Education & Quality Improvement Team
Meet the Team
Bridget D. Strong, MBA, CCRP
Director of Education and Quality Improvement
Contact Information
Phone:404-778-2975
Email: bstrong@emory.edu
Biography
Bridget is the Office for Clinical Research's Director of Education and Quality Improvement. She is responsible for planning, implementing, managing, and continuously improving clinical research programs related to FDA-regulated clinical trials and research billing compliance. Before joining Emory in 2006, Bridget was a lead clinical research coordinator for the University of Florida Health at Shands Hospital, leading various clinical trials involving interventional radiology, nuclear medicine, neuroradiology, women's imaging, and cardiac MRI/CT imaging. Previously, she was a research assistant with the University of South Alabama Institutional Review Board, managing clinical studies in biomedical and socio-behavioral sciences.
Bridget is a Ph.D. candidate and holds an advanced doctoral certificate in Human Services and Public Health from Walden University and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Metropolitan University. She is a certified clinical research professional with the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA), a previous Atlanta SOCRA chapter president, and a current SOCRA Board Member. Bridget received the Champion of Learning award from the Association of Talent Development (ATD) and the Best of Atlanta for Education award from the Atlanta Business Recognition Organization. She currently serves as a member of the American Heart Association, Lupus Foundation of America – Georgia Chapter, National Black MBA Association, Urban League of Young Professionals, and WATTS (Women Aspiring Together to Succeed).
Karen Parker -Browning, MS CRA
Research Services Consultant
Contact Information
Phone: 404-712-7141
Email: karen.browning@emory.edu
Biography
Karen is a Research Service Consultant, under Education & Outreach for the Office for Clinical Research, (OCR). She is responsible for providing training and educational support to clinicians, researchers and those who coordinate research activities. Also, she performs quality assessment and improvement reports for all units within the Office for Clinical Research OCR. She also serves as a member of the Customer Service committee in the Office for Clinical Research for OCR which identifies customer service workshops that will assist the department in supporting clients. Prior to her current role, Karen served as a senior clinical research finance manager where she evaluated research protocols, developed and negotiated research study budgets with pharmaceutical companies and foundations.
Karen holds a Masters in Research Administration from Walden University, and a Bachelors in Biology from Clark Atlanta University. Karen has also been a research coordinator within the department of public health, department of cardiology and Emory's Winship Cancer Institute. Before joining Emory in 1999, Karen was a research coordinator for Morehouse School of Medicine where she coordinated hypertension & cardiovascular disease study protocols, and managed blood chemistry data, and subject recruitment. Karen holds a Master's in Research Administration from Walden University, and a Bachelor's in Biology from Clark Atlanta University.
John Doan, MD
Research Services Consultant
Contact Information
Phone: 404-712-7164
Email: john.doan@emory.edu
Biography
John joined the Office for Clinical Research (OCR) in 2019 and serves as a Research Service Consultant with the Education & Outreach team. He is responsible for training and educating clinicians, coordinators, and support staff on research at Emory University. John has more than five years of experience in coordinating research with Cardiology and Endocrinology. He's also worked with Emory's School of Medicine and Atlanta Veteran Affairs.
Additional experience includes working with multiple facilities (Grady Memorial Hospital, Wesley Woods Senior Living, Crestview Health & Rehabilitation Center, and Atlanta VA) which allows for a wider perspective in the local area. John earned his M.D. from Ross University School of Medicine and Bachelor's in Liberal Arts: Biology and Philosophy from the University of St. Thomas.
Kateisha Oladipo, MBA, CLP, CSSGB
Research Services Consultant
Contact Information
Phone: TBD
Email: kateisha.oladipo@emory.edu
Biography
Kateisha has been at Emory since 2014 and has been in clinical research since 2015. She previously worked as a Program Coordinator in the Emory School of Medicine Georgia CTSA Clinical Research Center (GCRC) as a Program Coordinator where she created and led trainings, managed fiscal processes, supported process improvement initiatives, and managed many of the GCRC's programs for clinical research nurses, coordinators, and investigators. Kateisha also served as a liaison for the Emory Healthcare Nursing Administration Office with managing credentialing applications for our clinical research community and streamlining many processes for Emory and Emory Healthcare. Kateisha earned her Master of Business Administration degree with a Project Management Concentration from Louisiana State University Shreveport and a Bachelors in Sociology from the University of Florida. She is also a Certified Lean Practitioner and Certified Six Sigma Green Belt.
Riley Bayly
Business Operations Specialist
Contact Information
Phone: 7703758392
Email: Riley.Bayly@Emory.Edu
Biography
Riley graduated from the University of Georgia in 2019 and has been with Emory since 2020, when he joined the University's COVID 19 Screening Program team. He joined OCR's Education and Quality Improvment team as a business operations specialist in January 2023.