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Orlando Research Center Team

Patricia Brown, PhD, ARNP
Clinical Administrator & Sub Investigator

Dr. Brown is a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with over 25 years psychiatric experience and has been in private practice since 1984. She is certified in both adult and child/adolescent psychiatric/mental health nursing. She joined CNS Healthcare in 2004 and joined the Orlando Research team in 2008. She earned her PhD focusing in clinical research from University of Miami and has conducted over 75 clinical trials. She has been published extensively in the fields of psychiatry and quality in research, and has presented at numerous scientific gatherings. 

Brian Hunter, MA, BCBA
Administrative Director

Brian earned his Master of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of North Florida. He is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with over 8 years of experience working with children with ADHD, autism, Bipolar Disorder, and other diagnoses. He has been involved in clinical trials with CNS Healthcare since 2005. 

Letitia Griffin, RN, BSN
Prescreener

Letitia is a Registered Nurse with more than 14 years of experience in psychiatric and medical/surgical nursing. She also has over 10 years of management and administrative experience in acute care hospitals, as well as outpatient psychiatric and long-term care facilities. Letitia also assisted with the management of clinical trials on an inpatient unit she managed for 10 years. Letitia joined CNS Healthcare in 2009.  

Sue Jenkins, RN, CCRC
Clinical Research Coordinator

Sue is a Registered Nurse with 25 years of experience in psychiatric nursing. She is a graduate of Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Canton, OH. She has been involved in research since 1998. 

Brad Littlejohn, MA, LMHC
Clinical Research Coordinator

Brad is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who received his degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Central Florida in 2000. Brad has over 10 years of experience working in the psychiatric/mental health field in both hospital and outpatient settings with children, adolescents and adults. 

Shawna Martin, MA
Clinical Research Coordinator

Shawna earned a Master’s Degree in Psychology from University of Saint Mary in 2000. She has over 12 years experience working with a variety of populations including adults, children, adolescents and geriatrics in both mental health and medical/neurology settings. Shawna also has experience in administering and interpreting many psychological tests and assessments. Shawna has been working with subjects in clinical trials since 2001. 

Penny O'Neal, RN, CCRC
Clinical Research Coordinator

Penny is a Registered Nurse with 22 years of experience in psychiatric nursing. She is a certified psychiatric nurse and a graduate of Indiana Vocational Technical College in Richmond, Indiana. She has been involved in research since 1998.  

Deborah Renner, BSN, CCRC
Clinical Trials Nurse

Deborah has been a member of the CNS Healthcare team for over 7 years. After graduating from University of Florida College of Nursing in 1975, she has over 34 years of nursing experience in the psychiatric and medical fields in the capacity of staff to Director of Nursing. She currently is managing our medical trials. 

Wendy Sloan, MS, LMHC
Clinical Research Coordinator

Wendy is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Florida State University and Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling from Nova Southern University. Wendy has worked with adults, adolescents and children with mental health issues for over 10 years and she has extensive experience in the area of psychological testing. 

Amy West, RN
CRC

Amy is a Registered Nurse with 6 years of experience in psychiatric nursing. She graduated from Western Michigan University with her Bachelors of Science in Nursing. She has been involved in research since 2006. 

Nema Lambo, BS
Phlebotomist

Nema has a Bachelor’s of Science in Medical Technology. She has worked in healthcare for over 20 years. She has been with CNS Healthcare managing the laboratory for 10 years. She is an experienced phlebotomist and ECG technician. 

Brandi Bowman
Office Manager

Becka Hummel
Regulatory/QA Specialist

Natasha Mata
Research Assistant

Christina Rosario
Research Assistant

Rachel Ruiz
Research Assistant