The CTBScience Research Development Core (RD Core) provides oversight, management, and coordination of all research and core-related activities. These activities include consultation, guidance, and support to CTBScience investigators and research programs in the areas of bioethics, regulatory aspects of human subjects research, contract and grant activities, proposal development, sponsor reporting, and overall programmatic development. The RD Core team may provide oversight of CTBS research assistants and facilitate the center's involvement with undergraduate and graduate students at FSU. The primary goals of the RD Core are to promote the mission of the Center, support cohesiveness in the development of new center initiatives, and assist investigators toward success of their independent research programs and projects. The RD Core team is equipped with the necessary skills and expertise to assist investigators with a variety of research support and clinical trial management functions.
Meet the RD Core Team
Sara Green, MSW is the RD Core Lead and CTBS Assistant Director.
Grace Sanders is a RD Core Research Assistant and the SIU-FL Program Coordinator.
Brenda Echeverri, MS provides support to the RD Core Research Assistant and is the CTBS Program Manager.
Kayla Hicks is a RD Core Research Assistant and the SIU-FL Lead Community Engagement Specialist.
Naomi Frederic is a RD Core team member and the Program Coordinator for Dr. Julia Sheffler's Integrative Science and Healthy Aging research program.
RD Core Current Affiliated Projects
- SHARE Program: Innovations in Translational Behavioral Science to Improve Self-management of HIV and Alcohol Reaching Emerging Adults
NIAAA, P01
Principal Investigators: Sylvie Naar, PhD; Karen MacDonell, PhD
Sara Green, MSW, as Co-Investigator and Co-Lead of the SHARE Community Engagement Core
2021 - 2026
- Scaling Up Implementation Strategies to Improve the DIAGNOSE and PREVENT Pillars for Young MSM in Florida
NIMH, R01
Principal Investigators: Sylvie Naar, PhD; Jose Bauermeister, PhD; Maria Isabel Fernandez, PhD
Sara Green, MSW, as Co-Investigator
2022 - 2027
- Transforming Community Health with Disruptive Innovations
NIMHD, R01
Principal Investigators: Sylvie Naar, PhD; Norman Anderson, PhD; Carrie Pettus, PhD
Sara Green, MSW, as Regulatory Specialist
2021 - 2027
- Clinical Trial of the Fit Families Multicomponent Obesity Intervention for African American
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, R61
Principal Investigators: Phillippe Cunningham, PhD; Sylvie Naar, PhD (FSU Subaward PI)
Sara Green, MSW, as Regulatory Specialist
2021 - 2026
RD Core Key Publications and Presentations
Synthesizing adaptive digital bioethics to guide the use of interactive communications technologies in adolescent behavioral medicine: A systematic configurative review. Authors: Simone J. Skeen, Sara K. Shaw Green, Amy Knopf; Pediatric Clinics of North Am. 2022 Aug;69(4):739-758. Read the full article: Synthesizing adaptive digital bioethics to guide the use of interactive communications technologies in adolescent behavioral medicine: A systematic configurative review.
Social, ethical, and behavioral factors that influence COVID-19 outcomes in medically underserved rural populations: Through the lens of narrative bioethics. Authors: Sara K. Shaw Green, Claudia R. Baquet; Journal of Medical Ethics - Blog. Read the full article: Social, ethical, and behavioral factors that influence COVID-19 outcomes in medically underserved rural populations: Through the lens of narrative bioethics.
Envisioning Youth-Led Action for Sexual Health Equity: Founding and Development of a Diverse Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Organization. Authors: A.C. Lim, J.J. Jackson, Sara K. Shaw Green, Simone J. Skeen; 2021 Florida HIV CPR Conference: Connecting Community, Providers, & Researchers (Virtual)