{"id":35,"date":"2015-02-02T17:51:14","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T17:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/irb\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2025-07-08T11:50:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T18:50:21","slug":"irb-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/irb\/irb-members\/","title":{"rendered":"IRB Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Members of the La&nbsp;Verne IRB conduct peer reviews for international academic journals and consult on ethical considerations and IRB Administration. If you are in need of a consultation or review, please contact the IRB Chair.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>IRB Chair<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chair:<\/strong> <span>Christine Jagannathan, Ed.D., Professor of Practice of Business Communication &#105;&#114;&#98;&#64;&#108;averne.&#101;du<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>College of Arts and Sciences<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lead:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Tatiana Tatarinova, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>College of Business<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lead: <\/strong>Teresa Martinelli, DPA, Professor of Practice of Management and Leadership<\/li>\n<li><span>Christine Jagannathan<\/span>, Ed.D., Professor of Practice of Business Communications<\/li>\n<li><span>Hongnai Zhang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Marketing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>LaFetra College of Education<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lead:<\/strong>\u00a0Mark Matzaganian, Ed.D., Professor of Education<\/li>\n<li>Shana Matamala, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>College of Law and Public Service<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lead:<\/strong>\u00a0 Paul Naccachian, Ph.D., Professor of Law<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Staff\/Administrative Representatives<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Suzanne Beaumaster, Ph.D., Associate Provost, Academic Programs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Community Members<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lead:<\/strong>\u00a0George Gillispie, MSISTM, DIT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Analysts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Billie Guerrero,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:i&#114;&#98;&#64;l&#97;&#118;er&#110;&#101;&#46;&#101;d&#117;\">irb&#64;&#108;&#97;&#118;erne&#46;e&#100;&#117;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Voting Membership<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Eight members:\u00a0 IRB Chair, 5 Leads (CAS, COB, LFCE, COL, and CHCWB), 1 Staff\/Administrative, and 1 Community. Other members serve as alternates and may substitute if a Lead is unable to attend. Membership terms are three years, following the fiscal year calendar (July 1 \u2013 June 30). Members are eligible for reappointment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IRB Monthly Committee Meetings and Operation Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The La&nbsp;Verne IRB observes all university holidays and is not in operation, expected to review applications during those times, or respond to emails. Moreover, the La&nbsp;Verne IRB goes dark with the university at the end of December to early January.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The IRB meets on the second\u00a0Friday\u00a0of the month to review standard review applications. Meetings are scheduled for the following months:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>February \u2013 May<\/li>\n<li>September \u2013 December<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please submit your standard review application in IRBManager <strong>at least 2 weeks before a scheduled committee meeting<\/strong>. Submissions received less than 2 weeks before a scheduled meeting will be reviewed at the meeting scheduled the month after the month in which the application is received.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Pre-reviews, Exempt Reviews, Expedited Reviews, and Application Help<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The IRB Administration Office is open and provides full support year-round. Therefore, pre-reviews, <strong>exempt and expedited<\/strong> application reviews, and application preparation help are available and proceed at a similar pace as the semester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the La&nbsp;Verne IRB conduct peer reviews for international academic journals and consult on ethical considerations and IRB Administration. If you are in need of a consultation or review, please contact the IRB Chair. 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