IU-ROYBAL Personnel
Core Personnel Steering Committee Community Advisory Board
 

Core Personnel
The Core Personnel lead and direct all activities of IU-Roybal's Management and Administrative Core and the Pilot Core. They chair and participate in local IU-Roybal committees and serve as ambassadors for IU-Roybal at national meetings and symposia.
    The Core Personnel are faculty and staff members of the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc.

Christopher M. Callahan, MD
IU-Roybal Principal Investigator & Co-Director

Dr. Callahan directs the activities of the Management and Administrative Core. The MAC provides support for all planning, organization, evaluation and administrative activities of IU-Roybal, as well as overseeing dissemination efforts. He also assists in the activities of the Pilot Core. Dr. Callahan is founding director of the IU Center for Aging Research.

Daniel O. Clark, PhD
IU-Roybal Co-Principal Investigator & Co-Director

Dr. Clark leads the Pilot Core activities. He is responsible for all aspects of the core, from review of pilot study proposals to monitoring and managing funded projects. He facilitates project access to IU Center for Aging Research and Regenstrief Institute resources. Dr. Clark also assists in the activities of the MAC.

Bridget A. Fultz, MA
IU-Roybal Program Manager

Ms. Fultz assists Drs. Callahan and Clark in the conduct of both the MAC and Pilot Core, including pilot study management, preparation and dissemination of reports, and in all aspects of IU-Roybal communications. She is Program Manager of Research Operations at the IU Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc.

   

Steering Committee
Using expertise in health services research, medical informatics, implementation research, and sociology, the steering committee members assist the IU-Roybal Co-PI's by developing consensus recommendations on how to maintain center progress and prioritize new ventures and opportunities. Dr. Callahan chairs this committee.

Paul Dexter, MD
Research Scientist, Regenstrief Institute
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine

Thomas Inui, MD
President & CEO of Regenstrief Institute
Regenstrief Senior Chair
Professor of Medicine & Associate
    Dean for Health Care Research
Indiana University School of Medicine

Eliza Pavalko, PhD
Affililated Scientist, IUCAR
Professor, Department of Sociology
Indiana University

Linda Williams, MD
Affililated Scientist, IUCAR
Research Scientist, Regenstrief Institute
Associate Professor of Neurology, IUSM
Physician Scientist & Staff Neurologist
   Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center

   
Community Advisory Board
The purpose of the Community Advisory Board is to provide IU-Roybal with a connection to the local community and its agencies, industry, and government; to communicate the needs and big picture of the respective members' organizations and constituents; and to facilitate community partnerships.  

Russell F. Blowers
Senior Minister Emeritus
East 91st Street Christian Church
Indianapolis

Virginia A. Caine, MD
Director, Marion County Health Department
Indianapolis

Jeffrey C. Darnell, MD
Professor of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine

Duane Etienne
President & CEO
CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions
Indianapolis

Angela Barron McBride, PhD
Dean Emerita & Distinguished Professor
Indiana University School of Nursing

John Pipas
President & Chief Executive Officer
VNS Healthcare System

   
 
 
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