Faculty Bios

Clinical Research Professional Certification Preparation and GCP Virtual Review Course

Course faculty will be the following instructors:

Laura Holtz, MS, PMP, CCRP

Laura R. Holtz, MS, PMP, CCRP, is a Senior Quality Specialist at Yale University, Yale Cancer Center, Clinical Trials Office. Previously, she was a senior project manager at the Indiana University Center for Aging Research on federally- funded randomized control trials and demonstration programs to provide care collaboration for patients with dementia and their caregivers in multiple care settings. She also coordinated an annual statewide conference focused on palliative and end-of-life communication and research. She shares her expertise in regulations, informed consent, decision making capacity, patient/caregiver interviewing, ethics, and research project management at numerous local and national conferences. Laura established the Indianapolis chapter of Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) and organizes education opportunities which provide pathways for staff to become Certified Clinical Research Professionals. She is a co-facilitator for the SOCRA Clinical Site Coordination/ Management and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) workshop and the Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) and GCP Exam Prep course. As the SOCRA President, she contributes to the organization’s strategic objectives to provide research education, networking opportunities and professional credentialing for the research community. Laura has a Master of Science in Communications from Purdue University. 

Jessica Rowe, MA, MS, CCRP, CIP

Jessica Rowe, MA, MS, CCRP, CIP, is the Quality and Education Director for the Yale Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office. Previously, she served as the Associate Director for Regulatory, Compliance, and Quality at the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI) and the Yale Human Research Protection Program (HRPP). Before her tenure at Yale, Jessica was the HRPP Director for WellSpan Health, where she managed a comprehensive human research protection program.

Jessica has an extensive 13-year background at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), where she held multiple roles in the research field and was an active member of several research review committees. She continues to contribute as an IRB member for both UMB and Yale, and she chairs the Southern Pennsylvania SOCRA Chapter while also serving as the Immediate Past President of SOCRA.

Jessica is an adjunct instructor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore Graduate School, teaching courses in research compliance and administration. She is a recognized faculty member in several SOCRA workshops, including Quality Management and the GCP Prep Course.

With extensive experience in human subject research compliance, IRB, quality, clinical trial management, education, and training, Jessica is a Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) and a certified IRB Professional (CIP). She also holds a graduate certificate in Research Ethics from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Her passion lies in human subject protections, bioethics, quality, and compliance.