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
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, 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
- Expedited Review Team
- Full Board Review Team
- Investigator Relations (submission finalization) & Committee Management
- Agreements & Special Projects
Expedited Review Team (including sIRB)
Hend Nadim, MBA hend.nadim@utsouthwestern.edu |
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 |
Cassandra Hamilton, BS cassandra.hamilton@utsouthwestern.edu |
Anne Oguntoye, PhD, BSN anne.oguntoye@utsouthwestern.edu |
Rumana Akhter, PhD rumana.akhter@utsouthwestern.edu |
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Full Board Review Team
Tara Garcia, MS, RRT, CIP |
Full Board Meeting Managers |
Heather Klug, PhD, MPH IRBs 1 and 2 |
Satish Veerla, MS, PharmD IRBs 3 and 4 |
Vacant |
Full Board Pre-Reviewers |
Michael Henson, BA, CCRC michael.henson@utsouthwestern.edu |
Jungsoo Han, PhD jungsoo.han@utsouthwestern.edu |
Cuthbert (Ziwo) Titiahonjo, PharmD cuthbert.titiahonjo@utsouthwestern.edu |
Investigator Relations & Committee Management
Erik Soliz, MS, CIP erik.soliz@utsouthwestern.edu |
Amber Hicks, MBA amber.hicks@utsouthwestern.edu |
Anna Antony, MA anna.antony@utsouthwestern.edu |
Agreements & Special Projects
Kimberly Hawkins, BA, CIP kimberlya.hawkins@utsouthwestern.edu |
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Quality Assurance & Monitoring (QAM) Office
Manali Thakkar, MS manali.thakkar@utsouthwestern.edu Phone: 214-648-6419 |
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Scott Meyers, BS Regulatory Monitoring Analyst |
gregory.meyers@utsouthwestern.edu |
Daryl Campbell-Pierre, PhD Regulatory Monitoring Analyst |
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Vacant Regulatory Monitoring Analyst |
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Scot St. Martin, CIA, CGAP, CRMA Senior Regulatory Associate |
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Regulatory Support Office (RSO)
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 |