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HRPP Advisory Committees
The goals of the HRPP Advisory Committees include:
- gathering honest feedback on the HRPP,
- identifying issues in review processes,
- and assessing the HRPP’s progress and success towards goals.
Researchers are encouraged to reach out to Advisory Committee members to discuss any concerns/issues or to request that a topic be brought to the HRPP for discussion.
HRPP Faculty Advisory Committee Membership
| Committee Member | Department | Campus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Peter Arnett | Psychology | UP | paa6@psu.edu |
| Dr. Michael Bernstein | Psychological & Social Science | Abington | mjb70@psu.edu |
| Dr. Valerie Brown | Pediatric Hematology & Oncology | COM | vbrown1@pennstatehealth.psu.edu |
| Dr. Meg Bruening, Co-chair | Nutritional Sciences | UP | mmb203@psu.edu |
| Dr. Melissa Butt | Family and Community Medicine | COM | mbutt1@pennstatehealth.psu.edu |
| Dr. Orfeu Buxton | Biobehavioral Health | UP | omb104@psu.edu |
| Dr. Laura Cruz | Schreyer Institute - Teaching Excellence | UP | lxc601@psu.edu |
| Dr. Danielle Downs | Social Science Research Institute, Kinesiology | UP | dsd11@psu.edu |
| Dr. Patricia Gordon | Human Genetics | COM | pgordon@pennstatehealth.psu.edu |
| Dr. Helene Hopfer | Food Science | UP | hxh83@psu.edu |
| Ms. Jennifer Kucera | Office for Research Protections | UP | jik5735@psu.edu |
| Ms. Rachel Lally, Co-chair | Office for Research Protections | UP | rcl5324@psu.edu |
| Dr. Benjamin Levi | Pediatrics | COM | blevi@pennstatehealth.psu.edu |
| Dr. Mack Ruffin | Family and Community Medicine | COM | mruffin@pennstatehealth.psu.edu |
| Ms. Debra Thurley | Office for Research Protections | UP | djd116@psu.edu |
| Dr. LJ Van Scoy | Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Critical Care Medicine | COM | lvanscoy@pennstatehealth.psu.edu |
HRPP Administrator Advisory Committee Membership
| Committee Member | Department | Campus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Bittner | Nursing | UP | cxt160@psu.edu |
| Katie Bode-Lang | Office for Research Protections | UP | kfb119@psu.edu |
| Jennifer Delwiche | Nursing | UP | jkd5990@psu.edu |
| Wes Heinle | Gastronenterology | COM | jheinle@pennstatehealth.psu.edu |
| Allison Henward, Co-chair | Education | UP | ash55@psu.edu |
| Beth Holmes | Public Health Sciences | COM | bholmes@pennstatehealth.psu.edu |
| Sara Horn | Office for Research Protections | UP | sjh246@psu.edu |
| Ms. Jennifer Kucera, Co-chair | Office for Research Protections | UP | jik5735@psu.edu |
| Rachel Lally | Office for Research Protections | UP | rcl5324@psu.edu |
| Crystal Sowers | Penn State Cancer Institute | COM | csowers1@pennstatehealth.psu.edu |
| Barbie Stahlman | Clinical Trials Office | COM | bstahlman@pennstatehealth.psu.edu |
| Tierney Wallace | Dermatology/Opthamology | COM | twallace3@pennstatehealth.psu.edu |
| Aiping Xiong | Information Sciences and Technology | UP | axx29@psu.edu |
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