Nina Laney
Philadelphia,PA
Summary
Research Administrative Professional with more than thirteen years experience conducting and overseeing clinical programs and research projects, managing collaborative clinical and research cross-functional teams, and leading project/program initiation, execution, and launch. Expertise in regulatory oversight, multi-disciplinary team management, strategic planning for growth, optimizing workflows, and design and implementation of organizational change initiatives. Results driven with strong focus on operational efficiency and team collaboration via a people first, process second approach.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Administrative Director - Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI)
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
07.2021 - Current
- Advanced program growth through recruiting, hiring, onboarding, training, and management of CHOP personnel via ERP/EPM systems as well as coordinating new faculty recruitment.
- Currently oversee 15 direct reports and 4 indirect reports, in addition to managing onboarding, training, granting systems access, and ensuring compliance for an additional ~35 volunteers and students.
- Manage payroll and conduct annual performance reviews, including development of performance improvement plans when needed.
- Serve as approver for all invoicing and systems access requests.
- Maintain portfolio of 32 CHOP research studies and 43 University of Pennsylvania research studies (including collaborative and multi-site studies): protocol/consent authorship, securing initial approval for study start ups, amendments, continuing reviews, audits, ensuring compliance, etc.
- Liaison between Institute and Biorepository to define scope of work, coordinate logistics, and facilitate project approval and start up.
- Create budget and justifications for annual internal funding reapproval.
- Prepare progress reports and presentations for internal and external Executive, Steering, Advisory, and Departmental Committees.
- Orchestrate all Institute meetings, seminars, visiting speakers, symposia, open houses, and Continuing Education credit offerings.
Research Program Manager - Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI)
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
06.2016 - 07.2021
- Supported creation of new, collaborative CHOP/University of Pennsylvania research institute.
- Designed and implemented organizational change initiatives to improve communication and processes within the Institute as well as enhance coalescence between internal and external adult and pediatric researchers to promote Institute growth via novel collaborations, resulting in the creation of 4 new collaborative initiatives within the first year.
- Advanced Institute infrastructure by spearheading new pipelines, methods, and solutions to facilitate new research efforts and data sharing across CHOP and University of Pennsylvania.
Research Service Core Manager
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
12.2014 - 06.2016
- Assessed study needs and resource feasibility for Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Research Service Core.
- Consulted with investigators to guide study design and plans for data use and collection.
- Provided all Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring services on behalf of CHOP Translational Research Core.
Clinic Program Manager – Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor Clinic
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
07.2014 - 06.2016
- Overhauled existing program by directing expansion to 4 additional satellite locations and implementing software and workflow changes to move to paperless reporting, thus improving results dissemination, reducing waste, and increasing revenue.
- Created scheduling pathway, work queue, and mandatory prioritization of orders in medical records system to improve turnaround time and tracking.
Clinic Program Manager – Hypertension and Vascular
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
05.2012 - 01.2013
- Oversaw the establishment of new multidisciplinary clinic.
- Led efforts with cross-functional teams and clinicians to design and improve patient flow for complex clinic visits and to implement new clinical pathways.
- Promoted clinic via internal and external outreach to secure consistent referral flow.
- Prepared reports for leadership to show return on internal organizational investment and achieved target patient count during start-up to secure approval for continued operation.
Study Coordination Roles
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
05.2011 - 06.2016
- Served as sole study coordinator across 4 concurrently running studies, managing recruitment, data collection, data management, data distribution, and team meetings.
- Assisted as needed across 6 additional concurrently running studies.
Education
Master’s Degree in Education - Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA01.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Richard Stockton College of NJ
Galloway, NJ 01.2010
Skills
- Organizational leadership and cross-functional team management, with focus on collaborative team coalescence
- Strategic planning for growth and advancement
- Design and implementation of change initiatives
- Project, program, and institute start-up
- Budget preparation & cost analysis
- Skilled at scientific, technical, expository, plain language, and proposal writing
- Interviewing, onboarding, training, and staff management
- Extensive expertise in regulatory oversight and team management for complex research studies/programs
- Empathetic and solution focused team management
- Responsive and effective communicator
- Skilled at managing both up and down, as needed
- Adept at rapidly acquiring new skills
- Agile, adaptable, and resourceful
- Success and performance driven
- Enthusiastic about tackling complex and demanding tasks
Publications, Abstracts, Presentations
Publications
1. White LK, Perlstein S, Gorgone A, Himes MM, Kornfield SL, Shanmugan S, Weitz E, Njoroge WFM, Duncan AF, Burris HH, Laney N, Gur RE, Waller RE, Chaiyachati BH. Evidence for Missed Cases of Postpartum Depression Based on Pediatric Clinical Care Screenings. British Journal of Psychiatry, 2025.
2. Waller R, Paz Y, Himes MM, White LK, Rodriguez Y, Gorgone A, Luby J, Gerstein ED, Brady RG, Chaiyachati BH, Duncan A, Barzilay R, Kornfield SL, Burris HH, Seidlitz J, Parish-Morris J, Laney N, Gur RE, Njoroge WFM. Observations of Positive Parenting from Online Parent-Child Interactions at Age 1. Parent Sci Pract. 2024;24(1):39-65. doi: 10.1080/15295192.2023.2286454. Epub 2024 Jan 2. PMID: 38188653; PMCID: PMC10766433.
