General information
Mailstop: Office of Research
Human Subjects (Institutional Review Board), Conflict of Interest, Responsible Conduct of Research
For all general compliance-related questions, contact:
Email: orca@ucsc.edu
Phone: 831-459-1473
Animal Care and Use (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee)
For IACUC questions, contact:
Email: iacuc@ucsc.edu
Phone: 831-459-3150
Campus veterinarian: vet@ucsc.edu
Export Controls
For export control-related inquiries, contact: export@ucsc.edu
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation (NAGPRA)
For inquiries related to NAGPRA, CalNAGPRA, repatriation, and tribal relations activities, contact: Victoria Jennings
Our staff
Elia Amaro-Hernandez
- Title
- Research Compliance Analyst
- Phone
- 831-502-1151
- Office Location
- Remote work location, N/A
- Campus Email
Jennifer Brae Dier
- Pronouns
- she, her, her, hers, herself
- Title
- Research Compliance Analyst
- Phone
- 831-459-4114
- Office Location
- Remote work location, N/A
- Campus Email

Trang Van Dinh
- Title
- Export Control Officer
- Phone
- 831-502-1413
- Office Location
- Kerr Hall, 4th floor when on campus; hybrid
- Campus Email
Victoria Angela Jennings
- Pronouns
- She/her
- Title
- Repatriation and Tribal Collaborations Coordinator
- Phone
- 323-919-2600
- Office Location
- Kerr Hall, 4th floor when on campus; hybrid
- Campus Email

Bruce W Kennedy
- Title
- Research Compliance Analyst
- Phone
- 831-459-3150
- Office Location
- Remote work location, N/A
- Campus Email
Sana Khoury-Shakour
- Title
- ORCA Director
- Phone
- 831-502-1332
- Office Location
- Remote work location, Kerr Hall 4th floor when on campus; hybrid
- Campus Email

Debbie Lam Melamud
- Pronouns
- she, her, her, hers, herself
- Title
- Research Compliance Analyst
- Office Location
- Remote work location, N/A
- Campus Email

Bri Quinn
- Pronouns
- she / they
- Title
- Research Ethics Analyst
- Phone
- 831-502-0252 (bri@ucsc.edu preferred)
- Office Location
- Kerr Hall, 4th floor when on campus; hybrid
- Campus Email
Robin Sedman
- Title
- IRB Analyst
- Office Location
- Remote work location, N/A
- Campus Email
