About the IRB - Office of Research & Innovation
IRB-About-Title
About the NPS IRB
IRB-About
The IRB’s primary responsibility is to ensure the safety and welfare of human research subjects. IRB roles, responsibilities and authorities include but are not limited to:
- Recommend approval, require modification to secure approval, table or defer review or disapprove human subject research.
- Take any action necessary to protect the rights and welfare of human subjects.
- Suspend or terminate human subject research that has been associated with unexpected serious harm to subjects or is in non-compliance with human research protection policy.
- Conduct prospective and continuing review of human subject research.
- Conduct prospective review and approval of changes to previously approved research.
- Reviews all audit findings or other reports (e.g., medical monitor reports) related human subject research.
IRB Members
- Bryan Hudgens, Senior Lecturer, DDM (Chair)
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LCDR Claire Modica, MSC, USN, HSI Director, OR (Vice Chair)
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Dr. Christopher Darnton, Associate Professor, NSA (Vice Chair)
- Dr. Kathryn Aten, Associate Professor, DDM
- Mr. Gregory Miller, Senior Lecturer, SE
- Dr. Bradley Strawser, Associate Professor, DA
- Dr. Paul Lester, Associate Professor, DDM
- Ms. Norma Reyes, Army Analytics, DDM
- Ms. Bridgette Newell, Army Analytics Group (Alternate for Ms. Reyes)
- MAJ Shawn Eskew, USA, TRAC Monterey
- MAJ Ryan Davis, USA, TRAC Monterey
- LTC Charles Rowan, USA, Moves Institute, Assistant Professor, MOVES
- Mr. James Howard, ITACS
- Dr. Mollie McGuire, Assistant Professor, IS
- Capt Rachel Murphy, USA, Student Rep
- Dr. Carolyn Halladay, Senior Lecurer, NSA (Alternate for Dr. Darnton)
- Capt Stephen Lennon, USA, Student Rep (Alternate for Capt Murphy)
Interested in joining the IRB? Contact Bryan Hudgens for more information.
IRB-Contact
Contact the IRB
- Bryan Hudgens
IRB Chair
bryan.hudgens@nps.edu - LCDR Claire Modica, USN
IRB Vice Chair
claire.modica@nps.edu - Dr. Christopher Darnton, NSA
IRB Vice Chair
cndarnto@nps.edu