IRB Members

IRB Member Roster

2024-2025

IRB Chair - Marla Kniewel EdD, RN  
     marla.kniewel@methodistcollege.edu  

IRB Administrator- Amy Clark, PhD, MSW, LCSW (VPAA)
     amy.clark@methodistcollege.edu 

IRB Legal Counsel - Ryan Kirshenbaum, J.D.
     ryan.kirshenbaum@nmhs.org

IRB Manager - Virginia Holland

     virginia.holland@methodistcollege.edu 

 

IRB Members:

Meg Blair, PhD, RN -NMC Undergraduate Nursing 

Tracy Ozzello, EdD, RN – NMC Graduate Nursing

Lane Sidebottom, PT, DHS  - NMC Health Professions 

Allison Kinney Walker, EdD - Arts & Sciences 

Spencer Vogt, PhD - NMC Community 

 

 

Alternate IRB Members:

Lynsey Schmad  MSN, RN - Undergraduate Nursing 

Courtney Kennedy, DNP, RN - Graduate Nursing

Keisha Bosan, EdD, RT – NMC Health Professions 

Sophie Feng, PhD, MD   – NMC Arts & Sciences 

Will Roberts MSN, RN - NMC Community

 

Community Affiliates: 

Deb Anderson Pappas

Brianna Conyers

IRB Member Orientation

Member Orientation & Quiz

Click the link to complete the Orientation. A completion certificate will be emailed to the IRB Chair as proof of completion.

IRB Member Orientation

 

 

 

 

Do Federal Regulations apply?

This video covers information from the Office of Human Research Protection (OHRP) on determining if a protocol is research or not.

Click on the link to access the video: Back to Basics: Does My Project Fall within the Scope of Regulations?

 

 

 

 

What is research, what isn't, and, who is a human subject anyway?

This video explains Common Rule terms for Research and Human subjects. Click on the link to access the video: What is research, what isn't, and, who is a human subject anyway?  Explaining Common Rule terms

 

 

 

Understanding Exemption Categories

This video reviews the exempt categories in detail. Click on the link to access the video: Understanding Exemption Categories

 

 

 

IRB Member Checklist for Protocol Review