40 Employees Complete Certified Research Specialist Program
| Forty employees received their certificates for successfully completing the Certified Research Specialist (CRS) program in 2018 during a Jan. 31 ceremony. Another 132 employees were re-certified in 2018.
The Office of Research Compliance’s CRS Program provides essential training in key areas for individuals involved in human subjects research at UAMS. Those interested in learning more about UAMS’ research efforts can also take the training. Certified Research Specialists complete 28 hours of coursework and pass a comprehensive proficiency exam.
Matthew Kovak was the 2018 recipient of the Bonny Hope Award for Excellence in Human Subject Research.
Each year, the Office of Research Compliance holds an awards ceremony to celebrate the efforts of program graduates, as well as those who recertified. This year’s keynote speaker was Lawrence Cornett, Ph.D., vice chancellor for research.
Matthew Kovak was awarded the Bonny Hope Award for Excellence in Human Subject Research. The awardee is chosen by the members of the Certified Research Specialist Program and must be a colleague who works directly in human subject research and demonstrates the following characteristics: dedication to the subject, respect for the subject’s sacrifice, devotion to research integrity, commitment to mentoring and enthusiasm for learning.
The 2018 graduates from the program are:
- James Allred
- Hannah Aston
- Williamina Bing
- Mary Blaine
- Vanessa Brill
- Amanda Brooks
- Irene Chedjieu
- Betty Davis
- LaKim Davis
- Rachel Dooley
- Heather Douglas
- James Douglas
- Lyndsay Dupree
- Danielle Evans
- Anna Evatt
- Ian Fischer-Laycock
- Janae Fisher
- Saki Fukuda
- Ronni Geary
- Tawana Gibbs
- Rachel Hale
- Neitrisha Harris
- Matthew Henry
- Deborah Hodges
- Rachel Jones
- Suresh Kannan
- Deanne King
- Lori Lednick-Hayes
- Mark McGhee
- Nicole McBride
- Brandi Mojica
- Rachel Purvis
- Anna Laura Rakes
- Andrea Roy
- William Rush
- Raj Singh
- Angela Trammell
- Denise Willis
- Heather Wright
- Catarina Young
Those who recertified in 2018 are:
- Laura Adkins
- Kathryn Allen
- Alexandra Annis
- David Avery
- Charles “Michael” Bailey
- Catrenia Banks
- Catrice Banks-Johnson
- Laura Bernock
- Suzan Blair
- Ashley Block
- Mariam Boota
- Jessica Boswell
- Margie Brackeen
- Angie Brock
- Ginger Brown
- Rita Hudson Brown
- Shaina Brown
- Tiffany Brown
- Bliss Caballero
- Gina Calhoun
- Suzanna Carlisle
- Brooke Carter
- Jean Chen
- Carrie Chiaro
- Pamela Christie
- Melisa Clark
- Hannah Coleman
- Antonina Conley
- Amanda Dawson
- Leah Dawson
- Leanna Delhey
- Regina Dennis
- Susan Smith Dodson
- Giuseppina Dusio
- Donna Eastham
- Remelle Eggerson
- Teresa Evans
- Lasha Fite
- Ashley Funderburg
- Jennifer Gan
- Jeff Gatling
- Shelly Gatling
- Mindy Gibbons
- Regina Gibson
- Patricia Gminski
- Chris Golden
- Dorothy Graves
- Amy Greenway
- Caesar Guevara
- Susan Hall
- Jill Harsch
- Sandra Hatley
- Kathleen Hicks
- Jennifer Hixon
- Angela Holland
- Joseph Holley
- Amanda Holloway
- Allison Hudson
- Mtonya Hunter-Lewis
- Nia Indelicato
- David Irby
- Jennifer James
- Holly Jarrell
- Amy Jenkins
- Judith Cooper Johnson
- Sue Johnston
- Jami Jones
- Alperdis Keyes
- Pamela Killebrew
- Holly Kitchens
- Matthew Kovak
- Teri Landrum
- Candi Langmaid
- Lynda Latourelle
- Lora Lawrence
- Brittany Lehman
- Austin Lovenstein
- Melissa McAdoo
- Jennifer McCluskey
- Hannah McCoy
- Vicky Montague
- Heather Moody
- Hope Mullins
- Rebecca Myrick
- Kennetha Newman
- Priscilla Newman
- Veronica Overton
- Shawna Owens
- Edith Paal
- Susan Panozzo
- Denise Pearson
- Chris Peralta
- Michele Perry
- Nathan Petty
- Carol Pierce
- Michael Preston
- Tia Prichett
- Kim Putman
- Renee Raines
- Shannon Ramer
- Amy Ramick
- Patty Reed
- Nancy Rhea
- Kristin Richmond-Clark
- Gail Runnells
- Sharon Walker Sandria
- Beth Scanlan
- Erica Sides
- Kacie Simpson
- Vernon Sincere Jr.
- Angela Smith
- Favrin Smith
- Monica Smith
- Robert Smith
- LaTunja Sockwell
- (Mary) Katie Stone
- Allison Streepey
- Tracy Thurman
- Lynn Vinson
- Daisy Wade
- Marlene Walden
- Cynthia Walton
- Michelle White
- Chester Wicker
- Gwen Wiley
- Beverly Williams
- Ralph Wilmoth
- Cynthia Witkowski
- Jeri Wolven
- Miranda Yelvington
- Jonathan Young
- Emily Youngblood