Research Integrity Office Staff

Kristyn Sorensen, JD, PhD
Associate Vice President for Research Integrity
806.743.6006
kristyn.sorensen@ttuhsc.edu

Contact for questions about, or allegations of, Research Misconduct as defined under TTUHSC Operating Policy 73.07, Honesty in Research and Allegations of Scientific Misconduct.

Arezou Sadighi Akha, MS, MD
Senior Director of Research Oversight
806.743.4566
Arezou.Sadighi-Akha@ttuhsc.edu

Contact for general inquiries about resource management, research oversight, and operational complications.

Shelby Grubelnik, MS
HRPP and ESCRO Director
806.743.1442
irb@ttuhsc.edu

Contact for questions about Human Subject Research submissions from TTUHSC Lubbock Campus, and Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight (ESCRO) for all TTUHSC campuses.

Amy Patel, MS
IRB Analyst
806.743.6020
irb@ttuhsc.edu

Contact for questions about Human Subject Research submissions from TTUHSC Lubbock campus.

Ben Brugmann, PhD
IRB Analyst
806.743.1947
irb@ttuhsc.edu

Contact for questions about Human Subject Research submissions from TTUHSC Lubbock Campus.

Leslyn Boyles, MSHA
HRPP Director
806.414.9923
irb@ttuhsc.edu

Contact for questions about Human Subject Research submissions from TTUHSC Amarillo, Dallas, Abilene, and Permian Basin campuses, and ASU campus.

Rhea Jackson
IRB Analyst
806.414.9452
Florea.Jackson@ttuhsc.edu

Contact for questions about Human Subject Research submissions from TTUHSC Amarillo, Dallas, Abilene, and Permian Basin campuses, and ASU campus.

Jennifer Board, BS
Research COI & CMP Chief Analyst
806.414.9934
jennifer.board@ttuhsc.edu
coirc@ttuhsc.edu

Contact for questions regarding Cayuse access and required training for Human Subject research, as well as the Conflict of Interest in Research Committee (COIRC) for all TTUHSC campuses.

Sara Grano, MS, CPIA
IACUC Director
806.743.2027
sara.grano@ttuhsc.edu

Contact for questions about Animal Care & Use on all TTUHSC campuses.

Zachary Clark, MSHA
IBC Director / IACUC Analyst
806.743.3603
zachary.clark@ttuhsc.edu
ibc@ttuhsc.edu

Contact for questions about Institutional Biosafety on all TTUHSC campuses.

Toni Denison, MS, CPHQ
Director of Quality Improvement Review
806.743.4276
QIRB@ttuhsc.edu

Contact for questions about Quality Improvement projects from all TTUHSC campuses.

Chad Copeland, MPA, MEd, CHRC
Senior Director of Research Compliance / Chief Compliance Officer
806.743.4752
chadley.copeland@ttuhsc.edu

Contact for questions about Research Compliance and Regulatory Audits for all TTUHSC campuses.