Ashlee Johannes

Ashlee Johannes is a student pursuing a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Safety and Health.  The degree program is housed in the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of Iowa College of Public Health.  While she grew up in Iowa, she is from the city of Des Moines, and did not grow up on a farm.  She became interested in agricultural education during her undergraduate years, while taking nutrition courses for her Bachelor of Science degree in Human Physiology.  Since entering the M.S. program in Agricultural Safety and Health, her research interests have expanded, and involve prevention and care of agricultural injuries and illnesses within the farmworker population.  During the summer of 2015, she was an intern at the Iowa Department of Public Health and Proteus, Inc. as a collaborative preceptorship, and she had the opportunity to be involved in several projects regarding occupational health and safety.