Select each tab below to learn more about the IRB Office, RELIANT, and Quality & Compliance staff.


IRB Directors

The IRB Directors provide leadership for the IRB office and interface with the Office of Research Compliance and other campus entities.

Lisa Wilson, JD, CHRC
IRB Director
lisa.wilson@wisc.edu
(608) 262-1980

Casey Pellien, BBA, CIP
Minimal Risk Research Associate Director
casey.pellien@wisc.edu
(608) 265-4312

Catherine Rogers, BS
Health Sciences Associate Director
csrogers@wisc.edu
(608) 262-0041

IRB Analysts

The regulatory compliance staff supports the operations of the IRBs. IRB analysts assist researchers with questions about IRB process and regulatory requirements, as well as provide educational programming to the research community.

IRB staff members:

  • Conduct administrative review of new submissions
  • Manage application workflow
  • Manage communications between research teams and IRB reviewers
  • Provide initial training and ongoing education for IRB members
  • Issue exempt determinations and other decisions.

Health Sciences Team

Rebecca Hoffman, MS
Health Sciences Team Manager
rmhoffma@wisc.edu
(608) 263-8880

John Cejka, MA
Senior IRB Analyst
jtcejka@wisc.edu
(608) 263-6455

Jennifer Fenne, PhD
Senior IRB Analyst
jjfenne@wisc.edu
(608) 263-8914

Jessica Johnson, BS
Senior IRB Analyst
jessicascott@wisc.edu

Stephanie Metzger, PhD
IRB Analyst
smetzger2@wisc.edu
(608) 261-1156

Nathan Putman-Buehler, MS
IRB/Reliance Analyst
nputmanbuehl@wisc.edu
(608) 262-7564

Joscelyn Stangel, BS
IRB Analyst
jrstangel@wisc.edu
(608) 262-3752

Jennifer Wang, BS
IRB Analyst
jtwang2@wisc.edu
(608) 265-4389


Minimal Risk Research Team

Monica Esquibel, PhD
Minimal Risk Research Team Manager
mesquibel@wisc.edu
(608) 262-3231

Sherry Holcomb, MS
Senior IRB Analyst
ssholcomb@wisc.edu
(608) 265-2304

Kate Knudson, MA
IRB Analyst
kathryn.knudson@wisc.edu
(608) 265-9792

Olyvia Kuchta, MA
IRB Analyst
olyvia.kuchta@wisc.edu
(608) 263-2301

Jackie Lee, BA
Senior IRB Analyst
jacqueline.lee@wisc.edu
(608) 261-1157

Anna Martin, MPH
Senior IRB/Reliance Analyst
awmartin2@wisc.edu
(608) 520-0181

Stephanie Wilson, BA
Senior IRB Analyst
stephanie.wilson@wisc.edu
(608) 890-0244

IRB Administrative Support

Administrative support staff serve in critical roles such as submission manager, operational support, and technological support for ARROW and IRB meetings.

Rob Whitehead, BA
Operations and Quality Assurance Specialist
rawhitehead@wisc.edu
(608) 262-7544

Aly Vanderweide, BA
IRB Office Administrator
avanderweide@wisc.edu
(608) 263-4926

RELIANT

The Reliance and Navigation Team (RELIANT) assists researchers with collaborative and multi-site research issues and provides support to researchers in navigating institutional requirements.

Travis Doran
Associate Director, HRPP
travis.doran@wisc.edu
(608)  890-4399

Hillary Keller, JD
Reliance Analyst
hkeller3@wisc.edu
(608) 265-4390

Anna Martin, MPH
Senior IRB/Reliance Analyst
awmartin2@wisc.edu
(608) 520-0181

Nathan Putman-Buehler, MS
IRB/Reliance Analyst
nputmanbuehl@wisc.edu
(608) 262-7564

Quality & Compliance

Travis Doran
HRPP Associate Director
travis.doran@wisc.edu
(608)  890-4399

Peter Johnson
HRPP Quality & Compliance Analyst
peter.johnson3@wisc.edu
(608) 890-1241

Emily Putman-Buehler
HRPP Quality & Compliance Analyst
emily.putman@wisc.edu
(608) 262-1703

Katie Schjei
HRPP Quality & Compliance Analyst
schjei@wisc.edu