Research Review Committee (RRC)

The DS-Connect® Research Review Committee (RRC) is composed of Down syndrome professionals, community members and scientific experts. The RRC’s purpose is to help ensure that research opportunities shared through DS-Connect are safe, respectful and relevant to the Down syndrome community.

Nicole Baumer
Nicole Baumer, MD, MEd
Director
Sie Center for Down Syndrome, Children's Hospital Colorado
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Emily Chesnut
Community Representative
Parent to a child with Down syndrome
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Anna J Esbensen, PhD, FAPA, FAAIDD
Professor
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
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Deborah Fidler, MS, PhD
Professor
Colorado State University
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Sharon J. Krinsky-McHale, PhD
Research Psychologist
New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities
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Angela Rachubinski, PhD
Assistant Research Professor
Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, CU Anschutz
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Linda Roan, MA
Community Representative
Parent to an adult with Down syndrome
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Tracie Rosser, PhD
Associate Professor
Emory University
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Stephanie Sherman, PhD
Professor Emerita
Emory University