Building Skills for Effective Participant Interactions in Clinical Research
The Engagement, Recruitment, and Retention (ER&R) Certificate Program is designed for clinical research study teams at Duke. It aims to enhance skills in engaging, recruiting, and retaining study participants while equipping staff with the tools and confidence to adopt practices that promote widespread participation.
Program Goals
- Develop engagement, recruitment, and retention specialists who can advocate for broad research participation and serve as resources for their clinical research units, departments, and divisions.
- Bolster the skills necessary for meaningful engagement, recruitment, and retention of clinical research participants.
- Assist study teams with strategies to engage participants and the community in research.
The ER&R program is transitioning from a nomination-based, cohort model to a rolling registration model. This means you will soon be able to register for the program at any time. More information will be posted here as it becomes available.
A total of 9 classes are required to complete the certificate program.
Program elements:
- 5 core courses (must complete all)
- 8 electives (must complete 4)
Core courses
Participants complete all core courses to receive certificates.
*Schedule Under Construction*
Elective Courses
Participants choose 4 courses to complete.
Note: Participants are required to complete 4 electives to complete the certificate program but may attend them all if desired.
*Schedule Under Construction*
Program Steering Team
Jessica Cranfill
Manager, Education & Outreach
Duke Office of Clinical Research
Stephanie Freel, Ph.D.
Director, Clinical Research Education & Outreach
Duke Office of Clinical Research
Jamie Roberts
Research Practice Manager
Duke Cancer Institute
Nicholas Eberlein
Project Planner
Recruitment Innovation Center (RIC)
Sierra Lindo
Project Planner
Recruitment Innovation Center (RIC)
Michael Musty
Research Program Leader II
Recruitment Innovation Center (RIC)
Dr. Nadine Barrett, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean, Research Access and Community Engagement, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Course Facilitators and Content Experts:
Karl Leif Bates
Executive Director of Research Communications
University Communications, Duke
Dr. Christopher Barrett Bowling, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
Senior Fellow of the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development
Kenisha Bethea
Research Program Leader
CTSI Community Engaged Research Initiative
Ceci Chamorro
Associate Director, Research Operations - Data Team
CTSI Participant and Clinical Interactions (PCI) Core
Duke Office of Clinical Research
Dr. Leonor Corsino, M.D.
Co-Director for the Duke CTSI- Community Engaged Research Initiative (CERI)
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
Associate Dean of Students Affairs/Duke School of Medicine
Associate Director, Duke School of Medicine Master of Biomedical Sciences
Dr. Rowena Dolor, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Assistant Professor in Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Director, Duke Primary Care Research Consortium
Renee Leverty
Program Lead, DCRI Stakeholder Engagement, and DCRI Research Together
Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI)
Eve Marion
Clinical Trials Project Leader
Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI)
Leatrice Martin
Senior Program Coordinator
CTSI Community Engaged Research Initiative
Pam Maxson, Ph.D.
Chief of Staff and Strategy
Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Sabrena Mervin-Blake
Former Staff Director
CTSI Community Engaged Research Initiative
Vincent Miller
Project Lead, New Technology
Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI)
Raquel Ruiz, M.B.A, M.A.Ed
Co-Director
CTSI Equity and Learning Health Communities Pillar
Brian Southwell, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor for Duke SSRI
Program Director, Science in the Public Sphere, RTI International
Duke Social Science Research Institute
Jennifer Thomas
Clinical Research Coordinator II
Duke Population Health Sciences
Below you'll find our past ER&R Graduates, along with their Clinical Research Unit and role at the time of nomination.
