Institutional Review Boards
BIOMEDICAL IRB MEMBERS
| Committee Member Name | Area of Specialization |
| Susan Pocotte, PhD (Chair) | Nursing |
| Douglas Federman, MD (Vice Chair) | Internal Medicine |
| Steven Peseckis, PhD (Vice Chair) | Medicinal and Biological Chemistry |
| Alastair Hoyt, MD | Neurosurgery |
| Kimberly Hunter, PhD | Psychiatry |
| Sadik Khuder, PhD | Biostatistics |
| Rachel McLuckie, PharmD | Investigational Drug Services |
| Andrew Fribley, PhD | Oral Health Drug Discovery |
| James Willey, MD | Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine |
| Colleen Taylor, MSN, RN, FNP | Nursing |
| David Giovannucci, PhD | Neuroscience |
| Nicole Lederer, MEd, CIP | Mental Health, IRB Admin |
| Mahesh Pillai, MD, PhD, CIP | Biological Sciences, IRB Admin |
| Dagmar Stein, MD | ProMedica, Pediatric Oncology |
| Jolene Miller, MLS | Library Administration (Non-Scientific Member) |
| Gary Batts | Community Member (Non-Scientific Member) |
| David Linker | Community Member (Non-Scientific Member) |
| Jodi Jameson, MLIS, AHIP | Library Administration (Alternate Non-Scientific Member) |
SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL & EDUCATIONAL IRB MEMBERS
| Committee Member Name | Area of Specialization |
| Alexia Metz, PhD (Chair) | Occupational Therapy |
| Patricia Case, PhD (Vice Chair) | Sociology and Anthropology |
| Jason Rose, PhD (Vice Chair) | Psychology |
| Nilgun Sezginis, PhD, RHIA, CCS (Chair Designee) | Health Information Administration |
| Nicole Lederer, MEd, CIP | Mental Health, IRB Admin |
| Melissa Baltus Zych, PhD | Sociology and Anthropology |
| Mahesh Pillai, MD, PhD, CIP | Biological Sciences, IRB Admin |
| Andrew Geers, PhD | Psychology |
| Qun Wang, PhD | Political Science |
| Robert Schultz, PhD | Teacher Education |
| Mounika Polavarapu, MBBS, MPH, CPH, PhD | Population Health |
| Anju Gupta, PhD | Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering |
| Sarah Alberts, MSW | Community Member (Non-Scientific Member) |
Date Updated: June 27, 2025