IRB Committee Rosters

All research involving human subjects must be submitted to the IRB for approval. FIU has two separate IRB panels and also has a relationship with WCG IRB for reviewing clinical trial submissions.

Health Sciences IRB (HS-IRB) reviews all medical and health research protocols (except those that meet the criteria for Western IRB review). HS-IRB members come from diverse backgrounds and have a broad range of both scientific and non-scientific expertise.

Social and Behavioral IRB (SB-IRB) reviews all non-medical research protocols including, but not limited to social, behavioral, humanities, education, anthropology, journalism, history, and environmental studies. The SB-IRB does not review protocols that are regulated by the FDA. SB-IRB members come from diverse backgrounds and have a broad range of both scientific and non-scientific expertise.

Protocols are assigned to an IRB Member by the IRB Coordinator. An IRB Member may defer reviewing a proposal for the following reasons: 1) the IRB Member does not have the expertise to review the specific area of research, 2) there is a conflict of interest, 3) the co-investigator is a student who they advise, or 4) time constraints.

Exempt and Expedited Reviews occur continuously throughout the month.

Full Board Review of the SB-IRB normally occurs on the last Friday of the month (subject to change). Please review the submission schedule for further information.

Full Board Review of the HS-IRB normally occurs on the last Wednesday of the month (subject to change). Please review the submission schedule for further information.

SB-IRB Representatives
FIU SB-IRB Members Department Contact Phone #
Kristen Zgoba, SB-IRB Chairperson Criminal Justice (305) 348-3430
Adriana Campa, IRB Representative Public Health (305) 348-2871
Elizabeth Cramer, IRB Representative Teaching and Learning (305) 348-2425
Alok Deoraj, IRB Representative College of Public Health (305) 348-7793
Kristin Elink-Schuurman-Laura, IRB Representative Criminal Justice (305) 348-0419
Nazife Ganapati, IRB Representative College of Public Administration (305) 348-0436
Jenna Gibbs, IRB Representative History (305) 348-2328
Maureen Kenny, IRB Representative Psychology (305) 348-3506
Ethan Kolek, IRB Representative Education Policy Studies (305) 348-2511
Jeremy Pettit, IRB Representative Psychology (305) 348-1671
Bennett Schwartz, IRB Representative Psychology (305) 348-4025
Matthew Sutherland, IRB Representative Psychology (305) 348-7962
Yuk-Ching Tse-Dinh, IRB Representative Chemistry & Biochemistry (305) 348-4956
Weirui Wang, IRB Representative Communications (305) 919-4428
External SB-IRB Member
Marina Bravo, Non-affiliated Community Member
Amanda Limongi, Non-affiliated Community Member
Ex-Officio SB-IRB Members/Administration
(Non-Voting)
Department Contact Phone #
Maria Melendez-Vargas, IRB Coordinator, Office of Research Integrity Office of Research and Economic Development (305) 348-8311
Christopher Grayson, Director, Office of Research Integrity Office of Research and Economic Development (305) 348-8379
Diana Oliva, Assistant General Counsel Office of Research and Economic Development (305) 348-1503
Tamece Knowles, Biosafety Officer Environmental Health & Safety (305) 348-3387
Daniel Gutierrez, Senior Apps Business Analyst Office of Research and Economic Development (305) 348-2521
Eric Johnson, Systems Programming Manager Computing and Information Sciences (305) 348-4021
HS-IRB Representatives
FIU HS-IRB Members Department Contact Phone #
Adriana Campa, HS-IRB Chairperson Public Health (305) 348-2871
Michael Anastario, IRB Representative Public Health (305) 348-8946
Paulo Chaves, IRB Representative Humanities Health and Society (305) 919-4193
Jennifer Doherty-Restrepo, IRB Representative Nursing (305) 348-3398
Amy Paul-Ward, IRB Representative Occupational Therapy (305) 348-3104
Wanda Raiford, IRB Representative English (305) 348-2874
Mariana Sanchez, IRB Representative Public Health (305) 348-7312
Edgar Vieira, IRB Representative Physical Therapy (305) 348-0568
Eric Wagner, IRB Representative Social Work (305) 348-5612
Kristen Zgoba, IRB Representative Criminal Justice (305) 348-3430
External HS-IRB Members
Marina Bravo, Non-affiliated Community Member
Liliana Rincon Gonzales, Non-affiliated Community Member
Amanda Limongi, Non-affiliated Community Member
Ex-Officio HS-IRB Members/Administration
(Non-Voting)
Department Contact Phone #
Maria Melendez-Vargas, IRB Coordinator, Office of Research Integrity Office of Research and Economic Development (305) 348-8311
Christopher Grayson, Director, Office of Research Integrity Office of Research and Economic Development (305) 348-8379
Diana Oliva, Assistant General Counsel Office of Research and Economic Development (305) 348-1503
Tamece Knowles, Biosafety Officer Environmental Health & Safety (305) 348-3387
Daniel Gutierrez, Senior Apps Business Analyst Office of Research and Economic Development (305) 348-2521
Eric Johnson, Systems Programming Manager Computing and Information Sciences (305) 348-4021