CCTSI Leadership Directory

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Administrative Core

Dr. Ronald Sokol

Ronald Sokol MD, FAASLD

CCTSI Director Distinguished Professor, Pediatrics-Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Janine Higgins, PhD

Janine Higgins PhD

CCTSI Director of Operations Professor, Medicine - Admin Research
Tim Lockie, MBA

Tim Lockie MS, MBA

CCTSI Director of Finance and Administration


Dissemination and Implementation Research

Bethany Kwan, PhD, MSPH

Bethany Kwan PhD, MSPH

Director of Dissemination and Implementation Research, Co-Director of PEET, Associate Vice Chair for Research, Department of Emergency Medicine


Clinical Translational Sciences Workforce Development

Lisa Cicutto

Lisa Cicutto PhD

Translational Workforce Development T32 Pre- and Post-Doctoral Fellowships


Education, Training, and Career Development

Ellen Burnham, MD, MSc

Ellen Burnham MD

CCTSI Director of K12 Program, Co-PI, Colorado T32 Training Program in Pulmonary Disease, Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care
Lisa Cicutto

Lisa Cicutto PhD

Translational Workforce Development T32 Pre- and Post-Doctoral Fellowships


Community Engagement

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Donald E Nease, Jr. MD

Director of Community Engagement, Adjoint Professor, Family Medicine
Matthew DeCamp, MD

Matthew DeCamp MD, PhD

Community Engagement Associate Director, Professor, Medicine - Internal Medicine
Montelle Tamez 2024

Montelle Tamez

Deputy Director of Community Engagement


Clinical Translational Sciences Resources and Services

Janine Higgins, PhD

Janine Higgins PhD

CCTSI Director of Operations Professor, Medicine - Admin Research
Kevin Messacar, MD, PhD

Kevin Messacar MD, PhD

CCTSI Associate Director of Resources and Services, Professor, Pediatrics - Infectious Diseases


Biostatics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD)

Nichole Carlson, PhD

Nichole Carlson PhD

Director of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD), Director of Center for Innovative Design & Analysis (CIDA)


Health Informatics

Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer, PhD

Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer PhD

Director of Translational Informatics Chief, Division of Artificial Medical Intelligence, Opthalmology
Thomas Yaeger

Thomas Yaeger BS

Director of Research Informatics, Consultation, and Technology Services


Clinical Translational Sciences Pilots Grant Program

Natalie Serkova, PhD

Natalie Serkova PhD, MSc

Director of CCTSI Pilot Translational Studies, Professor, Radiology


Pragmatic EHR-Embedded Trials (PEET)

Bethany Kwan, PhD, MSPH

Bethany Kwan PhD, MSPH

Director of Dissemination and Implementation Research, Co-Director of PEET, Associate Vice Chair for Research, Department of Emergency Medicine
Neil Aggarwal, MD

Neil Aggarwal

PEET Co-Director, Director of Critical Care Research, Associate Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care


Research Studios

Jane Reusch, MD

Jane Reusch MD

CCTSI Studio Program Director, Associate Director Center of Women's Health Research, Professor, Medicine - Endocrinology/Metabolism/Diabetes
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Allan Prochazka MD

CCTSI Research Studios Co-Director, Adjoint Professor, Medicine-Internal Medicine


Marketing and Communications

Wendy Meyer, MA

Wendy Meyer MA

Director of Marketing and Communications


Trial Innovation Network (TIN)

Dr. Tom Campbell

Thomas Campbell MD

TIN Hub Liaison Team, CCSTI Adult CTRC Medical Director, Professor, Medicine-Infectious Disease


Research, Knowledge, and Support (RKS)

Cecelia Low Wang, MD

Cecilia Low Wang MD

CCTSI Director of RKS, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Professor, Medicine - Endocrinology/Metabolism/Diabetes


Program Evaluation and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

Goldie Komaie

Goldie Komaie PhD

Senior Program Evaluator, CU Denver
Leah Emerick

Leah Emerick MS

Director of CQI, Program Evaluation


Innovation Ecosystem

Cathy Bodine

Cathy Bodine PhD, CCC-SLP

Director of I-Corps, Associate Professor


Early Life Exposures Research Program

Teri Hernandez, PhD, RN

Teri Hernandez PhD, RN, FAAN

Early Life Exposures Program Associate Dean of Research & Scholarship
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