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 COVID-19 Pharmacotherapy Effectiveness in the VA 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)
Wendy Carter (FDA)
John Concato (FDA)
Fran Cunningham (PBM)
Grant Huang (ORD)
Yuan Huang (West Haven CSP-CERC)
George Ioannou (VA Puget Sound Healthcare System) Co-Chair
Amy Kilbourne (ORD)
Rene LaFleur (West Haven CSP-CERC)
William Lance (West Haven CSP-CERC)
Alysia Maffucci (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
William Lance (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:
Stephanie Argraves (West Haven CSP-CERC)
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)
Fran Cunningham (PBM)
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)
Pradeep Mutalik (West Haven CSP-CERC)
Rajeevan Nallakkandi (West Haven CSP-CERC)
Lei Yan (West Haven CSP-CERC)
Yinong Young-Xu (PBM)
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
Cooperative Studies Program Epidemiology Analytics Resource (CSPEAR)
CSPEAR is a collaborative effort between 5 CSP Epidemiology Centers (CSPECs) within CSP’s national research network. Activities are overseen by the CSP Director and CSPEC Directors with assistance from CSP Deputy Directors, Associate Center Directors, the Project Manager, and the Lead Analyst. Data extraction and analyses are carried out by statisticians, data managers, and data analysts in the 5 CSPECs.
Project Leadership:
Grant Huang, MPH, PhD (CSP Director)
CSPEC Directors:
Mihaela Aslan, PhD
Michael Gaziano, MD, MPH
Christina Williams, PhD
Nicholas L. Smith, PhD
Philip Tsao, PhD
Project Manager:
Eva Thomas, MPH
Lead Analyst:
George Hauser, MDProject Team:
Kelly Cho, PhD, MPH
David Gagnon, MD, MPH, PhD
Joseph Goulet, PhD
Constance Hoag, MPH
Ashlyn Press, MPH
Programmers and Analysts:
Aaron Baraff, PhD
Kei-Hoi Cheung, PhD
Chris Forsberg, MS
Alexandra Fox, MSIS
Joseph Goulet, PhD
Lin Gu, MS
Elaine Hu, MPH
Anna Korpak, PhD
Yuli Li, MS
Daniel Morelli, BA
Alexander Peterson, MS
Nallakkandi Rajeevan, PhD
Thomas (Ivey) Redding, MS
Labiba Shere, MPH
Kellie Sims, PhD
Laura Tarko, MPH
Eva Thomas, MPH
Andrew (Drew) Thompson, MS
Andrew Timmons, MS
Helen Wellman, PhD
Katrina Wicks, MPH
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.
IDEAL Executive Sponsor:
Grant Huang, MPH, PhD, Deputy Chief R&D Officer - Enterprise Optimization; Director, CSP
Steering Committee Chair:
Mihaela Aslan, PhD, Director, West Haven CSP CERC
Steering Committee Members:
Christina Williams, PhD, Acting Director, Durham CSPEC
Kellie Sims, PhD, Gulf War Research Resource Leader, Durham
Amanda Garcia, MPH, CPH, Program Analyst, VA ORD
BD-STEP Representatives:
Frank Meng, PhD, Program Director
Kelly Gaynor, MPH, Program Manager
Colleen Shannon, MPH, Deputy Director
ENTHRALL Representatives:
Nhan Do, MD, Director, MAVERIC
Nathanael Fillmore, PhD, Associate Director for Data Sciences, Boston CSP Informatics Center
Danne Elbers, PhD, Associate Director for Data Engineering, Boston CSP Informatics Group
IDEAL Coordinator:
Teresa Chen, MPH, Research Coordinator, Seattle ERIC
EPI Quality Management System
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
CSPEAR Factsheets
Integrated Veteran Epidemiologic Study Data Resource (INVESTD-R)
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