2024 Graduates
| Mariam Adebakin | Durham Tech Student, Nominated by Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Danielle Anderson | Durham Tech Student, Nominated by Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Heather Batchelder | Research Program Leader Tier 1, Family Medicine and Community Health |
| Hazani Benitez-Rosas | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Neurosurgery |
| Anastacia Bohannon | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Medicine |
| Alexandra Bosquet | Clinical Research Coordinator, Sr., Population Health Sciences |
| Amy Bush | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Oncology |
| Teagan Callaway | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Medicine |
| Catrin Davies | Research Nurse Program Manager Tier 2, Oncology |
| Katheryn Doukellis | Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator Tier 1, Duke Early Phase |
| Bre Doura | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Oncology |
| Nakia Epps | Durham Tech Student, Nominated by Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Amanda Fitterer | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, School of Nursing |
| Blythe Fortino | Postdoctoral Associate, Population Health Sciences |
| Tabitha George | Durham Tech Student, Nominated by Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Karina Goicochea | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Oncology |
| Angel Gonzalez | Clinical Research Specialist, Sr., Family Medicine and Community Health |
| Sarah Hatcher | Clinical Research Coordinator, Sr., Oncology |
| Courtney Hausfeld | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, School of Nursing |
| Marie Irobiro | Durham Tech Student, Nominated by Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Dominique Lamaute | Durham Tech Student, Nominated by Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Victoria Lewis | Durham Tech Student, Nominated by Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Chanda London | Durham Tech Student, Nominated by Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Kei Lopez | Durham Tech Student, Nominated by Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Carl Martin | Clinical Research Specialist, Sr., Head & Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences |
| Rania Mohamed | Regulatory Coordinator Tier 1, Medicine |
| Gabby Murphy | Clinical Research Specialist, Sr., Psychiatry |
| Jahanvi Nayani | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Psychiatry |
| Nicole Pavlus | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Medicine |
| Jamara Roebuck | Durham Tech Student, Nominated by Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Eliza Sorrell | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Head & Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences |
| Jerry Turner | Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator Tier 2, Surgery |
| Laura Van Althuis | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Duke Office of Clinical Research |
| Hsiao-Fang (Fannie) Wang | Durham Tech Student, Nominated by Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Helen Zuleta | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Duke Office of Clinical Research |
2023 Graduates
| Renee Avecilla | Research Program Leader Tier 2, Oncology |
| Cherrie Barnes | Clinical Research Specialist, Sr., Medicine |
| Megan Beyer | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Duke Office of Clinical Research |
| Monica Brown | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Oncology |
| Stephanie Bryant | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Children's |
| Christina Cameron | Clinical Research Specialist, Sr., Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Joshua Carino | Durham Tech Equity Scholar, Duke Office of Clinical Research |
| Veronica Carrion | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Children's |
| Marty Cauley | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Oncology |
| Lauren Driggers-Jones | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Psychiatry |
| Barbara Estay | Clinical Research Specialist, Sr., Duke Office of Clinical Research |
| Thelma Fitzgerald | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, OB/GYN |
| Nia Hamilton | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Medicine |
| Sarah Hantzmon | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Oncology |
| Chad Harrell | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Morgan Mangum | Clinical Research Specialist, Sr., Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Leshon Matthews | Durham Tech Equity Scholar, Duke Office of Clinical Research |
| Brittany Nave | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Children's |
| Consuela Newman | Durham Tech Equity Scholar, Duke Office of Clinical Research |
| Brittney Nickerson | Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator Tier 1, Neurosurgery |
| Stephanie Padrick | Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator Tier 1, Medicine |
| Sahradayi Patel | Durham Tech Equity Scholar, Duke Office of Clinical Research |
| Gina Pennington | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, School of Nursing |
| Carolina Quiroga | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Medicine |
| Fatima Ezzahra Salmi | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Population Health Sciences |
| Carrie Schlabaugh | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Anesthesiology |
