COMMUNITY, TRAINING, AND ENGAGEMENT IN AN EXPANDING REGULATORY CLIMATE 
​
At MeRTEC, we provide training, technical assistance, and support for compliance, workforce development, and ethical decision-making. We are committed to strengthening regulatory compliance and ethics training in order to develop a competent workforce educated in, and ready to practice, ethical standards in business and research in an increasingly complex world. 

OUR TEAM

Ross Hickey is a nationally recognized expert in research compliance and is the Assistant Provost for Research Integrity and Director of the Maine Regulatory Training and Ethics Center (MeRTEC) at USM. ​

Bruce Thompson is a Professor of Psychology (human development) and Principal at the Maine Regulatory Training and Ethics Center (MeRTEC) at the University of Southern Maine (USM). ​

Dr. Carol Nemeroff is a Professor and Dean of the Renaissance College at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, Canada and Principal at the Maine Regulatory Training and Ethics Center (MeRTEC) at the University of Southern Maine (USM). ​

Jennifer Pratt is research Analyst with the Catherine Cutler Institute and Project Manager at the Maine Regulatory Training and Ethics Center (MeRTEC) at the University of Southern Maine (USM). ​

Laura Woods-Vachon is a Policy Associate with the Catherine Cutler Institute and oversees Student Engagement for the Maine Regulatory Training and Ethics Center (MeRTEC) at the University of Southern Maine (USM). ​

Josh Mangin is a PhD Student in Leadership with a concentration in Professional Leadership Education, at the University of Southern Maine, studying the role nature plays in environmental leadership development. ​