Consortium Members
*All AEREO Members serve in their individual, not institutional, capacities.
Melissa Abraham, PhD
mabraham2@mgh.harvard.edu
Assistant Professor of of Psychology
Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Emily E. Anderson, PhD, MPH
emanderson@luc.edu
Associate Professor
Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics
Loyola University Chicago
Angela Bain, CIP, CIM
abain5@kennesaw.edu
Director, Institutional Review Board Office
Office of Research, Kennesaw State University
John R. Baumann, PhD
baumannj@iu.edu
Associate Vice President for Research Compliance
Office of Research Compliance
Office of Vice President for Research
Indiana University
Lydia Bazzano, MD, PhD, CIP
lbazzano@ochsner.org
Vice Chair, IRB
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine
Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine
Barbara Bierer, MD
bbierer@bwh.harvard.edu
Faculty Director
Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard University
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
Jessica Blackburn, MPH, CIP
jessica.blackburn@emory.edu
Senior Education and QA Research Protocol Analyst
Emory University IRB
Margie Brackeen, CIP
Margie.Brackeen@nationwidechildrens.org
Human Research Protection Program Director
Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Quincy J. Byrdsong, EdD, CIP, CCRP
Quincy.Byrdsong@lipscomb.edu
Vice Provost for Health Affairs
Lipscomb University
Swapnali Chaudhari, MBBS, MS, CIP
Swapnali.chaudhari@rutgers.edu
IRB Assistant Director
Rutgers Institutional Review Board
Rutgers University
Brooke Cholka, PhD, MA, CIP
cbc4001@med.cornell.edu
Human Research QA & Education Manager
Weill Cornell Medicine
Justin Clapp, PhD, MPH
Justin.Clapp@uphs.upenn.edu
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Anne K. Clark, CIP
akclark@utmb.edu
Director, HRPP
University of Texas Medical Branch
Kindra L. Cooper, JD, MPA, MA, CIP
KindraCooper@creighton.edu
IRB Director
Creighton University
Michelle Daiss, CIP
daiss.michelle@mayo.edu
Supervisor, IRB Research
Office for Human Research Protection, Mayo Clinic
Cheryl M. Danton MHS, CIP
cdanton@uchicago.edu
IRB Managing Director
Social Behavioral Sciences (SBS)
University of Chicago
Maria Davila, MD, MA (Bioethics), CCRC, CIP
maria.davila@emory.edu
Director, Office of Research Integrity and Compliance (ORIC)
Deputy Research Integrity Officer
Research Compliance and Regulatory Affairs (RCRA)
Emory University
Liza Dawson, PhD, MA
Liza.Dawson.civ@mail.mil
Chief of Bioethics
Institutional Review Board Chair
Research Integrity Officer
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Barbara DeCausey, MPH, MBA
bdecausey@vt.edu
HRPP Director
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Malica T. Dock, CCRP
malica.dock@rutgers.edu
Assistant Director
Institutional Review Board
Office for Research, Rutgers University
Julie Doherty, DM, MSN, RN,CIP, CCEP
jdoherty@umaryland.edu
Director, Human Research Protections Program
Office of Accountability & Compliance, Human Research Protections Office
University of Maryland Baltimore
Keren Dunn, CIP
keren.dunn@cshs.org
Executive Director
Research Compliance & Quality Improvement
Cedars-Sinai Hospital System
Laverne Estanol, M.S., CIP, CIM
Lestanol@ucsc.edu
Director, Office of Research Compliance Administration
University of California, Santa Cruz
Joshua Fedewa, MS, CIP
jofedewa@umich.edu
Director, IRBMed
University of Michigan
Michelle Feige, MSW, LCSW-C
mfeige@aahrpp.org
Executive Vice-President
AAHRPP
Jody Ference, MS, CIP
jody.l.ference.civ@mail.mil
Director, Human Subjects Protection
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Phoebe Friesen, PhD
phoebe.friesen@mcgill.ca
Assistant Professor
McGill University
George Gasparis
george@peercg.com
President
The PEER Consulting Group
Tiffany Gommel, MS, CIM, CIP
