Thank you, IRB reviewers!

At the heart of any human research protection program (HRPP) are the institutional review board members who devote their time and energy to ensuring the safety, rights, and welfare of research participants.

 

Ohio State’s IRB members are no exception. Please join us in recognizing the individuals–scientists and non-scientists, affiliated workforce and community members–who contributed to the Behavioral & Social Sciences IRB, Biomedical Sciences IRB, and Cancer IRB over the last year. We are so thankful for your service!

 

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As the fiscal year draws to a close, the Office of Responsible Research Practices is pleased to recognize the many individuals who served on our three IRBs in the last twelve months. Some are relatively new to the IRB; others have served for many years. Regardless of their length of service, each reviewer is a valued and integral contributor to human research protections at Ohio State.

With the exception of IRB leadership, IRB members are unpaid volunteers, devoting hours every month to ensuring the rights of participants are safeguarded.

IRB members are listed by role and institutional affiliation; click the links below to jump to a particular group. Refer to the current IRB membership rosters for a full list of member credentials, areas of expertise, and expedited reviewers.

• IRB leadership (chairs and vice chairs)
• Affiliated IRB members (includes Nationwide Children’s Hospital workforce)
• Community IRB reviewers (includes our non-scientist representatives)
• ORRP staff reviewers

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IRB Leadership

Chairs and vice chairs provide leadership to Ohio State’s IRBs by conducting IRB meetings, reviewing and approving meeting minutes, completing expedited reviews, and working directly with researchers to resolve particularly complex issues related to human subjects research. These are just a few of the ways they support our human research protection program (HRPP). For a full list of responsibilities, see section 5 of HRPP policy IRB Composition and IRB Member Roles and Responsibilities.

Chair/Vice Chair	Dept/Center/School	IRB(s)
Floor Backes	Obstetrics & Gynecology	C, H
William Carson, III	Surgical Oncology; Cancer Biology & Genetics	C (chair), H
Jan Clark	Infectious Diseases	H
Jesse Fox	Communication	B
Gerald Kosicki	Communication	B
Thomas Raasch	Optometry	H
Cynthia Shellhaas	Obstetrics & Gynecology	H
Daniel Strunk	Psychology	B (chair)
Karla Zadnik	Optometry	H (chair)

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Affiliated IRB Members

The majority of IRB members are Ohio State researchers, professors, and staff who provide subject matter expertise to the boards on which they serve. These members attend convened IRB meetings, conduct expedited reviews remotely, or both.

Member	Dept/Center/School	IRB(s)
Ann Allen	Educational Studies Administration	B
Hallie Barr	James Cancer Hospital Pharmacy Administration	C
N’Diris SAM Barry	Nationwide Children’s Hospital	H
Gerene Bauldoff	Nursing	H
Jose Bazan	Radiation Oncology	C
Joal Beane	Surgical Oncology	C
Seema Bhat	Internal Medicine, Hematology	C
Sebastian Biglione	James Cancer Hospital Investigational Drug Service	H
Pamela Brock	Internal Medicine, Human Genetics	C
Lynne Brophy	James Cancer Hospital Nursing Professional Practice	C
John Buford	Health & Rehabilitation Sciences; Physiology & Cell Biology	H
Lindsey Byrne	Internal Medicine, Human Genetics	C
Tong Chen	Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology	C
Susan Colace	Pediatrics; Nationwide Children’s Hospital	C
Carlo Contreras	Surgical Oncology	C
Casey Cosgrove	Obstetrics & Gynecology	H
Naomi Digiantonio	James Cancer Hospital Investigational Drug Service	C
Anne-Marie Duchemin	Psychiatry	H
J. Bradley Elder	Neurological Surgery	H
Naran Epperla	Internal Medicine, Hematology	H
Cynthia Fontanella	Psychology	B
Kentaro Fujita	Psychology	B
Jennifer Garvin	Health & Rehabilitation Sciences	H
Daniel Haas	James Cancer Hospital Investigational Drug Service	H
Garrie Haas	Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine	H
Lindsay Rosen	James Cancer Hospital Inpatient Pharmacy	C
Maribeth Hernan	Medical Information Management; Health & Rehab. Sciences	H
Archana Hinduja	Neurology	H
Michael Hinton	Comprehensive Cancer Center	C
Dale Kanner	Restorative & Prosthetic Dentistry	H
Daniel Kendzierski	JamesCare East Pharmacy	C
Roselyn Lee-Won	Communication	B
Shraddha Mainali	Neurology	H
Kristin McNamara	Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology	H
Susan Meyer	Nationwide Children’s Hospital	H
J. Paul Monk	Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology	C
Leslie Moore	Teaching & Learning Admin.	B
Khalid Mumtaz	Internal Medicine; Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition	H
Alison Neal	James Cancer Hospital Bone Marrow Transplant Program	C, H
Thomas Nelson	Political Science	B
Colleen O’Leary	Nursing Education & Evidence- based Practice	C
Allison Quick	Radiation Oncology	C
Mark Ranalli	Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital	C
Amy Rettig	James Professional Practice	C
Julie Rice-Weimer	Nationwide Children’s Hospital	H
Emily Rodgers	Teaching & Learning Admin.	B
Deborah Russell	James Cancer Hospital	C
Kate Shane-Carson	Internal Medicine, Human Genetics	C
Suhair Shawar	University Hospital Pharmacy	H
Peter Shields	Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology; Epidemiology	C
Claire Such	Jameson Crane Sports Medicine Institute	H
Liz Swan	Clinical Trials Management Office	C
Sharon Tucker	Nursing, Fuld Institute for Evidence-based Practice	B
Brandon Turner	Psychology	B
Alberto Uribe	Anesthesiology	H
Jennifer Vaughn	Internal Medicine, Hematology	H
Kartik Venkatesh	Obstetrics & Gynecology; Maternal Fetal Medicine	H
Keith Warren	Social Work	B, H, C
Kim Weirick	James Cancer Hospital	C
Nicole Williams	Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology	C

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Community IRB Reviewers

Our community reviewers are integral members of the IRBs. With their diversity of experiences and viewpoints, they help ensure participant-facing materials are understandable, represent views of the local community towards research, and serve as research participant advocates.

Many of our community/non-affiliated IRB members serve in a dual capacity as non-scientist representatives. Don’t let the “non-scientist” label fool you, though: these members are just as well-versed in human subjects protections and regulatory requirements as those with scientific backgrounds.

Member	IRB
Tracy Almanson-Murphy	B
Roy Clark	H
Susanne Grumman	H
Kevin Harper	C
Cinda Lemont	C
Jim Lubinsky	C
Jeff Metzger	H
William Montgomery	H
Robert Mullinax	B
Kimberly Roschie	B
Cynthia Stemple	C
Kim Welter	B
Donn Young	H

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Staff IRB Reviewers

A number of ORRP staff hold IRB appointments and help review personnel change amendments, certain expedited continuing reviews, responses to IRB requests for modifications, and select category 5 expedited studies. Reviewing relatively simple, low-risk submissions in-house allows our other reviewers to focus on submissions that require expertise or more thorough scrutiny and helps reduce time to approval.

Tish Denlinger	Sarah Hersch	Ellen Patricia
Michael Donovan	Jess Mayercin-Johnson	Meliha Rahmani
Andrew Hedrick	Sandra Meadows	Jake Stoddard
	Paul Montesanti