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 |
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Vacant |
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| 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 |
| Kimberly A. Hawkins, BA Business Analyst |
kimberlya.hawkins@utsouthwestern.edu Phone: 214-648-3378 |
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Institutional Review Board (IRB) Office
Meyad Bird, BA, CIP
Director, IRB
Phone: 214-648-5486
- Expedited Review Team
- Full Board Review Team
- Investigator Relations (submission finalization) & Committee Management
- Agreements & Special Projects
Expedited Review Team (including sIRB)
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Hend Nadim, MBA, CIP hend.nadim@utsouthwestern.edu |
| Expedited Reviewers |
| Amanda Smith, MPH amanda2.smith@utsouthwestern.edu |
| Cassandra Hamilton, BS cassandra.hamilton@utsouthwestern.edu |
| Vacant |
| Expedited Pre-Reviewers |
| Adrian Avila, BS adrian.avila@utsouthwestern.edu |
| Amber Hicks, MBA amber.hicks@utsouthwestern.edu |
| Michael Henson, BA, CCRC michael.henson@utsouthwestern.edu |
| Rumana Akhter, PhD rumana.akhter@utsouthwestern.edu |
| Zachary "Noah" Hendrix, MS zachary.hendrix@utsouthwestern.edu |
Full Board Review Team
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Tara Garcia, MS, RRT, CIP |
| Full Board Meeting Managers |
| Vacant
IRBs 1 and 2
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| Vacant IRBs 3 and 4
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Vacant
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| Full Board Pre-Reviewers |
| Anne Oguntoye, PhD, BSN anne.oguntoye@utsouthwestern.edu |
| Jungsoo Han, PhD jungsoo.han@utsouthwestern.edu |
| Sahar Ismail, MS sahar.ismail@utsouthwestern.edu |
Investigator Relations & Committee Management
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Erik Soliz, MS, CIP
IRB Manager
Phone: 214-648-0232
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| Anna Antony, MA anna.antony@utsouthwestern.edu |
| Heather Klug, PhD, MPH heather.klug@utsouthwestern.edu |
Reliance and Agreements
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Brendan Paulman, MS
HRPP Program Manager Reliance and Agreements
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Marilyn Maldonado, MS
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Quality Assurance & Monitoring (QAM) Office
Kimberly Mapes, BA, CHRC
Director of Regulatory Support and Monitoring
Phone: 214-648-3680
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Manali Thakkar, MS Phone: 214-648-6419 |
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| Daryl Campbell-Pierre, PhD Regulatory Monitoring Analyst |
daryl.campbell-pierre@utsouthwestern.edu |
| Karen De La Fuente, BS Regulatory Monitoring Analyst |
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| Scot St. Martin, CIA, CGAP, CRMA Senior Regulatory Associate |
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| Weam Ali, MS Regulatory Monitoring Analyst |
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Regulatory Support Office (RSO)
Kimberly Mapes, BA, CHRC
Director of Regulatory Support and Monitoring
Phone: 214-648-3680
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 |