Research Development Core

Research Development Core

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

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.

More about the RD Core

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 Health Equity Research in Integrated Primary Care: Antiracism as a Disruptive Innovation

NIMHD, R01

Principal Investigators: Sylvie Naar, PhD; Norman Anderson, PhD; Carrie Pettus, PhD 

Sara Green as Regulatory Specialist 

2021 - 2026

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 as Regulatory Specialist 

2021 - 2026 

 

RD Core Key Publications and Presentations

  1. 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. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2022.04.006. PMID: 35934497.
  2. 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; https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethics/2021/08/23/social-ethical-and-behavioral-factors-that-influence-covid-19-outcomes-in-medically-underserved-rural-populations-through-the-lens-of-narrative-bioethic 
  3. 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)