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
Dawn Addy, IRB Representative	Center for Labor Research & Studies	(305) 348-2615
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
Miguel Zaldivar, 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
Dawn Addy, IRB Representative	Center for Labor Research & Studies	(305) 348-2615
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
Miguel Zaldivar, 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