M. Bryant Howren serves as Co-Director/Director of Operations for the Veterans Rural Health Resource Center (VRHRC) in Iowa City. He is also an adjunct faculty member in the department of psychology at The University of Iowa. Dr. Howren has been part of VRHRC-Iowa City since 2011 and serves as the key VHA lead for this project. He has general interests in treatment adherence and illness self-management as well as innovative behavioral health delivery models in practice.