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Dr. Mallory Ball, a regulatory compliance professional, is the Director for Research Compliance and Integrity at Western Carolina University. Her research interests are regulatory process improvement and public and community health issues such as mental health, obesity, and substance abuse. Previously an IRB Administrator, she is also a Certified IRB Professional with an expertise in Social/Behavioral research. Ball holds an MPH with a concentration in Epidemiology and a PhD in Education Leadership and often looks for ways to combine the two disciplines in both research and higher education in her community.