tiffany.gommel@nih.gov
Director, Office of IRB Operations
National Institutes of Health
Nicole Grant, RN, BSN, MPH
grantn@mail.nih.gov
Associate Director, OHSRP / Executive Chair
National Institutes of Health
Sonya Hadrigan, APRN, CIP
smhadrigan@houstonmethodist.org
Director, Office of Research Protections
Houston Methodist Research Institute
Houston Methodist Hospital
Estela Hamblen
estela.hamblen@va.gov
VA Central IRB Administrator
Veterans Health Administration Office of Research and Development
Karen Hansen
khansen@fredhutch.org
Director, Institutional Review Office
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Lauren AJ Hartsmith, JD, CIP
lauren.hartsmith@advarra.com
Director, Regulatory Affairs
Advarra
David A. Heagerty, CIP
heagerty@upenn.edu
Associate Director, Human Research Protections
University of Pennsylvania
Elisa A. Hurley, PhD
ehurley@primr.org
Executive Director
PRIM&R
Richard F. Ittenbach, PhD
Richard.Ittenbach@cchmc.org
Professor, Pediatrics
Associate Director for Planning and Evaluation
Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Richard James, MLIS
rjame@pobox.upenn.edu
Nursing Liaison Librarian
Biomedical Library
University of Pennsylvania
PCORI Ambassador, Delaware
Karen Jeans, PhD, CCRN, CIP
c.karen.jeans@va.gov
Director of Regulatory Affairs, ORPP&E
VHA Office of Research and Development
Department of Veterans Affairs
Ann Johnson, PhD, MPH, CIP
Ann.Johnson@hsc.utah.edu
Director, Institutional Review Board & Human Research Protection Program
University of Utah
Michele Kennett, JD, MSN, LLM, PhD(c)
kennettmr@missouri.edu
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
Office of Research Compliance and Integrity, Office of Research
University of Missouri
Sana Khoury-Shakour, PhD
sanashak@umich.edu
Director, Office of Research Compliance Review
University of Michigan
Sarah H. Kiskaddon, JD, MA
SarahH_Kiskaddon@dfci.harvard.edu
Director, Office of Human Research Studies
Dana-Farber / Harvard Cancer Center
Georgia Ann Keriazes, Pharm.D, BCPS, BCOP
georgia.keriazes@myLRH.com
Institutional Review Board Chair
Research and Quality Improvement Specialist
Lakeland Regional Medical Center
Becca Klarin, MA, CIP
bklarin@wested.org
Senior Program Associate
Office of Research Integrity
WestEd
Molly Klote, MD, CIP
Mary.klote@va.gov
Director, Office of Research Protections, Policy, and Education
Office of Research Development
Veterans Health Administration
Stephanie A. Kraft, JD
stephanie.kraft@seattlechildrens.org
Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, Seattle Children’s Research Institute
Division of Bioethics and Palliative Care, University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Jessica Kroll
jessica.kroll@va.gov
VA Central IRB Administrator
Veterans Health Administration Office of Research and Development
Abigail Lowe, MA
abigail.lowe@unmc.edu
Assistant Professor
Department of Allied Health Professions Education, Research, and Practice
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Mariette Marsh, MPA, CIP
marshm@email.arizona.edu
Senior Director, Research Ethics & Quality
University of Arizona
Tanya Matthews, PhD
Tanya.L.Matthews@kp.org
HRPP Director/IRB Administrator
Kaiser Permanente
Lindsay McNair, MD, MPH, MSB
lmcnair@wcgclinical.com
Chief Medical Officer
WIRB-Copernicus Group
Christine Melton-Lopez, MS, CIP
melton1@email.arizona.edu
Director, Human Subjects Protection Program
University of Arizona
Michelle N. Meyer, JD, PhD
mmeyer@geisinger.edu
Assistant Professor
Associate Director, Research Ethics
Chair, IRB Leadership Committee
Director, Research Ethics and Advice Consult Service
Geisinger Health System
Deborah Mittman, MPS
deborah.mittman@cshs.org
Program Manager, HRPP Education & Quality Improvement
Office of Research Compliance & Quality Improvement
Cedars-Sinai Hospital System
Karen Moe, PhD
