New ORP Positions

Dr. Dolores (Dee) Maney
Laura Young
Kimberly (Kim) Gardner

Dr. Dolores (Dee) Maney

Dr. Dolores (Dee) Maney accepted the position of Research Compliance Coordinator I in October 2004. Dee assists the IRB Administrators by coordinating the review of Social Science Applications for the Use of Human Participants at the exemption-review level; prescreening new applications; monitoring modifications for social science research at the exemption-review level; meeting with investigators regarding research involving human participants; complying with the federal regulations; and assisting in the development of policies, guidelines, and applications for the protection of human participants.

Dee earned her Ph. D. in Health Education at Penn State in 1987. Over the past 20 years, she has served as a co-investigator and primary investigator in many applied research studies on topics of alcohol use, HIV prevention, violence, and rioting. She also served in the Office of Planning Studies as an institutional research assistant in the late 1980s. Dee has taught undergraduate and graduate students, served on doctoral and masters committees, as well as completed an independent line of survey research on issues of alcohol abuse prevention. Dee has received several awards for her excellence in teaching. More recently, Dee served as an Assistant Professor of Health Education in the Departments of "Kinesiology," and "Health Education" in Penn State's College of Health and Human Development.

Outside of the ORP, Dee enjoys power walking, yoga, bicycling, flower gardening, reading fiction, and participating in family endeavors with her husband, Bob, and step-daughter, Jill.

Laura Young

Laura Young accepted the newly-created position of Administrative Assistant for the Conflict of Interest and Research Misconduct committees in October of 2004. In addition to assisting with these two committees, Laura is responsible for supporting the Director of the ORP with special projects, managing electronic documents on the ORP local drive and handling daily maintenance and data entry of personnel and training information for the office database.

Laura has been with the ORP for two and a half years. She previously held the position of customer service specialist at the ORP. Laura brings to the new position a strong working knowledge of all areas within the office where she has built strong relationships with research investigators and ORP clientele.

Outside of the ORP, Laura spends time working with her husband at their wholesale perennial nursery in Centre Hall, Young American Growers. She also enjoys making crafts, knitting and crocheting, playing the piano and photography.

Kimberly (Kim) Gardner

Kimberly (Kim) Gardner accepted the position of Customer Service Specialist in October of 2004. Kim started with the ORP November 1. Kim is the first voice you hear when calling the ORP, and is the first face you see when visiting the ORP, on most occasions. Kim holds a Bachelors degree in English and brings with her excellent customer service, interpersonal communication and team building skills.

Previously, Kim supported the University Parking Office in customer service. She also has experience in technical writing and document management. Several years ago, Kim served in the United States Air Force as a Senior Airman.

Outside of the ORP, Kim enjoys spending time with family, reading, walking her dog and riding her Mountain Bike at Rails to Trails. She also enjoys attending occasional concerts and plays on campus.