Committee Membership

Guidelines for Committee Composition

1. The composition of the committee is pre-determined by The Department of Health and Human Services Federal Regulations (Title 45 Part 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/45cfr46.htm#46.107)).
2. Federal Requirements require membership to be a mix of genders and races
3. Federal Requirements require the number of members in the committee to be at least 5 or more and may include additional individuals when requested for help in assisting in the review process

Required members (one from each category):
a. 1 member from the scientific area (ex. Nursing, Biology, Chemistry, etc) {Required}
b. 1 member from the nonscientific area (ex. Humanities) {Required}
c. 1 member not affiliated with the institution {Required}

Additional 2 members from any 2 of the following categories:
d. 1 member from social sciences
e. 1 member from education
f. 1 member from communication sciences & Disorders
g. 1 member from the library

4. Terms of Office: 3 years.
5. The committee will report all meeting minutes to the Faculty Development and Governance committee and will submit an annual report to faculty and Vice President of Academic Affairs.

IRB Membership 2009-2010

Debra Gomes (Library)

Cynthia Dakin (Nursing)

Kathryn James (CSD)

Efi Kokliari (Social Sciences)

Jennifer Rivers (Social Sciences) (Chair)