Tanya Pinkham
Education
Doctorate, Education, University of New England, 2024
- Dissertation: Rural Health Primary Care Provider Perceptions of Electronic Health Record Training
Graduate Certificate, Health Data Analytics, University of New England, 2020
Masters, Health Informatics, Kaplan University, 2017
Bachelors, Psychology, University of Maine, 2009
Professional Affiliations, Certifications & Boards
ISACA New England Chapter – CRISC Candidate (Risk and Information Systems Control)
Lean Six Sigma Healthcare Green Belt | AI Operational Excellence
CITI Program Certifications: Conflicts of Interest, Health Information Privacy & Security, Human Research Protections, Social & Behavioral Conduct of Research
Institutional Review Board Member, Northern Light Health
Background
Tanya is a research ecosystem and innovation leader with over 15 years of experience building interdisciplinary research capacity across academic, healthcare, and statewide innovation environments. She specializes in developing collaborative research infrastructure, convening multi-institutional partnerships, and advancing research capacity through program design, faculty engagement, and translational initiatives that connect universities, healthcare systems, and public-sector organizations. She currently serves as Assistant Director at the University of Maine Institute of Medicine, where she leads statewide research convenings, interdisciplinary research development programs, faculty seed funding initiatives, and cross-sector partnerships that strengthen collaboration and support institutional research competitiveness.
Her background spans health systems transformation, research governance, and enterprise-scale digital infrastructure, including leadership of Electronic Health Record (EHR) initiatives across Oracle Cerner and Epic environments, workflow redesign, and large-scale workforce education programs. She also brings experience in research ethics and governance through Institutional Review Board service, alongside expertise in health data compliance frameworks including HIPAA and NIST-aligned standards. Her work consistently focuses on integrating research, clinical systems, and institutional partnerships to strengthen research infrastructure, improve collaboration across sectors, and support the development of sustainable, scalable research ecosystems.
