IRB Liaisons
Institutional Review Board ∙ irb@umd.edu ∙ 301-405-4212 ∙ 1204 Marie Mount Hall ∙ Hours: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
NEW PROJECT BLACKOUT (12/21-1/4): No new projects will be accepted from December 21, 2025 to January 4, 2026. Starting January 5, new projects will be accepted in Kuali-IRB. For more information, see the Transition to Kuali-IRB page.
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 resources are available for IRB Liaisons?
See the Liaison Resources on the Kuali-IRB page.
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 reviews.
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.
Agricultural & Resource Economics
Nutrition & Food Science
Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
University of Maryland Extension
Architecture, Planning, and Preservation
- Casey Dawkins
- Gerrit Knapp (alternate)
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
African American Studies
Anthropology
- Matthew Thomann
- 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)
Accounting & Information Assurances, Finance, Management and Organization
Decision & Information Technology, Marketing, Logistics, Business & Public Policy
Cell, Biology & Molecular Genetics
Computer Science
- Nicolas Martinez
- Sharron McElroy (alternate)
Physics
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
Fischell Department of Bioengineering
Institute for Systems Research
- TBD
All other Engineering Departments
Journalism
- Sarah Oates
- Linda Steiner (alternate)
Library & Information Studies
- Luis Alfredo Cortes
- Susan Winter (alternate)
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
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)