{"id":2296,"date":"2023-04-18T10:55:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T14:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/?page_id=2296"},"modified":"2024-05-23T10:14:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T14:14:16","slug":"study-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/our-research-team\/study-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Study Staff<\/strong> includes clinical research coordinators and research assistants from all of the recruitment sites. They are responsible for screening and recruiting participants, collecting and managing data, and ensuring the study visits are conducted according to the study procedures.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #26529d\">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><div class=\"container-fluid divisions-container multi-column\">\n    \n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2023\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image-1.jpg\" alt=\"Savannah Bowers\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2023\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/directory\/savannah-bowers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Savannah Bowers                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p>Clinical Research Coordinator<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2023\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image.jpg\" alt=\"Julia Heinly\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2023\/06\/MicrosoftTeams-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/directory\/julia-heinly\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Julia Heinly                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p>Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2024\/08\/ember_headshot-Ember-Venkatesh-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ember Venkatesh\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2024\/08\/ember_headshot-Ember-Venkatesh-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/directory\/ember-venkatesh\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Ember Venkatesh                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p>Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n    \n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        (function($){\n            var entries = $('.entry-content');\n                entries.each(function(index, entry ){\n                    if( $(entry).find('.post-author').length === 0 ) {\n                        $(entry).parents('article.post.entry').css('min-height', '110px');\n                    }\n                });\n        })(jQuery);\n    <\/script>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><span style=\"color: #26529d\">University of Pennsylvania<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><div class=\"container-fluid divisions-container multi-column\">\n    \n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2023\/06\/samantha-Sam-Crabbe-1024x573.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Crabbe\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2023\/06\/samantha-Sam-Crabbe-1024x573.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n          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                <p>Clinical Research Coordinator<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n    \n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        (function($){\n            var entries = $('.entry-content');\n                entries.each(function(index, entry ){\n                    if( $(entry).find('.post-author').length === 0 ) {\n                        $(entry).parents('article.post.entry').css('min-height', '110px');\n                    }\n                });\n        })(jQuery);\n    <\/script>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><span style=\"color: #26529d\">Children&#8217;s Hospital of Philadelphia<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><div class=\"container-fluid divisions-container multi-column\">\n    \n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div 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rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Ahmed Mahmood                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p>Clinical Research Coordinator<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aaset-sp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1369\/2023\/02\/user-1-300x300-1.png\" alt=\"Katelyn Sanford\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" 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