kemoe@uw.edu
Director, Human Subjects Division
Assistant Vice Provost for Research
University of Washington
Chris Moore, JD
cmoore10@umc.edu
Director, Institutional Review Board
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Tammy Neseth, MA, CCRP, CIP
Neseth.Tammy@mayo.edu
Operations Manager - IRB
Mayo Clinic
Oskar Neyra, CIP
on2170@cumc.columbia.edu
Manager, IRB 2
Human Research Protection Office & IRBs
Columbia University
Stuart G. Nicholls, PhD
snicholls@ohri.ca
Senior Clinical Research Associate & Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (SPOR) Facilitator
Clinical Epidemiology Program
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Christie O'Brien
christie.o'brien@va.gov
VA Central IRB Manager
Veterans Health Administration Office of Research and Development
Rhonda Oilepo, MS, CIP, CHRC
Rhonda.Oilepo@UTSouthwestern.edu
Director, HRPP
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Rachel Olech
rolech@uic.edu
Senior Regulatory Specialist
Center for Clinical and Translational Science
University of Illinois at Chicago
Courtney Olson, MS
courtneyolson@email.arizona.edu
Manager, Process Improvement
Human Subjects Protection Program
University of Arizona
Edith Paal, MSJourn, MPH, CIP, CHRC
PaalEdithS@uams.edu
IRB Director
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences
Linda Parreco, RN, MS
parrecol@mail.nih.gov
Nurse Consultant; Liaison to the NCI CIRB
Division of Cancer Prevention
National Cancer Institute
Cheri Pettey
cpettey@uchicago.edu
Director, Social and Behavioral Sciences IRB
University of Chicago
Vasiliki Rahimzadeh, PhD
vrahim@stanford.edu
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Biomedical Ethics
Stanford University
Stephen Rosenfeld, MD, MBA
srosenfeld@me.com
President, Freeport Research Systems
Board Chair, AAHRPP
Erin Rothwell, PhD
erin.rothwell@hsc.utah.edu
Associate Vice President for Research Integrity & Compliance
Professor, Department of Ob/Gyn, School of Medicine
University of Utah
Rebecca Rousselle, CIP
rebecca.rousselle@emory.edu
Director, Institutional Review Board
Emory University
Jessica Rowe, MA, MS, CCRP
jlvvrowe@gmail.com
Amy Schwarzhoff, MS, MBA, CIP
schwarzhoffa@email.chop.edu
Director, Human Subjects Research
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Toby Schonfeld, PhD
tlschonfeld@gmail.com
Executive Director
National Center for Excellence in Health Care
Veterans Administration
Ada Sue Selwitz, MA
ada.selwitz@uky.edu
Executive Integrity/Compliance Officer
University of Kentucky
Kimberley Serpico, MEd, CIP
kserpico@hsph.harvard.edu
Associate Director of IRB Operations
Office of Regulatory Affairs and Research Compliance
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Caroline L. Slymon, CIP
slymonc@email.chop.edu
IRB Analyst III
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Ryan Spellecy, PhD
rspellecy@mcw.edu
Ursula von der Ruhr Professor of Bioethics and Assistant Provost for Research
Director, Human Research Protection Program
Medical College of Wisconsin
David Strauss, MD
dhs2@cumc.columbia.edu
Special Lecturer
Columbia University Department of Psychiatry
Senior Advisor
Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard University
Elyse I. Summers, JD
esummers@aahrpp.org
President and CEO
AAHRPP
Ivy R. Tillman, MS, CCRC, CIP
itillman@augusta.edu
Director, IRB Office
Augusta University
Emma Tumilty, PhD
emma.tumilty@deakin.edu.au
Lecturer in Health Ethics and Professionalism
School of Medicine, Faculty of Health
Deakin University – Warun Ponds, Geelong, Australia
Dawn Underwood, PhD
dawn.underwood@okstate.edu
Assistant Vice President for Research Compliance
Oklahoma State University
Don E. Workman, PhD
don.workman@va.gov
VA IRB Network Director
Office of Research Protections, Policy, & Education
Veterans Health Administration Office of Research and Development