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INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (Special Purpose)
The Institutional Review Board shall consist of at least 13 members. The IRB membership shall be sufficiently qualified through experience and expertise and diverse in members including race, gender and cultural backgrounds and sensitivity to such issues as community attitudes to promote respect for its advice and counsel in safeguarding the rights and welfare of human subjects. The membership shall include at least one faculty member from each academic department where human subjects research takes place; at least one member whose primary interest is in a scientific area; one member whose primary interest is in a non-scientific area; at least one member who is not affiliated with MTSU; and at least one member who is a member of the graduate faculty. Additionally, in order for investigators to participate in research regarding minors or the prisoner population, the IRB must have at least one child representative and at least one prisoner representative. These individuals’ primary research interests include research regarding those specific populations. One undergraduate and one graduate student may also serve on the committee, but it is not a requirement. All committee appointments, except student appointments, will be three year terms. The Research Compliance Officer should serve as ex-officio and shall make recommendations for committee membership to the Vice Provost for Research who will send nominations to the President for appointment. The committee should be empowered to request outside consultants as the need arises. If a fee is involved in a consultant’s appearance before the committee, the Vice Provost for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies should approve the payment of such fee. The committee will provide an annual report to the Vice Provost for Research
at the end of each academic year.
Charge
The Institutional Review Board must be able to ascertain the acceptability of proposed research in terms of institutional commitments, regulations, applicable law and standard professional conduct and practice. The IRB shall review and/or approve, require modifications to secure approval, or disapprove all research activities covered by MTSU Policy I:01:24. Please refer to Policy I:01:24, Section IV., Functions and Responsibilities of the Institutional Review Board, for additional information.
Members
2 Faculty-Each Undergraduate College/1 Graduate Faculty/1 Scientific Faculty/1 Non-Scientific Faculty—3 yr. terms:
Leighann McInnis, CBAS/Nursing, 2007-2010
Joseph Hawkins, CBAS/Aerospace, 2008-2011
Michael Sanger, CBAS/Chemistry, 2009-2011
Mark Blanks, CBAS/Aerospace, 2009-2012
Patrick Geho, Business/Business Communication & Entrepreneurship, 2007-2010
Charles Apigian, Business/ Computer Science Information Systems, 2009-2012
Timothy Graeff, Business/Management & Marketing, 2009-2012
Will Langston, Education/Psychology, 2007-2010
Cyrille Magne, Education/Psychology, 2008-2011
Robert Rogers, Education/Criminal Justice Administration, 2009-2012
Matthew Renfrow, Education/Health & Human Performance, 2009-2012
Beverly Boulware, Education/Elementary & Special Education, 2009-2012
Lisa Pruitt, Liberal Arts/History, 2007-2010
Aleka Blackwell, Liberal Arts/English, 2008-2011
William Leggett, LA/Sociology & Anthropology, 2008-2011
Bob Kalwinsky, Mass Com/Electronic Media Communication, 2007-2010
Non-Affiliated Member:
James A. Nunnery, M.D., Retired Surgeon, 2008-2011
Alternates:
Reuben Kyle, Retired MTSU Faculty, 2007-2010
TBD, Retired Murfreesboro City Schools, 2006-2009
Michelle Blaylock-Howser, 2007-2010
Michael Allen, Vice Provost for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies
Myra Norman, Director, Sponsored Programs, Ex-Officio
Leigh Gostowski, Research Compliance Officer, Ex-Officio
2 Students:
Brandon Batts, Undergraduate Student, 2009-2010
Elizabeth Holbrook, Graduate Student, 2009-2010
Meeting Minutes
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