Diane Rohlman Ph.D.

Diane Rohlman is the associate dean for research in the University of Iowa’s College of Public Health. She is also a professor in the Department of Occupational & Environmental Health where she holds the endowed chair in rural health and safety. Rohlman is director of the University of Iowa’s Healthier Workforce Center. Her research focuses on the health effects of occupational and environmental exposures, with emphasis on the increased workplace risks faced by younger employees. Her studies have examined agricultural workers in the United States and around the world, including research on the effects of pesticide exposure on adolescents and their developing nervous system. Rohlman also has studied how lifestyle factors and mental health can impact safety on the job, as well as the effect of interventions directed toward supervisors and workplace policies. She earned her master’s degree and doctorate degree in experimental psychology from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.