| Grace Stafford | Clinical Research Specialist, Sr., Children's |
| Erica Walker | Clinical Research Coordinator, Sr., Surgery |
| Stephanie Yu | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, OB/GYN |
2022 Graduates
| Heather Aloor | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Surgery |
| Pedro Altamirano | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Family Medicine and Community Health |
| Jhoanna Aquino | Clinical Research Coordinator, Sr., Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Taylor Ardito | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Medicine |
| Brittney Broadnax | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Neurosurgery |
| Beth Bronson | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 3, Surgery |
| Kacey Clayton-Stiglbauer | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Oncology |
| Deirdre (Dee) Clinton | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Medicine |
| Michaella Collins | Durham Tech Equity Scholar, Duke Office of Clinical Research |
| Wendy Curry | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Medicine |
| Smrithi Divakaran | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Psychiatry |
| Veronica Duck | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Oncology |
| Amy Edler | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Psychiatry |
| Jennifer Ferrara | Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator Tier 3, OB/GYN |
| Julie Fleenor | Clinical Research Coordinator, Sr., Psychiatry |
| Leticia Flores | Clinical Research Specialist, Sr., Children's |
| Emily Ford | Clinical Research Communications Specialist, Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Vera George | Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator Tier 1, Neurology |
| Matthew Gibson | Clinical Research Specialist, Sr., Psychiatry |
| Magaly Guerrero | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, OB/GYN |
| Jennifer Hervey | Project Leader I, Duke Clinical Research Institute |
| Kerry Hoyle | Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator, Sr., Children's |
| Sarah Jackson | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Population Health Sciences |
| Jalisa Jackson | Clinical Research Specialist, Sr., Psychiatry |
| Jennie Jaggers | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Medicine |
| Carmine Johnson | Durham Tech Equity Scholar, Duke Office of Clinical Research |
| Conrad Kubaney | Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator Tier 1, Children's |
| Shelby Martindale | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Medicine |
| Kevin McKenna | Research Program Leader Tier 2, Population Health Sciences |
| Kimberly Mejia | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Duke Office of Clinical Research |
| Laura Mkumba | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Population Health Sciences |
| Catharine Mott | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Psychiatry |
| Jessica Oxendine | Regulatory Coordinator Tier 1, Dermatology/Pathology |
| Trina Phan | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Andrea Pires | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Oncology |
| Alannah Rivera-Cancel | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Psychiatry |
| Eleanor Rodriguez-Rassi | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Children's |
| Olivia Short | Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator Tier 1, OB/GYN |
| Mary (Summer) Starling | Research Program Leader, Sr., Population Health Sciences |
| Jamilah Taylor | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Population Health Sciences |
| Du Tran-Viet | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Ophthalmology |
| Cierra Williams | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1 , Psychiatry |
| Cammie Yarborough | Clinical Research Specialist , Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Leslie Zapata Leiva | Clinical Research Specialist, Sr., Population Health Sciences |
Fall 2021 Graduates
| Tiffany Beaver | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Psychiatry |
| Santos Bermejo | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Medicine |
| DeAndra Bodiford | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Medicine |
| Kristin Byrne | Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator Tier 3, Medicine |
| Nisha Datta | Clinical Research Coordinator, Sr., Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Katelyn Dempsey | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Medicine |
| Eileen Duffy | Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator Tier 3, Oncology |
| Katelyn Ehle | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Population Health Sciences |
| Kaitlin Mae Foy | Clinical Research Specialist, Sr., Medicine |
| Taylor Hayes | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, OB/GYN |
| Joshua Hoover | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Neurosurgery |
| Catherine Jarboe | Communications Strategist, Psychiatry |
| Kay Johnson | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Oncology |
| Kimberly Leathers | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Sierra Lindo | Project Planner I, Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Tina Lucas | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Medicine |
| Amanda Mandy | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Medicine |
| Brittany McDowell | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Medicine |
