Steering Committee and Core Operations Group
The Steering Committee is the primary governing body of the Great Plains IDeA-CTR Network. The committee includes:
Voting Members:
- Principal Investigator
- Senior Associate Dean for Research, UNMC
- Program Administrator
- Core Directors
- Institutional Coordinator from each participating institution
- Representative of the Community Advisory Board
- NIGMS-appointed Project Coordinator
Non-Voting Members
- DaCCoTA CTR Representive
- PBRN Representative
- CEO of UNeMed
The Steering Committee meets quarterly to collaborate on topics of interest and participate in decision-making related to policies and procedures, pilot grant and scholar programs, and events such as the Annual Scientific Meeting.
Core Operations Group
The Core Operations Group is a subgroup of the Steering Committee that ensures our network programs are running efficiently and that we are on-track to meet our milestones. This group includes:
- Principal Investigator
- Program Administrator
- Core Directors
Administrative Core
Matthew Rizzo, M.D., F.A.A.N.
Principal Investigator/Project Director
University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Howard Fox, MD, PhD
Co-Investigator/Co-Director
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Professional Development Core
Ted Mikuls, MD
Director, Professional Development Core
University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Lani (Chi Chi) Zimmerman, PhD
Operations Director, Professional Development Core
University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Tracking & Evaluation Core
Ingrid Philibert, PhD
Director, Tracking and Evaluation Core
Associate Professor, Neurological Sciences
University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Pilot Projects Program
Sarah Holstein, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Pilot Projects Program
Associate Professor, Internal MedicineHolstein
Division of Oncology & Hematology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Biostatistics & Epidemiology KCA
Ying Zhang, PhD
Director, Biostatistics, Epidemiology,
and Research Design Core
University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Fang Yu, PhD
Co-Director, Biostatistics, Epidemiology,
and Research Design Core
University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, PhD
Co-Director, Biostatistics, Epidemiology,
and Research Design Core
University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Community Engagement Core
Keyonna M. King, DrPH
Director, Community Engagement and Outreach
University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Fabio Almedia, PhD
Co-Director, Community Engagement and Outreach
University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Dave Palm, PhD
Chair, Community Advisory Board
University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Biomedical Informatics & Cyberinfrastructure Core
Babu Guda, PhD
Director, Biomedical Informatics and Cyberinfrastructure Core
University of Nebraska Medical Center
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W. Scott Campbell, MBA, PhD
Co-Director, Biomedical Informatics and Cyberinfrastructure Core
University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Ann Fruhling, PhD
Co-Director, Biomedical Informatics and Cyberinfrastructure Core
University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Institutional Coordinators
Sara Myers
Institutional Coordinator, University of Nebraska at Omaha
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Kimberly Carlson, PhD
Institutional Coordinator, University of Nebraska at Kearney
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David Hansen, PhD
Institutional Coordinator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Chris Stecker, PhD
Institutional Coordinator, Boys Town National Research Hospital
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Peter Steyger, PhD
Institutional Coordinator, Creighton University
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Ann Anderson-Berry, MD, PhD
Institutional Coordinator, Children's Hospital and Medical Center
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Frederick Hamel, PhD
Institutional Coordinator, Omaha Veterans Administration Medical Center
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