Hadrigan will lead a University-wide compliance program aimed at ensuring integrity across the research landscape.
Sonya Maria Hadrigan has been appointed as the University of Rochester’s inaugural associate vice president for research integrity, following a national search conducted with the assistance of Opus Partners. In this new position, she will oversee compliance with federal regulatory requirements related to research.
Reporting to Stephen Dewhurst, University vice president for research, Hadrigan will be responsible for the planning, implemention, monitoring of, and compliance with regulations regarding research misconduct and conflicts of interest, and safeguarding integrity across the University’s research enterprise.
She begins her appointment on April 1.
Hadrigan comes to Rochester from George Washington University, where she has been the associate provost for research integrity and compliance for the past two years.
“Sonya’s wealth of experience across a broad range of research domains, track record of both leadership and collaboration, and meticulous attention to detail make her the perfect fit for this important role at a critical juncture for research here and across the higher education landscape,” Dewhurst says. “I’m thrilled that she’s joining our research family, and I very much look forward to partnering with her to further enhance Rochester’s research culture and its reputation as one of the country’s leading research universities.”
Hadrigan brings extensive regulatory knowledge to her new role. Prior to her time at GW, Hadrigan oversaw research protections at the Houston Methodist Research Institute, directed the human research protection program at Inova Health System in Virginia, headed the clinical research unit at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine, and led the clinical vaccine center at Rockefeller University. Earlier in her career, she was also the assistant director of research compliance at the City University of New York.
Hadrigan holds master’s degrees in legal studies and nursing from Texas A&M University and the University of Miami, respectively, and Bachelor of Science degrees in nursing and biology from the University of Miami and State University of New York at Stony Brook, respectively.
