Institutional Review Board (IRB)
IRB Members
2025-2026 UCF IRB Roster
Interested in joining a board? Contact the IRB at IRB@ucf.edu
| Last Name | First Name | Earned Degrees | Scientific Status | Representative Capacity | Indications of Experience | IRB #1 | Relationship to UCF | Affiliation Status | Office | Membership Status | Alternates For | Designated Reviewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angeloff | Angelena | BS, MS | Scientific | Children, Families, & Trauma | Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Certified PCIT Psychotherapist, Compliance Supervisor, Intake Specialist, Certification pending in TF-CBT, Independent Contractor. Experience utilizing a variety of evidence-based practices, clinical assessments, and grant funded surveys. | 2 | Non -Affiliated | None | Alternate | Yes | ||
| Badillo | Kristin | EdD | Scientific | Human Research Protection Adminstration; Qualitative Research in Education; Clinical Research Coordinator; Exercise Science Research | 1,2 | IRB Specialist II, employed full-time | Affiliated | None | Alternate | Gordon Henry, Pierce Trumbo | Yes | |
| Bernal | Gillian | BA | Non-Scientific | Certified IRB Professional (CIP); Human Research Protection Program administration; recruitment, staff development, and hiring; volunteer work with children. | 1,2 | Associate Director, IRB employed full-time | Affiliated | None | Alternate | Mary Norris | Yes | |
| Birkbeck | Kamille | BS | Non-Scientific | Certified IRB Professional (CIP). Graduate Certificate in Theoretical and Applied Ethics. Experience in simulation, human factors, and agriculture research. Volunteer with the Homeless Coalition. | 1,2 | IRB Specialist II, employed full-time | Affiliated | None | Alternate | Mary Norris | Yes | |
| Carver | Renea | BS, MA | Non-Scientific | Certified IRB Professional (CIP). Human Research Protection Program administration and research compliance experience with specialization in biological safety, radiation safety, and workplace risk management. Research participant. | 1,2 | Associate Director, Human Research Protection Program employed full time | Affiliated | None | Alternate | Mary Norris | Yes | |
| Cassisi | Jeffrey | PhD | Scientific | Cognitively Impaired, Disabled | 30 years experience in academic clinical psychology and behavioral medicine. Licensed psychologist. | 1 | UCF Professor of Psychology | Affiliated | None | Full | No | |
| Coker | Jonathan | PhD | Scientific | Children, Disabled (specifically K-12 settings),Economically disadvantaged and LGBTQ+ populations | Licensed K-12 reacher with 10 years experience (invluding Title I, gifted, and SPED Student LGBTQ+ in education research focus. Educational Psychology speacialization in my PhD. Grad cert in Qualitative Research + Executive member of AERA Qual Sig. Volunteer work with homeless populations. | 2 | Non-Affiliated | None | Alternate | Karol Lucken | Yes | |
| Fukuda | Tamiko | BS, MS | Scientific | Human Research Protection Administration. Clinical research coordination experience in pediatric hematology/oncology. Research background in field biology, wildlife microbiology, pharmacokinetics, pharmaceutical testing, forensic toxicology, analytical chemistry, and method development/validation. | 1,2 | IRB Specialist II, employed full-time | Affiliated | None | Alternate | Yes | ||
| Guritza | Ashley | JD | Non-Scientific | Managed the day-to-day operations and administration of the IRB office and served as a member of the University of Wyoming IRB for seven years. Assisted in the development of clinical and non-clinical protocols. Experienced in providing legal advice and compliance guidance in human subjects protection. | 1 | Export Control Director | Affiliated | None | Full | No | ||
| Henry | Gordon | PhD | Scientific | Students, Employees | Senior Professional in Human Resources, Applied Behavior Analysis, cost/benefit analysis, Vocational Rehabilitation counselor, Formalized IRB process at Indiana University Southeast | 2 | Lecturer/Lead Faculty, College of Business Administration | Affiliated | None | Voting | Yes | |
| Lucken | Karol | PhD | Scientific | Cognitively Impaired, Prisoners, Economically Disadvantaged | Research interests include offender reentry, correctional program effectiveness, employment barriers for persons with a felony/prison record, sex offender civil commitment procedures, and any issue involving adult punishment. I have experience serving on an IRB for the Florida Dept. of Corrections as well as a medical ethics board for prisoners. I have experience with survey development and administration for both offenders and criminal justice professionals. I have an extensive background working with the homeless, including those who are substance abusers and severely cognitively impaired due to psychiatric disorders. | 2 | Assiociate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice | Affiliated | None | Voting | No | |
| MacArthur | Keith | PhD | Scientific | Students, Research Participants | National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Technology, Modeling and Simulation. | 1 | Non-Affiliated | None | Full | No | ||
