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
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Rhonda Oilepo, MS, CIP, CHRC, CHPC
Assistant Vice President for Human Research Administration
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Phone: 214-648-6417
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| Erica Sawczuk, MBA Administrative Manager |
erica.sawczuk@utsouthwestern.edu Phone: 214-648-9882 |
| Adaline Khamvongsouk 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 |
| Sandra Morones, RN, BSN, MSPH Clinical Research Educator |
sandra.morones@utsouthwestern.edu Phone: 214-648-6925 |
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Institutional Review Board (IRB) Office
Meyad Bird, BA, CIP
Director, IRB
Phone: 214-648-5486
- Regulatory Analysts and IRB Management
- Investigator Relations (submission finalization)
- sIRB (Reliance)
Regulatory Analysts and IRB Management
| Erik Soliz, MS, CIP IRB Program Manager |
erik.soliz@utsouthwestern.edu Phone: 214-648-0232 |
| Charles Akers, BS Analyst Program Manager |
charles.akers@utsouthwestern.edu Phone: 214-648-3750 |
Investigator Relations
| Amber Hicks, MBA Senior Regulatory Analyst |
amber.hicks@utsouthwestern.edu |
| Jungsoo Han, PhD Regulatory Analyst |
jungsoo.han@utsouthwestern.edu |
sIRB (Reliance)
| Kimberly Hawkins, BA, CIP Reliance (sIRB) Program Manager |
kimberlya.hawkins@utsouthestern.edu Phone: 214-648-3378 |
| Hend Nadim, MBA Senior Regulatory Analyst |
hend.nadim@utsouthwestern.edu |
| Vacant Regulatory Analyst |
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| Brendan Paulman, MS Regulatory Analyst |
brendan.paulman@utsouthwestern.edu |
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Quality Assurance & Monitoring (QAM) Office
| Kimberly Mapes, BA, CHRC QA & Monitoring Program Manager |
kimberly.mapes@utsouthwestern.edu Phone: 214-648-6419 |
| Italya Hutchinson, MBBS Regulatory Monitoring Analyst |
Italya.Hutchinson@UTSouthwestern.edu Phone: 214-648-2137 |
| Manali Thakkar, MS Regulatory Monitoring Analyst |
manali.shah@utsouthwestern.edu Phone: 214-648-6415 |
| Jeffrey Wilson, BS Regulatory Monitoring Analyst |
jeffrey.wilson@utsouthwestern.edu Phone: 214-648-9057 |
| Scott Meyers, BS Regulatory Monitoring Analyst |
gregory.meyers@utsouthwestern.edu Phone: 214-648-9820 |
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Regulatory Support Office (RSO)
CT.gov Support ctgov@utsouthwestern.edu
Sponsor Investigator Support sisupport@utsouthwestern.edu
| Eriko Iwatate, PhD, CIP Director, RSO |
eriko.iwatate@utsouthwestern.edu Phone: 214-648-3680 |
| Rasija Nambiar, MSc, PGDPM Regulatory Scientist (CT.gov support) |
rasija.nambiar@utsouthwestern.edu Phone: 214-648-9880 |
| Raj Varadarajan, PhD Regulatory Scientist (SI Support) |
ganapathy.varadarajan@utsouthwestern.edu Phone: 214-648-4066 |