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
Bain.116@osu.edu
Research Protocol Analyst 2
Ohio 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
Jennifer Bell, MA, PhD
Jennifer.bell2@uhn.ca
Senior Bioethicist, Department of Clinical and Organizational Ethics
Research Scientist, Department of Supportive Care
Research Division, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Education Investigator 2
TIER (The Institute for Education Research), University Health Network
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
Stephanie Cargill, PhD, MSPH
stephanie.cargill@slu.edu
Associate Professor of Health Care Ethics
College of Arts & Sciences, Center for Health Care Ethics
Saint Louis University
Angela Cartmell-McGlyn, PhD, CIP
ac2200@research.rutgers.edu
Sr. Research Project Manager
Rutgers Human Research Protection Program (HRPP)
Rutgers University Office for Research
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
Jake Earl, PhD
jacob.c.earl.ctr@health.mil
Bioethicist
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Lisa Eckstein, MHL, SJD
lisa.eckstein@utas.edu.au
Senior Lecturer
Law and Medicine/Health Law
University of Tasmania
Marilyn Eshikena, MS, CIP
marilyn.eshikena@mssm.edu
IRB Manager, Program for the Protection of Human Subjects (PPHS)
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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
Bruce Gordon, MD
bgordon@unmc.edu
Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Regulatory Affairs
Executive Chairman, Institutional Review Boards
Professor, Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Nicole Grant, RN, BSN, MPH
grantn@mail.nih.gov
Associate Director, OHSRP / Executive Chair
National Institutes of Health
James Griffith, PhD, CIP
james.griffith2@cgu.edu
IRB Manager
Claremont Graduate University
Sonya Hadrigan, APRN, CIP
smhadrigan@houstonmethodist.org
Director, Office of Research Protections
Houston Methodist Research Institute
Houston Methodist Hospital
Pamela Hall, EdD, PMP
phall@cau.edu
Senior Research Award Administrator, IRB Officer
Research and Sponsored Programs
Clark Atlanta University
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, MBE
Richard.James@nemours.org
Academic Support Librarian
Nemours Children's Health
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.org
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
Susan Kornetsky, MPH
susan.kornetsky@childrens.harvard.edu
Director of Clinical Research Compliance
Children's Hospital Boston
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
Jan Martinez, MS, CIP, CLSSGB
jan.martinez@umaryland.edu
IRB Manager
HRPO/IRB, University of Maryland
Tanya Matthews, PhD
Tanya.L.Matthews@kp.org
HRPP Director/IRB Administrator
Kaiser Permanente
Adam McClintock
amcclint@uab.edu
Director, Office of the Institutional Review Board
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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
Chris Moore, JD
cmoore10@umc.edu
Director, Institutional Review Board
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Kevin Nellis, MS
kevin.nellis@downstate.edu
Executive Director, Human Research Protections and Quality Assurance
Research Foundation for SUNY
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
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
Stephanie Peña, MS, CIP
spena4@umassd.edu
Director of Institutional Ethics & Compliance
Office of Research & Innovation
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Cheri Pettey
Chairperson
Advarra
Vasiliki Rahimzadeh, PhD
Vasiliki.Rahimzadeh@bcm.edu
Assistant Professor
Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Baylor College of Medicine
Margaret Rankovic
mrankovic@citiprogram.org
Director, Content and Education
CITI Program
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
Amy Rouselle, MPH, CIP
rouselle-amy@cooperhealth.edu
Director, Human Research Protections Program (HRPP)
Cooper University Health Care
Rebecca Rousselle, CIP
rebecca.rousselle@emory.edu
Director, Institutional Review Board
Emory University
Jessica Rowe, MA, MS, CCRP
jessica.rowe@yale.edu
Associate Director, HRPP and YCCI
Regulatory Compliance & Quality
Yale Human Research Protection Program
Office of Research Administration
Daniel Roysden, PhD, ThM
daniel.roysden@va.gov
Atlanta VA liaison to the Emory University Institutional Review Board
Atlanta VA Health Care System
Katherine Sahan, DPhil
kate.sahan@ethox.ox.ac.uk
Research Fellow, Ethical and Social Implications of the Clinical Use of Genomic Risk in Cancer Care
ETHOX Centre
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
Megan Singleton, JD, MBE, CIP
msingl16@jhmi.edu
Associate Dean for Human Research Protection and HRPP Director
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Caroline L. Slymon, CIP
slymonc@email.chop.edu
IRB Analyst III
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Elika Somani
elika.somani@nih.gov
Bioethics Fellow
NIH Clinical Center Department of Bioethics
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
Monique E. Tadeo, MS, CIP
tadeo.monique@epa.gov
Director, Program in Human Research Ethics and Oversight
EPA Human Subject Research Review Official
Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Ivy R. Tillman, MS, CCRC, CIP
tillman.ivy@mayo.edu
Director of Research Operations
Mayo Clinic
Emma Tumilty, PhD
emtumilt@utmb.edu
Assistant Professor & Associate Director of Graduate Studies
Institute for Bioethics and Health Humanities
University of Texas Medical Branch
Dawn Underwood, PhD
dawn.underwood@okstate.edu
Assistant Vice President for Research Compliance
Oklahoma State University
Carol Weil, JD
carol.weil.consulting@gmail.com
Consultant
Human Research Protections and Bioethics
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
Muhammad Zahid, MD, MPH, CIP
Muhammad_Zahid@DFCI.HARVARD.EDU
Associate Director, OHRS
Member, Institutional Review Board
Member, Scientific Review Committee
Office for Human Research Studies
Dana-Farber / Harvard Cancer Center
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