3. White LK, Himes MM, Waller R, Njoroge WFM, Chaiyachati BH, Barzilay R, Kornfield SL, Burris HH, Seidlitz J, Parish-Morris J, Brady RG, Gerstein ED, Laney N, Gur RE, Duncan AF. The Influence of Pandemic-Related Worries During Pregnancy on Child Development at 12 Months. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2023 Oct 8:10.1007/s10578-023-01605-x. doi: 10.1007/s10578-023-01605-x. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37805964; PMCID: PMC10999505.
4. Kuznetsova A, Meyers KE, Dhanantwari P, Laney N, Frank R, Sethna CB. Sleep-related breathing disorders and cardiometabolic risk factors in pediatric kidney transplant recipients. Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Dec;26(8):e14355. doi: 10.1111/petr.14355. Epub 2022 Jul 23. PMID: 35869891.
5. Gur RE, White LK, Waller R, Barzilay, R, Moore TM, Kornfield S, Njoroge WFM, Duncan A, Chaiyachati BH, Parish-Morris J, Maayan L, Himes MM, Laney N, Simonette K, Riis V, Elovitz M. The Disproportionate Burden of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Pregnant Black Women. Psychiatry Research. 2020 Nov. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113475
6. Sethna CB, Grossman LG, Dhanantwari P, Gurusinghe S, Laney N, Frank R, Meyers KE. Restoration of nocturnal blood pressure dip and reduction of nocturnal blood pressure with evening anti-hypertensive medication administration in pediatric kidney transplant recipients: A pilot randomized clinical trial. Pediatr Transplant. 2020 Dec;24(8):e13854. doi: 10.1111/petr.13854. Epub 2020 Oct 7. PMID: 33026142.
7. Kaplinski M, Griffis H, Liu F, Tinker C, Laney NC, Mendoza M, Cohen MS, Meyers K, Natarajan SS. Clinical Innovation: A Multidisciplinary Program for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Systemic Hypertension in Children and Adolescents. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 Mar;59(3):228-235. doi: 10.1177/0009922819898180. Epub 2020 Jan 1. PMID: 31893928.
8. Liu HS, Hartung EA, Jawad AF, Ware JB, Laney N, Port AM, Gur RC, Hooper SR, Radcliffe J, Furth SL, Detre JA. Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Children and Young Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease. Radiology. 2018 Sep;288(3):849-858. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2018171339. Epub 2018 Jun 12. PMID: 29893643; PMCID: PMC6102080.
9. Liu HS, Jawad AF, Laney N, Hartung EA, Furth SL, Detre JA. Effect of blood T1 estimation strategy on arterial spin labeled cerebral blood flow quantification in children and young adults with kidney disease. J Neuroradiol. 2019 Feb;46(1):29-35. doi: 10.1016/j.neurad.2018.03.002. Epub 2018 Mar 28. PMID: 29604324; PMCID: PMC6162189.
10. Hartung EA, Erus G, Jawad AF, Laney N, Doshi JJ, Hooper SR, Radcliffe J, Davatzikos C, Furth SL. Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Children and Young Adults With CKD. Am J Kidney Dis. 2018 Sep;72(3):349-359. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2017.11.024. Epub 2018 Feb 15. PMID: 29398180; PMCID: PMC6070426.
11. Hartung EA, Kim JY, Laney N, Hooper SR, Radcliffe J, Port AM, Gur RC, Furth SL. Evaluation of Neurocognition in Youth with CKD Using a Novel Computerized Neurocognitive Battery. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 Jan 7;11(1):39-46. doi: 10.2215/CJN.02110215. Epub 2015 Oct 23. PMID: 26500247; PMCID: PMC4702221.
12. Hooper SR, Laney N, Radcliffe J, Moodalbail D, Hartung EA, Ruebner RL, Jawad AF, Furth SL. Executive Functioning in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2015 Nov-Dec;36(9):734-42. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000221. PMID: 26468938.
13. Ruebner RL, Laney N, Kim JY, Hartung EA, Hooper SR, Radcliffe J, Furth SL. Neurocognitive Dysfunction in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With CKD. Am J Kidney Dis. 2016 Apr;67(4):567-75. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.08.025. Epub 2015 Oct 21. PMID: 26476795.
14. Hartung EA, Laney N, Kim JY, Ruebner RL, Detre JA, Liu HS, Davatzikos C, Erus G, Doshi JJ, Schultz RT, Herrington JD, Jawad AF, Moodalbail DG, Gur RC, Port AM, Radcliffe J, Hooper SR, Furth SL. Design and methods of the NiCK study: neurocognitive assessment and magnetic resonance imaging analysis of children and young adults with chronic kidney disease. BMC Nephrol. 2015 Apr 30;16:66. doi: 10.1186/s12882-015-0061-1. PMID: 25924831; PMCID: PMC4419485.
