CCTS External Advisory Committee

  • Linda Cottler, PhD, MPH, FACE

    • Associate Dean for Research, College of Public Health and Health Professions
    • Dean’s Professor and Founding Chair, Department of Epidemiology, University of Florida
    Linda Cottler, PhD, MPH, FACE

  • David A. Gross, MPA

    Community Representative

    • Administrative Director for Education and Research, St. Claire HealthCare

     

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  • Michelle L. Hernandez, MD

    • Director, University of North Carolina (UNC) Child Health Research Network
    • Associate Medical Director, UNC Children’s Allergy And Asthma Center
    • Associate Director 0f Clinical Research and Faculty Director of Clinical Research Unit,  Children's Research Institute
    • Professor, Pediatric Allergy-Immunology, UNC School of Medicine
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  • Rachel Hess, MD, MS

    External Advisory Committee Chairperson

    • Professor of Medicine and Population Health Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine
    • Director, Health System Innovation and Research Program
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  • Coretta Jenerette, PhD, RN, AOCN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN

    • Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity, College of Nursing, University of South Carolina
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  • Katie Marks, PhD

    • Commissioner, Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental & Intellectual Disabilities, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
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  • Elizabeth Ofili, MD, MPH, FACC

    • Professor of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine
    • Director and Senior Associate Dean, Clinical Research Center & Clinical and Translational Research
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  • Clara M. Pelfrey, PhD

    • Evaluation Director, Clinical and Translational Science, Collaborative Center for Clinical Investigation, Case Western Reserve University
    Clara M. Pelfrey, PhD

  • Sheri L. Robb, PhD, MT-BC

    • Director, Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute KL2 Young Investigators Program 
    • Professor, School of Nursing, Indiana University
    Sheri L. Robb, PhD, MT-BC

  • Justin Starren, MD, PhD

    • Director, Center for Data Science and Informatics, Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute
    Justin Starren, MD, PhD

  • Timothy S. Tracy, Ph.D.

    Industry Representative

    • Principal, Tracy Consultants LLC
    Tim Tracy, PhD

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