IRB Staff

Our main telephone line is 352-273-9600 or email our Office Email Account

Name	Request/Question Type	E-mail	Direct Phone #
TBD Research Regulatory Analyst III	New study assistance Revisions assistance myIRB assistance IRB 02 Tabled/Contingent letters to investigators Informed consent assistance		352-273-9600
TBD IRB OPS Assistant	myIRB assistance Continuing Reviews submissmailto:brooke.bonkowski@ufl.eduions Study Closures/Status Report submissions Status updates Training Status updates Full Board sign-in assistance	irb@ufl.edu	352-273-9600
Renée Collins, B.S. IRB-01 Vice Chair	Banking, Data/Chart Review submissions New study assistance Revision assistance sIRB assistance	rbcollins@ufl.edu	352-273-9605
Kaitlin Sovich, B.A. Research Regulatory Analyst III	Quality assurance/quality improvement (random and directed audits, informed consent audits) Reporting: adverse events, deviations Full Board support Research conduct Data destruction	ksovich@ufl.edu	252-273-9606
TBD Research Regulatory Analyst III	New study assistance Revision assistance myIRB assistance sIRB assistance Social/behavioral quality assurance/quality improvement
Emilie Schmidt, MS Research Regulatory Analyst III	New study assistance Revisions assistance myIRB assistance General research education/questions	eschmidt10@ufl.edu	352-273-9609
Margaret Hamer, J.D., CIP Research Regulatory Analyst III	Non-Human/Exempt Submissions sIRB assistance myIRB assistance Informed consent assistance New protocol assistance	mjn18@ufl.edu	352-273-9607
Darin Ftouni, MD, MPH Research Regulatory Analyst III	Quality assurance/quality improvement (random and directed audits, informed consent audits) Reporting: adverse events, deviations Full Board support Research conduct Data destruction	darin.ftouni@ufl.edu	352-273-9601
Michael Mahoney, B.S. Director of Research Operations and Services	IRB administration, IACUC administration, Research IT, Research Facilities Institutional Agreements (IAAs, MOUs) IRB-01 Review of Exemption for Sponsored Studies	mmahoney@ufl.edu	352-294-2744
Cindy Montero, M.S., CCRC Research Regulatory Manager	New study assistance Board member trainingmailto:cmont329@ufl.edu General research training Informed consent assistance myIRB assistance	cmont329@ufl.edu	352-273-6093
Becky McFerrin, B.A. Research Regulatory Assistant	myIRB assistance Continuing Review submissions Study Closures/Status Report submissions Revision submissions Status updates Training status updates Full Board sign-in assistance	bmcferrin@ufl.edu	352-273-9600
Ivana Simic, Ph.D., CIP Associate Director, UF IRBs	Policies and Procedures Regulatory Consults for New Studies Institutional Agreements (IAAs, MOUs) Single IRB arrangements WIRB liaison myIRB assistance	isimic@ufl.edu	352-273-9604
Elvis Gutierrez, BS Research Regulatory Analyst II	New Study and revisions assistance myIRB assistance Tabled Letters to Investigators Contingency Letters to Investigators Miscellaneous Letters to Investigators Needs Reply Letters Approval Letters Full Board Meeting Minutes	e.gutierrez@ufl.edu	(352) 294-5238
Tonia Toon, MPS, CCRP AAHRPP Administrator	International Research Education Reliance (ceded submissions, UF sIRB) AAHRPP application	tonia.toon@ufl.edu	352-273-5865
Shelsy Vargas, BS IRB OPS Assistant	myIRB assistance New protocols approvamailto:benjamin.lewis@ufl.edul letters Approval letters for revisions with Consent Forms Full Board meeting	irb@ufl.edu	352-273-9600
Lori Wojciechowski, J.D. Research Regulatory Analyst II	New Study and revisions assistance myIRB assistance Departing PI notifications Tabled Letters to Investigators Contingency Letters to Investigators Miscellaneous Letters to Investigators Needs Reply Letters	lwojo@ufl.edu	352-294-8481
Katie Pope, BS Research Regulatory Analyst II	New Study and revisions assistance myIRB assistance Tabled Letters to Investigators Contingency Letters to Investigators Miscellaneous Letters to Investigators Needs Reply Letters Approval Letters Full Board Meeting Minutes	kpope2@ufl.edu	352-273-9602