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)
• Sarah Wong-Goodrich, Ph.D. (Psychology)
• 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 12, 2023
• October 3, 2023
  Full board review submissions due to IRB@iona.edu by September 21, 2023
• November 14, 2023
  Full board review submissions due to IRB@iona.edu by October 31, 2023
• December 5, 2023
  Full board review submissions due to IRB@iona.edu by November 21, 2023
• February 27, 2024
  Full board review submissions due to IRB@iona.edu by February 13, 2024
• March 26, 2024
  Full board review submissions due to IRB@iona.edu by March 12, 2024
• April 9, 2024
  Full board review submissions due to IRB@iona.edu by March 26, 2024
• May 7, 2024
  Full board review submissions due to IRB@iona.edu by April 28, 2024