Leslie A. Musshafen
Associate Director of Administration-Cancer Center
Department:
SER-Cancer Institute
Email:
lmusshafen@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 815-5962
Biography
Dr. Leslie Musshafen currently serves as Associate Director of Administration of the Cancer Center and Research Institute and Assistant Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine. She is a member of the university’s Research Compliance Management Committee, Research Council, Information Knowledge Management Committee, Policy Oversight Committee, Committee on Institutional Committee Management, and Conflicts of Interest Committee, among others.
In addition to roles as principal investigator and other key personnel on a number of studies, Dr. Musshafen has more than 15 years of research administration experience. This experience includes oversight of a number of service and regulatory units including the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, Office of Clinical Trials, Human Research Office, Office of Animal Welfare, and Technology Transfer Office. She has also reviewed and administered hundreds of grants, contracts, and clinical trials from a variety of sponsors. More recent projects include the management of a $19.8M federal award for the build-out of a translational research center and incubator facility, legislative funding and construction of an $8M clinical research and trials unit, and the development, implementation, and management of a core facility.
Dr. Musshafen earned her undergraduate business administration degree from the University of Mississippi, a masters of business administration from Delta State University (summa cum laude), and a PhD in Population Health Science from the University of Mississippi Medical Center (summa cum laude) where she received the John D. Bower award in recognition of her exceptional potential in the field of population health. She is a Certified Research Administrator (CRA) and Certified Preaward Research Administrator (CPRA).
Dr. Musshafen’s research interests include health disparities/health equity and social determinants of health, particularly among vulnerable populations.
Education
| University of Mississippi, BA, Business Administration | |
| Delta State University, MBA, Business Administration | |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, PhD, Population Health Science |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Certified Pre-Award Research Administrator (CPRA), Research Administrators Certification Council | 04/2014 - 03/2024 |
| Certification, Certified Research Administrator (CRA), Research Administrators Certification Council | 07/2012 - 06/2022 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, A collaborative approach to advancing research staff development through standardized training, implementation, and evaluation, National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 03/2019 - 05/2021 |
| Extramural, UMMC-Mayo Clinic Clinical Research and Trials Collaborative, Hearin Foundation | 09/2017 - 11/2021 |
| Extramural, Thermally Targeted Biopolymers for the Delivery of Anticancer Drugs, National Science Foundation (NSF) | 09/2016 - 08/2019 |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Musshafen LA, Dobbs TE, Robinson AE, Wyatt TE, Puskarich M, Summers RL, Lirette S, Compretta C American Indians and COVID-19: Morbidity and Mortality Disparities Among Indigenous Populations in the Rural South and Urban North Journal of Public Health in the Deep South: Vol. 3: No. 2, Article 4. | 2022 |
| Summers RL, Musshafen LA, Marshall G, Bates J, Jain S, Johnston J, Castillo A, Ayyalasomayajula K, Sandlin R, Frame IJ, Lirette S, Chandra S, Robinson A, Garrett MR Following the Science: The Role of the Academic Medical Center in the COVID-19 Pandemic Journal of Public Health in the Deep South: Vol. 3: No. 1, Article 9. (September 2022) | 2022 |
| Musshafen LA, El-Sadek L, Lirette ST, Summers RL, Compretta C, Dobbs TE 3rd, In-Hospital Mortality Disparities Among American Indian and Alaska Native, Black, and White Patients With COVID-19. JAMA network open, 2022 Mar 1;5(3):e224822 | 2022 |
| Musshafen LA, Summers RL, Lirette ST, Compretta C, Dobbs TE 3rd, COVID-19 Inpatient Mortality Disparities Among American Indian Adults in Mississippi's Safety Net Hospital. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2022 Dec;9(6):2139-2145 | 2022 |
| Musshafen LA, Tyrone RS, Abdelaziz A, Sims-Gomillia CE, Pongetti LS, Teng F, Fletcher LM, Reneker JC, Associations between sleep and academic performance in US adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep medicine, 2021 Jul;83:71-82 | 2021 |
| Musshafen LA, Poger JM, Simmons WR, Hoke AM, Hanson LN, Bondurant WW, McCullough JR, Kraschnewski JL, Strengthening the clinical research workforce through a competency-based orientation program: Process outcomes and lessons learned across three academic health institutions. Journal of clinical and translational science, 2021;5(1):e178 | |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Research Excellence Award for Meritorious Research Service, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2023 |
| The Pillars - Beacon Faculty Award Nominee, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2023 |
| Scholastic Award, John D. Bower School of Population Health | 2022 |
| IAPHS Student Award Nominee, Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Sciences (IAPHS) | 2021 |
| Dean's Award for Academic Excellence, John D. Bower School of Population Health | 2021 |
| Emerging Star Nominee, Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) | 2021 |
| Emerging Star Nominee, Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) | 2020 |
| Inductee, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society | 2019 |
| Robert Smith, MD Graduate Scholar, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) | 2019 |
| Presidential Scholar, Delta State University | 2011 |
Professional Membership and Service
| National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA), Member | |
| Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science, Member |
Committee Service
| Committee on Institutional Committee Management, Member | |
| Conflict of Interest Committee, Member | |
| Information Knowledge Management Committee, Member | |
| Policy Oversight Committee, Member | |
| Research Compliance Management Committee, Member | |
| MEDICAL CENTER-CANCER INSTITUTE INTERNAL ADVISORY, Member | |
| MEDICAL CENTER-RESEARCH ADVISORY, Member |
Residency Training
| Preventive Medicine, Training Faculty | 2022 - Present |