Regulatory Compliance Analyst IV

EducationBachelor of Science

in Microbiology-Washington State University

Master of Public Health (Epidemiology)- East Tennessee State University (In progress)

CertificationsCertified IRB

ProfessionalCertified Clinical

Research Professional

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2004-present)Regulatory Compliance Analyst-Human

Research Protection ProgramResearch Assistant-Pediatric Infectious

DiseasesWashington State University (2000-2004)

Technical Assistant-Institute of Biological Chemistry

Peer Facilitator-Department of Mathematics

PublicationsPeter F. Wright, Anna P. Durbin, Stephen S. Whitehead, Mine R. Ikizler, Susan Henderson, Joseph E. Blaney, Bhavin Thumar, Sharon Ankrah, Michael T. Rock, Brett A. McKinney, Brian R. Murphy, and Alexander C. Schmidt. The Dengue Virus Type 4 Vaccine Candidate rDEN4∆30-4995 is Highly Attenuated, Safe, and Immunogenic in Healthy Adult Volunteers. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 2009;81(5):834-841. Peter F. Wright, Sharon Ankrah, Susan E. Henderson, Anna P. Durbin, Jim Speicher, Stephen S. Whitehead, Brian R. Murphy, and Alexander G. Pletnev. Evaluation of the Langat/Dengue 4 Chimeric Virus as a Live Attenuated Tick-Borne Encephalitis Vaccine for Safety and Immunogenicity in Healthy Adult Volunteers. Vaccine. 2008;26(7):882-90.  

PosterAnkrah, S, and Fleming, M. “Tracking Database Views to Minimize Errors and Expedite Study Submission Processing Time.” Poster presented as part of the Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R), Advancing Ethical Research Conference Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, November 13-16, 2009.

HobbyCooking (2 favorites—fried plantain and jollof

rice)

Recent personal successCompletion of first ½ marathon