Membership

Membership will be consistent with the CFR, Title 45, Part 46, Section 46.107.    Members will be appointed for terms of three years by the Vice President of Academic Affairs in consultation with the deans of colleges.  Attention must be paid to the diversity of the membership, including race, gender, and cultural backgrounds.  Membership will consist of a minimum of nine individuals, including one faculty representative from each College.   One IRB member will not be otherwise affiliated with Armstrong with an alternate identified to take this member’s place if necessary.  There will be two members from areas not normally associated with research involving human subjects.  At least two members will be primarily involved in the scientific arena.  At least one assistant dean and one department head will be selected to serve.  Members must be sufficiently qualified through experience and expertise to serve.  Armstrong faculty who serve on the IRB must be full-time, tenured or  tenure track.  No more than 25% of the faculty membership will be non-tenured, tenure track faculty.  Each member, including the chair, will provide documentation of approved training in the protection of human research subjects as a condition of service.

 

IRB Membership 2012-2013

• John Kraft (AVP for Academic Affairs)
• Delana Nivens (CST; Assistant Dean; non-human subject researcher; 3^rd yr)
• Elizabeth Desnoyers-Colas (CLA, Art, Music, & Theatre faculty; 1^st yr)
• Jane Blackwell (CHP; Nursing faculty; 1^st yr)
• Sara Plaspohl (CHP;  Health Science faculty; 2^nd yr)
• John Hobe (COE; Childhood & Exceptional Student Education, dept. head; 1^st yr)
• Sean Eastman (CST; Mathematics faculty; non-human subject researcher; 3^rd yr)
• Greg Wimer (COE, Adolescent and Adult Education faculty; 2^nd yr )
• John Markham (non-Armstrong member; non-human subject researcher; 3^rd yr)