OCTRI People and Programs

OCTRI is comprised of more than 10 teams that provide a wide variety of programs and services designed to support and advance clinical and translational research. 

Executive Leadership Team

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Professional portrait of Dr. Mary Samuels, Assistant Director of the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute.
Professional portrait of Chris Larsen, MS, Associate Director of Finance and Operations for the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute.

Chris Larsen, MS 
Senior Director, Finance and Operations
larschri@ohsu.edu

Professional portrait of Dr. Jackie Shannon, Associate Director for the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute.
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Trish Pruis, PhD 
Assistant Director, Strategic Planning and Communications
pruist@ohsu.edu

Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC)

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Rupali Avasare, MD
CTRC Assistant Director
avasare@ohsu.edu 

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Brian Booty, CCRP 
Clinical Research Manager 
booty@ohsu.edu

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Julia Jordan, MS, RD, LD 
Bionutrition Unit Manager 
jordanju@ohsu.edu

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Kelli Frost, BS 
Administrative Manager 
frost@ohsu.edu 

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Clive Woffendin, PhD 
CTRC Lab Manager 
woffendi@ohsu.edu 

Clinical Research Optimization: Navigator and Recruitment

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Kitt Swartz, MPH 
Assistant Director, Clinical Research Optimization
swartzk@ohsu.edu 
503-346-3540

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Kim Cook, MS
Assistant Research Navigator
cookki@ohsu.edu

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Heidi Funderburgh
Assistant Research Navigator
funderbh@ohsu.edu

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Meredith Zauflik, MPA
Recruitment Manager 
zauflik@ohsu.edu 

Community Research Hub

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Melinda Davis, PhD, MCR
Director, OCTRI Community and Collaboration 
davismel@ohsu.edu

Professional portrait of Laura Campbell, Manger of the OCTRI Community Research Hub.

Laura Campbell, MBA, MPH
Community Research Program Manager
camplaur@ohsu.edu

Data Science

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Jodi Lapidus, PhD 
Director, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD)
lapidusj@ohsu.edu 

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Barbara Brumbach, PhD
Co-Director, BERD
brumbacb@ohsu.edu 

Professional portrait of Dr. Mohammad (Adib) Adibuzzaman, Co-Director of OCTRI Informatics.

Evaluation Core

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Matt Honoré, MPA
Evaluation Director
honore@ohsu.edu

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Alexandra Dest, MPH
Evaluation Assistance Program Manager
dest@ohsu.edu

Health Experiences Research Network (HERN)

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Vivian Christensen, PhD
Co-Investigator, HERN
christev@ohsu.edu

Professional portrait of Lauren Tarlow, Research Associate for the OCTRI Chapter of the Health Experiences Research Network.

Lauren Tarlow, MS
Research Associate
saxtonl@ohsu.edu

Innovation Programs and Pilot Awards (IPA)

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Aditi Martin, PhD 
Director, IPA 
Senior Director, OHSU Collaborations and Entrepreneurship
martiad@ohsu.edu

Professional portrait of Jonathan Jubera, OCTRI Bomedical Innovation Program Senior Project Manager.

Jonathan Jubera, MBA 
Senior Project Manager, Biomedical Innovation Program 
jubera@ohsu.edu 

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Melissa Mudd, MPH
Alliance Manager, Entrepreneur Education
muddm@ohsu.edu

Professional portrait of Claudia Nakama, OCTRI Innovation Alliance Manager.

Claudia Nakama, MS
Innovation Alliance Manager
nakama@ohsu.edu

Regulatory Knowledge and Support (RKS)

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Bridget Adams, MSHS, CCRA
Assistant Director, Regulatory Knowledge and Support
adamsb@ohsu.edu 

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Ashley Price
Research Project Manager
price@ohsu.edu

Translational Workforce Development

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Katie Mosack, PhD
Associate Director, Workforce Development
mosack@ohsu.edu

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Andrea Ilg
Education Program Manager 
ilgan@ohsu.edu

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Melissa Mudd, MPH
Alliance Manager & KL2 Program Coordinator
muddm@ohsu.edu
503-494-1498

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Allison Fryer, PhD 
Director, TL1 Program 
fryera@ohsu.edu

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Anna Wilson, PhD
Director, TL1 Program
longann@ohsu.edu

Professional portrait of Dr. Terri Hough, OCTRI KL2 Program Director.
Professional portrait of Dr. Don Sullivan, OCTRI KL2 Program Associate Director.

Don Sullivan, MD, MCR
Associate Director, KL2 Program
sullivad@ohsu.edu

Finance and Operations

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Margaret Wade
Operations Manager
wadem@ohsu.edu

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Amy Ciolek
Project Administrator
ciolek@ohsu.edu

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Chris Sagar
Project Coordinator
sagar@ohsu.edu

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Danny Wilmer
Project Coordinator
wilmer@ohsu.edu

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James Trotter
Financial Analyst 2
trotterj@ohsu.edu

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Jenny Trotter
Financial Analyst 2
trotteje@ohsu.edu

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Star Leigh Wall
Senior Grants and Contracts Coordinator
walls@ohsu.edu