Faculty and Staff
The program director is Cynthia Morris, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology and Senior Associate Director of OCTRI. 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.
Administration
Cynthia Morris, Ph.D., M.P.H. - Director
Karen McCracken, B.A., B.S.N. - Program Coordinator
Savannah McNichol - Instructional Assistant
Course directors
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)
- Clinical Research Design
- Applied Biostatistics I and II
David Buckley, M.D., M.P.H., - Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology
- Systematic Reviews
Ryan Cook, Ph.D., M.S.P.H. - Assistant Professor, Medicine, General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
- Clinical Research Design
Patty Carney, Ph.D. - Professor, Department of Family Medicine
- Scientific Writing and Data Presentation
Deborah Cohen, Ph.D. - Professor, Department of Family Medicine
- Introduction to Implementation Science
Jennifer DeVoe, M.D. - Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine
- Introduction to Implementation Science
Rachel Dresbeck, Ph.D. - Senior Director, OHSU Research Development
- Scientific Writing and Data Presentation
William Hersh, M.D. - Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology
- Medical Informatics
Alicia Johnson, M.P.H. - Biostatistian, Biostatistics & Design Program
- Clinical Research Design
Peter Mayinger, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
- 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
- Health Disparities Research
Barry Oken, M.D., Ph.D. - Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
- Biomarkers of Psychological Stress
Jeff Oltmann, M.Eng., P.M.P. - Adjunct Faculty, Division of Management
- Best Practices in Project Management
Kat Phillips, M.S.H.A., P.M.P. - Director of Health Equity, Adjunct Faculty, Division of Management
- Best Practices in Project Management
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
- 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
Nicole Steckler, Ph.D. - Associate Professor in Division of Management
- Leadership Skills for Team Science
- Organizational Mindsets for Effective Research Careers