Beyond Altruism - Exploring Payment for Research Participation

Dr. Quincy J. Byrdsong is the Vice Provost for Health Affairs at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. He has operational responsibility for Lipscomb Health to include programs in pharmacy, physician assistant, nursing, dietetics, exercise science, and cardiovascular perfusion. Before coming to Lipscomb, Dr. Byrdsong served as the Associate Vice President for Research Administration at Wellstar Health System in Marietta, Georgia. In this role, Dr. Byrdsong served as the Institutional Official for the Human Research Protections Program (HRPP) and Chief Research Administration Officer.

Dr. Byrdsong received his Bachelor and Master’s Degrees in Biology from Middle Tennessee State University and Doctor of Education degree from Tennessee State University. He speaks to global audiences in the areas of research regulations as well as research ethics. Dr. Byrdsong is a past President of the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) and a Member of the Board of Directors for the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protections Programs (AAHRPP).

David Borasky, MPH serves as Vice President of IRB Compliance with WCG Clinical. In this position he is responsible for leading quality and compliance efforts for WCG IRB. He has over 25 years of experience managing institutional review boards in a variety of settings including research institutes, global health organizations, academic medical center and independent IRB organizations. He has served as a consultant for the Office of Human Research Protections, the US Department of Energy, the World Health Organization and numerous other institutions. David is a former member of the PRIM&R Board of Directors and in 2018 was named a Distinguished Leader of PRIM&R. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Subpart A Subcommittee of the HHS Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections.

Ivy Tillman is Director of Research Operations at Mayo Clinic. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degrees in Biology and French from Clemson University, a Master of Science in Health Care Management from Troy University and is currently pursuing her EdD in Educational Innovation at Augusta University. Ivy has been involved with human research protections for 17 years and is passionate about research participants' perspectives and justice in human research.

Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH, is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, the Kenneth L. Minaker Chair in Geriatrics in the Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and the Director of the Mongan Institute Center for Aging and Serious Illness. She is a board-certified geriatrician, palliative care physician and health services researcher who conducts research focused on optimizing quality of life for those with chronic serious illness, with a particular focus on those living with multiple chronic conditions and those living with dementia, along with their care partners.

Celia B. Fisher, Ph.D. is the Marie Ward Doty University Chair in Ethics, Professor of Psychology and the founding Director of the Fordham University Center for Ethics Education and the NIDA funded HIV and Drug Abuse Prevention Research Ethics Institute. She has chaired numerous ethics committees including for the American Psychological Association, the Society for Research in Child Development, and the American Public Health Association and served as a member of numerous federal and NIH committees including SACHRP, the NIH ABCD and the HEALing Communities studies, and chaired the Environmental Protection Agency’s Human Studies Review Board. She is the author of Decoding the Ethics Code: A Practical Guide for Psychologists now in its 5th edition, has over 300 publications and 8 edited volumes on the rights and welfare of racial and sexual and gender minority children and adults and her research has been supported by NIDA, NICHD, NIAID, NIAAA, NIMHD, and NSF. She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Her awards include the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Human Research Protections and the America Psychological Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Ethics Education.

C.K. Wang is a board-certified medical oncologist and the Chief Medical Officer at COTA, Inc. As CMO, he oversees the medical and research functions of COTA and is an expert in cancer care delivery, real-world data/ evidence and equity/ diversity issues in clinical trial research. Prior to COTA, Dr. Wang held numerous leadership roles at IBM Watson Health and the USMD Cancer Center.