Committee Information
The Institutional Review Board protects the rights of humans in research and maintains confidentiality of data. History has demonstrated the need for appropriate oversight, which resulted in the regulations we have today. provides an overview of the IRB.
Activities that may require IRB review and approval:
- Surveys and questionnaires
- Interviews and focus groups
- Collecting or using data about humans
- Use of human tissues/specimens
- Activities involving interaction or intervention with human subjects
- Data about identifiable living persons when the data is not publicly available
- Data or specimens that can be linked to an identifiable living person
See FSH 1640.54 and 5200 for a detailed description of IRB functions, membership and human subjects research.
IRB Meeting Schedules
The Institutional Review Board (IRB) meets at 9 a.m. on the first Tuesday of the month, with the exception that January meetings are held once the academic semester begins. Should you wish to attend the meeting, please contact the Office of Research Assurances to verify the meeting time, date and location. You may reach us at 208-885-6340 or irb@uidaho.edu.
Please note that protocols must be submitted two weeks prior to the meeting date.
Committee Members
Sharon Stoll, IRB Chair
Faculty — Health Education P.E. Recreation and Dance
End of Term: 2025
208-885-2103, sstoll@uidaho.edu
Travis Paveglio
Faculty — Natural Resources and Society
End of Term: 2025
208-885-9455, tpaveglio@uidaho.edu
Janice Smith-Hill
Community Member — Non-Scientist
End of Term: 2025
Russell Baker, IRB Vice-Chair
Faculty — Department of Movement Sciences
End of Term: 2024
208-885-2065, russellb@uidaho.edu
Erin Chapman
Faculty — Family and Consumer Sciences
End of Term: 2025
208-885-6789, chapman@uidaho.edu
Ling-Ling Tsao
Faculty — Family and Consumer Sciences
End of Term: 2024
208-885-7321, ltsao@uidaho.edu
Traci Craig
Faculty — Psychology and Communications
End of Term: 2024
208-885-5254, tcraig@uidaho.edu
Alternate Members
Steffen Werner
Alternate, Faculty — Department of Psychology and Communication
End of Term: 2024
208-885-9241, swerner@uidaho.edu
Kenneth Wallen
Alternate, Faculty — Natural Resources and Society
End of Term: 2025
208-885-7132, kwallen@uidaho.edu
Joshua Bailey
Alternate, Faculty — Department of Movement Sciences
End of Term: 2025
208-885-1054, joshuabailey@uidaho.edu
Belinda Sanchez
Alternate, Faculty — Department of Movement Sciences
End of Term: 2024
208-885-7921, belindas@uidaho.edu
Brian Fowler
Alternate, Faculty — Department of Movement Sciences
End of Term: 2025
208-885-2165
Carrie Roever
Community Member -— Non-Scientist
End of Term: 2024
Joe Crossno
Community Member — Non-Scientist
End of Term: 2024
Malathi Jandhyala
Community Member — Non-Scientist
End of Term: 2024
Special Members
Joseph De Angelis
Prisoner Specialist: Voting member only for prisoner-related protocols
Faculty — Sociology and Anthropology
End of Term: 2025
208-885-6705, jtdeangelis@uidaho.edu
Dustin Worth
Medical Specialist: Voting member only for medical-related protocols
Clinical Medicine Coordinator — WWAMI Educational Program
End of Term: 2025
208-885-6696, dworth@uidaho.edu
Kristine Levan
Alternate, Prisoner Specialist: Voting member only for prisoner-related protocols
Faculty — Sociology and Anthropology
End of Term: 2024
208-885-1996, klevan@uidaho.edu
Non-Voting Members
Jennifer Neelon
IRB Coordinator, Office of Research Assurances
Ex-Officio
208-885-6340, jneelon@uidaho.edu
Arch Harner
Assistant Vice President, Research Administration
Ex-Officio
208-885-1074, aharner@uidaho.edu