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