Meetings & Membership

IRB Meetings

When:The Institutional Review Board (IRB) meets the second Friday of each month during the academic year (see below for planned dates).
Where: The IRB meets on Zoom or in a hybrid meeting format. 
When: 11:30am.

Note: The IRB agenda is finalized two weeks prior to the meeting. IRB studies requiring full board review must be determined to be Administratively Complete at least two weeks prior to the IRB meeting. Incomplete submissions will be delayed to a later agenda once the submission package has been determined to be Administratively Complete.

Meeting Dates: 

Summer meetings are subject to necessity and the ability to make quorum. Please reach out to the IRB Coordinator, Dan Allen, for inquiries about meeting scheduling.

Semester Planned IRB Meeting Dates
Fall 2024       November 8th December 13th
Spring 2025 January 10th February 14th March TBD April  May 9th

IRB Committee Members:

Committee Member Affiliation Contact Information
Dr. Lauren Lessard, IRB Chair Associate Professor of Health Sciences
Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies (ICHS)		 uaa_irb_chair@alaska.edu
Mr. Michael Baldwin Non-Affiliated Member michael.baldwin@alaska.gov
Dr. Stephanie Bauer Associate Professor
Philosophy Department		 slbauer@alaska.edu
907-786-4677
Ms. Staci Corey Research Professional
Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)		 slcorey@alaska.edu
907 786-5431
Dr. Gloria Eldridge Prisoner Representative gdeldridge@alaska.edu
Dr. Mary Jo Finney Graduate School Dean mjfinney@alaska.edu
907-786-1097
Ms. Marla Greenstein Non-Affiliated Member mgreenstein@acjc.state.ak.us
907-272-1033
Dr. Travis Hedwig Associate Professor of Health Sciences
Health Sciences Department		 thhedwig@alaska.edu
907-786-6524
Dr. Mychal Machado Associate Professor
Psychology Department		 mmachado2@alaska.edu
907-786-1625
Dr. David Tarcy Non-Affiliated Member