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Christy Richardson, CIP
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irb@utrgv.edu

Mariana Hernandez, MPA
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IRB Members

Institutional Review Board (IRB) Panel Members

Voting Members

Voting Members
Name Title Position
Dr. Laura Jewett, Chair Scientist Member Professor, Teaching and Learning
Dr. Edward "Jim" Kruse, Vice Chair Scientist Member Professor of Medicine, Surgery
Dr. Bassent Abdelbary Non-Affiliate, Scientist STHS GME IM Resident
Mr. Robert Bonds Non-Affiliate, Non-Scientist Member Director of Business Operations, Advanced Rad Solutions
Ms. Staci Eaton Scientist Member Director of Clinical Research
Dr. James Fahey Scientist Member Assistant Professor of Medicine, Family Medicine
Dr. Cynthia Garza Scientist Member Assistant Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry
Dr. Lin "Helen" Jiang Scientist Member Associate Professor, School of Social Work
Dr. Michael Mahaney Scientist Member Professor of Medicine, Human Genetics
Dr. Shawn Saladin Scientist Member Special Assistant to the Provost for Special Projects
Dr. Marie Simonsson Scientist Member Associate Professor, Organization & School Leadership
Dr. Kelsey Baker Scientist Member Assistant Dean for Pre-Clerkships Education & Academic Affairs
Ms. Lindsey Simon Non-Scientist Member Assistant Director Regulatory Clinical Research, Clinical Research
Dr. Maria Diaz Scientist Member Associate Professor, School of Nursing

Non-Voting Ex-Officio Members

Non-Voting Ex-Officio Members
Name Title Position
Mr. Bertram Oparaku Non-Voting Ex-Officio Member HIPAA Privacy Officer, Deputy Institutional Compliance Officer, Institutional Compliance
Ms. Samantha Allen Non-Voting Ex-Officio Member Chief of Staff, Office of the President
Mr. Eric Allen Non-Voting Ex-Officio Member Director of Research Compliance, Office of Research Compliance
Ms. Christine Richardson Non-Voting Ex-Officio Member Senior IRB Coordinator, Office of Research Compliance 
Ms. Mariana Hernandez Non-Voting Ex-Officio Member IRB Coordinator, Office of Research Compliance

IRB Member's Guidance

The following items are provided for IRB Committee Members as guidance:

Tick@Lab Training:

  • Tick@Lab Training Document

 Information Sheets (New):

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  • Running calendar of events (Self Study)
    • Regulations & the Secrets of Big Data: Public, Private, or What (0:55:29)
    • Participant Centered Informed Consent Training (1:35:00)
    • 50th anniversary Belmont Report Video
    • The Principles of the Belmont Report & the Ethics of Human Research (1:25:00)
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    • Unlocking the Mysteries of the Criteria for IRB Approval of Research (1:01:28)
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    • IRB training checklist from OHRP 
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