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Institutional Review Board

Guided by the institutional Mission of Iona University and by its Catholic heritage, Iona's Human Subjects Review Board/Institutional Review Board (IRB) is established to assure compliance with applicable laws and regulations and, further, to promote adherence to the highest ethical standards in research on human subjects and human tissue by Iona's faculty, students, and employees. The efforts of the IRB are guided by the pursuit of wisdom, integrity and truth, and the common good.

Out of respect for the dignity of human persons and in pursuit of the goal of education toward ethical decision-making, the IRB seeks to protect the rights, physical and emotional welfare, and privacy of all persons who choose to participate as subjects in research by:

  • Requiring all investigators to be educated regarding regulatory and ethical guidelines concerning human research,
  • Reviewing all proposed research involving human subjects and human tissue regardless of funding source,
  • Approving, disapproving, or requiring modification of such research according to stated criteria, and
  • Monitoring approved research to ensure that such protections remain in place throughout the course of the research.

Process Guide: IRB Application

External Researchers

External researchers must work in collaboration with a full-time Iona University faculty or staff member. The Iona University faculty or staff member must submit an application to the Iona University IRB.

IRB Members

  • Mitchell Bard, JD, Ph.D. (Media and Strategic Communications)
  • Gary Grimaldi, Ph.D. (Occupational Therapy)
  • Nyonyo Kyaw, Ph.D. (Finance)
  • Teresa D'Aversa, Ph.D. (Biology)
  • Adam Rosado, Ph.D. (Music)
  • Mary Jane Skelly, Ph.D. (Psychology & Neuroscience)
  • Sarah Wong-Goodrich, Ph.D. (Psychology & Neuroscience)
  • Kelly McGovern, Ph.D. (Psychology & Neuroscience)
  • Karen Bauce, DNP. MPA, RN NEA-BC (Nursing)
  • Michelle Eliasson, Ph.D. (Criminal Justice and Sociology)
  • Jayne Peister (Community Member)

Meeting Schedule for 2023-24

  • September 24, 2024
    October 29, 2024
    November 19, 2024
    January 28, 2024
    February 25, 2025
    Full board review submissions due to IRB@iona.edu by February 18, 2025
  • March 25, 2025
    Full board review submissions due to IRB@iona.edu by March 18, 2025
  • April 29, 2025
    Full board review submissions due to IRB@iona.edu by April 22, 2025

Contact Us

Institutional Review Board (IRB)


To Submit Applications or Request Forms: 
Office of Grants & Sponsored Programs
Email: IRB@iona.edu

Chair
Mary Jane Skelly, Ph.D.

Email: IRBChair@iona.edu

Please include IRB in the subject line of all email communications.