Our Team

Thomas O. Obisesan, M.D., MPH

Professor of Medicine
Associate Vice President and Designated Institutional Official (IO)
Associate Provost, Regulatory Affairs
Research Integrity Officer (RIO)
tobisesan@howard.edu

Name and Email  Title 
Victor Correa-Rodriguez, PhD

Victor.Correa@howard.edu

Director

 
Davine Williams

Davine.Williams@howard.edu

Administrative Coordinator

  
Charlene Bartels-Eshun, JD, MBA

Charlene.BartelsEsh1@howard.edu 

 

Senior Compliance Administrator

  
James Bell

James.Bell@Howard.edu

Manager, Veterinary Services

   
Satya Bose, PhD, DABR

satya.bose@Howard.edu

Radiation Safety Officer 

  
Oscar Cruz

oscar.cruz@Howard.edu

Technician II Veterinary Services

   
Doris Hughes, DVM 

dhughes@Howard.edu

Director (Veterinarian) Veterinary Services

   
Brittany Brooks 

Brittany.Brooks1@howard.edu

Radiation Safety Administrative Manager

  
Fahad Mahmood 

mohammad.fa.mahmood@howard.edu

Compliance Officer 

 
Celso Martinez

celso.h.martinez@Howard.edu 

Technician I Veterinary Services

  
LeeRoy Smith 

Leesmith@howard.edu

Compliance IRB Manager

  
Prity Sur, MBA 

Prity.Sur@howard.edu

Radiation Safety Assistant 

 
Karl Thompson, PhD 

karl.thompson@Howard.edu

Biosafety Officer 

 
Ralston Yorrick 

Ralston.Yorrick1@howard.edu

Compliance Officer

  
Committee Chairpersons
Name and Email  Title 
Emmanuel O. Akala, RPh, PhD

eakala@Howard.edu

  

Chair, Animal Welfare (IACUC)

Professor of Pharmaceutics

 
Alphonso Campbell, PhD

acampbell@Howard.edu

 

Chair, Human Subject Research (Non-Medical IRB)

Professor, Psychology

  
Constance Ellison, PhD

cellison@Howard.edu

  

Chair, Conflict of Interest in Research (COIR)

Professor, Human Development & Psychoeducational Studies

  
Evaristus Nwulia, MD, MHS

Enwulia@howard.edu

  

Chair Human Subject Research (Medical IRB)

Professor, Psychiatry

  
Sergei Nekhai, PhD

snekhai@Howard.edu

  

Chair, Radiation Safety (RSC)

Professor, Microbiology

  
Debra D. Roberts, PhD

ddroberts@Howard.edu

  

Chair, Research Misconduct Committee

Professor and Department Chair, Psychology

  
Karl Thompson, PhD

karl.thompson@Howard.edu

  

Chair, Biological Safety (IBC)

Professor and Department Chair, Psychology

  

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