Research Integrity Office Staff

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

Katie Joplin
Interim Research Integrity Officer
806.743.3427
katie.joplin@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.

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

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

Amy Patel, MS
Senior IRB Analyst
806.743.6020
pat28124@ttuhsc.edu
irb@ttuhsc.edu

Contact for questions about Human Subject Research submissions for all TTUHSC campuses.

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

Contact for questions about Human Subject Research submissions for all TTUHSC campuses.

Josefina Castillo
IRB Analyst
806-743-3600
josefina.Castillo@ttuhsc.edu
irb@ttuhsc.edu

Contact for questions about Human Subject Research submissions for all TTUHSC campuses.

Sonal Mehrotra
IRB Analyst
806-743-3600
Sonal.Mehrotra@ttuhsc.edu
irb@ttuhsc.edu

Contact for questions about Human Subject Research submissions for all TTUHSC campuses.

Jennifer Board, BS
Program Manager
806.414.9934
jennifer.board@ttuhsc.edu
coirc@ttuhsc.edu

Contact for questions regarding Cayuse access and required training for Human Subject research for all TTUHSC campuses, and regarding 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
Toni.denison@ttuhsc.edu
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.