Audrey Birgin is the Deputy Research Integrity Officer at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). In this role, she handles research misconduct matters and other research integrity issues and has been instrumental in the development of new Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) programming for UMD. Audrey has leveraged her research experience — supplemented by independent research and engagement in professional training and development activities — to inform her creation of comprehensive RCR programming and related educational materials for the university’s research community. 

Prior to this position, Audrey studied Public Health Science, with a concentration in epidemiology and biostatistics, graduating with her B.S. in 2022. Throughout her schooling, she worked as a research fellow in UMD’s Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, where she primarily studied the stigma/stress/substance use pathway in young adults from minority communities.