IRB Reliance Manager
Northwestern University
Marcella Cooks, MS, CIP
IRB Reliance Manager
Northwestern University
Marcella Cooks has over 18 years of experience in human research protection and oversight. Marcella started her career within the Northwestern University IRB Office and then after almost 2 years transferred over to the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute, where she supported researchers bringing their human research endeavors to fruition while ensuring compliance with all federal and institutional regulations. In Marcella's current role as Reliance Manager, her team oversees a portfolio of over 1,500 studies requiring reliance agreements and provides consultation to internal and external researchers engaging in multi-site research to ensure alignment with federal single IRB requirements.
Marcella holds a B.S. in Political Science and an M.S. in Health Communication, both from Northwestern University.