Our Staff

	Anita R. Scribner MD, MPH – Medical Director Dr. Scribner is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. As the only ID specialist in far NE Texas she continually provides care to her growing private practice at DCOL. She has been Principal Investigator on numerous Phase II, III, and IV clinical trials in the area of HIV/AIDS, and acts as Sub-Investigator on all other multi-specialty trials.
	Sharon A. Coppinger, CCRC – Clinic Supervisor Sharon Coppinger has been in the research industry for over ten years. She is a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator and has coordinated or managed more than sixty clinical trials. She has spent the last five years working in the area of business development. Sharon previously worked for reSearch for Health, Health Advance Institute and nTouch Research.
	Tammi Latus RN, BSN, CCRC – Research Coordinator Tammi Latus is a registered nurse and has over eight years experience working in the medical field. Before joining DCOL she previously participated in Oncology clinical trials. She coordinates many of the HIV/AIDS clinical trials, as well as other multi-specialty trials.
	Carrie Green RN, BSN, CCRC – Research Coordinator Carrie has been an RN since 2003 graduating from East Texas Baptist University. She was previously employed at Longview and Marshall Regional Medical Centers. Her wonderful personality as well as her clinical experience in women’s care, pediatrics and radiology will serve her well in her role as Clinical Research Coordinator.
	Tina Hudson RN, BA, CCRC – Research Coordinator Tina has been a registered nurse since 1997 and has over seven years experience in conducting clinical trials. Most of her research experience was in Florida and then she moved to New York for three years. Tina says “she’s happy to be back in Texas”. Tina likes coordinating because of the variety of tasks it offers during the workday, plus the interaction with all the patients.
	Eva "Muffin" Stagner B.S., CRC – Research Coordinator Eva has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Texas at Tyler in Computer Science. She has previous experience as a Clinical Research Coordinator for the Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation in Dallas since 2005. She got married in the summer of 2008 and moved back to East Texas once again where her roots are firmly planted. Her excellent training and experience will prove to be great assets in her current role as Clinical Research Coordinator.
	Keith Still ASPT – Phlebotomist/Research Assistant Keith has worked as a Phlebotomist since 2004. He worked at our own Diagnostic Clinic of Longview laboratory since October 2005 and part time at Longview Regional Hospital. Since joining our staff he has taken charge of our research center’s laboratory area and has also been assisting the Clinical Research Coordinators in their research activities.
	Shawn Durrett – Contracts & Financial Administrator Shawn negotiates all study budgets and contracts for the Research Center. She also tracks the financial portion of the studies for both the Center and the study subjects from beginning to end. Her vast experience in business management assists her in maintaining overall accountability for the Center. Her focus in these important areas assures that we have fast start ups on our new studies while insuring that our financial approaches are fiscally sound.
	Sue Bates – Quality Control/Regulatory Coordinator Sue handles all quality control duties, regulatory documents and issues, and invoicing responsibilities as well as maintaining current investigator and coordinator CV’s and licenses. She brings to our research center extensive business experience and expertise acquired in her previous career as an executive assistant.
	Beth Kilpatrick – Receptionist Beth is the person who serves as our first point of contact. Her pleasant personality and her ability to multi-task are great attributes as she channels all those who contact us to the appropriate individuals within our organization. Beth is also key is assisting the Regulatory Coordinator and the CRC’s in various administrative duties.