Clinical Trials Staff
Lizzie Leitch, MEd, ATC
Position
Clinical Research Coordinator
Contact
email: EBL7NU@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu
Divisions
Bio
Lizzie serves as a Clinical Research Coordinator for the Sports Medicine Division. Lizzie completed her bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sport Science with double minors in Creative Writing and Composition, Rhetoric and Digital Literacy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2014 prior to receiving her Master’s from the University of Virginia in 2015. Also a licensed Athletic Trainer, Lizzie has worked clinically with athletes in high school, collegiate and professional sports and will continue her clinical work at UVA in the Sports Medicine clinic in addition to her role in research.
Milos Lesevic, BS
Position
Clinical Research Coordinator
Contact
email: ml4ec@Virginia.EDU
Divisions
Bio
Milos graduated from James Madison University with a BS in Biology in 2017. Following graduation, he worked within UVA Orthopedics’ Sports Medicine Division as a Medical Scribe. While working as a scribe, he became interested in Orthopaedic research and expanded his role to also serve as a part-time coordinator. This experience resulted in six publications with faculty from the Sports Medicine Division. He then accepted a Clinical Research Coordinator role with the UVA Cancer Center in 2019. In that role, he coordinated a variety of genitourinary oncologic trials ranging from registry studies to first-in-human Phase I trials. In August 2021, he returned to UVA Orthopaedic Surgery where he currently works a Clinical Research Coordinator for the Spine and Hand & Upper Extremity Divisions.
Nancy McKnight, MS, ATC, CRC
Position
Clinical Research Coordinator
Contact
email: HHZ8FZ@Virginia.EDU
Divisions
Bio
Nancy graduated from Fresno State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Training in addition to obtaining a teaching certificate. She continued her education at San Diego State University earning a Master’s in Exercise and Nutritional Science.
Over the course of her career she has worked as both an Athletic Trainer and teacher. Her extensive teaching experience spans K1 through college, with 17 years at the high school level.
While employed at George Mason University, besides her teaching responsibilities, Nancy also served as the project manager for a grant addressing concussion education in the local school district and was instrumental in collecting data for an epidemiology study regarding sports injuries in the middle school student athlete. Upon moving to Florida, Nancy worked as a Clinical Athletic Trainer at the Andrews Institute for several years before returning to Virginia.
Having spent the majority of her career working with children, Nancy is excited to serve as the Clinical Research Coordinator in the Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Department at UVA.
Eric McVey, MEd, CCRP
Position
Clinical Trials Manager / Clinical Research Coordinator
Contact
email: edm9u@Virginia.EDU
Divisions
Bio
Eric graduated from Cedarville University with a BA in Athletic Training before completing his Master’s Degree in Athletic Training at the University of Virginia. He worked as the Clinical Manager at Partnership Fabrication Systems before joining the University of Virginia’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery as a clinical research coordinator in February 2016. Currently, he works primarily with the Adult Reconstruction Division and helps oversee the day to day activities of the Clinical Trials Division.
Dayna Sawyer, BS, ACRP-CP
Position
Clinical Research Coordinator
Contact
email: GUS9EY@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu
Divisions
Bio
Dayna graduated from Illinois State University with a BS in Kinesiology in 2013. She started her research career working at CROs with PRA Health Sciences and Syneos Health. She then worked as a Research Coordinator with General Dynamics at Fort Hood, where she directed TBI and PTSD Studies. That work was published at the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS), in 2020. She most recently worked at the Baylor Scott and White Health Research Department, in Central Texas. Upon relocating to Charlottesville, she is now coordinating clinical trials in the Spine and Trauma divisions of UVA Orthopaedic Surgery.
Kaitlyn Shank, MEd, ATC, CCRP
Position
Clinical Research Coordinator
Contact
email: kcg4hf@Virginia.EDU
Divisions
Bio
Kaitlyn graduated from James Madison University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Training in 2014. She pursued her Master’s Degree in Athletic Training/Sports Medicine at the University of Virginia, obtaining her degree in 2015. She previously worked as a Certified Athletic Trainer at the collegiate level before coming back to work at UVA in 2016. She obtained her SOCRA Clinical Research Professional Certification in 2018. She has extensive experience working as a clinical research coordinator on a variety of levels of clinical trials including Phase II, Phase III, and Phase IV FDA regulated clinical trials, NIH and DOD funded clinical trials, as well as investigator initiated trials.
In August 2020, Kaitlyn expanded her role and joined the UVA Sports Medicine Clinic as a Certified Athletic Trainer. In this role, she works clinically under the direction of orthopaedic surgeons to evaluate and treat orthopaedic conditions of the knee, hip, and shoulder. She also assists with clinical operations in conjunction with nurses and other clinic support staff.
Kaitlyn’s combination of working both as an Athletic Trainer and a Clinical Research Coordinator allows the Sports Medicine Division to provide patient centered care both clinically and in clinical research.
Anna Sumpter, BA, RA
Position
Research Assistant
Contact
email: aes9bf@Virginia.EDU
Divisions
Spine, Sports Medicine, Adult Reconstruction, Trauma, and Foot & Ankle
Bio
Anna graduated with distinction from the University of Virginia in 2020 with a BA in Psychology. She competed with the UVA women’s soccer team for 5 years, and in August of 2021 she joined the Orthopedic Clinical Research team as a research assistant and coordinator-in-training. She contributes to research in several divisions, including Spine, Sports Medicine, Adult Reconstruction, Trauma, and Foot & Ankle.
Emily Wise, EMT-B
Position
Clinical Research Coordinator
Contact
email: EPQ2TQ@Virginia.EDU
Divisions
Bio
Emily serves as a Clinical Research Assistant for the Trauma division. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sport Science and Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May of 2021. Also a certified EMT-B, Emily has worked in the clinical setting with Trauma patients which benefits her work at UVA in the Trauma clinical research division.