Dr. Tara Haskins oversees partnerships to support AgriSafe’s Total Farmer Health initiative. She is also responsible for AgriSafe’s mental health programming. Tara contributes to curriculum design and implements new Total Farmer Health trainings that optimize and expand upon existing programs. She collaborates with organizations and government agencies that are interested in using the Total Farmer Health model as a public health framework. 

Tara has worked in healthcare as a registered nurse for 37 years with clinical experience in medical surgical, critical care, crisis intervention and opioid and alcohol outpatient treatment. Dr. Haskins worked for 11 years in academia as lead faculty in musculoskeletal and psychiatric mental health nursing content across three universities. 

Dr. Tara Haskins oversees partnerships to support AgriSafe’s Total Farmer Health initiative. She is also responsible for AgriSafe’s mental health programming. Tara contributes to curriculum design and implements new Total Farmer Health trainings that optimize and expand upon existing programs. She collaborates with organizations and government agencies that are interested in using the Total Farmer Health model as a public health framework. 

Tara has worked in healthcare as a registered nurse for 37 years with clinical experience in medical surgical, critical care, crisis intervention and opioid and alcohol outpatient treatment. Dr. Haskins worked for 11 years in academia as lead faculty in musculoskeletal and psychiatric mental health nursing content across three universities. 

Olivia is the Behavioral Health Coordinator and lead on suicide prevention training programs at AgriSafe. She received her master's degree in Clinical Mental Health & Guidance in 2022. Olivia providers QPR and CALM trainings that focus on the unique stressors that those in agriculture experience. In addition to her AgriSafe role, Olivia is a provisional licensed counselor. She works part time at a school, where she works with pre-k to middle school students.

Shaped by Linda’s experience as a Registered Nurse working in rural communities as well as her proprietorship of a three generational Nebraska family farm, Linda naturally connects as an advocate and educator with agriculture producers and health care professionals.  As the Community Health Director of the AgriSafe Network, she is responsible for curriculum design and outreach for the Veteran Farmer program, Total Farmer Health Coach program, and Women’s health. Her work is promoted on a state, regional and national level through webinars, onsite presentations, publications as well as user-friendly resources. Her passion to support the total farmer health concept drives her to act as a liaison between research and practice.

Linda has a diverse background in acute care nursing, intensive care, pediatrics, home health care, and  rural primary care clinics. She is an AgriSafe Nurse Scholar, and a Nebraska LEAD fellow. She belongs to the American Nurses Association, Rural Nurses Organization, and Nebraska Nurses Association.  She and her husband own and operate a row crop farming operation that has welcomed back their sons and families to continue a legacy.

Dr. Tara Haskins oversees partnerships to support AgriSafe’s Total Farmer Health initiative. She is also responsible for AgriSafe’s mental health programming. Tara contributes to curriculum design and implements new Total Farmer Health trainings that optimize and expand upon existing programs. She collaborates with organizations and government agencies that are interested in using the Total Farmer Health model as a public health framework. 

Tara has worked in healthcare as a registered nurse for 37 years with clinical experience in medical surgical, critical care, crisis intervention and opioid and alcohol outpatient treatment. Dr. Haskins worked for 11 years in academia as lead faculty in musculoskeletal and psychiatric mental health nursing content across three universities. 

Caroline Powell is the Environmental Outreach Coordinator at the Iowa Cancer Consortium and the staff lead for the Cancer & the Environment Task Force. Originally from New York City, the CDC’s Public Health Associate Program brought her to the Iowa Cancer Consortium, and she is now an MS student in Agricultural Safety & Health at the University of Iowa. Through her work, she aims to improve environmental and occupational health and safety outreach and communication for equitable disease prevention and health promotion. 

Since 2017, Audrey has led the CEEE's environmental health initiatives, working where human health and environmental sustainability meet. Her focus area explores the overlap of agricultural practices and their impact on human health. She holds a masters degree in Public Health from the University of Iowa, and a graduate certificate from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Food Systems, the Environment, and Public Health.

