Contact research

Laura Petersen, MD, MPH
Associate Chief of Staff for Research (ACOS/R)
Email: laura.petersen@va.gov
Phone: 713-794-8623
Nabisco building, Suite 01Y

Rolando Rumbaut, MD, PhD
Deputy ACOS/R, Research Service Line (RSL)
Email: rolando.rumbaut@va.gov
Phone: 713-794-8096
Building 109, Room 228

Drew Helmer, MD, MS
Deputy Director, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt)
Email: drew.helmer@va.gov
Phone: 713-440-4452
Nabisco building, Suite 01Y

Paula Kinsel, MHA, MBA, MT, FACHE
Director of Research Operations
Email: paula.kinsel@va.gov
Phone: 713-794-7939
Building  110, Room 219

Shannon Kenyon, MBA
Administrative Officer, IQuESt
Email: shannon.kenyon@bcm.edu
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 10293
Nabisco building, Suite 01Y

Supicha Sookanan, MS, MPH
Financial Officer, RSL
Email: supicha.sookanan@va.gov
Phone: 713-794-7921
Building 110, Room 209

Leah Esparza, MBA
Program Specialist, RSL
Email: leah.esparza@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 24018
Building  110, Room 201

Rachel Prieto, MSHA
Health Science Specialist, RSL
Email: rachel.prieto@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 26656
Building 110, Room 201

Rafael Garcia, MBA
Human Resources Manager, RSL
Email: rafael.garcia2@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 27565
Building 110, Room 202-A

Rebecca Durbin
WOC Coordinator
Email: rebecca.durbin@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 21433
Building 110, Room 205

Tiffany Hurt
Training, Travel, and Timekeeper Coordinator, RSL
Email: tiffany.hurt1@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 22784
Building 110, Room 205

IQuESt Human Resources

Ed Pomer
Human Resources, IQuESt
Email: ed.pomer@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 10347
Nabisco building, Suite 01Y

Tynisha Rivers
Travel Coordinator, IQuESt
Email: tynisha.rivers@va.gov
Phone: 713-440-4683
Nabisco building, Suite 01Y

Rebecca Rocha
R&D Committee Coordinator
Email: rebecca.rocha@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 27567
Building 110, Room 217

Katherine Bay, MPH
Pre-Award Grants Administrator, IQuESt
Email: katherine.garrett@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 10323
Nabisco building, Suite 01Y

Diego Nguyen, MFA
Pre-Award Grants Administrator, RSL
Email: Diego.Nguyen@va.gov
Building 110, Room 202

Christine Eriks, MHA, MBA
CTRID Administrator
Email: christine.eriks@bcm.edu
Phone: 713-794-8096 713-794-8096
Building 109, Room 226

Eva Plezia
Research Communications, VA Publication Reporting
Email: Eva.Plezia@bcm.edu
Phone: ext. 22728
Building 109, Room 130A

Dorellyn Lee, MPA
Manager, Laboratory Safety Operations, RSL
Email: dorellyn.lee@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 27949
Building 109, Room 127

Sarah Perusich
Associate Director of Operations (ADO) for NODES
Email: sarah.perusich@va.gov
Phone: 713-794-7294
Main hospital, building 100, 5D Research Commons

Jorge Nieto
Manager, Research Commons
Email: Jorge.Nieto@va.gov
Phone: ext. 27001
Main hospital, building 100, 5D Research Commons

Biju Johnson, R.Ph.
Manager, Research Pharmacy
Email: biju.johnson@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 28850
Main hospital, building 100, Room 4A-360

Anjali Raval
Research Safety and Subcommittee for Research Safety (SRS) Coordinator
Email: anjali.raval@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 21890
Building 109, Room 114

Dionne Nichols
Research Safety Assistant
Email: dionne.nichols@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 25822
Building 109, Room 128

Denise Naylor, PhD,
Director of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs
Email: denise.naylor@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 27564
Main hospital, building 110, Room 140

Jeffrey Young, MBA, Facility Research Compliance Officer
Email: jeffrey.young3@va.gov
Phone: 847-372-1885
Off-Station (Mail Code 00RCO)

Pam Maseda, Assistant Research Compliance Officer
Email: pamela.maseda@va.gov
Phone: 281-217-7553
Off-Station (Mail Code 00RCO)

Suzette Stine, MBA
Compliance Manager, IQuESt
Email: suzette.stine@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414
Nabisco building, Suite 01Y

Kyera Evans, MPH
Quality Assurance Specialist, RSL
Email: Kyera.Evans@va.gov
Phone: ext. 23675
Building 110, Room 201

Bhoomija Hariprasad, MS
Technology Transfer Specialist, RSL
Email: Bhoomija.Hariprasad@va.gov
Phone: ext. 24249
Building 110, Room 150

Houston VA Research and Education Foundation

Chris Rodney, MBA
Executive Director, HVAREF
Email: Chris.Rodney@va.gov
Phone: ext. 27216
Building 110, Room 162

Marilyn Prince, Accounting Associate |
Email: marilyn.prince@hvaref.org
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 28633
Main hospital, building 110, Room 164