Name	Title	Phone	Email
Jaci L. VanHeest, Ph.D.	Chair, IRB	(860) 486-5123	jaci.vanheest@uconn.edu
Douglas Bradway, M.A., CIP	IRB Program Associate	(860) 486-0986	doug.bradway@uconn.edu
Joan Levine	Post Approval Monitor	(860) 486-7145	joan.levine@uconn.edu
Christine Malloy	IRB Expedited Review Coordinator	(860) 486-9428	christine.malloy@uconn.edu
Dana Howard	IRB Administrator	(860) 486-8802	dana.howard@uconn.edu

 

IRB Members

The IRB is composed of members of the University community and the local community. The individual members contribute the professional competency necessary to review specific research activities representing a broad range of disciplines through experience and expertise in their fields. In addition, the IRB seeks diversity in race, gender and cultural backgrounds to promote sensitivity to community attitudes and respect for the rights and welfare of human subjects. If you are interested in serving on the IRB, contact the IRB Office. Form more information about Membership on the IRB.

The fully convened IRB meets approximately every three weeks on the Storrs campus and is made up of the following members:

IRB Chair: Jaci L. VanHeest, Ph.D. Educational Psychology Phone: (860) 486-5123 Fax: (860) 486-1044 jaci.vanheest@uconn.edu	IRB Vice-Chair: Brandi Simonsen
Douglas Bradway, M.A., CIP Office of Research Compliance	William Dennett, M.A. Community/Unaffiliated Member
Megan Ehret, Pharm.D., BCPP Pharmacy Practice (On leave Fall 2014)	Pamela Erickson, Ph.D. Anthropology
Amy Gorin, Ph.D. Psychology, (Clinical)	Blair T. Johnson, M.A., Ph.D. Psychology (Social)
Ethel Mantzaris, B.A Community/Unaffiliated Member (prisoner representative)	Bandana Purkayastha, Ph.D. Sociology
Brandi Simonsen, Ph.D. Educational Psychology	Martha Sternberg-Ennis, M.D. Student Health Services
Kelly Stratton, B.S. (M.S. Candidate) Biomechanics

Alternate IRB Members

Lisa Sanetti, Ph.D. Educational Psychology (Sabbatical Fall 2014)

Diana M. Sobieraj, Pharm.D. Pharmacy Practice