Select each tab below to learn more about the IRB Office staff and RELIANT.
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
Laura Conger, MS, CIP
Senior IRB Analyst
laura.conger@wisc.edu
(608) 262-9710
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
jalee@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
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