Committees and Councils

Purpose or Function: All activities involving research with live human subjects in all fields of University activity will come under the purview of the Institutional Review Board.  This committee has the primary responsibility for maintaining ethical standards of research involving human subjects at the University.

Membership:  The membership of the IRB is composed of a member of the Ethics Council, two faculty members from each college selected by the Associate Vice President for Research in consultation with the dean of the college and approved by the Faculty Senate, a representative from the Library, and two persons from the community.  The committee make-up will reflect the federal guidelines on IRB membership.  These guidelines require the membership to include persons of varying backgrounds to promote complete and adequate review of research activities.  The members will have expertise and experience in a variety of specified areas.  Also, the membership should reflect diversity, including consideration of race, gender, and cultural backgrounds and sensitivity to community attitudes. Faculty members serve for three years on an alternating basis. The community members serve two-years.

Chair: The Chairperson is elected by the membership for a two-year term, and is eligible for re-election. A vice chair will also be elected.

Name	Reason for Membership	Term, if applicable
Layman, Eve       Chair	College of N&HS	Term ends 5/10
Black, Greg	College of Bus	Term ends 5/09
Blanke, David	College of LA	Term ends 5/10
Gold, Jim	Community member
Escamilla, Javier	Community member
Kouzekanani, Kamiar	College of Ed	Term ends 5/11
Moury, J. David	College of S&T	Term ends 5/10
Ihenetu, Kenneth	College of S&T	Term ends 5/11
Nelson, Kaye	College of Ed	Term ends 5/10
Keys, Yolanda	College of N&HS	Term ends 5/11
Sutton, Sarah	Library	Term ends 5/10
Yoskowitz, David	College of Bus	Term ends 5/10
Tiller, Glenn	Ethics Council member and College of LA	Term ends 5/10