In addition to her work at the CEEE, Audrey serves on the board of the Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network, as well as on the Executive Committee for the Cancer Free Economy Network and Design Team for Green America’s Soil & Climate Alliance. She holds advisory board positions for the Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination, the Collaborative for Health and Environment, and the University of Iowa’s Environmental Health Sciences Research Center Community Engagement Core.

Olivia is the Behavioral Health Coordinator and lead on suicide prevention training programs at AgriSafe. She received her master's degree in Clinical Mental Health & Guidance in 2022. Olivia providers QPR and CALM trainings that focus on the unique stressors that those in agriculture experience. In addition to her AgriSafe role, Olivia is a provisional licensed counselor. She works part time at a school, where she works with pre-k to middle school students.

Shaped by Linda’s experience as a Registered Nurse working in rural communities as well as her proprietorship of a three generational Nebraska family farm, Linda naturally connects as an advocate and educator with agriculture producers and health care professionals.  As the Community Health Director of the AgriSafe Network, she is responsible for curriculum design and outreach for the Veteran Farmer program, Total Farmer Health Coach program, and Women’s health. Her work is promoted on a state, regional and national level through webinars, onsite presentations, publications as well as user-friendly resources. Her passion to support the total farmer health concept drives her to act as a liaison between research and practice.

Linda has a diverse background in acute care nursing, intensive care, pediatrics, home health care, and  rural primary care clinics. She is an AgriSafe Nurse Scholar, and a Nebraska LEAD fellow. She belongs to the American Nurses Association, Rural Nurses Organization, and Nebraska Nurses Association.  She and her husband own and operate a row crop farming operation that has welcomed back their sons and families to continue a legacy.

Dr. Tara Haskins oversees partnerships to support AgriSafe’s Total Farmer Health initiative. She is also responsible for AgriSafe’s mental health programming. Tara contributes to curriculum design and implements new Total Farmer Health trainings that optimize and expand upon existing programs. She collaborates with organizations and government agencies that are interested in using the Total Farmer Health model as a public health framework. 

Tara has worked in healthcare as a registered nurse for 37 years with clinical experience in medical surgical, critical care, crisis intervention and opioid and alcohol outpatient treatment. Dr. Haskins worked for 11 years in academia as lead faculty in musculoskeletal and psychiatric mental health nursing content across three universities. 

Carey Portell grew up as a cowgirl in Mid Missouri and turned cattle farmer when she married her husband.  She now travels the nation as a professional speaker after enduring a four-year recovery from being hit by an impaired driver. Carey has joined The AgriSafe Network as a TFHC, becoming certified as a QPR trainer.  She also works and advocates on the AgriStress Helpline as she understands the mental health struggles from her recovery as well as working in the agriculture industry.

Laura received her master’s degree in Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication from James Madison University in 2021, with a concentration in Health and Scientific Communication. Her professional interests include supporting her local ag. community, increasing public health literacy, and decreasing the stigmas surrounding mental health disorders and substance use disorders.

Laura’s current projects include script arranging for AgriSafe’s Talking Total Farmer Health podcast, copyediting a broad range of content,  developing digital content, helping with health communication initiatives, and marketing materials, and assisting the Web Technologies Librarian with website accessibility and digital content management.

Barbara Lee is a Senior Research Scientist at Marshfield Clinic Research Institute in Marshfield, Wisconsin. She directed the NIOSH-funded National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety from its establishment in 1997 until 2024 and now serves as the Associate Director. She has dedicated her career advocating for the protection of children who are exposed to agricultural hazards. Dr. Lee has served in many leadership roles over the years. She led the development of the first National Action Plan for Protecting Children in Agriculture in 1996 and facilitated subsequent updates to that plan which guides federal funding and private sector donations. She co-chaired the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Agricultural Sector Council; is a past president of the International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health; and in 2007 she co-founded the Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America (ASHCA), an agribusiness-led non-government organization based in Washington D.C. In addition to mentoring junior scientists, her current research program is focused on the legal consequences of child negligence on farms.

