To ensure the success of all sponsored research conducted at the UF College of Medicine-Jacksonville, the Office of Research Affairs and the Clinical Research Office provides additional dedicated research staff and support for each clinical trial.
Our research team includes a variety of management and coordinator experts capable of working within multiple clinical areas and departments. Once assigned to a clinical trial, our research team members provide dedicated assistance and support for the study, sponsors and departmental research teams.

Liliana Serrano
Assistant Director, Clinical Research

Anne Shumway
Assistant Director, Clinical Research

Jennifer Bowman
Assistant Director, Clinical Research

Maribel Ciampitti
Program/Clinical Research Manager

Katie Carpenter
Precision Medicine Clinical Research Manager

Mark Fafard
Entrepreneur Clinical Research Manager

Elizabeth Cody
Finance Manager

Quin Fields
Financial Analyst

Nekole Hulitt
Financial Analyst

Ashley Carter
Clinical Research Nurse

Brandi Wells
Clinical Research Coordinator

Renae Burr
Clinical Research Coordinator

Grace Bienkowski
Clinical Research Coordinator

Megan Sprague
Project Manager

Tarneisha Hudnell
Project Manager

Meghan Marotz
Clinical Research Coordinator

Trisha Bernardin
Clinical Research Coordinator

Katlyn Jones
Clinical Research Coordinator

Tatiana Elias-Grajeda
Clinical Research Coordinator

Maria Vander Meulen
Clinical Research Coordinator

Kelly Perniciaro
Clinical Research Coordinator

Lauren Wilkerson
Clinical Research Coordinator

Tiffany Kelly
Clinical Research Coordinator

Shelby Ross
Clinical Research Coordinator

Lauren DelGiudice
Clinical Research Coordinator

Thomas Neal
Clinical Research Coordinator

Amna Riaz
Clinical Research Coordinator

Alexis Luis
Clinical Research Coordinator

Adriana Homa
Clinical Research Coordinator

Rachel McDonald
Clinical Research Coordinator

Candice Smith
Phlebotomist

Grace Kearney
Research Specialist

Megan Baza
Research Specialist

Shereen Rad
Research Specialist

Sarah Amador
Research Specialist

Aaron Kim
Research Specialist