INTERIM DIRECTOR OF THE CLINICAL RESEARCH UNIT OPERATIONS - BOCA CAMPUS

Judyta Kociolek, MSN, RN

Judtya has  been an oncology nurse for 10 years before beginning her career in research. She began her research journey at Lynn Cancer Institute as an Oncology Research Nurse. Shortly after, she accepted a job at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) as a Research Nurse. Recently, she has been appointed as Interim Director of the Clinical Research Unit Operations. The In-Vehicle study was the first project she was asked to coordinate at FAU. She has been providing regulatory support to the Principal Investigators, testing and scheduling participants, and auditing documentation.

STUDY RECRUITER - BOCA & DAVIE CAMPUS

Kelley Jackson, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC

Kelley currently serves a Study Recruiter for the Division of Research and Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University, focusing the majority of her time supporting recruitment for the In-Vehicle Study.  With almost 30 years of clinical, industry, and pharmaceutical nursing experience, Kelley is a patient advocate with a passion for artfully disseminating relevant information to those she serves.

SITE COORDINATOR AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGY TEST COORDINATOR - DAVIE CAMPUS

Joshua Conniff

Joshua Conniff is a Ph.D. student at Florida Atlantic University working in the Neuropsychology Lab of Dr. Rosselli and in the Visual Perception and Memory Lab of Dr. Sheremata. Joshua’s research interests include distractor strength on attentional processing and aging studies.

RESEARCH COORDINATOR-BOCA RATON CAMPUS

Alexandru Pasarariu

Alex is a current graduate student at FAU, assisting Dr. Tappen in her duties as PI of the In-Vehicle project. He is of Romanian descent and can speak the language fluently. Alex is excited to help with this project as his long-term career goal is to pursue a Ph.D., and working on this project will provide him with invaluable experience in conducting research.

 

CRU Research Coordinators

Dylan Joseph, BS

Dylan graduated from the University of Florida in May 2022 with a Biology Major and a Pathogenesis Minor.  He plans to attend medical school in the future.  He performs study testing, sensor installation, and sendor data exchange during each visit.

Steven Reinhardt, PhD, MS, BS 

Steven received his PhD in Biology/Molecular Biology from Christian Albrechts University in Kiel Germany, and his MS in Biology/Biochemistry and BS in Biology from FIU.  Steven performs testing assessments and sensor installations.

Ioana Petrovai, MD 

Ioana received her MD degree from School of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, Romania. She has more than 15 years of clinical and clinical research experience. She administers cognitive testing and scheduling.

 

National Institutes of Health Research Supplement Award Winners

 

Marie Tamara Adonis-Rizzo, MSN, APRN, GNP-C

Marie Tamara Adonis-Rizzo is a bilingual (English-Creole) Gerontological Nurse Practitioner with more than 30 years of clinical experience. She is a Ph.D. nursing student o supplement the existing measures and was awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Supplement to support diversity in research. She is recruiting Afro-Caribbean and African American participants for this project and will develop and test a measure of health status change to supplement the current measures.

Michelle Villar, MSN, RN

Michelle is a bilingual (English-Spanish) PhD student at Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University with 20 years of clinical and education nursing experience, and is also a recipient of the a NIH Research Supplement to support diversity in research. As a daughter of Puerto Rican parents going through the medical system and feeling underrepresented and misunderstood, her desire is to advocate for the advancement of knowledge about the health and healthcare needs of the older Hispanic population.  She is recruiting Hispanic participants for this project.

RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

College of Nursing Research Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing