Contact Us

Virginia Commonwealth University
Office of Research
Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Richmond Academy of Medicine
1200 East Clay Street
P.O. Box 980261
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0261
Phone: (804) 827-1531

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Key contacts

Center and Core leadership

John Clore, M.D., M.S.
Director and principal investigator, CCTR program
Phone: (804) 828-9228
Email: jclore@mcvh-vcu.edu

David Allen, CPA, M.Acc.
Director, Administration
Phone: (804) 827-1936
Email: dwallen@vcu.edu

Kate Lapane, Ph.D.
Director, Education Core
Phone: (804) 628-2506
Email: kllapane@vcu.edu

Jonathan P. DeShazo, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate director, Biomedical Informatics Core
Phone: (804) 828-5509
Email: jpdeshazo@vcu.edu

Maghboeba Mosavel, Ph.D.
Co-director, Community Engagement Core
Phone: (804) 628-2929
Email: mmosavel@vcu.edu

Elizabeth Ripley, M.D., M.S.
Executive director, Clinical Research Services
Phone: (804) 828-1955
Email: eripley@mcvh-vcu.edu

Chris Gennings, Ph.D.
Director, Research Incubator
Phone: (804) 827-2058
Email: gennings@vcu.edu

Paul Mazmanian, Ph.D.
Co-director, Evaluation
Phone: (804) 828-0492
Email: pemazman@vcu.edu

Steven Woolf, M.D., M.P.H.
Co-director, Evaluation
Phone: (804) 828-9626
Email: swoolf@vcu.edu

Gordon Archer, M.D.
Co-director, Research Resources
Phone: (804) 828-0678
Email: garcher@vcu.edu

Paul Fawcett, Ph.D.
Co-director, Research Resources
Phone: (804) 828-0678
Email: pfawcett@vcu.edu

CCTR administration staff

David Allen, CPA, M.Acc
Director, Administration
Phone: (804) 827-1936
Email: dwallen@vcu.edu

Frances Dumenci, M.S.
Public Relations
Phone: (804) 828-7701
Email: fdumenci@vcu.edu

Jennifer Economy, M.S.H.A.
Administrative program manager
Phone: (804) 827-0472
Email: jeconomy@mcvh-vcu.edu

Michele Armstrong
Chief accountant/purchaser
Phone: (804) 628-2961
Email: maarmstr@vcu.edu

Sherry Bremer
Administrative assistant
Phone: (804) 828-9227
Email: sbremer@mcvh-vcu.edu

Elizabeth Micalizzi
Institutional liaison, ResearchMatch
Phone: (804) 827-9964
Email: eamicalizzi@vcu.edu

Biomedical Informatics Core (BIC) staff

Jonathan P. DeShazo, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Co-director, Biomedical Informatics Core
Phone: (804) 828-5509
Email: jpdeshazo@vcu.edu

Tim Aro
Manager, Information Systems
Phone: (804) 828-4448
Email: taro@mcvh-vcu.edu

Brian Bush, Ph.D.
Data manager
Phone: (804) 827-2172
Email: bjbush@vcu.edu

Abdoul Sosseh
Lead data analyst, VCU Health System
Phone: (804) 828-3498
Email: asosseh@mcvh-vcu.edu

Bobby Grier
Data analyst
Email: bgrier@mcvh-vcu.edu

Mike Alvarez
IT specialist
Email: malvarez4@vcu.edu

Michael Tran
IT specialist
Phone: (804) 628-4794
Email: tranpl@vcu.edu

Clinical Research Services (CRS) staff

Elizabeth Ripley, M.D., M.S.
Executive director, Clinical Research Services
Phone: (804) 828-1955
Email: eripley@mcvh-vcu.edu

Susan G. Kornstein, M.D.
Medical director, Clinical Research Services
Phone: (804) 828-5637
Email: skornstein@mcvh-vcu.edu

Lisa Ballance
Program development consultant
Phone: (804) 827-2262
Email: lballanc@vcu.edu

Lou Usry, R.N., CCRP, CNML
Senior manager, Clinical Research Services
Phone: (804) 828-9229
Email: lusry@mcvh-vcu.edu

Jose M. Rodriguez, M.B.A.
Research administrator and manager, Industry Relations, Clinical Research Services
Phone: (804) 628-2942
Email: jmrodriguez4@vcu.edu

Art Carpenter
Senior billing and financial specialist, Clinical Research Services
Phone: (804) 828-8237
Email: ajcarpenter@vcu.edu

Research operations support group staff, CRS office coordinators

Kimberly Bradley, EMT, CCRP
Manager coordinator pool, CRS Office
Phone: (804) 381-8439
Email: kbbradley@vcu.edu

Stephanie Burton, CRC
Phone: (804) 828-3887
Email: slburton@vcu.edu

Michelle Rhea, CCRC
Phone: (804) 381-8273
Email: mmrhea@vcu.edu

Esperanza Gilbert, CRC
Phone: (804) 385-5516
Email: egilbert@vcu.edu

Lisa Penn, R.N., B.S.N.
Phone: (804) 381-8433
Email: lfpenn2@vcu.edu

Mary Madu, CCRC
Phone: (804) 263-4068
Email: memadu@vcu.edu

Tamika Walthour, B.S., CRC
Phone: (804) 221-5011
Email: trwalthour@vcu.edu

Nursing staff, CRS

Yvonne Gotico, R.N.,M.S., CCRP
Assistant nurse manager, Clinical Research Services
Phone: (804) 828-4815
Email: ygotico@mcvh-vcu.edu

