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:

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.

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