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CCTS Leadership

CCTS Director

Philip A. Kern, MD •  Biography
Director - Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Co-Director - Clinical Research Development and Operations Center
Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine
Director, Barnstable-Brown Kentucky Diabetes and Obesity Center
Associate Provost for Clinical and Translational Science
(859) 323-3775 •  philipkern@uky.edu

CCTS Associate Directors

Leslie J. Crofford, MD •  Biography
Director - Clinical Research Development and Operations Center
Associate Director - Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Gloria W. Singletary Professor and Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine
Director, Center for the Advancement of Women’s Health
(859) 323-4939 •  lcrofford@uky.edu

Alan Daugherty, PhD •  Biography
Gill Foundation Chair of Preventive Cardiology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine
Director, Cardiovascular Research Center
Associate Dean for Research, College of Medicine
(859) 323-3512 •  alan.daugherty@uky.edu

Jeffery Ebersole, PhD •  Biography
Alvin L. Morris Professor of Oral Health Research
Director, Center for Oral Health Research
Associate Dean for Research , College of Dentistry
(859) 323-5357 •  jleber2@pop.uky.edu

B. Mark Evers, MD •  Biography
Professor and Vice-Chair for Research, Department of Surgery
Director, Lucille P. Markey Cancer Center
Markey Cancer Foundation Endowed Chair
Physician-in-Chief, Oncology Service Line
(859) 323-6556 •  mark.evers@uky.edu

Debra Moser, DNSc, MN, RN, FAAN •  Biography
Linda C. Gill Chair in Nursing and Professor, College of Nursing
Director, Center for Biobehavioral Research in Self-Management
(859) 323-6687 •  dmoser@pop.uky.edu

Timothy S. Tracy •  Biography
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dean, College of Pharmacy
(859) 257-5290 •  tstr222@uky.edu

Stephen W. Wyatt, DMD, MPH •  Biography
Professor of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health
Dean, College of Public Health
(859) 218-2043 •  steve.wyatt@uky.edu

CCTS Program Directors

Heidi Milia Anderson, PhD •  Biography
Director -Tracking and Evaluation
Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
(859) 323-6589 •  hande2@email.uky.edu

Leslie J. Crofford, MD •  Biography
Director - Clinical Research Development and Operations Center
Associate Director - Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Gloria W. Singletary Professor and Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine
Director, Center for the Advancement of Women’s Health
(859) 323-4939 •  lcrofford@uky.edu

Mark B. Dignan, PhD, MPH •  Biography
Director - Community Engagement and Research
Professor of Medicine
Director, UK Prevention Research Center
(859) 323-4708 •  mbdign2@email.uky.edu

Linda Dwoskin, PhD •  Biography
Director - Drug Development and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Endowed Professor in Pharmaceutical Education, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Associate Dean for Research, College of Pharmacy
(859) 257-4743 •  ldwoskin@email.uky.edu

Greg Gerhardt, PhD •  Biography
Director - Novel Clinical and Translational Methodologies
Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Neurology, Psychiatry, Electrical Engineering
Director, Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Disease Research Center of Excellence
Director, Center for Microelectrode Technology
(859) 323-4531  •  greg.gerhardt@uky.edu

Todd Johnson, PhD •  Biography
Director - Biomedical Informatics
Professor and Director, Division of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health
(859) 323-3162 •  todd.r.johnson@uky.edu

Thomas H. Kelly, PhD •  Biography
Director - Research Education, Training, and Career Development
Robert Straus Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine
(859) 323-5206 •  thkelly@uky.edu

Richard J. Kryscio, PhD •  Biography
Director - Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design
Professor and Chair, Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health
(859) 257-1412 •  kryscio@email.uky.edu

Carl G. Leukefeld, PhD •  Biography
Director - Risk-Related Behaviors and Drug Abuse
Bell Endowed Alcohol and Addictions Chair
Professor and Chair, Department of Behavioral Science
College of Medicine
(859) 257-2355 •  cleukef@uky.edu

John Maher, PhD •  Biography
Director - Marshall University Partnership
Vice President for Research, Marshall University
(304) 696-4748 •  maherj@marshall.edu

Robert T Means Jr., MD
Director - Regulatory Support and Research Ethics
Professor and Senior Associate Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
(859) 323-5079 •  robert.means@uky.edu

Charlotte Peterson, PhD •  Biography
Director - Pilot and Collaborative Studies
Hamburg Endowed Professor
Associate Dean for Research, College of Health Sciences
(859) 323-1100 x80476 •  cpete4@uky.edu

Michael Reid, PhD •  Biography
Director - Translational Technologies and Resources
Shih-Chun Wang Professor and Chair, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine
(859) 323-6045 •  michael.reid@uky.edu

