Research Administration Leadership Team

Jeffrey Kahn MD, PhD- Medical Director of Research

• Provides oversight of Research Administration compliance, and adherence of medical and clinical functions.

Brenda Paulsen Med, VP Research

• Provides oversight of Research Administration compliance, and adherence of medical and clinical functions.

Deborah Town RN, MSN, CCRC, CHRC- Sr. Director of Research Administration

• Provides general oversight of Research Administration compliance, and adherence of ancillary administrative and clinical functions.
• Facilitates research credentialing for external researchers
• Facilitates research data requests

Victoria Brown PhD, MBA, CHRC-  Director of Research Administration

• Provides general oversight of Clinical Research staff (Coordinators, Associates, and Allied Health Professionals) within Research Department at Children’s Medical Center Dallas
• Facilitates Research Labor and Services Contracts
• Facilitates Facility Use and other Research-related Agreements (e.g., DUA, CDA)
• Facilitates External IRB Reliance Agreements
• Research Policies and Procedures
• Research Department Infrastructure and Operational Oversight
• Children’s Clinical Research Advisory Committee (CCRAC) Grant applications
• Service Package Grant applications
• Decedent Research requests
• Quality Initiatives vs. Research requests

Greg Gramling- Business Manager (research.finance@childrens.com)

• Provides oversight of financial aspects of the research initiatives at Children’s Health
• Billing compliance
• Research pricing for Service Order Agreement (SOA)

Andrew Hebert, MA, RRT, CCRC / Kara Lorduy, PhD – Team Leaders, Research Administration

• Research Coordinator Study Assignments
• Staffing requests

Mike Molai, BS – Team Leader, Quality and Research Education

• Provides oversight of quality and education research initiatives at Children’s Health
• Serves as lead Facility Reviewer of Children’s Health Performance Site Approval (PSA) application
• Serves as a resource for PSA process for all researchers at Children’s Health
• Leads efforts for Quality Reviews of Clinical Research

William Jones MS, CCRP - Clinical Research Educators  (research.education@childrens.com)

• Provide oversight and assessment of the educational needs of the Research faculty and staff at Children’s Health
• Clinical Research Continuing Education and Training
• Conference/Symposium/Workshop Coordination
• CME/CNE/CEU coordination
• Kita Cathey, MEd, CHC, CHPC, CHRC- Clinical Research Quality Specialist
• Primarily serves as a Facility Reviewer of Children’s Health PSA applications
• Performs Quality Reviews

Jayni George, RN, MHA, MBA - Clinical Research Quality Specialist

• Primarily performs initial review of SOAs
• Serves as Facility Reviewer of Children’s Health PSA applications
• Performs Quality Reviews

Taylor Gheen – Research Informatics System Analyst

• Performs all research data requests
• EPIC Administrator
• REDCap Administrator

Alisia Berry, Research Administration Coordinator 214-456-6220

• Provides support, coordination, and assistance for Research Administration
• Primary contact for Research administration