Tonya Ferraro, MEd (she/her/hers)

AAHRPP
Denver, CO

Tonya Ferraro is AAHRPP’s Accreditation Policy Analyst and a former Site Visitor. Prior to joining AAHRPP, she held senior-level roles in quality assurance/quality improvement and IRB administration at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard University. Earlier in her career, she served as a Research Project Manager at the University of Vermont’s Health Behavior Research Center, where she developed technologies to enhance patient engagement. Tonya co-chaired PRIM&R’s (Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research) Social, Behavioral, and Educational Research (SBER) Conference in 2023 and 2025, and she continues to contribute to PRIM&R’s Education Advisory Group. She has also served on several of PRIM&R’s conference planning committees and served on its Diversity Advisory Group. Through Harvard Catalyst, she is a member of the Emerging Technologies, Ethics & Research, and QA/QI subcommittees. In addition to her professional roles, Tonya has been a board member of Boston Korean Adoptees, Inc. During her tenure, she created a national research-literacy program developed by and for adoptees. For this initiative, she received the Boston Children’s Hospital Employee Community Volunteer Award. Tonya holds a B.A. in Studio Art (Sculpture) from Northeastern University and an interdisciplinary M.Ed. in Research Methodology from the University of Vermont. She also completed a Bioethics Fellowship at Harvard Medical School. With a background spanning the arts, research ethics, and innovative technology implementation, she brings a creative and interdisciplinary perspective to research oversight and education.

Presentation(s):

• B03 - Trust me, I Know What I'm Doing: SBER Edition!

  Thursday, November 6, 2025
  11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET

• C05 - Rapid Round Networking: SBER Edition

  Thursday, November 6, 2025
  3:30 PM - 4:30 PM ET

• Special Event: Human Subjects Research Trivia!

  Friday, November 7, 2025
  5:30 PM - 6:30 PM ET