Studies and Initiatives
CSP #2032 VA Causal Inference Enterprise (VA CAUSAL)
Executive Committee:
Mihaela Aslan (West Haven CSP-CERC)
Ryan Ferguson (Boston CSPCC)
Miguel Hernán (Harvard)
Grant Huang (ORD)
Rachel Ramoni (ORD)
Coordinating Center - West Haven CSP Clinical Epidemiology Research Center (CSP-CERC):
Mihaela Aslan, Director
Renato Polimanti, Associate Director for Scientific and Technical Operations
Patricia Crutchfield, Program Manager
Implementation and Research Operations Core:
Mihaela Aslan (West Haven CSP-CERC), Co-Director
Ryan Ferguson (Boston CSPCC), Co-Director
Sonia Anand (Boston CSPCC)
Patricia Crutchfield (West Haven CSP-CERC), Program Manager
Methods Core:
Kelly Cho (Boston CSPEC)
Barbra Dickerman (Harvard), Co-Director
Hanna Gerlovin (Boston CSPEC), Deputy Director
Miguel Hernán (Harvard), Co-Director
Constance Hoag (Boston CSPEC), Program Manager
CSP #2038 Clinical Outcomes and Pharmacotherapy Effectiveness in the Healthcare System (COPE-VA)
Kristina Bajema, MD, & George Ioannou, MD (VA Portland and VA Puget Sound Health Care System), Co-Chairs
Mihaela Aslan, PhD (West Haven CSP-CERC), Director
Rene LaFleur (West Haven CSP-CERC), Project Manager
Lei Yan, PhD (West Haven CSP-CERC), Lead Statistician
Steering Committee:
Mihaela Aslan (West Haven CSP-CERC)
Kristina Bajema (Portland Healthcare System), Co-Chair
Marie Bradley (FDA)
Timothy Buchman (BARDA)
David Bui (Portland Healthcare System)
Wendy Carter (FDA)
John Concato (FDA)
Fran Cunningham (PBM)
Richard Forshee (FDA)
Grant Huang (ORD)
Yuan Huang (West Haven CSP-CERC)
Gabriel Innes (FDA)
George Ioannou (VA Puget Sound Healthcare System) Co-Chair
Amy Kilbourne (ORD)
Rene LaFleur (West Haven CSP-CERC)
Natasha Pratt (FDA)
Motiur Rahman (FDA)
Kimberly Sciarretta (BARDA)
Rachel Thompson (FDA)
Stephanie Troy (FDA)
Lei Yan (West Haven CSP-CERC)
Yinong Young-Xu (PBM)
Coordinating Center - West Haven CSP Clinical Epidemiology Research Center (CSP-CERC):
Mihaela Aslan (West Haven CSP-CERC), Director
Rene LaFleur (West Haven CSP-CERC), Project Manager
Jennifer Cavanaugh (West Haven CSP-CERC), ADO
Alysia Maffucci (West Haven CSP-CERC), ADQA
Lei Yan (West Haven CSP-CERC), Lead Statistician
Data Analytics and Methodology Subcommittee:
Mihaela Aslan (West Haven CSP-CERC), Director
Kristina Bajema (VA Portland Healthcare System), Co-Chair
David Bui (VA Portland Healthcare System)
Kei-Hoi Cheung (West Haven CSP-CERC)
Yuan Huang (West Haven CSP-CERC)
Denise Hynes (VA Portland Healthcare System)
George Ioannou (VA Puget Sound Healthcare System) Co-Chair
Yuli Li (West Haven CSP-CERC)
Hung-Mo Lin (West Haven CSP-CERC)
Pradeep Mutalik (West Haven CSP-CERC)
Rajeevan Nallakkandi (West Haven CSP-CERC)
Vyshnika Sriskantharajah (VA Puget Sound Healthcare System)
Robert Vergun (VA Portland Healthcare System)
Edwin Wong (VA Puget Sound Healthcare System)
Kristin Wyatt (VA Puget Sound Healthcare System)
Lei Yan (West Haven CSP-CERC)
Collaborators:
Amy Bohnert (VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System)
Sheldon Brown (VA Bronx Healthcare System)
Lauren Epstein (VA Atlanta Healthcare System)
Adit Ginde (UCHealth Emergency Care, Aurora CO)
Matthew Maciejewski (VA Durham Healthcare System)
Vincent Marconi (VA Atlanta Healthcare System)
Richard Murphy (VA White River Junction Healthcare System)
CSP #566 - Neuropsychological and Mental Health Outcomes of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF): A Longitudinal Cohort Study
Jennifer J Vasterling, PhD (Boston Healthcare System), Study Chair
Mihaela Aslan, PhD (West Haven CSP-CERC), Director
Patricia Crutchfield (West Haven CSP-CERC), Program Manager
CSP #2012 - Leveraging Electronic Health Information to Advance Precision Medicine (LEAP) Program Initiative
Jennifer Lee, MD, PhD & Mei-Chiung Shih, PhD (VA Palo Alto Health Care System), Co-Chairs
Natalie Fullenkamp, MA (VA Palo Alto Health Care System), LEAP National Coordinator
Mihaela Aslan, PhD (West Haven CSP-CERC), Director
Julie Lynch, PhD & Kyung Lee, PhD (VA Salt Lake City), Co-Investigators
Patricia Crutchfield (VA Connecticut Healthcare System), Program Manager
CSP#2006: Genomics of Gulf War Illness in Veterans
