URMC / National Center for Deaf Health Research / Committees & Partners / Committees / Research Committee Research Committee Purpose The RPRC:NCDHR Research Committee is charged with developing research methodologies, carry out research projects and disseminating research findings. This body is also charged with helping to find funding to continue our research goals and fulfilling our commitments to funding agencies as they pertain to research activities. The Research Committee will also be responsible for maintaining an Academic Publications Plan. Membership Individuals who are on the Research Committee include: Committee Chair RPRC:NCDHR Health Project Coordinators RPRC:NCDHR faculty and staff that are supported under the NCDHR's core grant or other grants (directly or through subcontracts) to contribute to NCDHR research efforts. Selected individuals, invited by the Research Committee chair, with expertise and interest in Deaf and hard-of-hearing health issues. Current Members Steven Barnett, MD Research Committee Chair Principal Investigator / Program Director Rochester Prevention Research Center National Center for Deaf Health Research Professor Department of Family Medicine and the Department of Public Health University of Rochester Medical Center Steven_Barnett@urmc.rochester.edu *photo by Mark Benjamin Tamala David, PhD, MPA, MS, FNP Researcher Lori DeWindt, MA Senior Health Project Coordinator Kelly Matthews, MPH Senior Health Project Coordinator Amanda O'Hearn, PhD Researcher Hongmei Yang, PhD Statistician at Biostatics and Computational Biology Janna Sirianni, BS Health Project Coordinator Earl Allen, BS Research Coordinator