Committee Memberships and Functions

 


Human Subjects Institutional Review Board (HSIRB)

Appointed Members

 

Anita Kelly

Professor, Psychology , Chair

 

Darren Davis

Professor, Political Science, Vice Chair 

 

Laurie Arnold

Assistant Director, Dean’s Office College of Arts and Letters 

 

Patrick Flynn

Professor, Electrical Engineering

 

Michael T. McCauslin, MD

Assistant Director, Risk Management

 

Rebecca Moskwinski, MD

Student Health Center

 

Richard Williams

Associate Professor, Sociology

 

Jeanne Romero-Severson

Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

Public Member(s)

 

George Maher, DO

Memorial Hospital

Executive Secretary

 

Tracey Poston

Director of Research Compliance, OVPR

Function:

The University recognizes an inherent obligation to insure that the rights and well-being of persons who serve as subjects in research conducted under its auspice are adequately protected. In the matter of protection of human subjects, the University relies on the good judgment of its faculty and administration augmented by a special review committee, the Human Subjects Institutional Review Board (HSIRB). The University calls for a posture of heightened sensitivity and special scrutiny on the part of the initiators of any project and of their immediate supervisors as the primary agents of the University in these matters.

 


Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

Appointed Members:

 

TBA

Chair

 

David Lodge

Profesor, Biological Sciences

 

Jerome Neyrey, S.J.

Professor, Theology

 

Michael McCauslin

Risk Management and Safety

 

Valerie Schroeder

Freimann Life Sciences Center

 

Kay Stewart

Associate Professional Specialist, Biological Sciences

 

Mark Suckow, DVM

Director, Freimann Life Sciences Center

 

TBA

 

Public Member(s)

   Roland Chamblee, MD

Executive Secretary:

 

Tracey Poston

Director of Research Compliance, OVPR

Function

The federal government and University policy require that the care and use of all vertebrate laboratory animals be monitored by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). IACUC review and approval is required when animals are used in any research studies and instructional progra Copies of guidelines and forms may be obtained from the Director of Research Compliance, Graduate School, Office of Research, 511 Main Building.

 


University Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)

Appointed Members

 

Nora Besansky

Professor, Biological Sciences, Chair

 

John Adams

Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

 

Janice M. Carson, MD

St. Joseph County Health Department

 

Joseph O’Tousa

Professor, Biological Sciences

 

Mark Suckow, DVM

Director, Friemann Life Sciences Center

 

Paul Trost

Solid Waste Management District

 

Lisa Bognar

Risk Management and Safety, ex officio

 

Robert M. Zerr

Director of Risk Management and Safety, ex officio

Executive Secretary

 

Tracey Poston

Director of Research Compliance, OVPR

Function:

The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) is responsible for the review and approval of research conducted at or sponsored by the University which involves the use of recombinant DNA or hazardous materials. These materials include but are not limited to infectious agents, oncogenic agents, chemical carcinogens, or other agents which may place research personnel, the general public or the environment at risk.

 


Radiation Control Committee (RCC)

 

Alan Johnson

Professor, Biological Sciences, Chair

 

John Bentley

Assistant Director, Radiation Laboratory

 

Peter Burns

Department Chair, Professor, Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences

 

Richard A. Hilliard

Director of Research Compliance, The Graduate School

 

Paul Huber

Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

 

Larry Lamm

Research Professor, Physics

 

Joseph O’Tousa

Professor, Biological Sciences

 

Daniel E. Skendzel

Director of Administrative Services

 

Andrew G. Welding

Radiation Safety Specialists, ex officio

 

Robert M. Zerr ex officio

Director of Risk Management and Safety, ex officio

Function:

The Radiation Control Committe was established to protect those working with radiactive materials and sources of ionizing radiation on campus.

 


University CommitteeOn Intellectual Property (UCIP)

Ex Officio Members

 
 

Robert Bernhard

Vice President for Research, Chair

 

Gregory Crawford

Dean, College of Science

 

Liz Rulli

Assistant Vice President for Research, Secretary

 

James Merz

Dean, College of Engineering

 

Carol C. Kaesebier

Vice President and General Counsel

 

John Sejdinaj

Vice President for Finance

Elected Members

 

Gary Bernstein

Professor, Electrical Engineering

 

Dennis Doordan

Professor, Architecture

 

J. William Goodwine

Associate Professor, Aerospace and Mechanical Enginieering

 

Joseph Guiltinan

Department Chair, Professor, Marketing

 

Marvin Miller

Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

 

James Rakowski

Associate Professor, Economics and Policy Studies

 

James Seckinger

Professor, Law

 

Bradley Smith

Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Function:

The Committee on Intellectual Property advises the president on Intellectual Property Policy and the disposition of rights in those inventions referred to the committee.

 


University Committee On Research And Sponsored Programs (UCRSP)

Ex Officio Members

 

To Be Named

Vice President for Research

 

Liz Rulli

Assistant Vice President for Research

Elected Members

 

Gilberto Cardenas

Professor, Sociology / Director, Institute for Latino Studies

 

Frank Collins

Professor, Biological Sciences

 

Tom Cosimano

Professor, Finance

 

John LoSecco

Professor, Physics

 

James Merz

Professor, Electrical Engineering

 

H. Fred Mittelstaedt

Professor, Accountancy

 

Daniel Myers

Professor, Sociology

 

Victoria Ploplis

Research Faculty and Institute Representative

 

Alan Seabaugh

Professor, Electrical Engineering

 

Dinah Shelton

Professor, Center for Civil and Human Rights, Law School

Function

Among its principal functions, the University Committee on Research and Sponsored Programs formulates policies for sponsored research and sponsored educational programs; makes recommendations for the planning, establishment, and operation of interdisciplinary facilities for the conduct of sponsored research; serves as an avenue of communication among the administrative officers of the University and the members of the faculty and staff engaged in sponsored research and sponsored educational programs; disseminates to the faculty information about Committee actions; and receives suggestions for future action.

 


Source:
Office of Research, September 2006