Doug is a veteran research administrator with a BS in Geology from Western Kentucky University, and a Master’s in History from the University of Utah. He has worked at the University of Washington since 1990, initially providing support for the Boeing Back Pain Study before moving to central services in the Office of Sponsored Programs. He also worked for a private non-profit research company, Cancer Research And Biostatistics, supporting the SWOG cooperative group funded by the NIH NCI NCTN and NCORP, where he published on liability issues affecting sponsor-investigator clinical trials. Doug returned to the University in 2016, working for the CVI as a Grants and Contracts Manager.