Laurie Hassell

Laurie Hassell

Laurie Hassell (She/Her) [CE, PCI, PEP, WPRN, RHL] is the Director of Community Engagement at the Institute of Translational Health Sciences and works to promote and support translational research collaboration between investigators and clinicians throughout the WWAMI region. She is the operations lead for the ITHS Community Engagement and Participant & Clinical Interactions Programs, and Co-Founder and Coordinator of the Northwest Participant & Clinical Interactions Network, a network of WWAMI region clinical and translational research centers. Ensuring regional representation and alignment of ITHS programs and services with regional research priorities, and connecting investigators with research resources available through the ITHS are integral elements of her work. Ms. Hassell has a bachelor’s degree in biology from Oregon State University. Before joining the ITHS in 2010, Ms. Hassell served as the Regional Manager for the Northwest Association for Biomedical Research and co‐founded a biotechnology training company. Ms. Hassell lives in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho with her husband Jay.