Jeffery Talbert, PhD •  Biography
Director - CCTS Portal
Co-Director - Biomedical Informatics
Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Science
Associate Professor, Martin School of Public Policy
Director, Institute for Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
(859) 323-7141 •  jeff.talbert@uky.edu

CCTS Program Co-Directors

Elodie Elayi, MS
Co-Director - Portal
Research Development Director/Concierge, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
(859) 323-7939 •  elodie.elayi@uky.edu

Eric Grulke, PhD •  Biography
Co-Director - Novel Clinical and Translational Methodologies
Professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering
(859) 257-6097 •  eric.grulke@uky.edu

Philip A. Kern, MD •  Biography
Director - Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Co-Director - Clinical Research Development and Operations Center
Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine
Director, Barnstable-Brown Kentucky Diabetes and Obesity Center
Associate Provost for Clinical and Translational Science
(859) 323-3775 •  philipkern@uky.edu

Steve Kraman, MD •  Biography
Research Participant Advocate, Regulatory Support and Research Ethics
Margaret Logan Colvin Chair in Lung Disease Research
Professor, Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
(859) 257-7335 •  steve.kraman@uky.edu

Richard M. Niles, PhD
Co-Director - Marshall University Partnership
Professor and Chair, Biochemistry and Microbiology
Associate Dean for Research, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
(304) 696-7322 •  niles@marshall.edu

Kevin A. Pearce, MD, MPH •  Biography
Co-Director - Community Engagement and Research
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Director, Kentucky Ambulatory Network
(859) 323-3592 •  kpearce@email.uky.edu

Martha Peterson, PhD •  Biography
Co-Director - Translational Technologies and Resources
Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics
Associate Vice President for Research
(859) 257-5478 •  mlpete01@uky.edu

Andrea (Milam) Pfeifle, PhD •  Biography
Co-Director - Tracking and Evaluation
Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine
(859) 323-6711  •  andrea.pfeifle@uky.edu

Peter Sawaya, MD •  Biography
Co-Director - Research Education, Training and Career Development
Professor, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine
(859) 323-5049, x 224 •  petersawaya@uky.edu

Nancy E. Schoenberg, PhD •  Biography
Co-Director – Community Engagement
Marion Pearsall Professor of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine
(859) 323-8175 •  nesch@uky.edu

Ada Sue Selwitz, MS •  Biography
Co-Director - Regulatory Support and Research Ethics
Director, Office of Research Integrity
(859) 257-2978 •  selwitz@email.uky.edu

Susan Smyth, MD, PhD •  Biography
Co-Director - Research Education, Training and Career Development
Associate Professor of Medicine and Physiology
Director, MD/PhD Program
(859) 323-2274 •  susansmyth@uky.edu

Carol Steltenkamp, MD, MBA •  Biography
Co-Director - Biomedical Informatics
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
UK Health Care Chief Medical Information Officer
(859) 323-5845 •  steltenkamp@uky.edu

Terry D. Stratton, PhD •  Biography
Co-Director - Tracking and Evaluation
Assistant Dean, Assessment and Evaluation, College of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine
 •  terry.stratton@uky.edu

Arnold Stromberg, PhD •  Biography
Co-Director - Biomedical Informatics
Professor and Chair, Department of Statistics, College of Arts and Sciences
(859) 257-6115 •  stromberg@uky.edu

Gerald Supinski, MD •  Biography
Co-Director - Research Education, Training and Career Development
Professor and Associate Chair for Research, Department of Internal Medicine
(859) 323-5045 •  gsupi2@email.uky.edu

Jeffery Talbert, PhD •  Biography
Director - CCTS Portal
Co-Director - Biomedical Informatics
Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Science
Associate Professor, Martin School of Public Policy
Director, Institute for Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
(859) 323-7141 •  jeff.talbert@uky.edu

Timothy Tarnowski •  Biography
Co-Director - Biomedical Informatics
Chief Information Officer, UK HealthCare
(859) 323-0098 •  tim.tarnowski@uky.edu

Thomas Tucker, PhD •  Biography
Co-Director - Biostatistics, Epidemiologist and Research Design
Associate Professor of Epidemiology, College of Public Health
Associate Director, Cancer Control and Prevention, Markey Cancer Center
(859) 219-0773 x225 •  thomas.tucker@uky.edu

Mary E. Vore, PhD •  Biography
Co-Director - Research Education, Training, and Career Development
Professor and Chair, Graduate Center for Toxicology, College of Medicine
(859) 257-3760 •  maryv@uky.edu

CCTS Administration

Jane S. Harrison, PhD •  Biography
Administrative Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Assistant Provost for Clinical and Translational Science
(859) 323-6583 or 2615 •  jane.harrison@uky.edu