Mission

The mission of the NIEHS Office of Human Research and Community Engagement (OHRCE) is:

1. To provide leadership and management of a comprehensive Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) by:
   1. Ensuring the appropriate protections of research participants while providing protocol navigation, study monitoring, study initiation strategies, guidance, and support for researchers and study staff.
   2. Providing national and international leadership in the development of human research protection resources and tools for disaster research and vulnerable communities experiencing disasters, through the NIH/NIEHS Disaster Research Response Program.
2. To provide outreach and engagement with vulnerable populations and communities that addresses issues of environmental health disparities, environmental racism, and environmental justice — and enhances health resiliency, disease prevention, and health equity — by:
   1. Developing and implementing community-engaged research and outreach strategies for enhancing and promoting environmental public health and environmental health literacy.
   2. Developing evidence-based community health interventions for improved research strategies as well as clinical recruitment and policy development.

OHRCE is involved in the following programs:

Disaster Research Response (DR2) Program

The DR2 Program provides training, funding, and a Resources Portal of tools to empower human health research in response to disasters and public health emergencies.

Women's Health Awareness

Our mission is to conduct community-engaged research, educate and advocate on the intersecting issues of environmental health disparities, environmental and social justice, health and well-being, and gender and racial inequities to build community-based health resiliency.

OHRCE Staff

Joan P. Packenham, Ph.D.
Director, NIEHS Office of Human Research and Community Engagement (OHRCE);
DIR CRB

Tel 984-287-4413
Fax 919-541-9854
[email protected]

Jane M. Lambert
Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Tel 984-287-4419
Fax 919-541-9854
[email protected]

Christine B. Philput, Ph.D.
Contractor - Quality Assurance Specialist

Tel 978-407-1348
[email protected]

Craig Wladyka, M.P.A., CIP
Clinical Protocol Coordinator

Tel 984-287-4425
[email protected]

Jaslyn A. Grullon, M.P.H.
Contractor - Scientific Program Analyst

Tel 984-287-4999
[email protected]

Questions and Concerns About an Ongoing Study at NIEHS

If you have any problems or questions about a study, or about your rights as a research participant, or about any research-related injury, you may contact the Principal Investigator for your study or you may also call one of the following:

NIEHS Office of Human Research and Community Engagement

Tel 919-541-4265
[email protected]

 

NIH Office of Human Subjects Research Protections

Tel 301-402-3713
[email protected]

6700B Rockledge Drive Suite 4300
Bethesda, MD 20897

Please note, if you send information to the email addresses above, please do not include sensitive information or personal health information.