Contact Information
If you would like to find out more information about VET
Registry, please feel free to contact us.
E-mail: vetr@va.gov
VETR Staff
Jack Goldberg, PhD, MA, is Research
Professor in the Department of Epidemiology in the
School of Public Health and Community Medicine at the
University of Washington and Lead Epidemiologist and
the Interim Director of the Vietnam Era Twin (VET)
at the Seattle VA Epidemiologic Research and Information
Center. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Geography
and History from the State University of New York at
Binghamton, a Master of Arts in Geography from the
University of Chicago, and a Ph.D. in Epidemiology
from the University of Illinois-Chicago. He served
as Lead Epidemiologist at the Hines VA Cooperative
Studies Program Coordinating Center, developing and
maintaining the VET Registry from 1983-2001. From 1985-2001
he served as a faculty member in the Division of Epidemiology
at the University of Illinois-Chicago, School of Public
Health. He is an elected member of the American Epidemiological
Society, and a Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology.
He is currently a member of the Twins Committee of
the Institute of Medicine. Jack.Goldberg@va.gov
Jen Sporleder, BS, is the Vietnam Era Twin Registry’s
(VETR) program manager. She’s managed this closed cohort composed
of ~7,000 middle-aged male-male twin pairs since 2005. Originally constructed
from military records almost 20 years ago to address questions about
the long-term health effects of service in Vietnam, the Registry has
evolved into one of the largest national twin registries in the US.
The Registry is a resource for genetic epidemiological studies of mental
and physical health conditions and as such, Ms. Sporleder manages the
use of twins for CATI projects, clinical studies, pilot studies, and
secondary data analyses. The Registry also has a DNA repository housed
at VA Puget Sound.
Ms. Sporleder’s research experience includes project management
of multi-site, database, and women veterans' studies. She is also experienced
in tracking database development, management, and programming.
She also provides guidance for ERIC Core staff in human subjects’ protection
issues by assisting researchers in interpreting and complying with the
myriad of IRB, VA, and federal rules and regulations. In accordance
with these guidelines, she assists projects in developing SOPs, policies,
and operation manuals.
Ms. Sporleder also serves on the UW IRB's Committee VA vetr@va.gov
Esther Joneson, MA, is the VET Registry Human Subjects Coordinator.
Ms. Joneson ensures that the Registry and its studies are in compliance
with all human subject protections. Ms. Joneson prepares applications,
renewals, and modifications to be submitted and evaluated by the Institutional
Review Board. Esther.Joneson@va.gov
Alaina Mori, BA, Research Coordinator, Vietnam Era
Twin Registry. She earned her BA through University of
Washington in 2007. She has gained research experience through the
Behavioral Research and
Therapy Clinics and the University of Washington Center
for Anxiety & Traumatic
Stress. She assists with the day to day function of the
registry. Alaina.Mori@va.gov
Melyssa Tsai, BA, is a Research Assistant for the
Vietnam Era Twin Registry and assists with the CSP#569
Project: The Course and Consequence
of PTSD in Vietnam Era Veterans. She earned her BA through
Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA in 2007. She has
gained research experience
through the Occidental College and UCLA Departments of
Sociology.Melyssa.Tsai@va.gov
Nicole Waiss, BS, Research Assistant, Vietnam Era
Twin Registry. She earned her BS in Environmental Health through University
of Washington
in 2008. She assists with the day to day function of
the registry. Nicole.Waiss@va.gov
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