CCFP’s October Equity in Research Presentation features a panel of Three dynamic speakers.
Rebecca Brouwer – Assistant Vice President for Research
She is responsible for overseeing the strategic development and implementation of comprehensive facilitation services for Duke’s research community. She works with OR&I leadership and the research community to understand support needs, and then develop and implement relevant services and processes. Since 2000, Rebecca has worked at Duke in a variety of research roles including working within research teams in the School of Medicine and on campus, operating in central offices such as the Duke Office of Clinical Research and the Office of Research Informatics, and most recently as the Director of the Office of Research Initiatives.
Debbie Goldstein – Associate Vice President/Associate Vice Provost for Community Engaged Scholarship and Executive Director of the NC Leadership Forum.
In this role, Debbie leads the new Duke Center for Community Engagement, a joint effort of Duke Community Affairs and Interdisciplinary Studies in the Office of the Provost. She also manages the community engagement and educational outreach teams at Duke Community Affairs. Prior to joining Duke and NCLF, Debbie was an Executive Vice President at the Center for Responsible Lending, a national research and policy organization based in Durham that focuses on protecting borrowers from abusive lending practices. In 2002, Debbie assisted local organizations and lawmakers in drafting and advocating for legislative remedies to address exorbitant fees on subprime mortgages in New Jersey and played a critical role in negotiating the New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act. She also advised the sponsors of the Massachusetts Predatory Home Loan Practices Act of 2004. She worked with lead organizations in the state of Massachusetts to support the enactment of the legislation. After contributing to developing key provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and other related federal regulatory efforts, Debbie also taught Consumer Law at the UNC School of Law at Chapel Hill as an adjunct professor. She has lived in Durham since 2001 and has been an active member of the local community.
Lynn Sutton – Assistant Dean, Clinical Research Initiatives and Alliances, in the Duke School of Medicine
She works closely with the Vice Dean of Clinical Research and other executive leaders to implement institutional initiatives in clinical research across the School of Medicine and in partnership with other Duke entities. She has over 20 years of program and project management experience in academic medicine and pharmaceutical research and development. Most recently, Ms. Sutton was the Director of Operations for the Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute.