STEERING COMMITTEE |

Elaine Larson, RN, PhD, FAAN, CIC
Director, CIRAR
T90 Program Director
R01 Principal Investigator |
Professor of Therapeutic and Pharmaceutical Research
Columbia University School of Nursing
Professor of Epidemiology
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Address:
Columbia University School of Nursing
630 West 168th Street, Box 6 (mailing)
617 West 168th Street, Room 330 (location)
New York, NY 10032
Phone: 212-305-0723
Fax: 212-305-0722
E-mail: ell23@columbia.edu
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Richard Kessin, PhD
T90 Program Co-Director |
Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology
College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University
Address:
College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University
Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
630 West 168th Street, PH 15-1590
New York, NY 10032
Phone: 212-305-5653
Fax: 212-305-3970
E-mail: rhk2@columbia.edu
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Frank Lowy, MD
R01 Principal Investigator |
Professor of Medicine and Pathology
Division of Infectious Diseases
College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University
Address:
College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University
630 West 168th Street, P&S 9-458
New York, NY 10032
Phone: 212-305-5787
E-mail: fl189@columbia.edu
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Lisa Saiman, MD, MPH
R01 Principal Investigator |
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University
Address:
College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University
Department of Pediatrics
630 West 168th Street, PH 4W-470
New York, NY 10032
Phone: 212-305-9446
Fax: 212-305-9491
E-mail: ls5@columbia.edu
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Patricia Stone, RN, PhD, MPH
R01 Principal Investigator |
Centennial Professor in Health Policy
Columbia University School of Nursing
Address:
Columbia University School of Nursing
630 West 168th Street, Box 6 (mailing)
617 West 168th Street, Room 228 (location)
New York, NY 10032
Phone: 212-305-1738
Fax: 212-305-6937
E-mail: ps2024@columbia.edu
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Julien Teitler, PhD
TIRAR Advisory Board Member |
Associate Professor of Social Work and Sociology
Director, Social Indicators Survey Center
Columbia University School of Social Work
Address:
Columbia University
School of Social Work
1255 Amsterdam Ave, Room 712
New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212-851-2376
E-mail: jot8@columbia.edu |
Don Weiss, MD, MPH
TIRAR Advisory Board Member |
Director of Surveillance
Bureau of Communicable Disease
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
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CORE SUPPORT |

Bevin Cohen, MPH
Project Manager, CIRAR |
CIRAR Project Manager
Columbia University School of Nursing
Address:
Columbia University School of Nursing
630 West 168th Street, Box 6 (mailing)
617 West 168th Street, Room 246 (location)
New York, NY 10032
Phone: 212-342-4111
Fax: 212-305-0722
E-mail: bac2116@columbia.edu |

Kristine M. Kulage, MA
Pre-Award Grants Manager
and Web Designer, CIRAR |
Director, Office of Research Resources
Columbia University School of Nursing
Address:
Columbia University School of Nursing
630 West 168th Street, Box 6 (mailing)
617 West 168th Street, Room 341 (location)
New York, NY 10032
Phone: 212-305-5495
Fax: 212-305-6937
E-mail: kk729@columbia.edu |

Ruth Torres, EMPA
Post-Award Finance Manager, CIRAR |
Finance Manager
Columbia University School of Nursing
Address:
Columbia University School of Nursing
630 West 168th Street, Box 6 (mailing)
617 West 168th Street, Room 114 (location)
New York, NY 10032
Phone: 212-305-3052
Fax: 212-305-6020
E-mail: ret2@columbia.edu |
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ROLE OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE |
The CIRAR/TIRAR Steering Committee meets regularly to:
- Discuss and contribute to the progress of each grant
- Facilitate communication among and between research teams and resolve issues, challenges, and difficulties
- Assess and enhance the interface among grants to potentiate their value
- Identify gaps in knowledge in the field and develop additional interdisciplinary grants for the prevention of antimicrobial resistance
- Plan educational and communication strategies for dissemination and sharing of knowledge
- Evaluate the interdisciplinarity and functioning of the Center
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