Stephen F. Austin State University

IRB Committee & Members

Stephen F. Austin State University has established an Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research (IRB), which has the responsibility and authority to review, approve, disapprove, or require changes in research activities involving human subjects.

IRB Membership and Institutional Responsibilities

The IRB at SFA has the responsibility and authority to review, approve, disapprove, or require changes in research activity and methodology of research involving human subjects.

IRB Members

Member Department Phone Email
Emmerentie Oliphant (Chair) Social Work 2291 oliphante@sfasu.edu
Allison Younger Nursing 7747 youngeram@sfasu.edu
Caroline Garner Outside 554-1802 cgarner@unitedwaynac.com
Deena Petersen Speech Language Pathology 1029 petersend@sfasu.edu
Dianne Dentice Anthropology, Geography & Sociology 2241 denticede@sfasu.edu
Jamie Flowers HSEL 1114 jaime.flowers@sfasu.edu
Rebekah Raney ORGS 1067 steelear@sfasu.edu
Pat Stephens-Williams Forestry 2196 stephensp@sfasu.edu
Todd Whitehead Kinesiology 1462 whiteheam@sfasu.edu

Alternate Members

Member Department Phone Email
Elaine Turner Human Services and Educational Leadership 1219 Elaine.Turner@sfasu.edu
José Carbajal Social Work 3726 carbajalji@sfasu.edu
James Rowe Kinesiology & Health Science 7098 rowej@sfasu.edu