Institutional Review Board (IRB)
The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a work group established by an institution to protect the rights and welfare of human subjects recruited to participate in research activities. Federal, state and university regulations require all human subjects research conducted by Central Oregon Community College faculty, staff and students to be approved by the IRB before the research can be conducted.
For additional information, please see Instruction - Institutional Review Board.
Current Members 2025-26:
| Kirsten Hostetler, chair Presidential Appointment, Science Rep Term: 2023-26 irb@cocc.edu 541-383-7563 |
Matthew Novak Science Rep Term: 2023-26 mnovak@cocc.edu 541-383-7206 |
Forrest Towne Science Rep Term: 2023-26 ftowne@cocc.edu 541-318-3769 |
| Abbey Larkin Non-COCC, External Representative Term: 2025-28 |
Kristin Lambert Faculty Senate, non-Science Rep Term: 2025-28 klambert2@cocc.edu 541-383-7248 |
TBD Faculty Senate, Science Rep Term: 2025-28 541-383- |
| Julie Downing Instruction Dean Term: 2023-26 jdowning@cocc.edu 541-383-7238 |
Cory Darling Dir. of Campus Safety/Emergency Management Term: Automatic cdarling3@cocc.edu 541-383-7733 |