Laura Lawson
Laurel,Maryland
Summary
Motivated Clinical Research Coordinator with experience in managing multiple studies, compliance to protocols and data management. Skills include team coordination, patient recruitment, data collection, analysis and reporting. Prior roles illustrated high standards of ethics while ensuring accuracy and quality in research outcomes.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Research Coordinator
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation at Walter Reed Nat ’l Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland
06.2011 - 10.2025
- Coordinated clinical trial activities, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Managed participant recruitment and screening processes to meet study timelines.
- Developed and maintained study documentation for regulatory submissions and audits.
- Facilitated communication between research teams and principal investigators effectively.
- Monitored study progress, addressing issues to maintain protocol adherence.
- Organized training sessions for staff on clinical trial protocols and procedures.
- Maintained accurate up-to-date tracking logs for all aspects of clinical research activities including but not limited to adverse events, serious adverse events, concomitant medications, lab results.
- Monitored patient safety during clinical trials according to established guidelines.
- Reviewed CRFs for completeness and accuracy before database entry.
- Adhered to standards in areas involving data collection, research protocols, and regulatory reporting.
- Kept patient care protocols and clinical trial operations in compliance.
- Conducted routine visits to research sites to ensure compliance with protocol requirements.
- Reviewed medical records for accuracy of source documentation prior to database lock.
- Collaborated with internal departments such as Regulatory Affairs and Data Management to ensure that all studies were conducted in accordance with ICH-GCP guidelines.
- Collected, processed and delivered specimens from trial participants.
- Developed and maintained accurate and timely study databases.
- Assessed records of each patient, reviewed databases and checked referrals to locate potential research study participants.
- Compiled trial related documents into a master file as required by sponsor or regulatory agency.
- Performed patient assessments, collected and analyzed data, and prepared reports.
- Conducted quality assurance audits at research sites to ensure adherence to protocols, SOPs, regulations, guidelines.
- Organized, analyzed and modeled study data.
- Prepared informed consent forms for review by ethics committees.
- Facilitated resolution of protocol deviations or violations reported by sites or detected through monitoring activities.
- Conducted screening interviews to determine eligibility of possible subjects.
- Took vital signs and collected medical histories as part of study protocols.
- Educated participants on studies and anticipated outcomes.
- Monitored subject enrollment and tracked dropout details.
Education
Master of Science - Healthcare Information & Technology Management
University of Maryland - Global Campus
Maryland12-2026
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Maryland Global Campus
Maryland04.2024
Skills
- Ethics compliance
- Data Collection
- Training and mentoring
- Qualitative Research
- Quantitative Research
- Observational Studies
- Specimen Preparation
- Quality Assurance
- Equipment Maintenance
- Lab Safety
- Document Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Attention to Detail
- Managing laboratory supplies
- Undergraduate research
- Documentation skills
- Clinical Research
- Technical Support
- Data Entry
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Teaching students
- Laboratory Operations
- Laboratory equipment functions
- Multitasking and Organization
- Microsoft Office
- Lab assistant training
- Medical research
- Laboratory procedures
- Specimen collection
- Strong clinical judgment
- Budgeting proficiency
- Analytical thinking
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Lab result interpretation
- Small group instruction
- Curriculum development
- Infectious Diseases specialty patient care
- Managing deadlines
- Precepting
- Policy and program development
- Professional bedside manner
- Collected and managed data
Accomplishments
- Dean's List
- Pi Gama Mu- National Honors Society
References
References available upon request.
Training
- Joint Staff Records and Information Management
- Annual OSD Records and Information Management Training
- Joint Staff Operations Security (OPSEC)
- Joint Staff Privacy Act Awareness (CUI)
- DHA Introductory Training on Transgender Healthcare for DHA Personnel
- Joint Staff Insider Threat Annual Training
- Capability Block (CB)
- JLV New User Training
- Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) - Refresher Training
- Counterintelligence
- Shipping (IATA)
- DoD Annual Security Awareness
- HIPAA and Privacy Act Training
- IDCRP SOP: Obtaining Data from DoD Sources
- Speaking Up and Reporting: Our Non-Retaliation Policy
- Uniform Guidance Cost Principles
- CITI: US Export Controls - Researcher
- CITI: Biosafety-Biosecurity - Research Coordinators
- Packing and Shipping Dangerous Goods: What the Laboratory Staff Must Know
- Fundamentals of Centrifuge Safety
- Using Active Listening in Workplace Situations
- Your Role in Workplace Diversity
- Code of Ethics and Conflicts of Interest and Commitment
- Insider Threat Awareness
- GCP – Social and Behavioral Research Best Practices for Clinical Research
- Tier 1 security clearance / Active CAC
Awards
- ACE award (A Culture of Excellence) WRNMMC in both May 2019/Sept 2019
- Performance Recognition / COVID research study February 2022
Certification
Clinical Mental Health Care
Timeline
Clinical Research Coordinator
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation at Walter Reed Nat ’l Military Medical Center
06.2011 - 10.2025
Master of Science - Healthcare Information & Technology Management
University of Maryland - Global Campus
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Maryland Global Campus