Research Operations
& Integration
The Research Operations and Integration (ROI) element provides planning, integration, and implementation services for research tasks by NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP).
Meet the ROI Team
Element leaders integrate and implement human research studies in space and on the ground, develop experiment flight hardware, and manage element resources to efficiently and effectively meet HRP objectives. Across HRP, all leadership teams work hand-in-hand to ensure that research proposed by the other HRP elements is implemented using the best method possible while maintaining the health of crew members.
Meet the leadership team for HRP’s ROI element.
ROI Leadership
Kelle Pido, Element Manager
Pido sets strategic requirements for flight and analog research platforms and manages human research study resources.
Nichole Schwanbeck, Deputy Element Manager
Schwanbeck manages the team that implements studies for NASA’s HRP that fly on the International Space Station and other space-based platforms.
Brandon Vessey, Element Scientist
Vessey provides scientific oversight for spaceflight and ground-based analog studies conducted by NASA’s Human Research Program. His research focuses on the dynamics of teamwork over long durations, team leadership, and collective leadership in mission scenarios.
Cherie Oubre, Deputy Element Scientist
Oubre oversees human research activities conducted before, during, and after spaceflight, working with NASA teams and international partners to integrate and collect science data.
Sara Whiting, Deputy Element Scientist
Whiting provides scientific planning and oversight for ground-based spaceflight analog studies conducted by HRP. These studies include the Human Exploration Research Analog, as well as research involving head-down tilt bed rest, Antarctic, and parabolic flight platforms.
