How the IRB is Staffed

Federal regulations dictate that Institutional Review Boards shall be composed of at least five members, only four of whom can be affiliated with the institution (see section 46.107).

At Colorado College, The Director of Institutional Research chairs the IRB.  The Faculty Executive Committee appoints two additional faculty members from those faculty who supervise empirical research involving human participants.

The Chair of the IRB, in consultation with the Chair of the Governance sub-committee of the Faculty Executive Committee identifies a knowledgeable person from outside the College to sit on the IRB. In addition, a Colorado College staff member sits on the IRB.

The members of the IRB are:

Amanda Udis-Kessler, Chair
Director, Assessment and Program Review

Jonathan Driscoll
Library Technology Specialist

Walt Hecox
Professor of Environmental Scienece

Dana Wittmer
Assistant Professor of Political Science

Yiqiao Bao, '14

Hannah Wellman, '13

and

Kathleen A. O'Donnell
Senior Assessment Analyst and IRB Vice Chair, US Air Force Academy