IRB Meetings
The committee meets monthly during the academic year to conduct IRB business. During the summer months, the IRB does not have scheduled meetings, but continuously reviews applications that qualify for exempt or expedited review, and will meet as needed to discuss business. Research protocols that require full board review must be submitted by the submission deadline to be placed on the agenda for the upcoming meeting.
Note: Research protocols that fall under exempt and expedited review categories are reviewed on a continuous basis and are not required to meet the full board committee meeting deadlines.
Fall 2026 Meeting Dates will be posted in August/September. During the academic year, submission deadline for Full Board Protocols is 1 week ahead of meetings.
IRB Open Office Hours
Open office hours are held virtually, via Zoom, Mondays 1:00 – 2:00pm. The meeting link is available here.
Questions should be emailed to irb@uwsp.edu.
Current IRB Members
| Name | Department | |
| David Barry, Chair | Sociology & Social Work | dbarry@uwsp.edu |
| Sheri Bunyan | Athletics Doctor Physical Therapy | sbunyan@uwsp.edu |
| Patrick Conley | Psychology | pconley@uwsp.edu |
| Becca Franzen | Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management | bfranzen@uwsp.edu |
| Brad Mapes-Martins | Political Science | bmapesma@uwsp.edu |
| Sonny Partola | Education | spartola@uwsp.edu |
| Liz Potter-Nelson | Education | epottern@uwsp.edu |
| Daniel Schmeeckle, Community Member | Anderson O’Brien Law Firm | info@andlaw.com |
| Holly Schmies | Health Sciences and Wellness | hschmies@uwsp.edu |