshfield Clinic Research Institute

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 Trevor Durbin, PhD
 
Associate Professor
 Kansas State University

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 Fadi Fathallah, PhD
 
Professor
University of California Davis 

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Marie Fleisner Marie Fleisner
 Research Editorial Specialist
 Marshfield Clinic Research Institute

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 Jakob Hanschu, MA
 Lead Research Specialist
 Marshfield Clinic Research Institute

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 Scott Heiberger, MS
 Manager, Research Communications 
 Marshfield Clinic Research Institute

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Shoshanah Inwood, PhD
Professor  
Ohio State University 

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 Farzanehi Khorsandi, PhD
 Associate Professor
 University of California Davis

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 Barbara Lee, RN, PhD
 Emeritus Researcher
 Marshfield Clinic Research Institute 

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 Amy Liebman, MPA, MA
 
Chief Program Officer
 Migrant Clinicians Network 

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 Kang Namkoong, PhD
 
Associate Professor
 University of Maryland

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Somi Panday, PhD, MPH
Staff Scientist
Marshfield Clinic Research Institute

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Matt Pilz 
Senior Software Engineer
Marshfield Clinic Research Institute

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 Cassandra Peltier  
 
Health Educator
 Marshfield Clinic Research Institute

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 Melissa Ploeckelman
 Research Education Outreach Specialist 
 Marshfield Clinic Research Institute

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 Rue Puthoff, Ph.D. 
 Scientific Research Writer
 Marshfield Clinic Research Institute

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Josie Rudolphi, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Illinois 

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 Kathie Smith
 Supervisor, Research
 Marshfield Clinic Research Institute

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 Christopher Wanat
 Health Educator
 Marshfield Clinic Research Institute

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 Bryan Weichelt, PhD, MBA
 Associate Scientist
 Research Core Leader 
 Marshfield Clinic Research Institute

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 Jeff VanWormer, PhD
 Research Scientist 
 Marshfield Clinic Research Institute

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