Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Russ Lang, Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, Chair (T)  

Laura Hearnsberger, Community Representative (R) 
Lindsay Kipp, Associate Professor, Health and Human Performance (R)  
Erica Nason, Associate Professor, School of Social Work (R)  
Amy Schwarz, Associate Professor, Communication Disorders (R)  
Jennifer Clegg, Assistant Professor, Psychology (R)  
Judith Lindsay, Assistant Professor, St. David’s School of Nursing (R)  
Angela Jones, Associate Professor, Criminal Justice & Criminology (R)  
Kristy Daniel, Professor, Biology (R)

Denise Gobert, Professor, Physical Therapy (R)   
Joni Mettler, Associate Professor, Health and Human Performance (R)   
Jessica Smith, Clinical Assistant Professor, Radiation Therapy (R)   
Logan Trujillo, Associate Professor, Psychology (R)   
Lei Xie, Assistant Professor, Organization Workforce, & Leadership (R)   
Nancy Sirianni, Associate Professor, Marketing (R)   
Laure Brimbal, Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice and Criminology (R)   
Michael Devlin, Regents Teacher, Journalism and Mass Communication (R)   
Alysia Bedgood, Medical Physician, Community Representative

Mike Blanda, Associate Vice President, Division of Research (T) 
Monica Gonzales, Assistant Director, Research Integrity and Compliance (T) 
Sean Rubino, Director, Research Integrity and Compliance (T)

The IRB ensures adherence to all federal, state, local, and institutional regulations concerning the protection of human subjects in research. All human research conducted by Texas State faculty, staff, and students must receive IRB review and approval prior to commencement.