Purpose and Duties

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) for Human Subjects Research is charged with reviewing and approving all research that involves human subjects. The IRB works to ensure that all human subject research is conducted in accordance with federal, institutional and ethical guidelines. 

Submission procedures have changed. The IRB is adopting an electronic submission of protocols process, which will speed up the process. To submit a protocol, please do the following:

  • Using Qualtrics, fill out all information using the IRB Standard Form.
  • You will receive an acknowledgement within the next business day.

If you have any questions, please contact Blair Braun, IRB Chair, at braunbl@uwplatt.edu.

Composition and Current Membership

Faculty

Nine faculty with three-year staggered terms, and attention to racial and cultural diversity and gender equity in membership, including one faculty member from each college and one member of the Academic & Institutional Research Committee, with the recommendation that there be a member from Psychology and the School of Education.

Hao Chen
Professor, Professor-Summer Session
Blair Braun
Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor-Summer Service
Barb Barnet
Professor, Department Chairperson, Professor - Summer Session
Nancy Gartner
Associate Professor, Associate Professor - MSCJ, Associate Professor-Summer Service, Associate Professor-Summer Session Online Program Coordinator - BSCJ Online Program Coordinator - AAS
Vettrivel Gnaneswaran
Associate Professor, Associate Professor - Summer Session, Assistant Professor - Summer Service Industrial and Systems Engineering Program Coordinator
Dong Isbister
Professor, Professor - Summer Session
Leigh Monhardt
Professor, Professor-Summer Session, Professor - Summer Service
Robin Cline
Robin Cline
Lecturer, Lecturer - AAS

Academic Staff

One Academic staff, with a three-year term, with the recommendation that he/she be from an area with an interest in human research (instructional academic staff, Health Services, Counseling Services, and/or Student Support Services).

  • Robin Cline

Community Representative

One appointed by the committee.

  • Open

Ex-Officio

Non-voting.

  • Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Director: Holly Attenborough

Additional Information

Meeting Times

This committee meets the third Wednesday of each month at 3 p.m. during the academic year.

IRB Standard Form

Review the form questions:

Important Links

Frequently Asked Questions