About the NPS IRB

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

• Dr. Larry Shattuck, Senior Lecturer, OR (Chair)
• Mr. Bryan Hudgens, Senior Lecturer, DDM (Vice Chair)
• LT Aditya Prasad, USN, Assistant Professor, OR (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
• Dr. Christopher Darnton, Associate Professor, NSA
• Ms. Norma Reyes, Army Analytics, DDM
• Ms. Bridgette Newell, Army Analytics Group (Alternate for Ms. Reyes)
• MAJ Shawn Eskew, USA, TRAC Monterey
• MAJ Charles Rowan, USA, Moves Institute Ph.D. Student (Student Rep)
• Mr. James Howard, ITACS

Interested in joining the IRB?  Contact Dr. Larry Shattuck for more information.