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What Do Each of Our Teams Do?
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Management Team
This team leads and manages the IRB staff.
Directors and Operations Managers can answer questions about:
- Any Type of Application Reviewed by the IRB
- Applicability of Fees, and Fee Appeals
- Whether Your Project Needs IRB Approval
- Guidelines, Regulations, and Policies
- General Questions about the IRB
- Help with the ERICA System and the IRB Website
Administrative Support Team
This team manages our front desk and provides support to all of the IRB's staff teams.
Contact the Administrative Support Team for:
- General Questions about the IRB
- Help with the ERICA System
- Human Subjects Training Help (e.g. CITI Training)
- IRB Fees and invoices
- Scheduling Requests, including Events and Presentations
- SIRB Reliance Consultation Scheduling
Quality & Compliance Administrator Team
This team reviews Report Forms, conducts routine and for-cause audits, and manages quality assurance/improvement initiatives for the IRB.
The Quality & Compliance Team can answer questions about:
- Report Forms, Participant Complaints, Unanticipated Problems, Protocol Deviations, Non-Compliance
- IRB Guidelines, Regulations, and Policies
- General Questions about the IRB
- Help with the ERICA System
Board Administration Team
This team manages board members and conducts all convened board meetings.
The Convened Board Administration Team can answer questions about:
- Convened Board review processes
- Board member recruitment, onboarding, and training
- IRB Guidelines, Regulations, and Policies
- General Questions about the IRB
Convened Board Review Team
This team pre-reviews, prepares, and processes studies reviewed by the Convened Board.
The Convened Board Review Team can answer questions about:
- New Study Applications
- Continuing Review Applications
- Amendment Applications
- Board Meeting Outcomes
Expedited & Exempt Review Team
This team pre-reviews, prepares, and processes studies that qualify for expedited or exempt review.
The Expedited & Exempt Review Team can answer questions about:
- New Study Applications
- Continuing Review Applications
- Amendment Applications
- Expedited and Exempt Review Outcomes
SIRB Reliance Team
This team handles reliance negotiations and pre-reviews for multi-site research using a single IRB (SIRB).
The Single IRB (SIRB) Reliance Team specializes in:
- Reliance consultation requests
- Reliance agreement negotiation
- SIRB processes
- Applicability of SIRB Fees, and SIRB Fee Appeals
- SIRB/CIRB studies
- Guidelines, Regulations, and Policies
- Help with the ERICA System
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IRB Front DeskAdministrative Support
Email: irb@hsc.utah.edu |
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Josi BitencourtAdministrative Assistant
Email: josi.bitencourt@utah.edu |
Melinda BoulterAdministrator (Part-Time)
Email: melinda.boulter@hsc.utah.edu |
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Heather BrownAdministrator
Email: bheather.brown@utah.edu |
Lindsey ByrdAdministrator
Email: lindsey.byrd@hsc.utah.edu |
Lacy CleggAdministrator
Email: lacy.clegg@hsc.utah.edu |
Ammon PateOperations Manager, Quality & Compliance Team
Email: ammon.pate@hsc.utah.edu |
Anna ShirleyAdministrator (Part-Time)
Email: anna.shirley@hsc.utah.edu |
Emma TkachuckAdministrator
Email: emma.tkachuck@hsc.utah.edu |
Courtney CristAdministrator
Email: courtney.crist@utah.edu |
Shellie CunninghamAdministrator
Email: shellie.cunningham@hsc.utah.edu |
April EdwardsOperations Manager, Convened Board Review Team & Board Administration Team
Email: april.edwards@hsc.utah.edu |
Heather JewettAdministrator
Email: heather.jewett@hsc.utah.edu |
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Jeanette NelsonAdministrator
Email: jeanette.r.nelson@utah.edu |
Sara PerritonAdministrator
Email: sara.perriton@utah.edu |
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Isabelle HowcroftClerk
Email: isabelle.howcroft@utah.edu |
Gary HendersonOperations Manager, Expedited & Exempt Review Team
Email: gary.henderson@hsc.utah.edu |
Annie HuffAdministrator
Email: annie.huff@hsc.utah.edu |
Militza MartinezAdministrator
Email: Militza.Martinez@hsc.utah.edu |
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Milana PerepyolkinaAdministrator
Email: milana.perepyolkina@hsc.utah.edu |
Stephanie SiqueiraAdministrator
Email: stephanie.siqueira@utah.edu |
Kelsey KnightAdministrator
Email: kelsey.knight@hsc.utah.edu |
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Lindsey MartineauAdministrator, SIRB Reliance Team
Email: lindsey.martineau@utah.edu |
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Lisa RigtrupOperations Manager, SIRB Reliance Team
Email: lisa.rigtrup@hsc.utah.edu |
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Ryane SorensonAdministrator, SIRB Reliance Team
Email: ryane.sorenson@hsc.utah.edu |
Hannah OwenAdministrator
Email: hannah.owen@hsc.utah.edu |
Anthon WoodAdministrator
Email: anthon.wood@hsc.utah.edu |
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Annie RisenmayInterim Director
Email: annie.risenmay@hsc.utah.edu |
More Information
Office of Research Integrity & Compliance
Past or prospective participants or their designated representatives, study teams, and others who wish to ask questions, express concerns, or provide general feedback regarding the Human Research Protection Program to someone independent of the IRB may contact the Office of Research Integrity and Compliance by calling 801-581-7170.
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