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

Andrea Cervin, JD, MPH, PhD
Director of Research Operations
Email: andrea.cervin@va.gov
Phone:
Building  110, Room 300 

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:
Building 110, Room 209

Rachel Prieto, MSHA
Health Science Specialist, RSL
Email: rachel.prieto@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 226656
Building 110, Room 201

Rafael Garcia, MBA
Human Resources Manager, RSL
Email: rafael.garcia2@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 227565
Building 110, Room 202-A

Rebecca Durbin
WOC Coordinator
Email: rebecca.durbin@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 221433
Building 110, Room 205

Tiffany Hurt
Training, Travel, and Timekeeper Coordinator, RSL
Email: tiffany.hurt1@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 222784
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

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

Rachel Prieto, MSHA 
RSL Finance 
Email: rachel.prieto@va.gov 
Phone:  
Building 110, Room 201 

Lea Judan, BS 
RSL Finance 
Email: Lea.Judan@va.gov 
Phone:  
Bldg. 110, Room 201 

Rebecca Rocha 
R&D Committee Coordinator 
Email: rebecca.rocha@va.gov 
Phone:  
Building 110, Room 217 

Ashley Meyer, PhD 
HSR&D 
Email: ameyer@bcm.edu 
Phone:  
Building 110, Room 217 

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

Eva Milstead, BS 
Research Communications, VA Publication Reporting 
Email: Eva.Milstead@bcm.edu 
Phone:  

Dorellyn Lee, MPA
Manager, Laboratory Safety Operations, RSL
Email: dorellyn.lee@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 227949
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. 227001
Main hospital, building 100, 5D Research Commons

Biju Johnson, R.Ph.
Manager, Research Pharmacy
Email: biju.johnson@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 228850
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. 221890
Building 109, Room 114

Dionne Nichols
Research Safety Assistant
Email: dionne.nichols@va.gov
Phone: 713-791-1414, ext. 225822
Building 109, Room 128

Denise Naylor, PhD 
Director of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs 
Email: denise.naylor@va.gov 
Phone:  
 

Zarah Rahman, BS 
Quality Assurance Specialist 
Email: Zarah.Rahman@va.gov 
Phone:  230228 

Jeffrey Young, MBA
Facility Research Compliance Officer 
Email: jeffrey.young3@va.gov 
Phone:  
Mail Code 00RCO

Pam Maseda, Assistant Research Compliance Officer 
Email: pamela.maseda@va.gov 
Phone:  
Mail Code 00RCO 

Suzette Weisinger, MBA 
Compliance Manager, IQuESt 
Email: suzette.stine@va.gov 
Phone:  
Nabisco building, Suite 01Y 

Bhoomija Hariprasad, MS 
Technology Transfer Specialist, RSL 
Email: Bhoomija.Hariprasad@va.gov 
Phone: ext. 224249 
Building 110, Room 150

Houston VA Research and Education Foundation

Chris Rodney, MBA
Executive Director, HVAREF
Email: Chris.Rodney@va.gov
Phone: ext. 227216
Building 110, Room 162

Ruby Gonzalez
Research Administrator, HVAREF
Email: ruby.gonzalez@HVAREF.org