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Participating Institutions
including all CTSA hubs

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.