LEADERSHIP
The Wright Center Operations Committee meets weekly to oversee and guide the day-to-day operations of the Wright Center, as well as promote cross-disciplinary, academic collaboration. It includes faculty researchers, staff and liaisons to other VCU departments, centers and offices.
Alexander Krist, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Director
Community Engaged Research
Patrick Nana-Sinkam, M.D.
Associate Director
KL2 Career Development and Mentoring
Lisa Ballance, M.A.
Liaison to the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation
Deborah DiazGranados, Ph.D.
Director of Evaluation and Team Science
Vanessa Sheppard, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator, Translational Endeavors and KL2 Career Development
Richard Sterling, M.D.
Co-Lead, Translational Endeavors and Pilot Projects
The Greater Richmond Community Advisory Board brings together researchers and community members to engage, understand and support one another. The board assists with the development of community and academic partnerships and ensures that VCU research is meeting the needs of our communities.
The External Advisory Committee of the Wright Center is a diverse team of national leaders in clinical research and community engagement. They meet once a year and evaluate the Wright Center’s work and progress toward its core aims in a structured forum for feedback and oversight.
Harry Selker, M.D., MSPH
Chair of the External Advisory Board
Dean, Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Tufts University
Christopher Chute, M.D., Dr. P.H., M.P.H.
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor in Health Informatics
Johns Hopkins University
Guarav Dave, M.D.
Director of Evaluation, North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jennifer DeVoe, M.D., D.Phil.
Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine
Oregon Health Sciences University
Frank Harrell, Ph.D.
Professor of Biostatistics
Vanderbilt University
Robert Lenox, M.D.
Professor of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience
University of New England
Donald Nease, M.D.
Associate Professor of Family Medicine
University of Colorado
Albert Walker, Th.M, M.Div.
Director of Healthy Communities
Bon Secours Health System