About
The Institutional Review Board exists as a standing committee.
It consists of at least seven members, including:
- A member of the Psychology Department
- A member of the Sociology or Anthropology Department
- A member whose primary concerns are in non-scientific areas
- A representative of the public from the local community who does not have active ties to the College or to the organization sponsoring the research
- An administrator (ex officio)
The chair of the committee is appointed by the administration of the College. The community representative(s) is invited by the Dean of the Faculty to serve on a yearly basis. Community members may serve as many consecutive terms as they are is invited to and willing to serve.
2026-27 IRB Members
Martin Seehuus, IRB Chair
Laura Biester
Moira Cook (community member)
Kate Crawford
Fulya Pinar
Thor Sawin
James Talbert (community member)
Ajay Verghese
Roberto Lint Sagarena, ex officio
IRB Administration
Amanda Richardson, M.A.
Research Compliance Analyst
irb@middlebury.edu