Erica Coppel Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, Wa, Us

Kirkland, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Led collaboration with clinical trial sponsors, Merck, Gilead, Vertex, and regulatory agencies regarding site start-up and ongoing management of industry and/or NIH funded studies for both Hepatitis B and C• Conducted clinic visits with participants in accordance with study protocols, including specimen collection and analysis in a biohazard level 3 laboratory, vitals, EKG, and questionnaires• Developed budgets and managed financial accounts all NIH and industry sponsored studies • Managed all operational issues and supervised hepatitis two research staff on all study related functions, including development of study protocols, IRB applications, consent forms and data collection forms• Performed in-depth data analyses using statistical software packages STATA and SPSS • Composed draft manuscripts for journal publication on the diagnosis of depression in former injection drug users with hepatitis c and IL28B genotype effectives during early treatment with peg-IFN and ribavirin in difficult to treat hepatitis c infection.• Led the development of strong research relationships and service level agreements with Harborview’s radiology, ophthalmology and dermatology departments to ensure continuity and quality of care for trial participants• Coordinated communication and collaboration of hepatitis research to community organizations by identifying strategic opportunities for growth

• Evaluated Washington State preventive coverage and service mandates and publicly purchased insurance program coverage policies for 36 services recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.• Conducted interviews with key stakeholders from area hospitals, insurance providers, and healthcare quality organizations to identify factors contributing to sub-optimal use of preventive care • Developed and drafted a recommendation to improve preventive services use and delivery • Presented the results of the preventive services use assessment at the Washington State Public Health Association Conference

• Collaborated with senior managers on the protocol development and implementation of HIV vaccine clinical trials conducted at both national and international sites• Engaged sector stakeholders for ongoing performance improvement feedback for the Atlas Science Portal, a centralized network to exchange protocols, data and specimens across multicenter study sites• Collaborated with senior staff on the development, review, production and distribution of case report forms, training materials, study-specific procedure documents

• Conducted primary research and analysis on the impact stress and immune function among women with a family history of breast cancer• Led training of incoming research students on study protocols, how to conduct study interviews and handle sensitive confidential information • Developed participant recruitment strategies and materials to ensure the study hit enrollment targets• Coordinated all participant clinic appointments and served as main point of contact for research related inquiries

Mha, Masters Of Health Administration

Capstone Project: Positioning Rural Hospitals for Health Reform: A Business Case

Mph, Health Services

Graduate Thesis: A Randomized Clinical Trial of Pegylated Interferon for Acute Hepatitis C in Active Injection Drug Users

B.S., Psychology

Graduated with College and Departmental Honors Mary Gates Research Scholar

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