Who Should I Contact?
Refer to the list below for who to contact based on your question/concern.
NEW! Virtual Office Hours
To meet the needs of our faculty, staff, and student researchers during the Fall 2020 semester IRB/HRPP Staff will be holding Virtual Office Hours on Zoom. Virtual Office Hours will start the week of August 17 and run throughout the Fall semester.
Tuesdays from 11 a.m.- 1 p.m.—Jenny Dunn (Zoom link here)
Wednesdays from 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.—Jennifer Engle (Zoom link here)
Thursdays from 9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.—Rob Withrow (Zoom link here)
If these times do not work for you, please call or email us to schedule a time to meet.
Contact:
Human Research Protection Program
Blount Hall, Room 408
1534 White Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37996-1529
865-974-7697
utkirb@utk.edu
Each college and most non-college departments that conduct human
subjects research are assigned an HRPO staff member to serve as that
unit’s point of contact.
Examples: studies in review, responding to IRB-
requested changes, and other research-specific topics such as study
procedures, recruitment, informed consent, confidentiality, etc. plus other regulations impacting research (e.g., HIPAA, FERPA).
IRB Liaison by College/Department:
| College/Unit | Contact |
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| College of Education, Health and Human Sciences (CEHHS): CFS, ELPS, EPC, Nutrition, Public Health, TPTE | Contact: Jennifer Engle 865-974-7494 jengle@utk.edu |
| College of Arts and Sciences CEHHS: Kinesiology Rec Sport Studies Tickle College of Engineering College of Law College of Nursing College of Social Work |
Contact: Rob Withrow
865-974-7697 |
| Herbert College of Agriculture/UTIA Haslam College of Business College of Communications and Information CEHHS: Retail Hospitality and Tourism Management College of Veterinary Medicine University-wide Units |
Contact: Jenny Dunn 865-974-2314 jdunn36@utk.edu |
Contact: Colleen Gilrane
865-974-7697
irbchair@utk.edu
Contact: Colleen Gilrane
865-974-7697
irbchair@utk.edu
865-974-7494
jengle@utk.edu
865-974-7697
jengle@utk.edu
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| Jennifer Engle, PhD HRPP Director Phone: 865-974-7494 Email: jengle@utk.edu |
Jenny Dunn, PhD IRB Assistant Compliance Officer Phone:865-974-2314 Email: jdunn36@utk.edu |
Rob Withrow IRB Assistant Compliance OfficerPhone: 865-974-7697 Email: rwithrow@utk.edu |
The following faculty hold appointments on the Institutional Review Board, but are not staff of the Human Research Protection Program or the Office of Research and Economic Development.
Colleen Gilrane, Chair
Theory & Practice in Teacher Education
Phone: (865) 974-7697
Email: irbchair@utk.edu
Gina Owens, Vice Chair
Psychology
Phone: (865) 974-2204
Email: gowens4@utk.edu
Renee Smith, Vice Chair
OIT
Phone: (865) 974-2204
Email: gowens4@utk.edu
Tami H. Wyatt, Vice Chair
Nursing
Phone: (865) 974-6804
Email: twyatt@utk.edu