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 nfmcsh@mcrf.mfldclin.edu.
Administration
Barbara Lee, RN, PhD
Director - National Children's Center
Senior Research Scientist
Dixie Schroeder, MBA
Kathie Smith
Scott Heiberger, MSInvestigators
Florence Becot, PhD
Casper Bendixsen, PhD
Director - National Farm Medicine Center
Research Scientist
Marsha Salzwedel, EdD
Andrea Swenson, PhD
Bryan Weichelt, PhD, MBA
Jeff VanWormer, PhDStaff
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Richard Burke, MPH
Marie Fleisner
Kyle Koshalek
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Sarah Ruszkowski, MA
Christopher WanatExternal Investigators
Taylor J Armold, MA, (Ph.D. student)
Principal Investagator
Investigating the work, education, and health experiences of hired Latinx child farmworkers in the era of COVID-19
Trevor Durbin, Ph.D.: Co-Investigator
Farm Kid Paradox
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Capabilities and Limitations of Youth Operating Agricultural All-Terrain Vehicles
Shoshanah Inwood, Ph.D.: Co-Principal Investigator 
Linking Childcare to Farm Children Safety
Farzanehi Khorsandi, Ph.D. 
Principal Investigator
Capabilities and Limitations of youth Operating Agricultural All-Terrain Vehicles
Amy Liebman, MS 
Center Advisor:
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Nicolas Lopez-Galvez, Ph.D, MPH, MA
Principal Investigator
Environmental Health Issues Among Children Living in Imperial County
Kang Namkoong, Ph.D.: Co-Investigator
Assessing the Impact of Traumatic Injury News Articles on Farm Parents and Educators
Marysel Pagan Santana, Ph.D 
Principal Investagator
Exploring the Impact of Public Health Emergencies and Disasters on the Children of Agricultural Workers in Puerto Rico