Robin Barber, R.N., B.S.N., CCRP
Phone: (804) 828-9101
Email: rbarber@mcvh-vcu.edu

Sherry Boyett, R.N., B.S.N., CCRP
Phone: (804) 828-9101
Email: slboyett@vcu.edu

Denise Branch, R.N, B.S.N., M.S., CCRP
Phone: (804) 828-9101
Email: dmbranch@vcu.edu

Glenda Bruce, R.N, B.S.N., CCRP
Phone: (804) 828-9101
Email: gbruce@mcvh-vcu.edu

Ethel Doggett, R.N., A.A.S.
Phone: (804) 828-9101
Email: edoggett@mcvh-vcu.edu

Lisa Hall, R.N., B.S.N.
Phone: (804) 828-9101
Email: lhall@mcvh-vcu.edu

Donna Kessel, R.N.
Phone: (804) 828-9101
Email: dkessel@mcvh-vcu.edu

Joelle Lemmons, R.N., B.S.N.
Phone: (804) 828-9101
Email: jlemmons@mcvh-vcu.edu

Betty Pleasant, R.N., B.S.N.
Phone: (804) 828-9101
Email: bpleasant@mcvh-vcu.edu

Janet Schmid, R.N., A.A.S., CCRP
Phone: (804) 828-9101
Email: jschmid@mcvh-vcu.edu

Robin South, R.N., B.S.N.
Phone: (804) 828-9101
Email: rsouth@mcvh-vcu.edu

Gloria Underdue, LPN
Phone: (804) 828-9101
Email: gunderdue@mcvh-vcu.edu

Joyce Pegeas
Office administrator
Phone: (804) 828-9101
Email: jpegeas2@mcvh-vcu.edu

Laboratory staff, CRS

Shirley L.T. Helm, M.S., CCRP
Laboratory manager and protocol manager, Clinical Research Services
Phone: (804) 828-9562
Email: shelm@mcvh-vcu.edu

Jing Li
Research associate, Clinical Research Services
Phone: (804) 828-9562
Email: jli@mcvh-vcu.edu

Bionutrition, CRS

Sakita Sistrun, R.D., M.S.
Bionutrition manager, Clinical Research Services
Phone: (804) 828-9226
Email: ssistrun@mcvh-vcu.edu

Shirley Kelsaw
Cook, Clinical Research Services
Phone: (804) 828-9225

Community Engagement Core (CEC) staff

Maghboeba Mosavel, Ph.D.
Director, Community Engagement Core
Phone: (804) 628-2929
Email: mmosavel@vcu.edu

Michael Royster, M.D.
Co-director, Community Engagement Core
Email: michael.royster@vdh.virginia.gov

Cornelia Ramsey, Ph.D.
Community research liaison
Phone: (804) 827-1513
Email: caramsey@vcu.edu

Myra Owens, Ph.D.
Program manager
Phone: (804) 828-9778
Email: mgowens@vcu.edu

Elisha Burke, M.Div., D.Min.
Community liaison
Email: eburke@vcu.edu

Education Core staff

Kate Lapane, Ph.D.
Director, Education Core
Phone: (804) 628-2506
Email: kllapane@vcu.edu

Jessica Waugh, M.S., M.I.S.
Curriculum coordinator
Phone: (804) 828-6671
Email: jlwaugh@vcu.edu

PJ Coney, M.D.
Director, Academy of Mentors
Phone: (804) 628-1701
Email: pconey@vcu.edu

Evaluation

Paul Mazmanian, Ph.D.
Co-director, Evaluation
Phone: (804) 828-0492
Email: pemazman@vcu.edu

Steven Woolf, Ph.D.
Co-director, Evaluation
Phone: (804) 828-9626
Email: swoolf@vcu.edu

Deborah DiazGranados, Ph.D.
Program evaluator
Phone: (804) 827-0142
Email: diazgranados@vcu.edu

Moshe Feldman, Ph.D.
Program evaluator
Email: mfeldman@vcu.edu

KL2 scholars staff

David Gater, M.D.
Director, KL2 Program
Email: drgater@vcu.edu

Mid-Atlantic Twin Registry (MATR) staff

Judy Silberg, Ph.D.
Scientific director
Phone: (804) 828-8153
Email: jsilberg@vcu.edu

Research Incubator (RI) staff

Chris Gennings, Ph.D.
Director, Research Incubator
Phone: (804) 827-2058
Email: gennings@vcu.edu

Leroy Thacker, Ph.D.
Biostatistician
Phone: (804) 827-2047
Email: s2lrthac@vcu.edu

Jacob (Jake) Wegelin, Ph.D.
Biostatistician
Email: jwegelin@vcu.edu

Wen Wan, Ph.D.
Biostatistician
Email: wwan@vcu.edu

Pamela Dillon, Pharm.D.
Research liaison
Phone: (804) 827-1519
Email: pmdillon@vcu.edu

Bonnie Quearry
Grant writer
Phone: (804) 827-1527
Email: bjquearry@vcu.edu

Research Resources Core staff

Gordon Archer, M.D.
Director, Research Resources Core
Phone: (804) 828-0678
Email: garcher@vcu.edu

Paul Fawcett, Ph.D.
Associate director, Research Resources Core
Phone: (804) 827-0975
Email: pfawcett@vcu.edu

Research Subject Advocate staff

Leo Dunn, M.D., M.S.H.A.
Research subject advocate
Phone: (804) 828-9770
Email: ldunn3@mcvh-vcu.edu