Common Data Elements & Data Harmonization Working Group

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The Common Data Elements & Data Harmonization Working Group (CDE&DH WG) reviews the compiled information and recommend the required Common Data Elements for all Consortium research projects to collect and the data systems to be used for transferring de-identified data to the Research Coordination Center. This group is coordinated by the Research Coordination and Data Management Unit of the Research Coordinating Center.

Key Activities

  • Recommend set of Common Data Elements to NIMHD MCD RD Steering Committee
    • Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
    • Comorbidities
    • Quality of Life
    • Review Data Transfer and Data Harmonization schedule and tools from the Research Coordinating Center

Members

  • Robert Brook, MD
    ACHIEVE GREATER: Wayne State University
    Principal Investigator, Project 1
  • Brian Reed
    ACHIEVE GREATER: Wayne State University
  • Sean Phelan, PhD
    C2DREAM: Mayo Clinic
  • Tongtan (Bert) Chantarat, PhD, MPH
    C2DREAM: University of Minnesota
  • Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, MD
    C3EN: University of Chicago
    Principal Investigator, Project 3
  • Brad Appelhans, PhD
    C3EN: Rush University
    Co-Director, Investigator Development Core
  • Dinesh Mendhe, MS
    CAHPE: Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences
  • Lisa Lanza, PhD, MPH, RDN, CLC
    CAHPE: NYU School of Medicine
  • Rita Kukafka, DrPH, MA, FACMI
    COMMUNITY: Columbia University
  • Katherine Crew, MD, MS
    COMMUNITY: Columbia University
  • Jeanine Genkinger, PhD
    COMMUNITY: Columbia University
  • James Selig, PhD
    CRHSJ: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Ruofei Du, PhD
    CRHSJ: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Paul Muntner, PhD
    DSCRDCD: University of Alabama
  • Mario Sims, PhD
    DSCRDCD: Tuskegee University
  • Jessica Yeh, PhD
    MACCHE: Johns Hopkins University
  • John Jackson, ScD
    MACCHE: Johns Hopkins University
  • Stuart Gansky, MS, DrPH
    RCC-RD-MCD: University of California, San Francisco
    Director, Research Coordination and Data Management Unit
  • William Brown, PhD, DrPH
    RCC-RD-MCD: University of California, San Francisco
    Associate Director, Research Coordination and Data Management Unit
  • Kathy Lanier, MPH
    RCC-RD-MCD: University of California, San Francisco
    Unit Manager, Research Coordination and Data Management Unit
  • Juan Espinoza, MD, FAAP
    SCCLH: University of Southern California
    Director, Methods & Sub-Data Core
  • Alex Cheng, PhD
    Southeast Collaborative: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Derek Pope, PhD
    Southeast Collaborative: Meharry Medical College
  • Emily Drum, MPH
    UC END-DISPARITIES: University of California, Irvine
    Member, Administrative Core
    Program Manager