About Us
Research Team
Hye-Chung Kum (PhD, MSW), Principal Investigator, Texas A&M Univ., Computer Science (information privacy), secondary data analysis (user)
Alva Ferdinand (DrPH, JD), co-Principal Investigator, Texas A&M Univ., Public Health and Law, IRB, DUA, secondary data analysis (user)
Eric Ragan (PhD), co-Investigator, Texas A&M Univ., Information Visualization, user study for human-computer Interaction
Cason Schmit (JD), co-Investigator, Texas A&M Univ., Public Health and Law, Information Privacy, IRB, DUA,
Daniel Basile, co-Investigator, Texas A&M Univ., Patient (chronic illness), Security Officer, IT support for research
Elmer Bernstam (MD, MSE), Principal Investigator for sub, UT Houston, Health Informatics, MPI, CER, Research Data Network coPI (user)
Jeffery Curtis (MD, MS, MPH), Consultant, ,UAB, Clinical, Research Data Network PI (user), CER, PCOR, ELSI
Jean Cadigan (PhD), Consultant, UNC at Chapel Hill, ELSI, IRB, Qualitative Research Methods
Ben Nowell, PPRN, Great Healthy Living Foundation; Arthritis Power Patient Powered Research Network (PPRN)
Leonard J Nelson, ELSI Expert, Vice chair of the IRB for St. Vincent’s and St. Vincent’s East Hospitals
Methods Advisory Committee
Sean O’Brian, Duke University, PI of PCORI project on Privacy
Li Xiong, Emory University, PI of PCORI project on Privacy
Ashok Krishnamurthy, UNC at Chapel Hill, Co-I on Mid-South CDRN
Peter Yu, Texas A&M Univ., HIPAA Privacy Officer
Jeff Baumes, Kitware, Open source health application
User Advisory Committee
Michael Morrisey, Texas A&M Univ., Linking claims data
Eva Shipp, Texas A&M Univ, Research data network PI.
Robin Clark, U of Mass., MA all payer database
Alison Fraser, U of Utah, Linking data for cancer outcomes
Stacie Dusetzina, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Research Staff
Theodoros Giannouchos
Qinbo Li
Mahin Ramzani
Kobi Ajayi
Alumni
Gurudev Ilangovan
Yumei Li
Debra Tan
Han Wang