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February 9, 2021

Date/Time
Tuesday, 02/09/2021
Location
Teams
Submitted By:
B Kemp

ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ University
IRB Meeting Minutes
February 9, 2021  12:30pm
Via Microsoft Teams

Board Member Attendees:

Eileen Curl, Alan Moore, Clayton Jeffryes, Jeremy Shelton, Shannon Jordan, Jess Liao,

Yu Zhao, Ruthie Robinson, Nandhakumar Randhakumar 

Ex-officio: Jerry Lin, Emily Born 

Not in attendance: Kaye Shelton

I. Call Meeting to order by Dr. Eileen Curl at: 12:33 P.M.

 

II. Welcome Jeremy Shelton, Psychology Dept.

 

III. Approval of Minutes: October 13, 2020 (The Nov. 19, 2020 meeting was canceled.)

Motion to approve the October 2020 minutes made by Dr. Curl

Seconded by: All

Motion approved. 

 

IV. Updates from the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Administration (ORSPA):

a. Jerry Lin - Associate Provost for Research

We want to warmly welcome and thank Dr. Jeremy Shelton for agreeing to serve on the IRB Committee. Please note that all future minutes will be archived and that a Microsoft Teams Group has been created to share files and to promote communication among IRB members. The folder has been shared among all IRB members on Teams.

b. Emily Born, Compliance Officer (IRB Analyst)

Due to Covid, many studies have been modified and or canceled.  IRB expedited/full board review numbers are reduced due to safety concerns.  Dr. Ruthie Robinson, Nursing, is working with her department and students this semester on coming up with alternative assignments for students.  So, nursing will have fewer submissions due to hospital regulations and concerns due to Covid. 

 

V. List of Approved Expedited Studies

Mrs. Born notifies the committee of the approved Expedited Reviews.  Committee members were encouraged to comment or ask questions regarding these reviews. 

 

VI. Board Member Positions:

a. Discuss number of board members

Dr. Eileen Curl summarizes the board membership requirements from the past and based on the committee by-laws.  Due to less hands on work the discussion for the reduction in committee size has been discussed.  A smaller board is recommended but there is concern with having all the Colleges represented.  It was noted if specific expertise is necessary, an outside non-member can always be used to gather information. 

Dr. Jerry Lin mentions that the committee needs to take into consideration that Colleges are represented adequately, but also that the needed expertise is available to properly review protocols. 

Dr. Alan Moore comments that it would be better to have more than the federally required five minimum members.  He motions the committee be composed of the following, totaling 8 members including a community member:

  1. 2 members from the College of Arts and Sciences
  2. 2 members from the College of Education
  3. 1 member from each of the remaining Colleges (Business, Engineering, Fine Arts)
  4. 1 Community Member

Dr. Jeremy Shelton seconds the motion.

All other members voted yes in favor of the committee membership requirements change.

Motion approved.

 

  1. Decrease the membership as members’ terms expire, or sooner?

Dr. Curl announces that she will be rolling off the committee at the end of the semester as she is retiring.  Dr. Curl was thanked for her outstanding leadership and professional manner while chairing this committee.

 

  1. Nominations and Vote for Vice-Chair of IRB

It was discussed that whoever is nominated to be the current Vice-Chair will take over to be the Chair once Dr. Curl’s term is up. 

Dr. Curl describes time commitment and duties of the IRB chair.

Dr. Allen Moore nominates himself as Vice Chair. 

Dr. Jeremy Shelton puts a motion to close the nominations. 

All committee members vote yes to approve Allen Moore as the Vice-Chair.

Motion approved.  

 

  • Full Board Review of IRB Application

None submitted

 

  • CITI Certification for Board Members
  1. Reminder: Board Members need to complete the CITI IRB Members Course to satisfy the requirements for the SBE and BioMed courses.

 

  1. Other Business Items

Dr. Curl makes note the serious affect Covid-19 has had on human subjects research on all areas of campus.  Numbers this year will be reduced due to safety concerns and COVID policies. 

 

  • Meeting Ends at 1:25pm

 

Next meetings for 2021: April 13, July 13, September 14, November 9 at 12:30 pm

 


Sept. 2020 – Aug. 2021 Board Members for ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ University IRB

Board Member

College

Department/School

Earned Degrees,

Board Certifications or Licenses

Term of Office

Eileen Curl, IRB Chair

Arts & Sciences

Nursing

Ph.D.; Registered Nurse

FALL 2019-SUM 2022

 IRB Vice Chair

 

 

 

 

Clayton Jeffryes

Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Ph.D.

FALL 2019-SUM 2022

Shannon Jordan

Education & Human Development

Health & Kinesiology

Ph.D.

SPR 2020- SUM 2023

Jeremy Shelton

Arts & Sciences

Psychology

Ph.D.

SPRING 2021-

SUM 2024

Alan Moore

Education & Human Development

Health & Kinesiology

Ph.D.

FALL 2019-SUM 2023

Nandhakumar Radhakrishnan

Fine Arts & Communication

Speech & Hearing

Ph.D.; Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology

FALL 2019-SUM 2021

Ruthie Robinson

Arts & Sciences

Nursing

Ph.D., Registered Nurse

FALL 2019-SUM 2022

Kaye Shelton

Education & Human Development

Educational Leadership

Ph.D.

FALL 2019-SUM 2023

Yu (Audrey) Zhao

Business

Management Information System

Ph.D.

FALL 2020 -SUM 2023

Jess Liao

External/Community Member

Superintendent of City of Beaumont Wastewater Treatment Plant;

M.S. in Environmental Engineering

SPR 2020- SUM 2023

Jerry Lin, Ex Officio

Office of Research & Sponsored Programs Administration (ORSPA)

Assoc. Provost for ORSPA

Ph.D.; Professional Engineer

 

Emily Born, Ex Officio

Office of Research & Sponsored Programs Administration

Compliance Officer for ORSPA

 

 

Beverly Kemp, Ex Officio

Office of Research & Sponsored Programs Administration

Research Coordinator for ORSPA