CARAS Research Staff

Executive Director

Robert Bienvenu, Ph.D.

Associate Director for Conferences, Education Program; and Coordinator, Human Research Protections Program

Andrea Echols, M.Ed., LPC, NCC

Chairperson, Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Ted Gideonse, Ph.D., MFA

We extend our thanks to the many CARAS Research volunteers who work on multiple projects, including: appointed members of the Institutional Review Board (IRB), Research Advisory Committee (RAC), and Fellows Program Oversight Committee (FPOC); Investigators and Research Associates conducting human subjects research; Mentoring Program mentors and facilitators; academic and community conference presenters and volunteers; and webinar presenters. Thank you!