CHOC’s Sponsored Project Administration office is a valuable resource for the CHOC community, providing expertise and highly specialized services in the important area of research management.

We are committed to delivering comprehensive service, from pre-award assistance to post-award management. We make every effort to accommodate individual researcher's needs and schedules within the resources of our office, and we act as an advocate for the faculty and the university in the research process.

Location: CHOC Research Building – 4th Floor
Phone: (714) 516-4341
Fax: (714) 516-4318

Research Institute Administrative Personnel

Brent Dethlefs
Director, Research Institute
bdethlefs@choc.org

Danielle Howard
Assistant Director, Research Institute
dahoward@choc.org

Janet MacInnis
Resource Manager
jmacinnis@choc.org

Melissa DePedro
Department Assistant
mdepedro@choc.org

Research Institute, Center for Clinical Research

Elizabeth Yi
Research Administrator II
eyi@choc.org

Cheryl Willis
Research Administrator II
cwillis@choc.org

Alana Valencia
Sr. Grants and Contracts Accountant
avalencia@choc.org
 

Office of Research Compliance

Megan Bailey
Manager Research Compliance
mebailey@choc.org

Jane Sur
Research Compliance Coordinator
jsur@choc.org

Jennifer Gallaher
Regulatory Compliance Assistant
jgallaher@choc.org