CARMEN ALDINGER

Carmen Aldinger, PhD, MPH, PMP, is the Director of Administration of the MRCT Center. Dr. Aldinger joined the MRCT Center in October 2014 and previously held Program Manager and Administrative and Training Manager positions at the Center.

Dr. Aldinger works across all administrative aspects of the Center, including Executive and Steering Committee sponsors, External Advisory Board, grants, sponsor stewardship, annual meetings, and many other operational and procedural aspects of the MRCT Center. She also manages a few capacity-building projects, including the Joint Task Force for Clinical Trial Competency (JTF).

Dr. Aldinger has more than 25 years of experience in global health, including project management and leadership, materials development and capacity building, monitoring and evaluation, collaboration, and coordination. Prior to coming to the MRCT Center, she worked as a Project Director and Associate Center Director at the Education Development Center’s Health and Human Development Division, Global Programs, co-directed the World Health Organization Collaborating Center to Promote Health through Schools and Communities, and subsequently worked as an independent consultant for United Nations agencies and non-profit organizations. Dr. Aldinger has a Ph.D. in Educational Studies from Lesley University, a Master of Public Health in international health from Yale University, and a Bachelor’s degree in health education from Towson University.  Since November 2017, she is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).