IRBLs are faculty members appointed from schools/departments that are frequent users of the UPIRB. They are the vanguard of a new process for review of Exempt, Not Human Subjects Research (NHSR), and Coded data/specimen projects. Projects under these categories will be reviewed and approved by the IRBL. Hundreds of projects at the UPC will benefit from this practical and innovative review process. IRBLs are also available to investigators as a resource for the IRB process.

Please submit projects that are NHSR, Coded Data/Specimens, or Exempt via iStar using the "NHSR Application" or "Exempt Application". If you are unsure whether your project is NHSR or Exempt, please contact an IRBL for guidance.

IRBL Resources

• IRBL Manual (Word) (PDF)
• Contact Information: (UPIRB) ( OPRS)
• Expedited Categories 45 CFR 46.110, Categories #1-9
• Exemption Categories 45 CFR 46.101, Categories (b)(1) thru (b)(6)
• Human Subjects Research Brochures
• OHRP Guidance on Research Involving Coded Private Information or Biological Specimens
• iStar
• Policies and Federal Guidance

IRBL Roster

• Annenberg School for Communication:
  Ken Sereno, Assoc. Prof. Director Undergraduate Program
  Email: sereno@usc.edu

  Patti Riley, Associate Professor
  Email: priley@usc.edu

  Sheila Murphy, Associate Professor
  Email: smurphy@usc.edu

• Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT):
  Lori Weiss, Project Director
  Email: weiss@ict.usc.edu
  

  Julia Campbell, Program Specialist
  Email: campbell@ict.usc.edu
  

• Department of Linguistics:
  Elsi Kaiser, Assistant Professor
  Email: emkaiser@usc.edu
  

• Marshall School of Business:
  Joe Priester, Assistant Professor of Marketing
  Email: priester@usc.edu

• Department of Pyschology:
  Toby Mintz, Associate Professor
  Email: tmintz@usc.edu

• Rossier School of Education:
  Rod Goodyear, Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty
  Email: goodyea@usc.edu

  Lisa Galvan, Special Projects Manager
  Email: lgalvan@usc.edu

• School of Social Work:
  John Bola, Assistant Professor
  Email: bola@usc.edu

  Molly Moran, Program Specialist
  Email: mollykmo@usc.edu

• Department of Sociology:
  Leland Saito, Associate Professor
  Email: lsaito@usc.edu