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Institutional Review Board

The institutional review board is appointed pursuant to those stipulations and guidelines contained in pertinent federal regulations. (45CFR46)

Charge

  1. Ensure compliance by the university with all applicable federal and state laws and guidelines as well as university policy and procedures concerning research with human participants.
  2. Review, with the authority to approve, require modifications in, or disapprove all research activities involving human participants conducted by university faculty, staff, or students.
  3. Review, with the authority to approve, require modifications in, or disapprove all research conducted involving university faculty, staff, or students by outside parties.
  4. Carry this authority out without the influence of any outside party. This ensures decisions are made without conflicts of interest.

Membership

The Institutional Review Board is appointed pursuant to those stipulations and guidelines contained in pertinent federal regulations (45CFR46). A good faith effort should be made in the selection of membership to reflect diversity of race, gender, and cultural background.

  1. The research compliance officer serves as the IRB administrator, a non-voting member.
  2. The following twelve voting members serving five-year staggered terms.
    • (1) One faculty member from each of the academic colleges and one faculty member from the Honors College, of whom at least three regularly conduct or supervise research involving human participants.
    • (2) Two at-large faculty members who regularly conduct or supervise research involving human participants.

    To fill a vacancy in any of the faculty positions, the research compliance officer will solicit nominations from the dean of the appropriate academic college.  The dean will submit the names of two nominees to the research compliance officer.  The research compliance officer will forward the two nominees to the provost for final selection and appointment.

    • (3) Two non-scientific members shall be appointed by the provost with recommendations made by the director of sponsored programs and the research compliance coordinator. According to 45CFR46.107(b), “Each IRB shall include at least one member whose primary concerns are in scientific areas and at least one member whose primary concerns are in nonscientific areas.”
    • (4)  Two members not affiliated with the institution shall be appointed by the provost from recommendations made by the director of sponsored programs and the research compliance coordinator. According to 45CFR46.107(c), “Each IRB shall include at least one member who is not otherwise affiliated with the institution and who is not part of the immediate family of a person who is affiliated with the institution.”
  3. Four alternate faculty members shall be appointed by the provost to serve in an as needed capacity
  4. The dean of the graduate school and the director of sponsored programs will serve as ex officio, non-voting members of the IRB.
  5. According to 45CFR46.107(e), “An IRB may, in its discretion, invite individuals with competence in special areas to assist in the review of issues which require expertise beyond or in addition to that available on the IRB. These individuals may not vote with the IRB.”

Chairperson:

The provost shall appoint the chair based upon recommendations made by the director of sponsored programs and the research compliance officer. If the chair is appointed from the committee, creating a vacancy, the position will be filled so as to maintain college representation as stated above in “Membership.”

The chair will vote in only two circumstances: 1) to break a tie vote, or 2) when required to establish a quorum.

Jacquie Rainey, Chair
CHBS Provost
Permanent

David Taylor
CHBS Dean/Provost
2026

Matthew Moore
CAHSS Dean/Provost
2028

JiHoon Jhang
COB Dean/Provost
2028

Michelle Buchanan
COE Dean/Provost
2026

Christa Kuebel
CAHSS Dean/Provost
2025

James Fetterly
COSE Dean/Provost
2025

Vacant
Honors College Dean/Provost
2029

Sunjung Kim
At-Large Dean/Provost
2025

Pamela Ashcraft
At-Large Dean/Provost
2028

Adam Hensley
Non-Scientific Members Provost Appointee
2026

Captain Chris Bentley
Non-Scientific Members Provost Appointee
2025

VACANT  
Provost Appointee
Non-Affiliated with UCA

Philip Shell
Non-Affiliated with UCA Provost Appointee
2025

Lisa Ray
CHBS/Prisoner Issues Provost Appointee
Permanent Alternate

Sandra Nadelson
Alternate, CHBS Provost Appointee
2023

Jeff Padberg 
Alternate, CNSM Provost Appointee
2026

VACANT
Provost Appointee
Alternate

Lasi McGhee
Research Compliance Officer Committee Admin., Ex-Officio, Non-Voting
Permanent

Michael Mills
Graduate Dean Ex-Officio, Non-Voting
Permanent

Kimberly Ashley-Pauley 
Director of Sponsored Programs  Ex-Officio, Non-Voting
Permanent

Meetings

Convened meetings of the IRB will usually occur each month during the fall and spring semesters. A majority of the voting members constitutes a quorum, provided however, that one non-scientific member is in attendance for voting to take place.

Reports to

Provost

Page last updated:  June 10, 2022