CCTST Leadership & Staff
CCTST Co-Directors
Jareen Meinzen-Derr, PhD, MPH
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Associate Director, Division of Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Co-Director, Faculty Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Professor, Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Jareen.Meinzen-derr@cchmc.org
Jeffrey Strawn, MD
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Professor and Associate Vice Chair of Research,
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience
University of Cincinnati
Email: Jeffrey.Strawn@uc.edu
Achala Vagal, MD
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Professor, Radiology
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Vice Chair of Research
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Email: Achala.Vagal@uc.edu
CCTST Administrative Staff
Sandy Geideman
Coordinator - Program Management
Email: Sandra.Geideman@cchmc.org
Taylor Groeschen
Program Management Specialist
Email: Taylor.Groeschen@cchmc.org
Nicholas Hogan
Financial Analyst II
Email: Nicholas.Hogan@cchmc.org
Emma Jones, MA
Communication Specialist
Email: Emma.Jones2@cchmc.org
Christy Keller, BTAS
Program Manager
Email: Christina.Keller@cchmc.org
Mo Kelly
Program Manager
Email: Maureen.Kelly@uc.edu
Connie Logan
Administrative Assistant
Email: Constance.Schenk@cchmc.org
Trina McFarland
Business Manager (UC)
Email: Katrina.McFarland@uc.edu
Krista Metz
Program Director
Email: Krista.Newland@uc.edu
Venois Peebles
Program Manager
Email: Venois.Peebles@uc.edu
Jamie Tharrington
Program Manager
Email: James.Tharrington@uc.edu
Michael Vierling, MBA
Business Director (CCHMC)
Email: Michael.Vierling@cchmc.org
Julie Wijesooriya, MPA
Research Community Liaison
Email: Julie.Wijesooriya@cchmc.org
CCTST Program Directors & Staff
Acute Care Research Council (ACRC)
Lynn Babcock, MD, MS
Co-Director, Acute Care Research Council
Professor, Pediatrics
Emergency Medicine
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Lynn.Babcock@cchmc.org
Jason McMullan, MD
Co-Director, Acute Care Research Council
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Email: Jason.McMullan@uc.edu
Timothy Pritts, MD, PhD
Co-Director, Acute Care Research Council
Division Chief, General Surgery
Vice Chair, Clinical Operations
Professor, Surgery
University of Cincinnati
Email: Timothy.Pritts@uc.edu
Jamie Tharrington
Program Manager, Acute Care Research Council
University of Cincinnati
Email: James.Tharrington@uc.edu
Eneida Mendonca, MD, PhD
Co-Director, Biomedical Informatics
Director, Division of Biomedical Informatics
Rieveschl Chair of Biomedical Informatics
Professor, Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Eneida.Mendonca@cchmc.org
Umberto Tachinardi, MD
Co-Director, Biomedical Informatics Chief Health Digital Officer,
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine & UC Health
Interim Chair, University of Cincinnati Department of Biostatistics, Health Informatics and Data Sciences
Associate Dean for Health Informatics & Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Email: Umberto.Tachinardi@uc.edu
Nicholas Ollberding, PhD
Director, Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Research Design
Division, Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Associate Professor, Pediatrics Department of Rehabilitation, Exercise, & Nutrition
University of Cincinnati
Email: Nicholas.Ollberding@cchmc.org
Jennifer Molano, MD
Co-Director, Center for Improvement Science
Director, Collaboration & Team Science
Professor, Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Email: Jennifer.Molano@uc.edu
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Brittany Rosen, PhD, MEd
Co-Director, Center for Improvement Science
Director, Evaluation
Research Associate Professor, Division of Adolescent & Transition Medicine
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Brittany.Rosen@cchmc.org
Taylor Groeschen
Program Management Specialist, Center for Improvement Science
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Taylor.Groeschen@cchmc.org
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Laura Hildreth, MS
Program Director, Center for Improvement Science
University of Cincinnati
Email: Laura.Hildreth@uc.edu
Anna Johns
Program Manager, Center for Improvement Science
University of Cincinnati
Email: Anna.Johns@uc.edu
Jackie Knapke, PhD
Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Email: Jackie.Knapke@uc.edu
Angela Mendell, MS, CCRP
Program Manager, Center for Improvement Science
University of Cincinnati
Email: Angela.Mendell@uc.edu
Jamie Tharrington
Program Manager, Center for Improvement Science
University of Cincinnati
Email: James.Tharrington@uc.edu
Lori Crosby, PsyD
Director, Community Engagement
Co-Director, Innovations in Community Research
Professor, Pediatrics
Division of Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Lori.Crosby@cchmc.org
Monica Mitchell, PhD
Co-Director, Community Engagement
Senior Director of Community Relations
Co-Director, Innovations in Community Research
Professor, Pediatrics
