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photo Doris M. Rubio, PhD

General Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics, Nursing, and Clinical and Translational Science

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Clinical Research Education and Training

Director, Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE)

Director, KL2 Clinical Research Scholars Program

Director, Leading Emerging and Diverse Scholars to Success (LEADS)

Director of Diversity, ICRE

Email: dmr18@pitt.edu

Phone: 412-864-3352
Contact
Office: 200 Meyran Avenue
Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
Phone: 412-864-3352
Fax: 412-246-6954
E-mail: dmr18@pitt.edu
Administrative Assistant:
Alana Karras
Address: 200 Meyran Avenue
Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Email: ahk39@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-692-4871
Education and Training
Education
BS, Florida Atlantic University, 1988
MS, Florida International University, 1991
PhD, Washington University, 1996
Research Interest
Since joining the University in 2002, Dr. Rubio has collaborated on numerous research grants across several fields, serving in a leadership role on the majority of these projects. Her research is diverse, and her grants have been funded by multiple institutes and centers at NIH, as well as the National Research Mentoring Network. Dr. Rubio focuses much of her current research on diversifying the workforce. She is the director of two federally funded grants that aim to help trainees from diverse backgrounds launch and sustain successful careers in the biomedical sciences. In addition, she has investigated and published in fields such as psychometrics, structural equation modeling, quality-of-life indicators, alcoholism, and career development. During her career, she has published more than 85 peer-reviewed articles in well-respected, high-impact journals.
Educational Interest
Dr. Rubio has directed or co-directed seven courses for post-doctoral fellows and faculty members at the Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE). These courses include Biostatistics, Nonparametric Statistics, Best Practices in Clinical Research, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Regression, Computer Methods in Clinical Research, Research Ethics, and Strategic Leadership. She has mentored several junior faculty members in the School of Medicine and currently serves as an advisor for the degree-granting programs, the KL2 Clinical and Translational Science Scholars Program, and the Career Education and Enhancement for Health Care Research Diversity (CEED) - all within the ICRE.

Dr. Rubio is particularly interested in mentoring and advising trainees from underrepresented groups. She is the director of both the Leading Emerging and Diverse Scientists to Success (LEADS) and Building Up programs offered through the ICRE. LEADS helps individuals from partnering Minority Serving Institutions develop skills necessary to launch successful biomedical research careers. Building Up is a cluster randomized trial to test an intervention for people who are underrepresented in health-related science at predominately white institutions to improve their Psychological Capital, which will improve their productivity.
Publications
For my complete bibliography, Click Here.
Selected Publications:
Talbert, P. Y., Perry, G., Ricks-Santi, L., Soto de Laurido, L. E., Shaheen, M., Seto, T., Kumar, D., Quarshie, A., Thakar, M., Rubio, D. M. Challenges and Strategies of Successful Mentoring: The Perspective of LEADS Scholars and Mentors from Minority Serving Institutions. 18(11). 2021.
White, G. E., Proulx, C. N., Morone, N. E., Murrell, A. J., Rubio, D. M. Recruiting underrepresented individuals in a double pandemic: Lessons learned in a randomized control trial. J Clin Transl Sci. 2021; 5(1): e185.
Norman, M. K., Mayowski, C. A., Wendell, S. K., Forlenza, M. J., Proulx, C. N., Rubio, D. M. Delivering What We PROMISED: Outcomes of a Coaching and Leadership Fellowship for Mentors of Underrepresented Mentees. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021; 18(9).
Mayowski, C., Meagher, E. A., Althouse, A. D., Patino-Sutton, C., Thakar, M. S., Welch, J. L., Rubio, D. M., White, G. E. Continued impact of COVID-19 pandemic on clinical and translational science early-career researchers. J Clin Transl Sci. 2023; 7(1): e7.
Sponsored Research/Activities
Title: Testing the Effectiveness of the Customized Career Development Platform (CCDP): A Cluster Randomized Trial
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Grant Number: R01 TR003094
Start Year: 2020
End Year: 2021
Title: Building Up
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute of General Medical Science
Grant Number: U01 GM132133
Start Year: 2019
End Year: 2024
Title: Leading Emerging and Diverse Scientists to Success (LEADS)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute of General Medical Science
Grant Number: R25 GM116740
Start Year: 2015
End Year: 2020
Title: Von Willebrand Disease Minimize Menorrhagia (VWDMin) Trial
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
Grant Number: U01 HL133815
Start Year: 2017
End Year: 2022
Title: University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute (KL2)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Grant Number: KL2 TR001856
Start Year: 2016
End Year: 2021
Title: University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute (Team Science)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Grant Number: UL1 TR001857
Start Year: 2016
End Year: 2021
Title: University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute (Workplace Development)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Grant Number: UL1 TR001857
Start Year: 2016
End Year: 2021
Title: Pittsburgh Older Americans Independence Center RCDC
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute of Aging
Grant Number: P30 AG024827
Start Year: 2015
End Year: 2020
Title: Pittsburgh Older Americans Independence Center (DMAIC)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institute of Aging
Grant Number: P30 AG024827
Start Year: 2015
End Year: 2020
Notable Achievements
Member, Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2019-2023
Invited Speaker, Department of Medicine Rising Stars, 2019
Interviewee, AAMC CTSA Request for Information, 2019
Chancellor's Distinguished Service Award, University of Pittsburgh, 2021
Award for Contributing to the Diversity and Inclusiveness for the Translational Workforce, Association for Clinical and Translation Science, 2021

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