Susan Sinclair Roberts, PhD, MPH, RN

Assistant Professor
Clinical Research Program

EDUCATION

PhD    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Public Health 
            Epidemiology, 1996

MPH   Columbia University, School of Public Health, New York, NY
            Environmental Sciences. 1990

BSN    East Carolina University, School of Nursing, Greenville, NC
            Nursing, 1982

Professional Experience

Susan Sinclair Roberts, PhD has expertise pharmacoepidemiology and health outcomes research with emphasis on post-marketing safety registries. Prior to joining UNCW in 2006, Dr. Roberts was an Associate Director in the Registries and Epidemiology department at Kendle International. From 1998 to 2004, Dr. Roberts worked for PPD as a biostatistician, pharmacoepidemiologist, and Associate Director of the Health Outcomes department.  Dr. Roberts served as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) from 1996 to 1998 and studied occupational lung disease. Dr. Roberts was a critical care nurse for 10 years, 6 of which were spent at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.

 Publications and Presentations (past 5 years)

Roberts S, Martinez M, Covington D, Pasley M, Woodward W. Lopinavir/ritonavir in Pregnancy. Poster Presentation at the XVII International World AIDS Conference (AIDS 2008), Mexico City, Mexico, August 3-8, 2008

Covington DL, Roberts SS, McKain LF. Impact of Prenatal Testing on Birth Defect Prevalence in Pregnancy Exposure Registries. Oral presentation at the 24th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology &
Therapeutic Risk Management, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 17-20, 2008.

Covington DL, Roberts SS, McKain LF. Lessons Learned in Conducting Pregnancy Exposure Registries. Birth Defects Research (Part A) 82 (2008), 340 (abstract) Poster presented at the 48th Annual Teratology Society Meeting, Monterey, CA, June 30, 2008.

Roberts S, Walters K. Clinical Research Education Programs in the US: Need and Availability. Presented as a 1-hour seminar. Association for Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) Global Conference and Exhibition (ACRP 08). Boston, MA, April 25-29, 2008.

Roberts S. Assessing Ribavirin Exposure During Pregnancy: The Ribavirin Pregnancy Registry. Gastroenterology Nursing (accepted for publication; publication date not yet specified (GNJ-D-08-00004)),
Accepted March 2008.

Covington DL, Roberts S, Mallard A. Lost to Follow-Up Rates in Pregnancy Registries by Enrollment Source. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 2007;16 (Supplement 2):S48. Also presented as Oral Presentation.
23rd International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada August 25-28, 2007.

Roberts S, Mallard A, Ferber S, Covington DL, Cunnington M. Does Monetary Compensation Decrease Losses to Follow-Up in Pregnancy Exposure Registries? Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 2007; 16
(Supplement 2):S151. Also presented as Poster Presentation. 23rd International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada August 25-28, 2007.

Covington D, Roberts S, Tilson H, Watts H, Sacks S, Vannappagari V. Developing Registries for Post-Marketing Risk Assessment: The Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry Experience. Drug Information Association, 43rd Annual Meeting. Poster Presentation. Atlanta Georgia June 17-21, 2007

Covington D, Roberts SS, Doi P. Impact of Awareness on Enrollment in Pregnancy Exposure Registries. -Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 2006; 15 (Supplement 1):S141. Also presented as Poster Presentation. 22nd International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology. Lisbon, Portugal August 24-27, 2006.

Roberts SS, Covington D, Doi P. Prenatal Testing Prior to Enrollment in Pregnancy Exposure Registries. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 2006; 15 (Supplement 1):S12. Also presented as Oral Presentation at the 22nd International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology. Lisbon, Portugal August, 24-27, 2006.

Roberts SS and the Scientific Advisory Board of the Ribavirin Pregnancy Registry. The Ribavirin Pregnancy Registry is Established. Poster presented at the CDC’s National Viral Hepatitis Prevention Conference, Washington, DC, December 5-9, 2005.

Roberts SS, Covington D, Doi P. Pregnancy Exposure Registries: Streamlining Regulatory Requirements to Increase Enrollment. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 14: S1-S218 (abstract). Poster presented at the 21st International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology. Nashville, TN. August 21-24, 2005.

Jacobson TA, Case CC, Roberts S, Buckley A, Murtaugh KM, Sung JCY, Gause D, Varas C, Ballantyne CM. Characteristics of US Adults with the Metabolic Syndrome and Therapeutic Implications. Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, 6, 2004, 353-362.

Bennett R, Tsao E, Zhang H, Gevirtz F, Roberts S. A Comparison of Prednisone and Acetaminophen for the Management of Flu-Like Symptoms during Interferon Beta-1a (Avonex®) Therapy in Patients with Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis. Poster presentation at the 19th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis. September 17-20, 2004. Milan, Italy.

Case CC, Jacobson TA, Roberts S, Buckley A, Murtaugh KM, Sung JC, Gause D, Varas C, Ballantyne CM. Management of Persons with High Risk of Coronary Heart Disease but Low Serum Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol. Am J Cardiol. 2003 May 1; 91(9):1134-6.

Professional Affiliations

International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology, 1998 – present
Serves as co-chair of the Academic Council
American Medical Writers Association, 2006 - present
Association of Clinical Research Professionals, 2007 - present

CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact Information

Office: Friday Annex 159

Phone: (910) 962- 3802

Email: robertss@uncw.edu