OVPR COI Committee & Schedule

OVPR COI Committee meetings are generally held on the third Monday of each month from 1:00-2:30 PM.   OVPR COI reviews the potential conflict of interest situations of faculty and staff from the Ann Arbor (except the Medical School and Health System), Flint, and Dearborn campuses; determines if a conflict of interest exists, and approves plans to manage any conflicts of interest.

Committee Membership

Members:

• Jacqueline Jeruss, Associate Vice President for Research - Integrity & Compliance, OVPR (Chair)
• Jim Penner-Hahn, Professor of Chemistry & Biophysics (Vice-Chair)
• Chuanwu Xi, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
• Alex DaSilva, Professor of Dentistry, Prosthodontics
• Roseanne Sension, Professor of Chemistry & Physics
• John Foster, Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
• Peggy Carver, Associate Professor of Pharmacy
• Rishindra Reddy, Professor of Thoracic Surgery

Consultants:

• Tara Bradsher, Associate General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel
• Kate Chie, Pre-Award Manager, ORSP
• Joe Johnson, Sponsored Project Contract Officer Senior, ORSP
• Joohee Kim, Associate Director of Licensing, Innovation Partnerships
• Jonah Lee, Senior Associate Director, Animal Care and Use Office
• David Mulder, Assistant Director, Regulatory Affairs, Medical School
• Bryce Pilz, Assistant Vice President for Research - Licensing and Strategic Alliances, Innovation Partnerships
• Kate Sasamoto, Associate Director, Human Research Protection Program
• Richard Vanden Heuvel, Director, College of Engineering
• Rojah Wilkerson, Compliance Specialist, College of Engineering
• Corey Zolondek, Director, IRB-HSBS

Staff:

• April Pepperdine, COI Director, Integrity & Compliance
• Kelly Coveleski, COI Manager, Integrity & Compliance
• Amanda Stall, Compliance Specialist Intermediate, Integrity & Compliance
• Tyler Pelto, Compliance Specialist Intermediate, Integrity & Compliance
• Kathleen O'Sullivan-Cook, Compliance Specialist Associate, Integrity & Compliance
• Nissa Austad, Compliance Specialist Associate, Integrity & Compliance