Our Team

The QuanTS Program is an NIH-funded initiative led by a collaborative team of researchers, educators, and support staff from the University of Kentucky and Duke University.

Amanda Ellis, PhD

Co-Investigator

Associate Professor of Biostatistics

University of Kentucky

Sarah Peskoe, PhD

Co-Investigator

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics

Duke University

Kristen McQuerry, PhD

Co-Investigator

Associate Professor of Biostatistics

University of Kentucky

Jessica Sperling, PhD

Co-Investigator

Director, Evaluation and Strategic Planning

Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Jesse Troy, PhD

Co-Investigator

Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics

Duke University

Tony Mangino, PhD

Program Facilitator

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

University of Kentucky

Greg Samsa, PhD

Collaborator

Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics

Duke University

Lacey Rende

Program Manager

Project Planner, Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics

Duke University

Tracy Truong, MB

Program Facilitator

Principal Biostatistician, Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics

Duke University

Emily Slade, PhD

Principal Investigator

Associate Professor of Biostatistics

University of Kentucky

Gina-Maria Pomann, PhD

Principal Investigator

Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics

Duke University

Kristine Glauber, PhD

Collaborator

Senior Research Program Leader,

Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Jerry Gschwind

External Contractor

President and Senior Consultant,

Symphony Learning Partners

QuanTS Program Advisory Committee

Our esteemed Advisory Committee is comprised of experts in education, team science, and collaborative biomedical research across seven universities.

Matthew Bush, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Kentucky

Trey Conatser, PhD, Assistant Provost for Teaching & Learning and Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT), University of Kentucky

Manisha Desai, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health, Professor of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University School of Medicine

Emily Griffith, PhD, Associate Research Professor, Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University

Renee Moore, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University

Quentin Ruiz-Esparza, Director for Digital Product Strategy and Design, Duke Learning Innovation

Heidi Spratt, PhD, Professor of Biostatistics & Data Science, University of Texas Medical Branch

Maggie Sweitzer, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University

Kevin Wooten, PhD, Adjunct Professor and Team Science Education Leader, University of Texas Medical Branch

Martin Zand, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Medical Humanities, Division of Nephrology, University of Rochester Medical Center