Office of the Vice President for Research
Research Compliance Services/IRB
438 Whitney Rd. Ext., Unit 1246
Storrs, CT 06269-1246
irb@uconn.edu
Name | Title | Phone | |
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Karen Moré | Director of Research Compliance – Animal Research and Safety | 860.486.2459 | karen.more@uconn.edu |
Doug Bradway | IRB Program Specialist | 860.486.0986 | doug.bradway@uconn.edu |
Joan Levine | Education & QA/QI Specialist | 860.486.7145 | joan.levine@uconn.edu |
Diane Sainsbury | IRB Program Specialist | 860.486.5944 | diane.sainsbury@uconn.edu |
Nick Lacafta |
Records Technician | 860.486.8802 | nicholas.lacafta@uconn.edu |
Nicole Ferrari | IRB Program Specialist | nicole.ferrari@uconn.edu | |
Jocelyn Springfield | IRB Program Specialist | jocelyn.springfield@uconn.edu | |
Karen Christianson | HRP Consultant | karen.2.christianson@uconn.edu | |
Cassandra Myers | HRP Consultant | cassandra.myers@uconn.edu | |
Lisandra Gonzalez | HRP Consultant | lisandra.gonzalez@uconn.edu | |
Technical Support | |||
Research IT Help Desk | 860.486.7944 | era-support@uconn.edu |
For questions about: Contact:
InfoEd Submissions | |
Technical Questions/Troubleshooting | Research IT Help Desk |
Non-Technical Questions – submission components, routing, InfoEd data entry questions/concerns and expiration and reminder notices | irb@uconn.edu |
IRB Submission Type | |
Non-exempt Initial Review (H22-XXX) | Doug Bradway |
Limited IRB Review (L22-XXX) | Nicole Ferrari |
Exempt IRB Review (X22-XXX) | Nicole Ferrari |
Amendments, including PI changes | Jocelyn Springfield |
Protocol Deviations, Adverse Events, Reportable Information | Joan Levine |
Not Human Subject Research Determinations (NHSR) | Doug Bradway |
46.118 Approvals Lacking Definite Plans (JIT/118) | Doug Bradway |
Personnel Changes (Except PI or Non-UConn Personnel) | irb@uconn.edu |
Involvement of Other IRBs/Non-UConn Investigators | |
Non-UConn investigators listed on protocol submissions/Use of Individual Investigator Agreements/Reliance Agreements/IRB Authorization Agreements/Cooperative Agreements | irb-reliance@uconn.edu
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Training | |
General Human Subjects Training and Education, Requests for Training, Workshops, and Presentations | Joan Levine
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Signatory Requests and Funder Requirements | |
Certificates of Confidentiality, Institutional Certifications, dbGAP Access Assurance | irb@uconn.edu |
IRB Members
The IRB is composed of members of the University and local communities. 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.
The fully convened IRB meets approximately every three weeks on the Storrs campus and is made up of the following members:
- Rachel Tambling, PhD, IRB Chair, Human Development and Family Sciences, Ph: 860.486.6111, rachel.tambling@uconn.edu
- Jeffrey Burke, PhD, IRB Vice-Chair, Psychological Sciences
- Douglas Bradway, MA, CIP, Research Integrity and Compliance Services
- John Christensen, PhD, Communication
- William Dennett, MA, Community/Unaffiliated Member
- Valerie Duffy, PhD, Allied Health Sciences
- Elaine Lee, PhD, Kinesiology
- Ethel Mantzaris, BA, Community/Unaffiliated Member (Prisoner Representative)
- I’Jaaz Muhammad, BS, Biomedical Engineering (Graduate Student Representative)
- Emily Myers, PhD, Psychological Sciences; Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
- Lisa Sanetti, PhD, Educational Psychology
- Sabato Santaniello, PhD, Biomedical Engineering
- Martha Sternberg-Ennis, MD, Student Health Services
- Chris Bernard, PhD, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), IT Security (Ex Officio)
- Kristin Bissell, MD, Alternate IRB Member, Student Health Services
- Tamika Blackburn, MD, Alternate IRB Member, Student Health Services
- Ock Chun, PhD, MPH, Alternate IRB Member, Nutritional Sciences
- Karen Christianson, RN, BSN, Alternate IRB Member, HRP
- Lisandra González, MPH, Alternate IRB Member, HRP
- Catherine Little, PhD, Alternate IRB Member, Educational Psychology
- Cassandra Myers, BS, Alternate IRB Member, HRP