Suzanne M. Rivera, PhD, MSW

Vice President for Research and Technology Management
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University

Dr. Suzanne Rivera is the Vice President for Research and Technology Management at Case Western Reserve University. She also is a faculty member in the Department of Bioethics at the CWRU School of Medicine. Rivera serves as the Institutional Official for Human Research Protections and leads the Regulatory Compliance Team for the region’s Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC). She sits on the national Boards of Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research (PRIM&R) and the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), and is a member of the AEREO Consortium, a national group of leaders in human subjects research oversight, research ethics, and empirical methods. Dr. Rivera previously served on the US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP) and the Environmental Protection Agency’s Human Studies Review Board (HSRB). Her scholarly interests include research ethics, health disparities, and science policy. In addition to writing numerous journal articles and book chapters, Rivera co-edited the book Specimen Science, published by MIT press in 2017. Dr. Rivera received a BA degree in American Civilization from Brown University, an MSW in social welfare from the University of California-Berkeley, and a PhD in public affairs from the University of Texas.

Presentation(s):

• Meet the Author Luncheon and Book Signing: The Perils of Partnership: Industry Influence, Institutional Integrity, and Public Health

  Monday, November 18
  11:30 AM – 12:45 PM