My IRB Contact
In an effort to reduce IRB turn-around times and to better serve the needs of our research community, the TAMU HRPP/IRB office has created teams. Each team is made up of dedicated professionals specializing in different levels of processing for human subjects research.
When you submit to the IRB, your submission will be assigned to one of the following teams:
- Team 1: Exempt Pre-Review
- Team 2: Expedited Pre-Review (Includes 118/Delayed Onset & Not Human Subjects Determinations)
- Team 3: Full Board Pre-Review
- Team 4: School of Dentistry Pre-Review (all submissions regardless of review level)
You always have the option of reaching out to any member of the HRPP/IRB office but for the best response to your questions about a specific submission, contact the coordinator assigned to that submission in Huron. The coordinator assigned to your study is listed on the main study page or in the submission history.
If you need additional help please contact the HRPP Administration Team below or email the general IRB inbox at irb@tamu.edu.
Team 1: Exempt Pre-Review
Minimal risk research that fits into one or more of the exemption categories as defined by the federal regulations will be assigned to the exempt pre-review team. Examples of exempt research include benign behavioral interventions or surveys and interviews with adults that involve no more than minimal risk to study participants, or secondary data analysis.
| Ross Jarvis, BS Research Compliance Coordinator |
r-jarvis@tamu.edu 979.458.8570 |
| Sunday Simbo, PhD Research Compliance Coordinator |
sysimbo2@tamu.edu 979.458.5532 |
| Addison Whitten, BS Research Compliance Coordinator |
addiwhitten@tamu.edu 979.458.2557 |
Team 2: Expedited Pre-Review
Minimal risk research that fits into one or more of the expedited review categories as defined by OHRP will be assigned to the expedited pre-review team. Examples of research that may be reviewed at the expedited level include minimal risk studies involving children and other vulnerable populations, non-invasive collection of biological specimens such as hair or saliva; single blood draws via venipuncture from healthy adults; use of smartwatches or other off the shelf wearables to collect biometric data; collection of data from voice, video, digital, or image recordings made for research purposes; human factors evaluation.
| Esther Lucey, BS, CIP Senior Research Compliance Coordinator |
e-lucey@tamu.edu 979.862.4681 |
| Jyothi Naidu, MS, CIP Senior Research Compliance Coordinator |
jyothi.naidu@tamu.edu 979.845.7037 |
Team 3: Full Board Pre-Review
Full board review applies to human subjects research deemed to involve more than minimal risk or for which a wider range of expertise is required for review. Greater than minimal risk research will be handled by the full board pre-review team.
| Natalie Murphy, BS, CIP Senior Research Compliance Coordinator |
nmurphy@tamu.edu 979.862.4682 |
Team 4: School of Dentistry Pre-Review
All submissions (exempt, expedited, full-board) from the School of Dentistry will be handled by the School of Dentistry pre-review team.
| Heather Cline, MPA, CIP IRB Manager |
hcline@tamu.edu 979.862.3653 |
HRPP Administration Team
| Heather Cline, MPA, CIP IRB Manager |
hcline@tamu.edu 979.862.3653 |
| Denise Puga, PhD, CIP Education & Outreach Senior Research Compliance Administrator |
denisepuga@tamu.edu 979.458.5590 |
| Josh Avila, PhD, CIP Post Approval Senior Research Compliance Administrator |
joshavila@tamu.edu 979.862.4076 |
| Aliese Seawright, MS, CIP Director, Human Research Protection Program |
a.seawright@tamu.edu 979.458.4067 |