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Administrative Staff
Welcome to ACHRI Research Adminstration. If you are unsure of the administrative team member who could best answer your questions, please contact the main office number (501-364-7373) and you will be directed to the appropriate team member.
- Complete
Staff Directory
- Office of
the President
- Facilities/
Animal Research
- Grants/Pre-Award/Legal
Services/
Science Writing/
Editing
- Post Award/Research Accounts/
PI Reporting and eRequest
Systems
- Human Subjects Research/
Industry Sponsored Projects
- Database management/
Legal Services
| Research Executives |
| Richard F. Jacobs, MD, FAAP |
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ACHRI President, Robert H. Fiser, Jr., M.D. Endowed Chair in Pediatrics, Professor and Chairman, UAMS Department of Pediatrics |
(501) 364-6540 |
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Research Project Coordinator and Administrative Assistant to the President |
(501) 364-6527
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| Barry Brady, CRA |
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ACHRI Vice President |
(501) 364-6517
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Secretary |
(501) 364-7373 |
| Research Administrative Staff |
| Emily Atkins |
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Research Account Coordinator |
(501) 364-6554 |
| Laura Birdwell |
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Accounting Manager |
(501) 364-2544 |
| Margie Brackeen |
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Regulatory Compliance Specialist |
(501) 364-3586 |
| Sarah Buchanan |
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Grant Budget Development Specialist |
(501) 364-5143 |
| Janna Contorno |
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Clinical Research Specialist |
(501) 364-3577 |
| Brandon Fowlkes |
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Manager of Animal Care and Husbandry |
(501) 364-2759 |
| Billy Furgerson, PharmD |
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Research Pharmacist |
(501) 364-2596 |
| Amanda Holloway |
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Research Auditor |
(501) 364-2862 |
| Tarina Goodwin |
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Research Support Coordinator |
(501) 364-2700 |
| John Gregan |
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Science Writer/Editor |
(501) 364-6296 |
| Blake Harrison |
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Director of Animal Operations |
(501) 364-2710 |
| Sarah Jones |
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Environmental Services Supervisor |
(501) 364-1911 |
| Al Martin |
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Facilities and Equipment Manager |
(501) 364-7519 |
| Leslie Montgomery, CPA, CRA |
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Research Account Administrator |
(501) 364-6546 |
| Lee Smith, CRA |
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Research Administrator
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(501) 364-3581 |
| Amy Stalls |
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Grants Specialist |
(501) 364-3627 |
| Jennie Stern |
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Clinical Systems Analyst |
(501) 364-3775 |
| Janet Storment, RN, CCRC |
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Clinical Trials Administrator |
(501) 364-2760 |
| Stuart Stough |
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Research Information Systems Programmer |
(501) 364-3426 |
| Teru Strickland, RPh |
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Research Pharmacist |
(501) 364-2596 |
| Phaedra Yount |
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Science Writer/Editor .
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(501) 364-2469 |
Barry Brady, CRA
ACHRI Vice President
Email: BradyBarry@uams.edu
Phone: (501) 364-6517
- Institute-wide inquiries
- Questions about ACHRI policy
- ACHRI staff concerns
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Richard F. Jacobs, MD, FAAP
ACHRI President, Robert H. Fiser, Jr., M.D. Endowed Chair in Pediatrics, Professor and Chairman, UAMS Department of Pediatrics
Email: RFJ@uams.edu
Phone: (501) 364-6540 |
Jenny Kubacak
Research Project Coordinator and Administrative Assistant to the President
Email: KubacakSJ@uams.edu
Phone: (501) 364-6527
- Scheduling for ACHRI Vice President
- Participating in the Summer Science Program
- Submitting reports required for ABI-funded projects
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Peggy Bailey
Secretary
Email: PBailey@uams.edu
Phone: (501) 364-7373
- Room scheduling at ACHRI
- Badge access for vendors and visitors
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Brandon Fowlkes
Manager of Animal Care and Husbandry
Email: FowlkesBrandon@uams.edu
Phone: (501) 364-2759
- Animal facility issues
- Animal housing questions
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Sarah Jones
Environmental Services Supervisor
Email: JonesSarahD@uams.edu
Phone: (501) 364-1911
- Environmental services
- Meeting room and conference space sanitation
- Moving office furniture
