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Our Dedicated and Experienced Team

FCR Staff

  • Paul Elder MD

    Paul Eder MD

    Principal Investigator

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  • Sharita D. Womack PhD, MSN, PMHNP-BC

    Sharita D. Womack PhD, MSN, PMHNP-BC

    Sub-Investigator

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  • Vanessa Fieve, JD, CCRC

    Vanessa Fieve JD, CCRC

    President & CEO

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  • Margaret Henderson, MD, CCRC

    Margaret Henderson MD, CCRC

    Director of Clinical Operations

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  • Danny-Elle Josama, BA, Psychology

    Danny-Elle Josama BA, Psychology

    Clinical Research Coordinator

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  • Kara Walsh, MPH, BS, Health ScienceĀ 

    Kara Walsh MPH, BS, Health Science

    Clinical Research Coordinator

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  • Liana Slater

    Liana Slater MBA

    Head of Business Operations

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Paul Eder MD

Principal Investigator

  • Board Certified in Psychiatry
  • 10+ years of experience as a Principal Investigator/Sub-Investigator
  • Conducted over 75 clinical trials across multiple therapeutic disciplines including CNS, Pain Management/Neurology, Endocrinology, Internal Medicine
  • Certified rater in multiple scales that cover various therapeutic areas

Sharita D. Womack PhD, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Sub-Investigator

  • Post-Graduate Advanced Certificate of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse
    Practitioner (PMHNP Certificate)
  • MS, Nursing and PhD, Molecular Biology & Immunology
  • 3 years experience in clinical trials
  • Certified rater in multiple scales that cover various therapeutic areas

Vanessa Fieve JD, CCRC

President & CEO

  • Certified Clinical Research Coordinator since 2001
  • 20+ years in clinical site management, operations, and business development
  • 20+ years of contract/budget negotiations
  • Certified rater in multiple scales that cover various therapeutic areas

Margaret Henderson MD, CCRC

Director of Clinical Operations

  • 25+ years of clinical research experience, specialized in CNS
  • IATA Certified
  • Qualified Rater in HAM-D, MADRS, HAM-A, C-SSRS, CGI-S, CGI-I, SCID, MINI, ACDS, AISRS, SSTS
  • Experience in Device studies across various therapeutic areas

Danny-Elle Josama BA, Psychology

Clinical Research Coordinator

  • 3+ years of experience as a Clinical Research Coordinator 

Kara Walsh MPH, BS, Health Science

Clinical Research Coordinator

  • 2 years of experience as a Clinical Research Coordinator 

Liana Slater MBA

Head of Business Operations

  • 25+ years of experience in Operations, Business Development, Revenue Enablement, Strategic Partnerships, and Learning & Development 
  • MBA, Strategy and General Management
  • BA, Psychology 

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