Drew Helmer, MD, & Elizabeth Hauser, PhD (VA Houston and VA Durham Healthcare System), Co-Chairs
Mihaela Aslan, PhD (West Haven CSP-CERC), Director
Rene LaFleur (VA Connecticut Healthcare System), Project Manager
CSP #572 - Genetics of Functional Disability in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Illness
Philip D. Harvey, PhD (VA Miami Healthcare System), Study Chair
Mihaela Aslan, PhD (West Haven CSP-CERC), Director
Alysia Maffucci (West Haven CSP-CERC), Project Manager
CSP #575B - Genomics of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans
Murray B Stein, MD, MPH (VA San Diego Healthcare System), Study Chair
Joel Gelernter, MD (VA Connecticut Healthcare System), Study Chair
Patricia Crutchfield (West Haven CSP-CERC), Project Manager
POLYPHARM01 - Treatment patterns, safety & comparative effectiveness of Dolutegravir-based regimens in the older HIV positive population
Mihaela Aslan, PhD (West Haven CSP-CERC), Director
Vales Jeanpaul (West Haven CSP-CERC), Project Manager
Lei Yan (West Haven CSP-CERC), Lead Statistician
Informatics/IT Data Epidemiology Analytics for a Learning Healthcare System (IDEAL)
Primary purpose
The primary purpose of IDEAL is to develop a clinical research focused set of approaches, resources, and infrastructures for achieving a VHA Learning Healthcare System goals.
The objectives include establishing a robust clinical research enterprise using data driven capabilities and strategies; creating opportunities for partnerships to advance research and care; and using VA data to improve and enhance researcher's activities and products, not only for CSP, but for the broader ORD and VA research community.
Infrastructure Initiatives
CSP Epidemiology Analytics Resource (CSPEAR)
Eva Thomas, MPH, Project Manager & Data Analyst, Seattle ERIC
Integrated Veteran Epidemiologic Study Data Resource (INVESTD-R)
Jen Sporleder, BS, Associate Center Director, Seattle ERIC
Center for Data and Computational Science (C-DACS)
Samantha Tweedie, MPH, Scientific Program Manager, Boston GenISIS
Approaches to Real World Evidence Initiatives
Leveraging Electronic Health Information to Advance Precision Medicine (LEAP)
Natalie Fullenkamp, PhD, National Coordinator, Palo Alto
Point-Of-Care Research (POC-R)
Ryan Ferguson, ScD, Director, Boston CSPCC
VA CAUSAL Inference Enterprise (VA CAUSAL)
Patricia Crutchfield, Project Manager CSP CERC
Translational and Partnered Data Use Activities
Big Data-Scientist Training Enhancement Program (BD-STEP)
Frank Meng, PhD, Program Director
Kelly Gaynor, MPH, Program Manager
Colleen Shannon, MPH, Deputy Director
IDEAL Partners
CSP IT Strategic Planning Committee
Kousick Biswas, Director Perry Point CSPCC
IDEAL Coordinator:
Rene LaFleur, MS, Research Coordinator, West Haven CSP CERC
EPI Quality Management System
Alysia Maffucci, JD, Associate Center Director for Quality Assurance (ACDQA)
Kristy Goodrich, MS, Assistant for Quality Assurance
Own The Moment (OTM)
When we have the privilege of interacting with a Veteran through our work, we can do much to recognize and value them. The “Own the Moment” initiative within CSP is aimed at helping all CSP staff (and potentially a broader research community) learn ways to better show them that they are the “why” behind what we do.
VA CSP Knowledge, Information Transfer, and Education (KITE) Speaker Series
The KITE speakers series offers conversations with past and present CSP and other VA research leaders who will share their perspectives on a wide range of topics and provide real-life examples of their leadership in action. By capturing, sharing, and documenting this institutional memory, the Program’s ability to serve as a model for the VA research enterprise will be enhanced, while integrating its activities with VA’s broad network.
Specialty Areas, Affiliations, and Partnerships
Biomedical Informatics & Data Science
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
General Medicine
Psychiatry
Human Genetics
Veteran Aging Cohort Study (VACS)
VA COVID-19 Observational Research Collaboratory (CORC)
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)
VA Connecticut Research and Education Foundation (VACREF)
ViiV Healthcare Limited Pharmaceutical company
