Clinical Research Team

Director, James R. Rigas, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine

Clinical Operations Manager
Nancy Rollings, RN, MEd

Regulatory & Compliance Officer
Rebecca Carson Rogers, MA, CIP

Research Nurse Manager
Sara Simeone, RN, BSN

Support Staff

• Rebecca Beisler, Clinical Research Lab Specialist
• Dorie Belloni, Data Specialist for BMT
• Jennifer Chase, Administrative Assistant for OCR
• Aline Coffey, PhD, Clinical Research Committees Coordinator

Regulatory Specialists

• Nancy Birkrem
• Darcie Findley
• Sheree McCleary
• Nora Thebodo

Clinical Research Coordinators

• Kristina Brann (Neuro-Oncology Program)
• Cheryl Cutting (Gynecologic Cancer Program)
• Luann Graves (VA Coordinator)
• Susan Hammond (CALGB Followup)
• Jennifer Holmes (Radiation Oncology)
• Linda Kingman (Neuro-Oncology Program)
• Heidi McAllister (Lung/Thoracic Cancer Program, Comprehensive Breast Cancer Program)
• Crystallee Newton (Comprehensive Breast Cancer Program)
• Megan Patey (Hematology Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program)
• Kathy Phipps (Gynecologic Cancer Program)
• Patti Shorthill (Manchester)
• Brendan Slagle (Lung/Thoracic Cancer Program)
• Jo Strohbehn (Children's Oncology Group)
• Ingrid Svensborn (Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Cancer Program, Comprehensive Breast Cancer Program)
• Sue Tarczewski (Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Cancer Program)
• Ian Williams (Head and Neck Cancer Program, Phase I Clinical Trials Program)

Research Nurses

• Brian Highhouse, RN (Phase I Clinical Trials Program)
• Susan Hewes (Radiation Oncology)
• Sara Huber, RN (Thoracic Oncology Program)
• Susan Jones, RN (Phase I Clinical Trials Program)
• Linda Kirouac, RN (Manchester)
• Anthony G. Minichiello, RN (Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Cancer Program, Hematology Oncology, and Prostate/Genitourinary Programs)
• Ellen Parker, RN (Comprehensive Breast Program)
• Kimberly Sleeper, RN (Pediatric Cancer Program)
• Sandra Steel, RN (Neuro-Oncology Program)