Ashley Hicks is an accomplished professional in the field of research regulatory compliance with an extensive background in human subjects research. She obtained a Master of Public Health, Health Policy from Tufts University School of Medicine and a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences, Italian, Bioethics from Wellesley College. With over a decade of experience, Ashley has held various positions at Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center in research ethics, quality assurance, and quality improvement. She served as a Manager of IRB Operations at Tufts University Social, Behavioral & Educational IRB and as an IRB Analyst III, IRB Supervisor, Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement Specialist, and IRB and SRC Coordinator at Tufts Medical Center/Tufts University Health Sciences Institutional Review Board. Prior to her work at Tufts, Ashley was a Research Analyst in Bioethics Research at Mayo Clinic. As a Regulatory Compliance Director at Tufts University, she uses her knowledge and expertise in human subjects research regulations to guide researchers and foster ethical research practices.