Abstracts
1. Kuznetsova A, Meyers KE, Dhanantwari P, Laney N, Frank R, Sethna CB. Sleep Related Breathing Disorders and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Patients. Poster presentation at: Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting; April 21-25, 2022; Denver, Colorado.
2. Kogon AJ, Kim JY, Laney N, Radcliffe J, Hooper SR, Furth SL, Hartung EA. Depression Associates with Obesity and Worse Neurocognitive Performance in Youth with Chronic Kidney Disease. Poster presentation at: Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting; May 5 – 8, 2018; Toronto, Canada.
3. Kaplinski M, Griffis H, Liu F, Tinker C, Laney N, Mendoza M, Cohen M, Meyers K, Natarajan S. Clinical Innovation: A Multi-Disciplinary Program For Early Recognition and Treatment of Systemic Hypertension in Children and Adolescents. . Poster presentation at: American Heart Association Scientific Sessions; November 11 – 15, 2017; Anaheim, CA.
4. Kaplinski M, Griffis H, Liu F, Tinker C, Laney N, Mendoza M, Cohen M, Meyers K, Natarajan S. Echocardiographic Findings in Pediatric Patients Evaluated for Systemic Hypertension. Poster presentation at: American Heart Association Scientific Sessions; November 11 – 15, 2017; Anaheim, CA.
5. Laney N, Radcliffe J, Hooper S, et al. Elevated Blood Pressure Index and Decreased Nocturnal Dip Are Risk Factors for Cognitive Dysfunction in Children and Young Adults. Oral platform presentation at: American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week Conference; November 11-16, 2014; Philadelphia, PA.
6. Ruebner R, Laney N, Kim J, et al. Neurocognitive Deficits Have Been Reported in Children and Adults with CKD. Oral platform presentation at: American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week Conference; November 11-16, 2014; Philadelphia, PA.
7. Hartung EA, Kim J, Laney N, et al. A Computerized Neurocognitive Battery Reveals Deficits in Executive Control and Complex Cognition in Children and Young Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease. Poster presentation at: American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week Conference; November 11-16, 2014; Philadelphia, PA.
8. Liu H, Jawad A, Laney N, et al. Alterations in Cardiac-Correlated Brain BOLD Signal in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease. E-Poster presented at: International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Conference; May 10-16, 2014; Milan, Italy.
9. Moodalbail D, Laney N, Gur R, et al. Cognitive Performance on a Computerized Neurocognitive Battery in Children and Young Adults with CKD. Poster presented at: American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week Conference; November 5-10, 2013; Atlanta, Georgia. Abstract publication: J Am Soc Nephrol 2013, Vol. 24, Supp. 1, pp 663A.
10. Liu H, Jawad A, Laney N, et al. Arterial Spin Labeled Perfusion MRI in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease. E-Poster presented at: International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Conference; April 20-26, 2013; Salt Lake City, Utah.
Presentations
1. White L, Gur R, Waller R, Barzilay B, Moore T, Kornfield S, Njoroge W, Duncan A, Chaiyachati B, Parish-Morris J, Himes M, Laney N, Simonette K, Riis V, Elovitz M. Effects of Pandemic Worry on Mental Health in Pregnant Women and Implications for Fetal Development. Presentation at: Society for Research in Child Development Virtual Biennial Meeting; April 7-9, 2021.
2. Waller R, Gur R, White L, Barzilay R, Moore T, Kornfield S, Njoroge W, Duncan A, Chaiyachati B, Parish-Morris J, Himes M, Laney N, Simonette K, Riis V, Elovitz M. Prenatal and Postpatrum Factors Impacting Maternal and Infant Mental Health During the Pandemic. Presentation at: Society for Research in Child Development Virtual Biennial Meeting; April 7-9, 2021.
3. Laney N, Radcliffe J, Hooper S, et al. Elevated Blood Pressure Index and Decreased Nocturnal Dip Are Risk Factors for Cognitive Dysfunction in Children and Young Adults. Oral platform presentation at: American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week Conference; November 11-16, 2014; Philadelphia, PA. Selected as a Top Oral Abstract by Trainees, to be highlighted in the Onsite Program.
Certification
CITI Certifications
- Biomedical Human Research
- Social Behavioral Human Research
- Good Clinical Practice
Technical Skills
- Advanced proficiency with: Microsoft Office Suite, REDCap, Qualtrics, Adobe, Office communication applications (e.g. Zoom, Teams, Slack, etc.)
- Working knowledge of Oracle/SQL
Project Management Skills
- Exposure to and proficient with many project management styles, including Waterfall, Agile, Kanban, Lean, and others.
Timeline
Administrative Director - Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI)
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
07.2021 - Current
Research Program Manager - Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI)
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
06.2016 - 07.2021
Research Service Core Manager
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
12.2014 - 06.2016
Clinic Program Manager – Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor Clinic
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
07.2014 - 06.2016
Clinic Program Manager – Hypertension and Vascular
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
05.2012 - 01.2013
Study Coordination Roles
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
05.2011 - 06.2016
Master’s Degree in Education - Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development
University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Richard Stockton College of NJ
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