Contact Us
Contact Us
The IRB Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with the exception of university holidays.
IRB Presentation Request Form IRB Submission Instructions
Who Do I Contact?
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General Questions
423-439-6053
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College/Departmental IRB Liaisons
Each college that conducts human subjects research is assigned an HRPP staff member to serve as that unit’s primary point of contact for research support.
Examples: IRB submission process and status, responding to IRB-requested changes, IRB policy and human subjects research compliance, training and education requests and compliance, and other protocol-specific needs.
College/Unit Contact - Clemmer College (except ELPA)
- College of Arts Sciences (except Psychology)
- Honors College
- College of Health Sciences: Social Work, Counseling & Human Services, Audiology, Speech Language Pathology, and School of Human Performance and Sport Science
- College of Public Health: Biostatistics & Epidemiology and Community & Behavioral Health
- Gatton College of Pharmacy
- Sherrod Library
Naomi Yencich
IRB Specialist
423-439-6002
- Clemmer College: ELPA only
- College of Arts & Sciences: Psychology Department only
- College of Nursing
- College of Health Sciences: Allied Health Sciences, Nutrition and Integrated Health Sciences, and Rehabilitation
- College of Public Health: Biomedical Health Sciences, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Sciences, and Health Services Management & Policy
- Quillen College of Medicine
- Family Medicine
Theresia Cannon
IRB Specialist
423-439-6055
- College of Business & Technology
- Strong Brain Institute
- Child and Family Health Institute
- Administrative Units (Student Affairs, Faculty Affairs, Business & Finance, etc.)
Katie Sellers, MBA, CIP
Director, Human Research Protection Program
423-439-6054
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Reportable New Information
Reportable new information is any new or unexpected information that may affect participant safety, rights, welfare, or the IRB’s previous approval of a study and therefore must be promptly reported to the IRB.
More information about reportable events here.
Katie Sellers, MBA, CIP
423-439-6054
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Reliance Agreements/Single IRB & Collaborative Research
Feedback, Questions, or Comments:
The Institutional Review Board Office strives to help researchers achieve an optimal experience. To anonymously contact the IRB Office with suggestions, concerns, complaints, or feedback, please visit this link.