Our Team

Mission of the HRPP Department

The Human Research Protection Program is made up of a dedicated team of professionals who serve the research community to facilitate quality human research in a way that protects the rights, safety, and welfare of study participants and complies with ethical and legal standards for the conduct of science.

The HRPP Department is divided into four offices - each specializing in different areas of human research protections. To meet your needs, please contact the most appropriate office/staff person below.


HRPP Administration


IRB Fee Questions hrppreviewfee@utsouthwestern.edu
General Questions HRPP@UTSouthwestern.edu
 
Rhonda Oilepo, MS, CIP, CHRC, CHPC
Assistant Vice President for Human Research Administration
Phone: 214-648-6417
Erica Sawczuk, MBA
Administrative Manager
erica.sawczuk@utsouthwestern.edu
Phone: 214-648-9882     
Adaline Khamvongsouk, BS
Regulatory Assistant
adaline.khamvongsouk@utsouthwestern.edu
Phone: 214-648-2583
Channing Calton, BA
Financial Analyst/IRB Fees
channing.calton@utsouthwestern.edu
Phone: 214-648-9876
Kelechi Echendu, MS
Regulatory Monitoring Analyst
kelechi.echendu@utsouthwestern.edu
Phone: 214-648-2552

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Institutional Review Board (IRB) Office


Meyad Bird, BA, CIP
Director, IRB   
Phone: 214-648-5486
 

Expedited Review Team (including sIRB)

Hend Nadim, MBA
Program Manager

hend.nadim@utsouthwestern.edu
Phone: 214-648-3750 

 Expedited Reviewers
Amanda Smith, MPH
amanda2.smith@utsouthwestern.edu
Stephanie Francisco, BS, CIP
stephanie.francisco@utsouthwestern.edu
Brendan Paulman, MS
 
 Expedited Pre-Reviewers
Christina Howard, BA, CCRC
christina.howard@utsouthwestern.edu
Paula Arellano-Cruz, BS
paula.arellano-cruz@utsouthwestern.edu 
Cassandra Hamilton, BS
cassandra.hamilton@utsouthwestern.edu 
Anne Oguntoye, PhD, BSN
anne.oguntoye@utsouthwestern.edu 
Rumana Akhter, PhD
rumana.akhter@utsouthwestern.edu 
Vacant
 
Vacant
Vacant

 

Full Board Review Team & Investigator Relations

Erik Soliz, MS, CIP
IRB Manager

erik.soliz@utsouthwestern.edu
Phone: 214-648-0232 

 Full Board Meeting Managers

Tara Garcia, MS, RRT, CIP

IRBs 1 and 2
tara.garcia@utsouthwestern.edu  

Satish Veerla, MS, PharmD

IRBs 3 and 4
satish.veerla@utsouthwestern.edu  

 Full Board Pre-Reviewers
Heather Klug, PhD, MPH
heather.klug@utsouthwestern.edu  
Jungsoo Han, PhD
jungsoo.han@utsouthwestern.edu  
Vacant - Regulatory Analyst
 
 Investigator Relations
Amber Hicks, MBA
amber.hicks@utsouthwestern.edu  
Anna Antony, MA
anna.antony@utsouthwestern.edu  
 

Agreements & Special Projects

sIRB sirb@utsouthwestern.edu
 

Kimberly Hawkins, BA, CIP
Program Manager

kimberlya.hawkins@utsouthwestern.edu
Phone: 214-648-3378 

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Quality Assurance & Monitoring (QAM) Office


Kimberly Mapes, BA, CHRC
Director of Regulatory Support and Monitoring
Phone: 214-648-3680
 
 
Manali Thakkar, MS
Program Manager

manali.thakkar@utsouthwestern.edu

Phone: 214-648-6419

Scott Meyers, BS
Regulatory Monitoring Analyst
gregory.meyers@utsouthwestern.edu
Daryl Campbell-Pierre, PhD
Regulatory Monitoring Analyst
 
Vacant 
Regulatory Monitoring Analyst


Scot St. Martin, CIA, CGAP, CRMA
Senior Regulatory Associate

 

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Regulatory Support Office (RSO)


 
Kimberly Mapes, BA, CHRC
Director of Regulatory Support and Monitoring
Phone: 214-648-3680
 
CT.gov Support ctgov@utsouthwestern.edu
Sponsor Investigator Support sisupport@utsouthwestern.edu
 
Rasija Nambiar, MSc, PGDPM
Regulatory Scientist (CT.gov support)
rasija.nambiar@utsouthwestern.edu
Phone: 214-648-9880
Italya Hutchinson, MBBS
Regulatory Scientist (SI Support)
Italya.Hutchinson@UTSouthwestern.edu
Phone: 214-648-2137
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