UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science

Center for Clinical and Translational Science  |  740 S. Limestone  |  Lexington, KY 40536-0284  |  (859) 323-2615

CCTS Leadership

CCTS Director

C. William Balke, MD •  Biography
Associate Provost for Clinical and Translational Science
Co-Director - KF-1 Clinical Research Development and Operations Center
Director - Mentored Career Development Program, KF-9 Training, Education and Mentoring
(859) 323-9093 •  cwbalk2@email.uky.edu

CCTS Associate Directors

Leslie J. Crofford, MD •  Biography
Chief - Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine
Director - KF-1 Clinical Research Development and Operations Center
Director - KF-5 Pilot and Collaborative Studies
(859) 323-4939 •  lcrofford@uky.edu

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

CCTS Administrative Director

Jane S. Harrison, PhD •  Biography
Assistant Provost for Clinical and Translational Science
Co-Director - KF-9 Training, Education and Mentoring
(859) 323-6583 or 0237 •  jane.harrison@uky.edu

CCTS Program Directors

Heidi Milia Anderson, PhD •  Biography
Director - Assessment, Evaluation and Metrics
(859) 323-6589 •  hande2@email.uky.edu

Joseph Conigliaro, MD, MPH •  Biography
Director - KF-4 Biomedical Informatics Core
(859) 323-5845 •  jconigliaro@uky.edu

Mark B. Dignan, PhD, MPH •  Biography
Director - KF-7 Novel Clinical and Translational Methodologies
(859) 323-4708 •  mbdig2@email.uky.edu

Thomas S. Foster, PharmD •  Biography
Director - KF-3 Bioethics and Research Integrity Committee
(859) 323-5329 •  foster@email.uky.edu

Thomas H. Kelly, PhD •  Biography
Director - KF-9 Training, Education and Mentoring
(859) 323-5206 •  thkelly@uky.edu

Richard J. Kryscio, PhD •  Biography
Director - KF-2 Biostatistics, Design and Research Ethics
(859) 257-1412 •  kryscio@email.uky.edu

Kevin A. Pearce, MD, MPH •  Biography
Director - KF-6 Research and Engagement for Advancing Community Health
(859) 323-3592 •  kpearce@email.uky.edu

James W. Tracy, PhD •  Biography
Director - KF-8 Translational Technologies and Resources
(859) 257-5294 •  jtracy@email.uky.edu

Geanie Umberger, PhD, MSPH, RPh
Director - Concierge and Industry Liaison Programs, KF-8 Translational Technologies and Resources
Co-Director - KF-8 Translational Technologies and Resources
Administrative Co-Director - Communications and Public Liaison
(859) 323-4779 •  geanie.umberger@uky.edu

Mary E. Vore, PhD •  Biography
Director - Pre-doctoral Research Training Program, KF-9 Training, Education and Mentoring
(859) 257-3760 •  maryv@uky.edu

CCTS Program Co-Directors

Eleanora Bird, MS
Co-Director - Assessment, Evaluation and Metrics
(859) 257-5356 •  erbird0@email.uky.edu

D. Alan Butterfield, PhD
Co-Director - KF-8 Translational Technologies and Resources
(859) 257-3184 •  dabcns@uky.edu

Richard R. Clayton, PhD
Co-Director - KF-6 Research and Engagement for Advancing Community Health
(859) 218-2037 •  clayton@uky.edu

Peter N. Gilbert, MSF
Administrative Co-Director - Budget
(859) 323-6543 •  peter.gilbert@uky.edu

Leonard E. Heller, EdD
Co-Director - KF-8 Translational Technologies and Resources
(859) 218-6512 •  econdev@uky.edu

Patrick J. McNamara, PhD
Co-Director - KF-7 Novel Clinical and Translational Methodologies
(859) 257-8656 •  pmcnamar@email.uky.edu

James C. Norton, PhD
Co-Director - KF-6 Research and Engagement for Advancing Community Health
(859) 323-8018 •  jnorton@email.uky.edu

Ada Sue Selwitz, MS
Co-Director - KF-3 Bioethics and Research Integrity Committee
(859) 257-2978 •  selwitz@email.uky.edu

Carol Steltenkamp, MD, MBA
Co-Director - KF-4 Biomedical Informatics Core
(859) 323-5845 •  steltenkamp@uky.edu

Arnold Stromberg, PhD
Co-Director - KF-4 Biomedical Informatics Core
(859) 257-6115 •  stromberg@uky.edu

Jeffery Talbert, PhD
Co-Director - Biomedical Informatics Core
(859) 260-1960 •  jtalbert@rdmc.org

Jay Zwischenberger, MD
Co-Director - KF-7 Novel Clinical and Translational Methodologies
(859) 323-6013 •  j.zwische@uky.edu