Contact

The OPRS/IRB staff is available to assist with applications or answer IRB-related questions. Below is a list of contact information by expertise. A complete alphabetical list of IRB support staff is also available for your convenience. For general IRB questions or concerns, or if you are unable to find the information you are looking for, please email irb@northwestern.edu or call the telephone numbers below:

Chicago Campus

Institutional Review Board
Biomedical Research Panels A, B, C, D, Q Rubloff Hall, 7th floor
750 N. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60611

Phone: (312) 503-9338
FAX: (312) 503-0555
irb@northwestern.edu

Evanston Campus

Institutional Review Board
Social and Behavioral Research Panel E
Hogan Building, Room G-100 (6th Floor)
2205 Tech Dr.
Evanston, IL 60208

Phone: (847) 467-1723
FAX: (847) 467-3112
irb@northwestern.edu

Listing By Alphabet

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Listing By Expertise

Paper Submissions Status, Request Copies of Submissions, Front Desk
Julia McPherson - IRB Department Assistant
(312) 503-0826

Paper Submissions Status, Request Copies of Submissions, Front Desk
Michael Rudolphsen - IRB Department Assistant
(312) 503-0245

IRB Biomedical Panels A-D
Keren Patricia Dimah, MPA, MPH, CIP - Interim Co-Director
(312) 503-7944

IRB Biomedical Panels A
Lucas Sikorski, CIP – IRB Coordinator II
(312) 503-6010

IRB Biomedical Panel B
Sandra Burbridge, CIP, CIM – IRB Coordinator II
(312) 503-4230

IRB Biomedical Panel C
Mitchell Saulisbury-Robertson, BA, CIP - Senior IRB Coordinator
(312) 503-1411

IRB Biomedical Panel D, Northwestern University Committee on Human Stem Cell Research (NUCHSCR)
Lisa Linn, CIP, CCRC- Senior IRB Coordinator
(312) 503-5368

IRB Social/Behavioral Science Panel E
Carla S. Barnwell MS, CIP – IRB Manager
(847) 467-1723

IRB Social/Behavioral Science Panel E, Submission Status
Braden Van Buskirk, MSW, CIP – IRB Coordinator I
(847) 467-1765

IRB Biomedical Continuing Review Panel Q, Expedited Continuing Reviews, Status of Continuing Reviews, Reopening Closed/Expired Projects
Tasha Osafo, CIP – Manager, Expedited Review, Biomedical
(312) 503-4225

Expedited New Projects, Expedited Continuing Reviews, Status of Continuing Reviews, Cooperative Agreements
Deborah Yordy Coleman, MA, CIP - IRB Coordinator II
(312) 503-3570

IRB Biomedical Continuing Review Panel Q, Status of Continuing Reviews, Reopening Closed/Expired Projects, VA Research
Piper Hawkins-Green, CIP - IRB Coordinator I
(312) 503-7929

IRB Biomedical Continuing Review Panel Q, Status of Continuing Reviews, Reopening Closed/Expired Projects
Graham Creighton, CIP - IRB Coordinator I
(312) 503-3259

Data Entry Biomedical Continuing Reviews,
Yvette Freeman - IRB Department Assistant
(312) 503-2615

Pending Expedited Submissions (Revisions, Prompt Reporting, Termination)
Carolyn Cardona, MA - IRB Coordinator
(312) 503-6009

Quality Assurance, Training, HIPAA, IRB Authorization Agreements, Complaints, Post Approval Monitoring, NU-Affiliates Reseach Council, IRB email listserv
Eileen Yates, CIP – IRB Manager, Training and Quality Assurance
(312) 503-6011

Training & Quality Assurance Assistance, CITI Training Status, Training Sessions, IRB Rosters
Olga Kwiecien- Department Assistant
(312) 503-6012

eIRB System Questions/Help
Michael Kelley, CIP – eIRB System Specialist
(312) 503-0126

eIRB Conversions
Jessica Crujeiras - IRB Coordinator II
(312) 503-0899

eIRB System Questions/Help
Nick Getzendanner - IRB Department Assistant
(312) 503-7943

Prompt Reporting Form, UPIRSO Policy, eIRB Submission Status, Press Releases and Communications
Debra Gibson Tice, BS, CIP, CCRC– Interim Co-Director
(312) 503-4661

Chair, Administrative Review
Dennis P. West, PhD, FCCP, CIP - Chair, Administrative Review
(312) 503-3571

Executive Director, OPRS
(312) 503-2616

Alphabetical Listing

Carla S. Barnwell, MS, CIP – IRB Manager
(847) 467-1723

Sandra Burbridge, CIP, CIM – IRB Coordinator II
(312) 503-4230

Carolyn Cardona, MA - IRB Coordinator
(312) 503-6009

Deborah Yordy Coleman, MA, CIP - IRB Coordinator II
(312) 503-3570

Graham Creighton - IRB Coordinator I
(312) 503-3259

Jessica Crujeiras - IRB Coordinator II

(312) 503-0899

Keren Patricia Dimah, MPA, MPH, CIP - Interim Co-Director
(312) 503-7944

Yvette Freeman - Department Assistant
(312) 503-2615

Nick Getzendanner - IRB Department Assistant
(312) 503-7943

Piper Hawkins-Green, CIP - IRB Coordinator I
(312) 503-7929

Michael Kelley – eIRB System Specialist
(312) 503-0126

Olga Kwiecien- Department Assistant
(312) 503-6012

Lisa Linn, CIP, CCRC- Senior IRB Coordinato
(312) 503-5368

Julia McPherson - IRB Department Assistant
(312) 503-0826

Tasha Osafo, CIP – Manager, Expedited Review, Biomedical
(312) 503-4225

Michael Rudolphsen - Temporary Employee

(312) 503-0245

Mitchell Saulisbury-Robertson, BA, CIP - Senior IRB Coordinator
(312) 503-1411

Lucas Sikorski, CIP – IRB Coordinator II
(312) 503-6010

Debra Gibson Tice, CIP, CCRC– Interim Co-Director
(312) 503-4661

Braden Van Buskirk, MSW – IRB Coordinator I
(847) 467-1765

Dennis P. West, PhD, FCCP, CIP - Chair, Administrative Review
(312) 503-3571

Eileen Yates, CIP – IRB Manager, Training and Quality Assurance
(312) 503-6011