IRB Office
The IRB Office is headed by a Director and is staffed by Research Specialists and Secretaries. Contact information for the office follows:
IRB Office
Suite 203, MC–419
528 East Green Street
Champaign, IL 61820Phone: 217.333.2670
Fax: 217.333.0405
E-mail: irb@illinois.edu
Online: www.irb.uiuc.edu
Director: Susan J. Keehn
The IRB Director has overall responsibility for IRB administration at UIUC. The IRB Director, who is a voting member of the IRB, works closely with the Vice Chancellor for Research and the Chair of the IRB in the development of IRB policies and has primary responsibility for IRB procedures at UIUC as well as educational programs on human subjects research.
Human Subjects Research Coordinator: Ron Banks
Human Subjects Research Coordinator: Bruce Deason
The Human Subjects Research Coordinator is responsible for identifying and helping to resolve regulatory, procedural, and ethical issues related to human subjects research at UIUC. The Research Coordinator works with the IRB, its executives, and researchers, to address research protocol and compliance issues and to document IRB compliance. The Research Coordinator has primary responsibility for the IRB Web site and IRB publications.
Human Subjects Research Specialist: LeaAnn Carson
Human Subjects Research Specialist: Susan Lafferty
The Human Subjects Research Specialist is responsible for screening new, amendment, and renewal IRB applications for accuracy, clarity, and completeness. The Research Specialist interprets federal and university policies related to human subjects research providing feedback to investigators based on federal and university regulations and recommending level of review for each application responding to inquiries from faculty, staff and students about the IRB process.
Office Administrator: Connie Scott
The Administrative Secretary supports Director of IRB, general office management, Liaison between unit and outside agencies, represents the director at meetings, and handles personnel matters for clerical staff.
Office Support Associate: Marnita Kahler
The Secretary assists Administrative Secretary, transcribes material for IRB staff, composes and keys correspondence, screens calls, determines needs and handles requests via phone and email.