IRB
IRB Liaisons
Institutional Review Board ∙ irb@umd.edu ∙ 301-405-4212 ∙ 1204 Marie Mount Hall ∙ Hours: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
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What is an IRB liaison?
An IRB liaison (or department representative) is responsible for administratively reviewing all initial applications prior to their submission to the IRB for review.
What does an IRB liaison look for during the review?
The review of an IRB liaison includes ensuring that all necessary components of your initial application are complete: all required personnel are listed, CITI training is correctly uploaded and up to date, attachments are uploaded.
Why do I need my IRB liaison?
By conducting an administrative review of the submitted documents, the IRB liaison review can facilitate a quicker turnover from submission to approval. When components of applications are missing, the time it takes to approve a project significantly increases.
PLEASE NOTE: The liaison is not required to approve any subsequent amendments or continuing review
When is my project reviewed by my IRB liaison?
After the IRB Application (Version 1) has been submitted, approved by the PI (if the PI is not the submitter), and approved by the Faculty Advisor (if PI is a student). At this point, Kuali will automatically send the protocol to the IRB liaison for review.
See the IRB Application Workflow Visual (PDF) for more details.
What if my department does not have a liaison?
If you do not see an IRB liaison listed for your department, please contact your Department Chair to act in this role for your submission. If a department wishes to add or change an IRB liaison, please contact the IRB.
List of IRB Liaisons by School/College
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Liaisons
Agricultural & Resource Economics
Nutrition & Food Science
Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
University of Maryland Extension
School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Liaisons
Architecture, Planning, and Preservation
- Casey Dawkins
- Gerrit Knapp (alternate)
College of Arts and Humanities Liaisons
American Studies
Communication
- Nick Joyce
- Shawn Parry Giles (alternate)
English
Linguistics
Music
- Kenneth Elpus
- Adam Grisé (alternate)
School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures
- Kira Gor
- Ekaterina Sudina (alternate)
Theatre, Dance & Performance Studies
Women's Studies
MD Institute for Technology in the Humanities
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
African American Studies
Anthropology
- Matthew Thoman
- Ampson Hagan (alternate)
Criminology & Criminal Justice
Economics
Geographical Sciences
Government & Politics
- John McCauley
- Shibley Telhami (alternate)
Hearing & Speech Sciences
- Yi Ting Huang
- Nan Bernstein Ratner (alternate)
Joint Program in Survey Methodology
- Yan Li
- Frauke Kreuter(alternate)
- Stanley Presser (alternate)
Psychology
- Tracy Riggins (Developmental and SDOS)
- Jens Herberholz (CNS, PTK faculty and PSYC affiliates)
- Alex Shackman (Clinical and Counseling)
Sociology
- Mansoor Moaddel
- Long Doan (alternate)
Robert H. Smith School of Business Liaisons
Accounting & Information Assurances, Finance, Management and Organization
Decision & Information Technology, Marketing, Logistics, Business & Public Policy
College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Liaisons
Cell, Biology & Molecular Genetics
Computer Science
- Nicolas Martinez
- Sharron McElroy (alternate)
Physics
College of Education Liaisons
Counseling, Higher Education & Special Education
- Paul Gold (Counseling)
- Zeena Zakharia (Higher Education, Student Affairs, and International Education Policy)
- Sehrish Shikarpurya (Special Education)
Human Development & Quantitative Methodology
Teaching, Learning, Policy & Leadership
A. James Clark School of Engineering Liaisons
Fischell Department of Bioengineering
Institute for Systems Research
- TBD
All other Engineering Departments
Philip Merrill College of Journalism Liaisons
Journalism
- Sarah Oates
- Linda Steiner (alternate)
College of Information Studies Liaisons
Library & Information Studies
- Luis Alfredo Cortes
- Susan Winter (alternate)
School of Public Health Liaisons
Behavioral & Community Health
Center for Health Equity
Center for Health Literacy
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Family Science
Health Policy and Management
Kinesiology
- Michael Brown (Summer Only)
- J Carson Smith
- Ross Miller (Alternate)
Global, Environmental & Occupational Health
Research Centers and Institutes Liaisons
Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS)
- Joseph Smith
- Meredith Hughes (alternate)
Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC)
Institute for Governmental Service & Research
Maryland Population Research Center
- Michael Rendall
- Susan Parker (alternate)
- Heide Jackson (alternate)
Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech)
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)
Neuroscience and Cognitive Science (NACS) Program
Teaching and Learning Transformation Center (TLTC)
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences
- Kiscia Cannon
- Courtney Smith (alternate)
Campus Programs and Centers Liaisons
Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students (ACES)
Division of Information Technology
Gemstone
Graduate School
Honors College
Honors Humanities
Libraries
Marine-Estuarine Environmental Sciences (MEES)
Stamp Student Union & Campus Programs
Undergraduate Studies
University Counseling Center
School of Public Policy Liaisons
Public Policy