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Tarina Goodwin
Research Support Coordinator
Email: GoodwinTarina@uams.edu
Phone: (501) 364-2700
- Animal orders
- Animal protocol balances
- ACHRI safety committee
- Personnel animal certification
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Al Martin
Facilities and Equipment Manager
Email: MartinAljavan@uams.edu
Phone: (501) 364-7519
- Equipment maintenance and installation
- Facilities maintenance, relocation, or renovation
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Blake Harrison
Director of Animal Operations
Email: HarrisonBlakeT@uams.edu
Phone: (501) 364-2470
- Animal use protocols
- Animal billing
- Facilities and operations management
- Building security and biocontainment
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Sarah Buchanan
Grant Budget Development Specialist
Phone: (501) 364-5143
Email: SBuchanan@uams.edu
- Grant budget preparation
- Grant application forms completion
- Determining indirect costs for projects
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Lee Smith, CRA
Research Administrator
Phone: (501) 364-3581
Email: SmithLee@uams.edu
- Notifying ACHRI of intent to submit grant applications
- Budget reviews
- Determining indirect costs for projects
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John Gregan
Science Writer and Editor
Phone: (501) 364-6296
Email: GreganJohnA@uams.edu
- Grant proposal preparation
- Writing and proposal training
- Manuscript editing
- Researcher profile development
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Amy Stalls
Grant Specialist
Phone: (501) 364-3627
Email: StallsAmyR@uams.edu
- ACHRI’s intramural programs
- Reporting intramural program-funded activity
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Phaedra Yount
Science Writer and Editor
Phone: (501) 364-2469
Email: YountPhaedra@uams.edu
- Grant proposal preparation
- Research Update Newsletter inquiries
- Graphics/figure preparation for grants or manuscripts
- President's Choice article submissions
- ACHRI Web site inquiries
- Requests for annual reports or general information about research programs at ACHRI
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Laura Birdwell
Accounting Manager
Email: Birdwell@archildrens.org |
Emily Atkins
Research Account Coordinator
Email:
Phone: (501) 364-6554
- Approval of requests in eRequest
- Review of current encumbrances
- Account Setup in the eRequest system
- Assistance in using the eRequest and PI Reporting System
- Account Review
- Scheduling User training of the eRequest and PI Reporting Systems
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Leslie Montgomery, CPA, CRA
Research Account Administrator
Email: MontgomeryLeslieJ@uams.edu
Phone: (501) 364-6546
- Budget Revisions and Projections
- Report eRequest and PI Reporting System Problems
- Close-out Process and Carry-forward
- Funding Questions Pertaining to Award Notices, ACH/ACHRI Policy and Guidelines Relating to Grant Funding and Post-Award Processes
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Stuart Stough
Research Information Systems Programmer
Email: StoughSW@archildrens.org
Phone: (501) 364-3426 |
Margie Brackeen
Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Phone: (501) 364-3586
Email: BrackeenMargiei@uams.edu
- Developing human research documents
- Technical help for IRB submissions
- Human research training schedule
- Human research training tailored for your needs
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Janna Contorno
Clinical Research Specialist
(501) 364-3577
Email:
- Clinical Trials Management System subject billing questions
- Clinical trial sponsor billing and invoicing
- Clinical trial account reconciliations
- Clinical trial advertising and Clinical trial Web site
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Billy Furgerson, PharmD
Research Pharmacist
Phone: (501) 364-2596
Email: FurgersonBillyC@uams.edu
- Developing or planning an Investigator-Initiated Drug Study
- A compassionate-use drug study or using a compassionate-use drug
- Joining or sponsoring an NIH-sponsored drug study
- A drug study that requires an IND
- A new COG (Children’s Oncology Group) Drug protocol
- An Industry-Sponsored Clinical Drug Trial • Questions about conducting Investigational Drug Studies at ACH
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Janet Storment, RN, CCRC
Clinical Trials Administrator
Phone: (501) 364-2760
Email: StormentJanetS@uams.edu
- Interested in participating in industry-sponsored research
- Need research coordinator support for clinical trials
- Budget support for new and ongoing clinical trials
- Interested in using the Pediatric Clinical Research Unit (PCRU) for your studies
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Amanda Holloway
Research Auditor
Phone: (501) 364-2862
Email: HollowayAmanda@uams.edu
• Regulatory reviews and responses
• Self-auditing techniques
• IRB-related questions |
Teru Strickland, RPh
Research Pharmacist
Phone: (501) 364-2596
Email: StricklandTeru@uams.edu |
| Database Management |
Jennie Stern
Clinical Systems Analyst
Phone: (501) 364-3775
Email: JEStern@uams.edu
- Database design
- MEDITECH data extraction
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