Division of Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Monica.Mitchell@cchmc.org
Farrah Jacquez, PhD
Co-Director, Community Engagement
Professor & Assistant Head,
Department of Psychology
University of Cincinnati
Email: Farrah.Jacquez@uc.edu
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Stacey Gomes, PhD
Senior Program Management Specialist, Community Engagement
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Stacey.Gomes@cchmc.org
Tinu Akintobi
Community Engagement Specialist, Community Engagement
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Tinuke.Akintobi@cchmc.org
Jane Strasser, PhD
Director, Ethics, Regulatory Knowledge & Support
Sr Associate Vice President for Research
Director, Office of Research Integrity University of Cincinnati
Email: Jane.Strasser@uc.edu
Holly Bante, PhD, MPH
Co-Director, Ethics, Regulatory Knowledge & Support
Assistant Vice President for the Office of Ethics in Industry Engagement, Office of Research
University of Cincinnati
Email: Holly.Bante@uc.edu
Richard Ittenbach, PhD
Co-Director, Ethics, Regulatory Knowledge & Support
Professor, Pediatrics Division of Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Richard.Ittenbach@cchmc.org
Meg Zeller, PhD
Director, K Scholars Career Development Award Program
Pediatric Psychologist, Research, Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology
Professor, Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Meg.Zeller@cchmc.org
Moises Huaman, MD, MSc.
Associate Director, K Scholars Career Development Award Program
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Email: Moises.Huaman@uc.edu
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Katherine Bowers, PhD, MPH
Associate Director, Division of Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Katherine.Bowers@cchmc.org
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Krista Metz
Program Director, K Scholars Career Development Award Program
University of Cincinnati
Email: Krista.Newland@uc.edu
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Jackie Knapke, PhD
Assistant Professor, Family & Community MedicineUniversity of CincinnatiEmail: Jackie.Knapke@uc.edu
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Jamilah Hackworth, EdD
Associate Director of Diversity & Vitality
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Jamilah.Hackworth@cchmc.org
Michael Seid, PhD
Module PI
Director, Health Outcomes & Quality Care Research, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
Member, James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence
Professor, Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Michael.Seid@cchmc.org
Peter Margolis, MD, PhD
Scientific Advisor
Co-Director, James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence
Professor, Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Peter.Margolis@cchmc.org
Jareen Meinzen-Derr, PhD
Module Director
Associate Director, Division of Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Co-Director, Faculty Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Professor, Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Shelley Ehrlich, MD
Module Director
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Shelley.Ehrlich@cchmc.org
Cole Brokamp, PhD
Collaborating Investigator
Division of Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Cole.Brokamp@cchmc.org
James Geller, MD
Co-Director, Pilot Translational & Clinical Studies
Medical Director, Kidney & Liver Tumors Program, Division of Oncology
Professor, Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: James.Geller@cchmc.org
Dennis McGraw, MD
Co-Director, Pilot Translational & Clinical Studies
Associate Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Director, Pulmonary Medicine
Cincinnati VA Medical Center
Email: Dennis.McGraw@uc.edu
Venois Peebles
Program Manager
University of Cincinnati
Email: Venois.Peebles@uc.edu
Mark Mitsnefes, MD, MS
Medical Director, Schubert Research Clinic
Professor, Nephrology & Hypertension
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Mark.Mitsnefes@cchmc.org
Michael Vierling, MBA
Business Director, Schubert Research Clinic
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Michael.Vierling@cchmc.org
Christy Keller, BBA
Program Manager, Schubert Research Clinic
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Email: Christina.Keller@cchmc.org
Patrick Ryan, PhD, MS
Program Director, Translational Workforce Development
Professor, Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Email: Patrick.Ryan@cchmc.org
Jackie Knapke, PhD
Associate Director, Translational Workforce Development
Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine University of Cincinnati
Email: Jackie.Knapke@uc.edu
Jason Blackard, PhD
Pipeline & Community Outreach, Translational Workforce Development
Professor, Internal Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Email: Jason.Blackard@uc.edu
Jennifer Veevers, PhD
Grant Development Specialist, Translational Workforce Development
University of Cincinnati
Email: jennifer.lowe@uc.edu
Anna Johns
Program Manager, Translational Workforce Development
University of Cincinnati
Email: Anna.Johns@uc.edu