Team: Research

Claudia Roca, MPH
Claudia has been working for the division of Family Planning and Preventative Services for the past 3.5 years and has 6 years of research experience. She is currently the lead Research Coordinator in the division and is presently involved with the initial phase of several upcoming studies as well as working on an NIH Clinical Trial for a Levonorgestrel Patch.

Irene Raju, LPN
Irene has been a Women's Health nurse for 20 years and a Division of Family Planning Research Coordinator for 3 years. She previously worked within the Columbia-Presbyterian network at the Allen Pavilion as a Labor and Delivery nurse from 1993-1996, and at the Family Planning Clinic as a LPN/Nurse Manager from 1996-2007. She has been involved in several research studies such as the Bayer Folate Study, Bayer Patch Study, the Bayer LCS/MiniMirena IUD Study, the Panterhei Cytology Study, and most recently the Tubal Study and the NIH Patch Study. She anticipates graduating from Bronx Community College RN Nursing Program in May 2011.

Jillian Yarnall Bynum, MPH
Jillian has been working with the Division of Family Planning for one year. She has over three years of women’s reproductive health research experience. Jillian is presently managing clinical trials investigating a levonorgestrel IUD and a new female condom; she is also performing data management and analysis of a study testing the influence of text messaging on birth control pill continuation among young women. Before joining the Division, Jillian worked on several reproductive health studies with Gynuity Health Projects.