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Selma C. Kunitz, Ph.D. - Founder and Senior Research Scientist

Selma Kunitz, Ph.D., Founder and Senior Research Scientist, has over 30 years experience in clinical research methodology, data management, and technology. She has successfully led and collaborated with multidisciplinary teams of statisticians, epidemiologists, clinical investigators, and programming staff to conduct large multi-center clinical studies. She provides project oversight for data management, quality assurance, research design, study implementation, safety monitoring, and statistical methodology. Dr. Kunitz serves as Project Director for several NIH contracts.

She is a leader in the development of quality assurance guidelines, data and safety monitoring boards (DSMB), data standards (common data elements) and data warehousing as well as the conduct of clinical trials. Dr. Kunitz has been recognized as a leader in her field, providing invited presentations and educational seminars at major conferences. She serves on advisory and review committees for NIH and other federal agencies.

Dr. Kunitz has a B.A., in Economics from the University of Rochester, an M.S., in Management Information Systems and Organization Development from American University and a Ph.D., in Public Health (Behavioral Science/Social Epidemiology) from Johns Hopkins University.

KAI Research - An Exceptional Contract Research Organization
KAI Research - An Exceptional Contract Research Organization