| Miller | Zachary | BA | Non-Scientific | Research Participants/Student Researchers | Qualitative Research, Social Science Research, Human Computer Interaction Human Research - Human Subjects Research- Group 2. Social / Behavioral Research Investigators and Key Personnel (ID 906). | 1,2 | IRB Ambassador (Part-time), Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate Student (Full-time) | Affiliated | None | Alternate | No | |
| Ng | Boon Peng | PhD | Scientific | Economically Disadvantaged, Older Adults | Background in healthcare research with an area of expertise in health economy and health services researchExperience in assessing health care utilization and the economic burden of disease in various populations using data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). | 2 | Assistant Professor, College of Nursing | Affiliated | None | Voting | Gordon Henry, Matt Stock | Yes |
| Norris | Mary | BA, MPH, MSW | Non-Scientific | Children, Pregnant Women, Neonates | Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Board-Certified Diplomat in Clinical Social Work. Certifications include Resolve-Through-Sharing Counselor and Certificate in Applied Gerontology; Former Manager of Patient and Family Counseling ( 32 years) Arnold Palmer Medical Center a part of Orlando Health; Manager | 1,2 | None | Non-Affiliated | None | Full(1) Voting(2) | No | |
| Parra-Tatge | Marisol | PhD, MA | Scientific | Children,Disabled and Cognitively Impaired | Expert in experimental psychology with a focus on cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics, complemented by experience in clinical psychology and Spanish linguistics. | 1 | Associate Lecturer | Affiliated | None | Alternate | Jeffrey Cassisi | No |
| Shillingford | Ann | PhD | Scientific | Children, People of Color | Counselor educator with a background in school counseling. Research line of inquiry focuses on sociocultural determinants of health for people of color, more closely, Black women. | 2 | Associate Professor Department of Counselor Education & School Psychology | Affiliated | Alternate | |||
| Skukauskaite | Audra | PhD | Scientific | Experienced research methodologist with expertise in qualitative research. | 1 | Associate Professor, College of Community Innovation and Education | Affiliated | None | Full | Kiminobu Sugaya, Jeffery Cassisi, Keith MacArthur | No | |
| Stock | Matt | PhD | Scientific | Students, Employees, Older Adults | Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology; Laboratory Director at multiple institutions; Senior Editor of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and President of the National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation; 12 years human subjects research experience; experience mentoring students on research with a focus on research design, ethics, and IRB issues; technical expertise includes quantitative assessment of physical function across the lifespan (children through older adults). | 2 | Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy; Director of UCF Neuromuscular Plasticity Laboratory | Affiliated | Chair | Voting | No | |
| Sugaya | Kiminobu | PhD | Scientific | Specializing in neuropharmacology, molecular biology, neuroinformatics, stem cell biology, and aging and neurodegenerative diseases. Chair of the Neuroscience Consortium for Central Florida and member of the College Research Committee (Distinguished Researcher). Research focuses on Alzheimer’s disease. | 1 | Professor, UCF Biomolecular Science Center; Director of Stem Cell Laboratory; Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering, Department of Bioengineering, The University of Illinois at Chicago | Affiliated | Chair | Full | Yes | ||
| Trumbo | Pierce | MD | Scientific | Economically Disadvantaged | Physician with experience in outpatient and inpatient general medicine; former public health employee with administrative and research experience in immunization; experience in quality improvement initiatives. | 2 | Primary Care PhysicianUCF Health-Lake Nona | Affiliated | Vice Chair | Voting | ||
| Wingfield | Harry | MFA | Non-Scientific | Research Participants | Certified IRB Professional (CIP) since 2010 with 14 years of experience in IRB administration. Served as IRB Assistant Director at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (five years), IRB Director at Methodist Healthcare System San Antonio (three years), and IRB Manager at Orlando Health (eight years). Additionally, five years as regulatory coordinator for the UAB HIV Research Clinic (1917 Clinic) and three years as a community representative for the national Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group, contributing to research protocol design and review. | 1,2 | IRB Specialist II, employed full-time | Affiliated | None | Alternate | Ashley Guritza, Mary Norris | Yes |
IRB Assurance
The Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the University of Central Florida is organized and operates in compliance with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) and Food & Drug Administration regulations for the protection of human subjects, State of Florida law, and the University of Central Florida policies for the conduct of human subject research.
The institution holds a Federalwide Assurance (FWA) from the Office of Human Research Protection (OHRP), under DHHS, and are registered as follows:
University of Central Florida Federalwide Assurance (FWA)
FWA00000351 – Expiration 7/28/2028
IORG0000781 – Expiration 7/25/2026
IRB#1 IRB00001138, IRB#2 IRB00012110