Contact us with your questions about:
IRB review status pertaining to a specific study (protocols with an assigned IRB protocol number):
- Contact IRB Panel A at irbpanela@vcu.edu.
- Include PI name and HM number in your email subject line.
IRB reliance and single IRB:
- Contact the IRB reliance team at irbreliance@vcu.edu.
IRB educational offerings and consultation about resources for protocol development:
- Contact the education and outreach team at irbeducation@vcu.edu.
Post-Approval Monitoring and Education (PAM and E):
- Contact the PAM and E team at pame@vcu.edu.
General questions related to the HRPP, IRB operations, and/or procedures:
- Contact hrpp@vcu.edu.
Human Research Protection Program
Phone: (804) 828-0868
800 East Leigh Street, Suite 3000
BioTech One Building
Box 980568
Richmond, VA 23298
Fax: (804) 827-1448
Office hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
Looking for our FWA or other institutional information for human research? Refer to the human subjects compliance policy for Conduct of Human Subjects Research.
Listing of all HRPP staff (in alphabetical order)
Note: The research community is strongly encouraged to use the shared emails listed above for specific inquiries related to the HRPP rather than reaching out directly to individual staff.
Shakkari Briggs
Administrative professional
sbriggs3@vcu.edu
Sherrie Dabney-Washington
Office manager
ssdabneywash@vcu.edu
Lauryn Esposito, CIP
IRB analyst
lcesposito@vcu.edu
Ita Fischer, CIP
Sr. IRB Generalist
fischeri@vcu.edu
Nichole Haywood
IRB administrator
nsrichar@vcu.edu
Susan Kimbrough, CIP
Assistant director
sdkimbrough@vcu.edu
Jenna Kniceley
IRB generalist
kniceleyjm2@vcu.edu
Jules Mileski
IRB generalist
mileskij@vcu.edu
Jill Opalesky
Deputy director
jopales@vcu.edu
Jenny Rice, CIP
IRB analyst
jlrice@vcu.edu
Harper Stallard
IRB generalist
stallardh@vcu.edu