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As illustrated in the VIReC organization chart PPT file , the Center is comprised of professional staff, senior scientific and expert advisors, a Steering Committee, and a Technical Advisory Committee.

Professional Staff

Center Principal Investigator

  • Denise M. Hynes, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N., Joint appointment as Senior Health Scientist, Center for Management of Complex Chronic Care (CMC3), VA HSR & D Center of Excellence, Edward J. Hines Jr. VA Hospital; Associate Professor, Loyola University Chicago

Co-Principal Investigators

  • Timothy E. Weddle, Ph.D., M.B.A.
  • Elizabeth Tarlov, Ph.D., R.N.

Operations & Special Projects Director

  • Joanne Stevens, B.S.N., R.N.

Technical Services Director

  • To Be Determined

Professional/Technical Staff

  • Erika Black, MPH, Health Information Analyst
  • Melissa M. Brown, BS, MPH Candidate
  • Margaret Browning, Ph.D., Health Science Specialist
  • Ronald Cornick, M.A.L.S., Webmaster
  • Kristin de Groot (formerly Koelling), M.P.H., Health Information Analyst
  • Bianca Easterly, M.P.A., Health Information Analyst
  • Thomas Haywood, M.P.H., Health Information Analyst
  • James Ibarra, Network Administrator
  • Linda Kok, M.A., Technical and Privacy Liaison
  • Arika Owens, M.P.H., Health Information Analyst
  • Ruth Perrin, M.A., Health Information Analyst
  • Jenifer Stelmack, MSW, Dissemination Specialist
  • Dorothy Wash, Program Assistant

Project Officer

  • Susan Schiffner, R.N., B.S.M., C.C.M.

Senior Scientific and Expert Advisors

  • Margaret Ross-Kraft, Ph.D., R.N.
    Assistant Professor, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago. Expertise: VHA Decision Support System clinical applications, data mining, long term care.  Serves as Senior Investigator for long term care.

  • Todd Lee, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
    Senior Investigator, Center for Management of Complex Chronic Care (CMC3), VA HSR & D Center of Excellence, Edward J. Hines Jr. VA Hospital; Research Assistant Professor at the Institute for Healthcare Studies and Division of General Internal Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University.  Expertise: Pharmaceutical outcomes research, pharmacoeconomics.  Serves as Senior Investigator for pharmacy data.

  • Dean Reker,Ph.D, R.N., Senior Research Scientist

    Kevin T. Stroupe, Ph.D.
    Research Health Scientist/Senior Investigator, Center for Management of Complex Chronic Care (CMC3), VA HSR & D Center of Excellence, Edward J. Hines Jr. VA Hospital; Research Assistant Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. Expertise: Health economics. Serves as Senior Investigator for data quality research.