Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Coordination and Evaluation Center (CEC)

Overview

The overall objective of the FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center (CEC) at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), is to conduct a comprehensive evaluation grounded in realist evaluation theory, by collaborating with FIRST Cohort awardees to iteratively assess the impact of key institutional culture change strategies and other innovative approaches implemented at FIRST Cohort sites to promote inclusive excellence.

The FIRST CEC Investigators collectively have over 100 years of national consortia management, research and mentoring collaboration with expertise in Coordination and Management of large research networks, Data Management, Evaluation, Dissemination and Communication, including experience leading the Research Centers at Minority Institutions (RCMI) Coordinating Center (CC); the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN); the Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance (Georgia CTSA); the Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) and Cancer partnerships (PACHE). These assets and the team’s expertise uniquely position MSM to lead the FIRST CEC.

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FIRST CEC Leadership

Elizabeth Ofili, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Contact Principal Investigator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center Morehouse School of Medicine

This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine

Brian Rivers, PhD, MPH

Multi-Principal Investigator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center Morehouse School of Medicine

This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine

Alexander Quarshie, MD, MS, FGCPS

Professor of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics, Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Biomedical Informatics Program Director, Director of Informatics/Co-Investigator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center, Co-Director of Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance (CTSA), Informatics lead, RCMI Data Co-ordinating Center Morehouse School of Medicine

This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine

Ernest Alema-Mensah, PhD, MS, DMin, MDV

Associate Professor of Community Health & Preventive Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine

This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine

Muhammed Y. Idris, PhD

Assistant Professor for Department of Medicine, Data Scientist/Co-Investigator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center Morehouse School of Medicine

This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine

Mohamed Mubasher, MA, PhD

Professor of Community Health & Preventive Medicine, Senior Biostatistician/Co-Investigator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center Morehouse School of Medicine

This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine

Daniel Sarpong, PhD

Lead Evaluator/Co-Investigator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center Yale University

This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Yale University

Yulia Strekalova, PhD, MBA

Co-Lead Evaluator/Co-Investigator of FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center University of Florida Gainesville

This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from University of Florida Gainesville

Douglas Landsittel, PhD

Data Management/Co-Investigator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center Indiana University

This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Indiana University

Maritza Salazar Campo, PhD

Organizational Learning/Co-Investigator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center University of California Irvine

This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from University of California Irvine

Linda Pololi, MBBS

Lead, C-Change Faculty Survey/Co-Investigator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center Brandeis University

This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Brandeis University

Tay McNamara, PhD

C-Change Faculty Survey/Co-Investigator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center Brandeis University

This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Brandeis University

Mohamad Malouhi

Senior Software Engineer Jackson State University

This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Jackson State University

Hwanseck Winston Choi, PhD

Associate Professor, Community Health and Preventive Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine

This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine

Adam M. Townes, PhD

Director, Dissemination and Communication for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center Morehouse School of Medicine

This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine

Trenese McNealy, DBA, MBA, CAPM

Project Director for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center Morehouse School of Medicine

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Kevin Chai

Database Administrator Morehouse School of Medicine

This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine

Kedir Yebre

Database Administrator Morehouse School of Medicine

This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine

Helen D. Tyree, BS

System Administrator Morehouse School of Medicine

This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine

Morgan Hall, MPH

Program Manager for Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Morehouse School of Medicine

This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine

Jarmarkus Watson, MPH

Program Coordinator for FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center Morehouse School of Medicine

This member of FIRST CEC Leadership comes to us from Morehouse School of Medicine