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.


Office of Research Regulatory Affairs (ORRA) Administration


 
Rhonda Oilepo, MS, CIP, CHRC, CHPC
Associate Vice President of Research Regulatory Affairs
Phone: 214-648-6417
Erica Sawczuk, MBA
Administrative Manager
erica.sawczuk@utsouthwestern.edu
Phone: 214-648-9882
Claudia Ladzik, MEd
Administrative Coordinator
claudia.ladzik@utsouthwestern.edu
Phone: 214-648-7940
Barbara Simon
Administrative Associate
barbara.simon@utsouthwestern.edu
Phone: 214-648-XXXX
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
Scott Meyers, BA
Clinical Research Educator
gregory.meyers@utsouthwestern.edu

 

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Institutional Review Board (IRB) Office


Meyad Bird, BA, CIP
Director, IRB
Direct: 214-648-5486
 
Erik Soliz, MS CIP
IRB Manager
Direct: 214-648-0232
 
HRPP Questions HRPP@UTSouthwestern.edu
UTSW ETHOS Questions eIRB@UTSouthwestern.edu
 
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Program Managers 

Brendan Paulman, MS, CIP
Tara Garcia, MS, RRT, CIP
Hend Nadim, MBA, CIP

   

Expedited Review Team

Amanda Smith, MPH, CIP
amanda2.smith@utsouthwestern.edu
Cassandra Hamilton, BS
cassandra.hamilton@utsouthwestern.edu
Roshalette Pickens-Davis, BS
roshalette.pickens-davis@utsouthwestern.edu

 

Reliance and Pre-Review Team

Adrian Avila, BS
adrian.avila@utsouthwestern.edu 
Marilyn Maldonado, MS
marilyn.maldonado@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
Jungsoo Han, PhD
jungsoo.han@utsouthwestern.edu
Sahar Ismail, MS
sahar.ismail@utsouthwestern.edu 
Natalie Lemanczyk, MS
natalie.lemanczyk@utsouthwestern.edu 
 

Investigator Relations & Agreements

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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, CHRC, MS
Program Manager

Phone: 214-648-6419

manali.thakkar@utsouthwestern.edu

Daryl Campbell-Pierre, PhD
Regulatory Monitoring Analyst
daryl.campbell-pierre@utsouthwestern.edu
Karen De La Fuente, BS
Regulatory Monitoring Analyst

karen.d.delafuente@gmail.com

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

scot.stmartin@utsouthwestern.edu

Weam Ali, MS
Regulatory Monitoring Analyst

weam.ali@utsouthwestern.edu


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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
Italya Hutchinson, MBBS
Regulatory Scientist (SI Support)
Italya.Hutchinson@UTSouthwestern.edu
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