Research and Project Staff
Research Office
Tanis Garcia
Central Administration
Tanis has been with the U since 2013 and has been working in research accounting since 2015; she started in the Engineering Department prior to coming to DFPM. She has been with DFPM since November 2020. Her responsibilities are ensuring post-award processes and procedures are being done correctly within DFPM, she is responsible for post-award support to PI's and divisions, working with pre-award as assigned, and other financial responsibility.
Jesse Cormier-Adams
Central Administration
Jesse provides post-award financial and administrative support for externally funded research projects, ensuring compliance with sponsor and institutional requirements. He manages grant budgets, monitors expenditures, and prepares financial reports, working closely with faculty and staff to ensure efficient award management. Jesse also supports effort reporting, subaward administration, and financial reconciliations, helping researchers navigate funding complexities.
Additionally, Jesse maintains databases tracking DFPM researchers’ publications, presentations, and accolades and provides administrative support for Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions and renewals. He also manages the research section of DFPM’s website.
Jesse graduated from the University of California, Davis, with a BA in English (Comparative Literature). His interests include reading, writing, playing tabletop roleplaying games and chess, running, strength training, and he is an avid beach volleyball player.
Anne Randall
Central Administration
Anne joined the University of Utah in 1995 working in Oncology on the PLCO study. She was then part of the SPRINT high blood pressure study in Nephrology. She joined DFPM, Division of Public Health, in 2016 as an Administrative Assistant. In 2002, she joined Central Admin as a post-award officer. She is responsible for ensuring post-award processes and procedures are being done correctly within the department. Anne enjoys traveling with family, cooking for the family, and spending time with her family, especially the grandkids.
Maude Romney
Central Administration
Maude's role in the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine (DFPM) focuses on managing various programs including REACH-U2, HSF, and DFPM Research Mentor Training. They also oversee pre-award grants and contracts for DFPM. In their free time Maude enjoys reading, running, and spending time with loved ones.
Eliza Taylor
Central Administration
Eliza is dedicated to expanding the research footprint in the department. She supports faculty with IRB, REDCap, Qualtrics, manuscript writing, publications, and problem-solving specific to the scholarly needs of clinicians. Eliza supervises research staff and is available for one-on-one research question consultations. Eliza received her MPH degree from the University of Utah and has a background in women and refugee health.
Researchers & Project Staff
Tatiana Allen-Webb
Division of Public Health
Tatiana Allen-Webb, BS, CCRP, is the Programs Manager for the Utah Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program. She coordinates the design, development, and delivery of statewide initiatives, including program assessment and improvement, and oversees the AHEC Scholars. Additionally, Tatiana manages the Community Health Worker Team embedded into the School of Medicine curriculum. Tatiana has 23 years of experience at the University of Utah.
Robert Owens
Division of Family & Community Medicine
Rob Owens is a Senior Research Analyst for the Division of Family & Community Medicine. He coordinates the evaluation and scholarship for a number of funded projects. Rob oversees the development and implementation of project evaluation plans, including creating instruments and measures, collecting and analyzing data, performing analyses, and publishing and disseminating findings. He has over 20 years of experience in research and program evaluation. Rob has a PhD in education and a master's degree in human development.
Chin-Yin Shih
Central Administration
Chin-Yin is responsible for planning, organizing, directing all aspects pertaining to administrative functions for two research projects in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine: Utah Advanced Course on Mentoring, Leadership, and Research on Cancer-Related Health Disparities and HRSA-funded Maternal Health Capacity Building for the Medically Underserved in Rural and Urban Utah. Prior to joining the University of Utah, Chin-Yin worked at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Center for Health Equity, to help improve access for individuals to receive care as well as working to reduce disparities in cancer screenings. Chin-Yin has years of experience working in the social services field and has a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from the National Taipei University and a Master's degree in Social Work from The Ohio State University.