Mary L. Fields, BA (Psychology), CIP

Quality Assurance Manager
Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs

Mary Fields, CIP, joined AAHRPP in March 2019 as Quality Assurance Manager. In her role, Ms. Fields participates in the creation, review, and revision of policies and procedures and ensures they are rigorously adhered to within AAHRPP. She assists in establishing the quality policies, goals, and metrics for AAHRPP. Ms. Fields ensures the timely execution while preserving the high quality and professionalism of the accreditation operation, including receipt of accreditation materials from clients, processing of applications, correspondence to clients, site visits, and activities of the Council on Accreditation. Ms. Fields tracks activities involved in the accreditation operation to ensure staff meet assigned deadlines and provides a quality assurance review of all documents associated with the accreditation process.

Prior to joining AAHRPP, Ms. Fields had 20 years of experience with a variety of programs at the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE), most recently serving as the Program Manager for the DOE Former Worker Medical Screening Program. She also served as a member of the Central DOE IRB Management Team, overseeing and funding the Board, and was a member of the Central DOE IRB-Classified.

Ms. Fields received a degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland College Park.

Presentation(s):

• A Dialogue With AAHRPP, Inc.

  Tuesday, November 19
  11:45 AM – 12:45 PM