Internal candidates only. All classes will be available through Zoom only at this time unless otherwise specified. Links available in Workday.
Certified Research Specialist Required Courses
2026 Fall Classes:
Legal Issues
August 3, 2026 || 10:00 am – 11:00 am || Zoom || Workday
Presenter: Dori Wong Scroggins, Associate General Counsel
Essentials
August 10, 2026 || 8:00 am – 12:00 pm || Zoom || Workday
Presenters:
Laura Adkins, MAP, CCRP, CCRA, AdvCRS, Director, Office of Research Regulatory Affairs
Shweta Davalbhakta, MS, CIP, Associate Director, Institutional Review Board
Amanda Holloway, CHRC, Director, Institutional Review Board
Traci Wilson, BS, CCRP, CRS, Research Compliance Analyst, Office of Research Integrity
General Research Ethics Part 1
August 19, 2026 || 10:00 am – 12:00 pm || Zoom || Workday
Presenter: Brandy Fox, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Humanities & Bioethics College of Medicine, Clinical Ethicist
General Research Ethics Part 2
August 26, 2026 || 10:00 am – 12:00 pm || Zoom || Workday
Presenter: Brandy Fox, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Humanities & Bioethics College of Medicine, Clinical Ethicist
Reportable New Information and the IRB
September 28, 2026 || 9:00 am – 10:00 am || Zoom || Workday
Presenter: Shweta Davalbhakta, MS, CIP, Associate Director, Institutional Review Board
Writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
October 13, 2026 || 9:00 am – 10:00 am || Zoom || Workday
Presenter: Tracie Wilson, BS, CCRP, CRS, Research Compliance Analyst, Office of Research Integrity
Protocol Deviations
October 14, 2026 || 9:00 am – 10:00 am || Zoom || Workday
Presenter: Jennifer McCluskey, BSN, RB, CCRP, Research Compliance Manager, Office of Research Integrity
Developing a Research Protocol
October 21, 2026 || 10:00 am – 11:30 am || Zoom || Workday
Presenter: Michael Bailey, BS Pharm, CRS, AdvCRS, CCRP, Regulatory Affairs Specialist III, Translational Institute
For information on any of these classes, contact Kelly Fountain at kfountain@uams.edu.