Karen has over 25 years of experience in human research protections and other areas of research ethics and compliance. Karen’s passion for research was ignited by her experience as a pregnant subject in a clinical trial. She then went on to hold a wide range of positions in research, from Research Nurse to HRPP Director, before joining HRP Consulting Group in 2013.
Karen has served as an AAHRPP Site Visitor, has presented extensively, is a member of the CITI Program GCP Working Group, has authored content for CITI Program courses, and contributed content to Institutional Review Board: Management and Function. Her dedication to best practices in research was honored at the 2011 PRIM&R AER conference when she was presented with IRBNet’s Ethics in Human Subject Protection Award.