Faculty and Staff Directory

KL2 Award Recipient 
hahmadzia@mfa.gwu.edu

Program Lead
Collaboration & Multidisciplinary Team Science
salyaman@childrensnational.org
202-476-6099

Bioinformatics Analyst
Children's Reseaerch Institute
pbanerjee@childrensnational.org

Post-Doctoral Fellow
Eric Vilain Lab
Children's Research Institute
hbarseghya@childrensnational.org

Faculty Lead
Recruitment Innovation Center
mberl@childrensnational.org
202-476-2545

Post-Doctoral Fellow
Eric Vilain Lab
Children's Research Institute
sbhattach2@childrensnational.org

Faculty Lead
Translational Workforce Development
rbushardt@email.gwu.edu
202-994-3564

MSHS in CTR Program
Translational Workforce Development
ychen@childrensnational.org
202-476-4923

Faculty Lead 
Collaboration & Multidisciplinary Team Science
kcleary@childrensnational.org 
202-476-3809

Administrative Program Lead
Participant & Clinical Interactions
ccolvin@childrensnational.org
202-476-5305

Program Lead
Community Engagement
dgdooley@childrensnational.org

Manager
Orphan Product Accelerator 
keskanda@childrensnational.org
202-476-6854

Research Nurse 
Participant & Clinical Interactions 
dfridge@childrensnational.org 
202-476-6851

Faculty Lead 
Integrating Special Populations 
Ngaba@mfa.gwu.edu

Manager
Regulatory Knowledge & Support
srgarrity@email.gwu.edu
202-994-6255

Program Lead 
Collaboration & Multidisciplinary Team Science
annieg@gwu.edu
202-994-4581

Faculty Co-Lead, KL2 Program 
KL2 Liaison to Translational Workforce Development
akhall@gwu.edu

Research Nurse 
Participant & Clinical Interactions 
mharris@childrensnational.org

Staff Biostatistician & Program Lead
Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Research Design 
nherrera2@childrensnational.org 
202-476-2705 

Faculty Lead 
Communications 
MHsieh@childrensnational.org

Faculty Lead
Informatics
bjacobs@childrensnational.org
202-476-3969

Biostatistician
Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Research Design
jjiang@childrensnational.org

Immunologist
Allergy and Immunology Department
MKeller@childrensnational.org
2024765843

Database Architect
Informatics
Co-Lead
Recruitment Innovation Center
dkkim@childrensnational.org 
202-476-6871

Faculty Lead
Collaboration & Multidisciplinary Team Science
Orphan Product Accelerator
sknoblach@childrensnational.org
202-476-6094

Program Coordinator
Participant & Clinical Interactions
ilaidlow@childrensnational.org
202-476-1077

Faculty Lead
Integrating Special Populations
climpero@childrensnational.org
202-476-5293

Faculty Lead 
Collaboration & Multidisciplinary Team Science
glotrecc@gwu.edu
202-994-9855

Faculty Lead 
Participant & Clinical Interactions
Trial Innovation Center 
RMLush3@email.gwu.edu

Biostatistician
Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Research Design
yanma@gwu.edu
202-994-0955

Faculty Co-Lead
KL2 Program 
anguyenm@childrensnational.orgz
202-476-5448

Faculty Lead
Pilot Translational & Clinical Studies Program
mcc@email.gwu.edu
202-994-8919

Faculty Lead
Evaluation & Continuous Improvement
kmcdonne@gwu.edu
202-994-6823

Faculty Lead 
Pilot & Translational Clinical Studies Program 
MMonagha@childrensnational.org

KL2 Scholar
sbmulkey@childrensnational.org
202-476-5815

Faculty Lead
Participant & Clinical Interactions
mnapolitano@gwu.edu
202-994-9099

Biorepository Tissue Lead
Participant & Clinical Interactions
jnazarian@childrensnational.org
202-476-6022

Program Lead 
Translational Workforce Development 
pokeefe@childrensnational.org

Program Lead 
Regulatory Knowledge and Support
dapaxton@email.gwu.edu

Bioinformatics - Infectious Diseases
Informatics
mlosada@gwu.edu
571-553-0243

Senior Software Developer
Informatics
202-994-6861

Program Lead 
Communications 
cgrobins@childrensnational.org
202-476-2629

 

Accredidation and Education Manager
Regulatory Knowledge & Support
mrossi@childrensnational.org
301-565-8485

Program Lead 
Regulatory Knowledge and Support 
SandersH@email.gwu.edu

Grants Enhancement Program
Pilot Translational & Clinical Studies Program
pscheidt@childrensnational.org
202-476-3121

Faculty Lead 
Quality & Efficiency 
RShah@childrensnational.org

Manager
Recruitment Innovation Center
lbsheriff@gwu.edu
202-994-4877

Co-Lead
Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Research Design
simmens@gwu.edu
202-994-7887

Co-Lead
Regulatory Knowledge & Support
jslutsman@childrensnational.org
301-565-8488

Co-Director, CTSI-CN
mismith@mfa.gwu.edu

Manager
Trial Innovation Center

Grants Enhancement Program
mtuchman@childrensnational.org
202-476-2549

Co-Chair
Orphan Product Accelerator 
jvandena@childrensnational.org
202-476-2893

Manager, Research Coordinator Pool 
Program Lead, Liaison to Trial Innovation Centers 
Program Lead, Clinical Studies Support Program 
RWalega@childrensnational.org

Biostatistician
Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Research Design
jlwang@childrensnational.org
202-476-2978

Scientific Director
Participant & Clinical Interactions
kmwillia@childrensnational.org
202-476-4952

Faculty Lead 
Integrating Special Populations 
GWinston@mfa.gwu.edu

Informatics 
lizworkman@email.gwu.edu 

Biostatistician
Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Research Design
naji@gwu.edu
202-994-4501