Ms. Hammatt, a licensed attorney with a Master's in Law and Ethics in medicine, serves as an independent research integrity consultant and Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Hawaii medical school. She previously served as Director of the Division of Education and Integrity at the U.S. Office of Research Integrity, Legal and Regulatory Specialist for an NIH-funded translational research network, and Director of the Research Integrity Program and Research Integrity Officer at the University of Hawaii. Ms. Hammatt has handled numerous cases of alleged misconduct and questionable research practice and contributed to policy development and teaching in medical ethics and the responsible conduct of research in a global context. She is a founding member of research integrity networks in Asia and the Pacific, Africa, and Latin America, and serves on the Governing Board of the World Conferences on Research Integrity Foundation.