Dr. Brent Moore completed his undergraduate studies at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, his MS and DVM at Oklahoma State University, and his MPH from the University of Florida. He earned board certification by the American College of Veterinary Preventative Medicine in 2016. After graduating veterinary school in 2006, he worked in small animal veterinary practice in Florida for 14 years prior to joining the DSHS Region 4/5N as a regional Zoonosis Control Veterinarian in February 2020. While in practice, he also volunteered time to the Hernando County Animal Services in Florida, managing disease outbreaks and implementing infection control practices. He was an adjunct professor in Microbiology for the last 3 years prior to moving to Texas. Since 2024, he has lectured zoonotic infectious diseases with the University of Texas at Tyler College of Medicine. Since 2021, he has lectured for the DSHS Preventative Medicine residency program, since 2022, the UT-Tyler Occupational Health residency program, and 2024, the UT-Tyler Preventative Medicine residency program. During his 6 years as an MS and DVM student, he worked in at the Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory as a research assistant and laboratory technologist in Serology, Virology, Bacteriology, and Mycology, which expanded his interests in public health and infectious diseases. Dr. Moore’s professional interests include surveillance of vector-borne diseases, tracking risks and trends of Brucella suis, and education.

Nancy Simcox is an Associate Teaching Professor and the Director of the Occupational Safety and Health Continuing Education Program (OSHCE) at the University of Washington. She develops and delivers research-based education programs for professionals in the environmental, health, and safety fields, including industrial hygienists, physicians, nurses, and safety engineers. She oversees the creation of new educational programs that address emerging issues identified by workers, employers, and the practice community. Recent programs have covered topics such as forestry and agricultural risks, workplace violence, leadership development, Total Worker Health, and infectious disease prevention.

With over 25 years of experience, Ms. Simcox conducts workplace site visits, designs exposure assessment protocols for evaluation, intervention, and research, and performs data reduction and statistical analysis for health-based research projects. Her research and teaching interests include occupational health intervention research, exposure assessment, safer chemical alternatives, indoor air quality, built environments, pesticides, and healthy home initiatives.

Heather M. Brandt, PhD directs the HPV Cancer Prevention Program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She is co-associate director for outreach in the St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center and full member in the department of epidemiology and cancer control. She is a faculty affiliate in the University of Memphis School of Public Health and University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health. As a social and behavioral scientist, her research interests address disparities in cancer prevention and control and specifically working with partners and thought leaders to effectively use what we know works to increase HPV vaccination coverage.

Jennifer Cervantes, LCSW-S, is the Director of Community Outreach and Education for the Meyer Center for Developmental Pediatrics and Autism at Texas Children’s Hospital and is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. In addition to direct clinical social work services for children with developmental diagnoses and their families, Jennifer works with learners from various disciplines as well as community professionals to provide competent, inclusive, and ethical care to neurodiverse individuals and their families. She also serves as a field instructor for social work student interns and is a board-approved clinical supervisor for those Licensed Master Social Workers pursuing clinical licensure in Texas. Jennifer is the current co-chair of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Advocacy Committee and was the 2023 recipient of the University of Houston Clear Lake’s Early Career Achievement Award. Her other professional experience includes work in the areas of foster care and adoption, the criminal justice system, school-based social work, and the provision of private therapy service

Dinah Godwin, LCSW-S, is the Director of Social Work for the Meyer Center for Developmental Pediatrics and Autism at Texas Children’s Hospital.  Dinah is nationally recognized for providing clinical social work services for children with developmental diagnoses and their families. In addition to her clinical role, she facilitates educational groups for families as well as multidisciplinary professionals from a wide range of disciplines. As an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, Dinah educates pediatric residents, developmental-behavioral pediatric fellows, social work interns, and trainees from other disciplines. Her other professional experience includes community outreach and education, program development and evaluation, grant writing, and grants management. Dinah is a current board member for the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, the first social worker to sit on this board, and has been recognized for her excellence in teaching and evaluation through receipt of a Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence award. University of Houston Clear Lake also named Dinah as field instructor of the year for excellence in her work with social work student interns.