| Julie Miller | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Population Health Sciences |
| Kimberly Perez | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, OB/GYN |
| Tiffani Reeves | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Medicine |
| Maurice Smith | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Stephanie Taylor | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Duke Early Phase |
| Jennifer Thomas | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Population Health Sciences |
Spring 2021 Graduates
| Anne Boyd | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Radiology |
| Erika Buckley | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Medicine |
| Jessalyn Byrd | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, School of Nursing |
| Aubrie Coburn | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Heart Center |
| Sydnee Crankshaw | Research Program Leader Tier 1, Oncology |
| Rachel Dewees | Administrative Manager, Psychiatry |
| Magdi Elgasim | Regulatory Coordinator Tier 3, Medicine |
| Nneze Eluka | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, School of Nursing |
| Maria Fochesato | Research Nurse Clinician, Oncology |
| Nina Hines | Clinical Trials Coordinator III, Duke Clinical Research Institute |
| Alicia Holloway | Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator Tier 1, Psychiatry |
| Sherry Huber | Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator Tier 1, Duke Office of Clinical Research |
| Melissa LeFevre | Echocardiography Tech, Heart Center |
| Elisabeth Luck | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Radiology |
| Christina Makarushka | Research Program Leader Tier 1, Family Medicine and Community Health |
| Shauna Malone | Clinical Research Specialist, Sr., Population Health Sciences |
| Maralis Mercado Emerson | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, School of Nursing |
| Eli Morgan | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 3, Medicine |
| Iris Navarro | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Ophthalmology |
| Lauren Roberson | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Medicine |
| Megan Roebuck | Project Leader 1, Duke Clinical Research Institute |
| Sarah Sipe | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Psychiatry |
| Alexandra Thompson | Clinical Research Specialist, Sr., Psychiatry |
| Samantha Womack | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 3, Medicine |
Fall 2020 Graduates
| Jacqueline Brown | Research Program Leader Tier 1, OB/GYN |
| Marissa Bruce | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Duke Global Health Institute |
| Yasmeen Bruton | Clinical Research Coordinator, Sr., Psychiatry |
| Nicole Daniels | Clinical Research Specialist, Sr., Radiology |
| JaNell Dupree | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Ophthalmology |
| Jennifer Friend | Clinical Research Coordinator, Sr., School of Nursing |
| Linda Gale | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 3, Radiology |
| Norma Garcia Ortiz | Clinical Research Specialist, Sr., Population Health Sciences |
| Jessica Garris | Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator Tier 1, Children's |
| Sarah Gonzales | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Oncology |
Kiran Grover |
Clinical Research Coordinator, Sr., Children's |
| Grace Hall | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Neurosurgery |
| Lauren Hart | Research Program Leader Tier 1, Neurosurgery |
| Susan Herron | Clinical Research Communications Specialist III, Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Inneke Johnson | Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator Tier 2, Surgery |
| Shaun Jones | Clinical Research Specialist, Sr., Oncology |
| Sarah Jones | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 3, Dermatology/Pathology |
| Jennifer Korzekwinski | Clinical Research Coordinator, Sr., School of Nursing |
Joanne Leicester |
Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute |
| Amelia Lorenzo | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Psychiatry |
| Beth Mancuso-Mills | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Dermatology/Pathology |
| Caroline Nagle | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, OB/GYN |
| Julie Opiteck | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Duke Clinical Research Institute |
| Claudia Pamanes-Duran | Research Scholar, Ophthalmology |
| Caitlin Piccone | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Duke Early Phase |
| Cecilia Plez | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Medicine |
| Lori Reinhart-Mercer | Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator Tier 1, Duke Early Phase |
| Neeru Sarin | Research Program Leader Tier 2, Heart Center |
| Diane Satterfield | Research Program Leader Tier 1, Heart Center |
| Leah Thomas | Clinical Research Coordinator, Sr., Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Shannon Tilley | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 2, Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Kayren Turner | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Family Medicine and Community Health |
| Tia Willis | Clinical Research Specialist, Sr., Family Medicine and Community Health |
| Courtney Wimberly | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Population Health Sciences |
| April Wittmann | Clinical Research Coordinator Tier 1, Medicine |