Joinder and Online Reliance System will go offline on March 7, 2025 at 5pm ET, as we transition to the new SMART IRB Reliance System, which will go live March 17, 2025.

No changes can be made to either system after this date. If you have any questions, please contact Help@smartirb.org.

Glossary

SMART IRB Ambassadors

Expertise across the nation.

Ambassadors are experienced IRB/HRPP professionals available to assist institutions in joining and implementing the SMART IRB Agreement.

Contact a SMART IRB ambassador.

Connect with an ambassador in your region or contact an ambassador at large for assistance in a key focus area.

Regional Ambassadors

Northeast/New England + Middle Atlantic

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont

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Polly Goodman, CIP

Harvard Catalyst

polly_goodman@hms.harvard.edu
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Aaron Kirby

Harvard Catalyst

aaron_kirby@hms.harvard.edu

Midwest

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin

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Carissa Minder

Washington University in St. Louis

carissa.minder@wustl.edu

South/South Atlantic

Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington DC

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Stacey Goretzka

Independent Consultant

stacey@gcsadvising.com

South + Puerto Rico

Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Puerto Rico

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Ada Sue Selwitz

University of Kentucky

ada.selwitz@uky.edu

Southwest + Mountain

Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Wyoming

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Jeremy Lavigne, MA, CIP

Harvard Catalyst

jeremy_lavigne@hms.harvard.edu

West and Pacific

Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington

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Lubabah Helwani

University of Southern California

helwani@usc.edu

Ambassadors at Large

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Nichelle Cobb

Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP)

ncobb@aahrpp.org

Focus: Questions about using SMART IRB resources and training investigators for single IRB review.

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Kathy Lawry

klawry@aahrpp.org

Focus: Trial Innovation Network sites, healthcare systems, and research team education.

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Ada Sue Selwitz

ada.selwitz@uky.edu

Focus: Community-based groups, physician practices, and smaller organizations.