• Dr. Amie Zarling

    she/her/hers

    Position: Associate Professor

    Dr. Zarling’s lab focuses on prevention and treatment efforts for family violence, and evaluating programs based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for domestic violence and criminal behavior. Other areas of focus are applying and evaluating ACT for hard to reach or under-served populations.

  • Meg Berta

    she/her/hers

    Position: Research Scientist

    Meg is interested in research methods, with expertise in managing and analyzing large, secondary datasets. She has an interest in criminal justice reform and experience evaluating criminal justice programming. In Dr. Zarling's lab, she studies family violence/abuse and programs for individuals that cause harm.

  • Dr. Ben Bell

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • Raul Karim

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • Diego Molina

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • Endi Montalvo-Martinez

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • Ahmed Musa

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • Julian Neely

    Julian Neely

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Thank You to the ProActive Advisory Board!

The Advisory Board has been meeting monthly since May 2022 to lend their expertise to the design and implementation of this program.

    • Dr. Benjamin C. Bell Jr., MA, PhD
      Present Truth Ministries International

    • Dr. Chuka Emezue, PhD, MPH, MPA
      Assistant Professor, Rush University

    • Courageous Fire

      Social Entrepreneur, Courageous Fire LLC

      Executive Director, Courageous Access

    • Izaah Knox

      Executive Director, Urban Dreams

      Iowa State Senator for District 17

    • Janice Lane Schroeder, LMSW
      Chief Executive Officer, Children & Families of Iowa

    • Julian Neely, M.S.
      PCHTF's Director of Advancement and Community Investment

    • Michael Shaw
      Assistant Director, Rape Victim Advocacy Program

    • Melissa Cano Zenaya
      Executive Director, Latinas Unidas Por Un Nuevo Amanecer

Our Sponsors

Iowa State University

Department of Justice

American Psychological Foundation

Children and Families of Iowa

Iowa State University • Department of Justice • American Psychological Foundation • Children and Families of Iowa