Ada Sue Selwitz is a highly regarded research integrity and compliance professional with a career spanning several decades in advancing ethical and regulatory best practices in human subjects research and other areas of research ethics, compliance, and administration.
She serves as a member of the External Advisory Board of the CITI Program, where she helps steer educational content and policy oversight for research training.
Ada Sue has contributed significantly at the national level: she has served on the SACHRP Subpart A Subcommittee of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and has been recognized by Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research (PRIM&R) as a Distinguished Leader for her work advancing professional certification and standards in research oversight.
Her professional focus spans institutional policy development (including human‐subjects protections, animal care and use, conflict of interest, and research misconduct), the advancement of education and accreditation efforts, and the mentoring of research administrators and compliance officers across the academic and clinical research landscape.
Ada Sue holds a master’s degree and completed doctoral qualifying work in higher education. She is known for her engaging educational style and for delivering hundreds of presentations and publications internationally in support of ethical research practices.At HRP Consulting, Ada Sue brings deep expertise in research oversight, policy development, and training strategy—helping institutions align with evolving federal regulations, institutional accreditation standards, and best practice frameworks for the protection of human participants and the integrity of research.
