Contact Us
Human Subjects Review Council
School of Graduate Studies & Research
Barge Hall 101
(509) 963-3115
hsrc@cwu.edu
Members and Meetings
The Human Subjects Review Council (HSRC) is appointed by the dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Research and composed of thirteen members representing the diversity and expertise specified in the Federal Regulations [45 CFR 46.107]. Designated alternate members may attend convened meetings and vote when the matched primary member is either absent or agrees to pass the voting privileges to the alternate member.
The HSRC strongly recommends that all applications (especially those under deadlines) be submitted as early as possible. However, research proposals that will be reviewed by the full board should be submitted at least four weeks prior to scheduled convened meetings. Processing time may be longer depending on the HSRC workload at the time of submission.
The following dates have been scheduled for fall quarter 2022:
TBD
The following dates have been scheduled for winter quarter 2023:
TBD
The following dates have been scheduled for spring quarter 2023:
TBD
Meetings are closed to the public. There are no meetings scheduled during the summer months (July, August and September).
2022-2023 HSRC Members
| Chair | Matthew Altman | Philosophy |
|---|---|---|
| Ex-officio | Sandy Martinez | Human Protections Administrator |
| Faculty/Staff | Tim Burnham | Health Sciences |
| Leo D'Acquisto | Health Sciences | |
| Eric Foch | Health Sciences | |
| Jill Hoxmeier | Public Health | |
| Stephanie Stein | Psychology | |
| Griff Tester | Sociology (on sabbatical 2022-23) | |
| Don Wattam | Education | |
| Wendy Williams | Psychology | |
| Student Member | VACANT | |
| Community Members | Lowell Murphree | Prisoner Advocate |
| Rick Vaughan | Physician | |
| Designated Alternates | Jared Dickinson | Health Sciences (for Burnham, D'Acquisto, or Foch) |
In The News
A new version of the HSRC application was released on 11/8/2019. Minor changes were made to st
Congratulations. Your Study Went Nowhere.Researchers should embrace negative results instead of accentuating the positive, which is one of se
New Apps Could Aid Medical Research, But Raise Ethical QuestionsWith Apple's new ResearchKit, medical researchers can create apps for their studies that will help r
