Faculty and Staff

Administration

Katie Mosack, Ph.D., M.S. - Director, mosack@ohsu.edu

Andrea Ilg - Education Program Coordinator, ilgan@ohsu.edu

Rachel Ziejka, M.S. - Curriculum Project Coordinator, ziejka@ohsu.edu

Email: hip@ohsu.edu

Human Investigations Program
Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (OCTRI)
OHSU Mail Code: SN4N
3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, OR  97239-3098

Course directors

Courses are taught by clinical and translational scientists from the OHSU faculty to give students exposure to a diverse group of instructors with many perspectives and talents.  The course director for each course was selected for their expertise in clinical and translational research and excellence as a teacher.

Mohammad (Adib) Adibuzzaman, Ph.D.
Co-Director, OCTRI Informatics

  • Data Science for Clinical and Translational Research

Barbara Brumbach, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD)

  • Applied Biostatistics I and II

Ryan Cook, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.
Assistant Professor, Medicine, General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics

  • Clinical Research Design

Deborah Cohen, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Family Medicine 

  • Introduction to Implementation Science

Rachel Dresbeck, Ph.D.
Senior Director, OHSU Research Development

  • Scientific Writing and Data Presentation 

Sue Flocke, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Family Medicine; Co-leader, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

  • Introduction to Implementation Science

Haley Holmer, P.H.D., M.P.H.
Investigator, Scientific Resource Center, AHRQ EPC Program

  • Systematic Reviews

William Hersh, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology 

  • Medical Informatics

Peter Mayinger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension; Co-Director, Physician-Scientist Experience

  • Molecular and Cellular Approaches to Disease

Cynthia Morris, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Professor in Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology 

  • Clinical Research Design
  • Proposal Development
  • Fundamentals of Randomized Clinical Trials

Barry Oken, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine

  • Biomarkers of Psychological Stress

Moira Ray, M.D., M.P.H
Associate Professor of Family Medicine, School of Medicine

  • Evidence-based Medicine Seminar

Dora Raymaker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Regional Research Institute, PSU School of Social Work

  • Community-Based Research

Kathryn Schuff, M.D., M.C.R.
Professor, Endocrinology; Chair, OHSU Institutional Review Board Vice Chair; Co-Director Physician-Scientist Experience

  • Protection of Human Subjects

M.E. Beth Smith, D.O., F.A.C.P.
Associate Professor in Medicine and Health Promotion and Sports Medicine

  • Clinical Research Design

Priya Srikanth, M.P.H.
Biostatistian, Biostatistics & Design Program; Instructor, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health

  • Clinical Research Design

Nicole Steckler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Division of Management 

  • Leadership Skills for Team Science 
  • Organizational Mindsets for Effective Research Careers

Hans VanDerSchaaf, Ph.D., M.P.A. 
Adjunct Faculty, Division of Management

  • Best Practices in Project Management