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UCLA Older Americans Independence Center
(Pepper Center)
Research Operations Core (ROC)
Core Leader:
Teresa E. Seeman, PhD
Professor of Medicine/Geriatrics
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
10945 Le Conte Avenue, Suite 2339
Box 951687
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1687
Ph: 310-825-8253
Fax: 310-794-2199
Email: tseeman@mednet.ucla.edu
Core co-leader:
Heather McCreath, PhD
Associate Researcher
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Email: hmccreath@mednet.ucla.edu
Core assistant leader:
Constance Gewa, MPH, PhD candidate
Graduate Student Researcher
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Email: conniegewa@yahoo.com
The OAIC Research Operations Core (ROC) is an extension and expansion of the Data Management Core funded through the previous OAIC grant. To contribute to the UCLA OAIC’s twin goals of promoting development of interventions to maintain independence and understanding the biological mechanisms contributing to successful interventions, the ROC provides state-of-the-art data collection and data management services to support the successful implementation of OAIC- and externally-funded projects that address questions relevant to the UCLA OAIC’s themes and mission.
ROC services encompass consultations during proposal preparation as well as assistance in development and implementation of data collection and data management protocols for funded research projects. Specific data collection and data management services available through the ROC include advising investigators on data collection tools; developing and maintaining tracking systems to monitor subject recruitment and scheduling of data collection activity; data entry, verification, and data cleaning services; and providing data documentation for all project databases.
The ROC also offers custom programming to meet special project needs and run regular training workshops for junior faculty and research staff, focusing on theoretical and practical aspects of research operations.
Support Provided:
- Data collection support, including development of protocols, forms, and manuals of operation
- Training and hiring of data collection staff
- Conduct of study analyses, including recruitment and retention reports and projections
- Data management services, including double-pass data entry and queries for data completion, range checks and quality control procedures
- Development of specialized software applications and interfaces for emerging data collection technologies
- Proposal preparation, including project staffing and budget estimates, as well as guidance for pre- and post award IRB applications
- Develop, review, and maintain data security procedures
- Access and coordination of investigator use of potential research subject mailing list (Geriatrics Table of Potential Subjects)
Analysis/Cost-Effectiveness Core
Inflammatory Biology Core
Recruitment Core
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