IRB Contact and Committee Members
The K-State Vice President for Research appoints IRB members and the chair. According to federal guidelines, the IRB must have at least five members, at least one who is not affiliated with Kansas State University, and at least one whose primary interests are nonscientific (these two attributes may be combined in the same member). The IRB may also use ad hoc reviewers in cases where additional or specialized expertise in protocol review would be of value to the IRB in its deliberations.
Lisa Rubin, Chair
(785) 532-3224
IRB committee members
Steve Warren
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Nancy Muturi
Journalism and Mass Communications
Amber Vennum
Family Studies and Human Services
Laura Brannon
Psychology
Lisa Melander
Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
Heath Ritter
University Research Compliance Office
Jia Liang
Educational Leadership
Michelle Toews
Applied Human Sciences
Phillip Vardiman
Food, Nutrition, Dietetics, and Health
Brad Woods
University Research Compliance Office
External members
Earl J. Reppert
Dennis Hemmendinger
Alternate
Greg Peterson
University Research Compliance Office
