• Leslie Whetstine, PhD
    IRB Chair
    Professor of Philosophy,
    Division of Philosophy and Theology
    330.244.4697
    lwhetstine@walsh.edu
  • Julie Szendrey
    IRB Committee Member
    Professor of Business
    330.490.7124
    jszendrey@walsh.edu
  • Thomas Freeland, PhD
    IRB Committee Member
    Professor of Biology
    330.490.7228
    tfreeland@walsh.edu
  • Nina Rytwinski, PhD
    IRB Committee Member
    Assistant Professor of Psychology
    330.490.7611
    nrytwinski@walsh.edu
  • Eyad Nashawati, MD
    IRB Committee Member - Community Member
    eyadania@yahoo.com
  • Jaime Paz, DPT
    IRB Committee Member
    Professor of Physical Therapy
    330.244.4760
    jpaz@walsh.edu
  • Shelly Amato-Curran, PhD
    IRB Committee Member
    Assistant Professor of Nursing
    330.490.7007
    samato@walsh.edu
  • Melisa Barden, PhD
    IRB Committee Alternate Member
    Associate Professor of Psychology
    330.490.7256
    mbarden@walsh.edu

IRB Administration

Walsh University Institutional Review Board (IRB):

irb@walsh.edu | 330.490.7443

Federalwide Assurance Number (FWA): FWA00022389

(Expiration 05/04/2028)

Institutional Review Board (IRB) # 00009923

(Expiration 05/11/2026)

Walsh University’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) is responsible for reviewing all human subjects research and is registered with the Office of Human Research Protection (OHRP) within the US Department of Health and Human Services.  Be advised that any research found noncompliant with IRB policies, procedures, and/or regulations may result in a research misconduct investigation and require the submission of a federal incident report, as well as University sanctions.