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Wendy A. Visscher

Senior Advisor and Privacy Officer, Office of Research Protection

Wendy Visscher, PhD, consults with research staff about privacy and data security and the applicability of specific privacy laws to their studies. She is also a member of RTI's Institutional Review Board (IRB) and consults with IRB staff on complex human subjects protection issues. She conducts training sessions for research teams and other RTI staff on IRB, HIPAA, and related regulatory concerns. She participated on two recent national Institute of Medicine committees, one focused on research with prisoners and the other on the impact of HIPAA on research. Dr. Visscher is also an epidemiologist with more than 20 years of health research experience. Her areas of expertise include heart disease and diabetes in minority communities, drug use in pregnant women, children's mental health, reproductive epidemiology, radiation and cancer, and patient outcomes studies.

Education

PhD, Epidemiology, University of Minnesota; MPH, Epidemiology, University of Minnesota; BA (cum laude), Psychology and Biology, Hastings College.

Publications

The Dallas Heart Study: A population-based probability sample for the multidisciplinary study of ethnic differences in cardiovascular health — American Journal of Cardiology
Victor, R.G., Haley, R.W., Willett, D.L., Peshock, R.M., Vaeth, P.C., Leonard, D., Basit, M., Cooper, R.S., Iannacchione, V.G., Visscher, W.A., Staab, J.M., et al. (Jan 2004)
Community recruitment process by race, gender, and SES gradient: Lessons learned from the community health and stress evaluation (CHASE) study experience — Journal of Community Health
Burroughs, A.R., Visscher, W.A., Haney, T.L., Efland, J.R., Barefoot, J.C., Williams, R.B., et al. (Jan 2003)
Maternal drug use and the timing of prenatal care — Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
Brady, T.M., Visscher, W., Feder, M., & Burns, A.M. (Jan 2003)
The impact of smoking and other substance use by urban women on the birthweight of their infants — Substance Use and Misuse
Visscher, W.A., Feder, M., Burns, A.M., Brady, T.M., & Bray, R.M. (Jan 2003)
Project IMPACT: Results from a pilot validity study of a new observational database — Critical Care Medicine
Cook, S.F., Visscher, W.A., Hobbs, C.L., & Williams, R.L. (Jan 2002)
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