From the Project Manager’s Desk: Insider Views on Preempting Study Issues and Optimizing Study Procedures: Session 1: Administrative Nuts and Bolts

Chardria Trotter is a Project Director with the Cancer Outcomes Research and Education (CORE) Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in biology and gerontology from the University of Southern California, a Master of Business Administration from Texas Woman’s University, and a Master of Public Health with an emphasis on health management and policy from the University of North Texas Health Science Center. Ms. Trotter’s research experience encompasses health disparity, rare diseases, quality of life, and patient-reported outcome studies. She has nearly 15 years of oncology experience in project management, partnership cultivation, regulatory compliance, quality assurance, and data integrity — including two large national multi-site trials of palliative care integrated into oncology care.

Deanna Witte is a Team Lead Research Coordinator in the neuro-oncology clinic at the Moffitt Cancer Center. For the past two years, she has supported the Caregiver Assistance through Resources, Information, and Navigation Guide in Neuro-Oncology (CARING) study and the Total Cancer Care (TCC) study, following an extensive career in clinical medicine. She earned her Bachelor of Music in 2016 at Wheaton College and her Master of Science in Medical Sciences at the University of South Florida. Moffitt has nurtured wonderful growth in her professional development. For the CARING and neuro TCC studies, she aids in study management, organization and coordination of protocol activities, and team member mentorship.

Dr. Kathryn Post is a nurse scientist in the Massachusetts General Hospital’s (MGH) Cancer Outcomes Research & Education (CORE) Program and the MGH Reich Oncology Nurse Fellowship, and an Instructor at Harvard Medical School.  Dr. Post’s research has been funded by the American Cancer Society and the Sigma Foundation for Nurses. Her interests center on improving the lives and psychosocial outcomes of patients with cancer and cancer survivors through developing tailored, evidence-based interventions. Dr. Post has extensive expertise in managing large research trials. She also has clinical expertise in breast oncology, where she has spent more than 17 years caring for patients with breast cancer as an advanced practice nurse.