Meet the Human Participants Review Board
Members of the HPRB and Unit Designates are always available for informal consultation on matters pertaining to projects involving human participants.
HPRB Members:
Marianne Taylor, Psychology, taylormg@plu.edu – Chair
Wendy Gardiner, Education, gardinwl@plu.edu
Tracy Holt, Nursing, tholt@plu.edu
Harry Papadopoulus, Kinesiology, papadoha@plu.edu
Holly Billiu, Community Member, PLU Alum, hbilliu@multicare.org
HPRB Administrative Coordinator:
Carol Bautista (Faculty Governance Manager and Mentor Administrator)
hprb@plu.edu
(253)535-8312
Please contact Carol Bautista for questions, concerns, and issues related to HPRB and Mentor. If she cannot provide an answer, she will direct you to someone who can!
Unit Designates (HPRB reviewers in your department, or school):
College of Professional Studies
Business – Somaye Nargesi, nargesi@plu.edu
Communication, Media & Design Arts/Music/Theatre &Dance – Gina Gillie, gilliegc@plu.edu
Education/Innovation Studies – Wendy Gardiner
College of Health Professions
Kinesiology/MFTH/SOCW- Harry Papadopoulos, papadoha@plu.edu
Nursing – Gordy West, gwest@plu.edu and Keena Gordon, gordonkr@plu.edu
College of Natural Sciences
Natural Sciences – Sean O’Neill, oneillsm@plu.edu
Pychology – Michelle Ceynar, ceynarml@plu.edu, Laura Shneidman, las@plu.edu
College of Liberal Studies
Liberal Studies – Xi Zhu, xi.zhu@plu.edu
Sociology and Criminal Justice – Lauri McCloud, mcclouls@plu.edu, Kate Luther, lutherke@plu.edu
Student Life
Angie Hambrick, hambriaz@plu.edu, and Joanna Royce-Davis, roycedjc@plu.edu
The Unit Designates conduct an initial review of all new HPRB research proposals from investigators in their respective units. They then forward recommendations to the HPRB Chair. Each Unit Designate also serves as a liaison between the HPRB and the students, faculty, and administrators in their respective units and should be a first point of contact for discipline-specific questions (e.g., use of vulnerable participants and deception in Psychology research, whether a project meets the criteria for Quality Improvement in Nursing).