The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a committee established according to federal regulations and charged with the protection of human research subjects. All research involving human participants must be reviewed and approved prior to the initiation of research, including the recruitment of participants. NO EXCEPTIONS.
The purpose of an IRB review is to assure, both in advance and by periodic review, that appropriate steps are taken to protect the rights and welfare of humans participating as subjects in the research. To accomplish this purpose, IRBs use a group process to review research protocols and related materials (e.g., informed consent documents and investigator brochures) to ensure protection of the rights and welfare of human subjects of research. Guidelines for human subjects research and a description of the IRB are in the faculty handbook.
The IRB application process is purely electronic. Applications submitted to the IRB should be sent via email from the faculty or faculty mentor's MyWashburn email account to irb@washburn.edu. Be sure to include the following with your application, if applicable:
- consent form(s)
- surveys/instruments
- letter or email of approval from authorized individual if the study is being conducted outside Washburn University
To Self Register for the IRB course, navigate to your Desire2Learn homepage. This can be done by selecting the My Home link on the upper left anywhere in D2L.
- From the homepage navigation bar, select Self Registration.
- Under Self Registering Course Offerings, select the link for IRB (Institutional Review Board).
- Under Description, select Register.
- Under Registration Form, your first name, last name, and email will populate the corresponding fields. Select Submit.
- Under Confirmation, select Finish.
IRB Chair:
Marian Jamison, PhD
Professor, School of Nursing
irb@washburn.edu
IRB Administrative Assistant: Andrea Clifton, School of Nursing.
Please send all inquiries to Dr. Marian Jamison at irb@washburn.edu.
IRB Committee (Updated September 2026):
JuliAnn Mazachek, President - Washburn University
Melanie Worsley - Associate Provost - Academic Affairs
Marian Jamison, Faculty - School of Nursing (CHAIR)
Tracy Routsong, Faculty – College of Arts and Sciences - Comm. Studies
Michael McGuire, Faculty - College of Arts and Sciences – Psychology
Tucker Jones, Faculty - College of Arts and Sciences - Psychology
Julie Boydston, Faculty – College of Arts and Sciences – Psychology
Jericho Hockett, Faculty – College of Arts and Sciences – Psychology
Valerie Peckham, Faculty – College of Arts and Sciences - Psychology
Sangyoub Park, Faculty - College of Arts and Sciences – Sociology
Patricia Dahl, Faculty - School of Applied Studies – Criminal Justice
Amy Memmer, Faculty - School of Applied Studies - Legal Studies
Rhonda Boeckman – School of Applied Studies – Allied Health
Bob Boncella, Faculty – School of Business
Tracy Davies, Faculty – School of Nursing
Lara Rivera, Faculty – School of Nursing
Michele Reisinger, Faculty – School of Nursing
Shawn Leisinger, Faculty – School of Law
Steven Golden, Graduate Student Reviewer – Nursing
Payton Rice, Graduate Student Reviewer – Psychology
Alina Vetrova, Graduate Student Reviewer – Criminal Justice
Sarina Russo, External Reviewer
Dan Petersen, External Reviewer
Shirley Waugh, External Reviewer
