Vanderbilt Human Research Protection Program
Health Sciences Committee 3 – Institutional Review Board
OHRP Registration Identification – IRB00002125
The Health Sciences Committee 3 meets every Tuesday of the month at 11:00AM. Meeting
locations are subject to change. Please call the VHRPP office to confirm meeting location (322-2918).
Effective – December 1, 2020
VOTING MEMBERS (10)
G. Kyle Rybczyk, RNC, FNP - Chair
Megan Simmons, DNP - Vice Chair
Emmanuel Volanakis, MD
Ciaran Considine, PhD
Annette Vannilam, MD
Naweed Chowdhury, MD
Carolyn Rambo
Burl Johnson
James Muldowney, MD
Neeraja Peterson, MD
Nursing, Infectious Diseases
Geriatric Nursing, Mental Health
Pediatric Hematology, Oncology
Neurology, Cognitive Disorders
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Otolaryngology
Business, German, Community Member (NS)
Law Enforcement, Community Member (NS)
Cardiology
Internal Medicine
Alternate Members
Mallory Blasingame, MA Information Science
Evan Brittain, MD, MSCI Cardiology
Jennifer Bounds, Homemaker, Community Member(NS)
Elizabeth Card, RNC, FNP Cardiology, Nursing
Rameela Chandrasekhar, PhD Biostatistics
Mistey Cook, B.S. Public Relations, Community Member (NS)
Hernan Correa, MD Pediatric Pathology
Deepa Chandrasekaran, OD, MS Optometry
Elizabeth Davis, M.D. Medical Oncology
Manus Donahue, BA, BS, PhD Neurology
Stephany Duda, PhD Biomedical Informatics
Paul Brent Ferrell M.D. Hematology/Oncology(NS)
Candace Floyd Editor/Writer, Community Member (NS)
Zachary E. Fox, MSIS Library and Information Science
Will Grissom, PhD, Biomedical Engineering
Elizabeth Harris, Prisoner Representative (NS)
Brenton Harrison, BBA Insurance, Community Member (NS)
Jonathan Hiskey, Ph.D. Political Science
Benjamin Hornsby, PhD Hearing and Speech Sciences
Chris Hughes, M.D. Anesthesiology/Critical Care
Wade Iams, MD Hematology/Oncology
James C. Jackson, Psy.D. Clinical Psychology/Health Services Research
Andrew Johnson, MD Emergency Medicine
Lani A. Kajihara-Liehr, M.S.N, F.N.P. Pediatric Nursing
David Kent, M.D. Otolaryngology
Christine Konradi, PhD Pharmacology
Taneya Koonce, MSLS, MPH Information Sciences/Public Health
Shelia V. Kusnoor, Ph.D. Neuroscience, Health Knowledge Information
Jennifer Ledford, PhD, Special Education
Anna Lopez, Homemaker – Prisoner Representative
Sanjay Mohan, M.D. Hematology/Oncology
Harvey J. Murff, M.D., MPH Internal Medicine
Jeremy Neal, PhD, CNM, RN Geriatric Nursing
Michael O’Connor, M.D. Pediatric Pulmonology
Olalekan Oluwole, MD Hematology/Oncology
Neeraja Peterson, M.D. Internal Medicine
Megan M. Saylor, Ph.D. Psychology and Human Development
David Schlundt, PhD Psychology/Behavior Medicine and Health
Cynthia Seifert, Mdiv Divinity, Community Member(NS)
Jason Slagel, PhD Human Factors/Psychology
Kimberly Towers, B.S. Law Enforcement, Community Member (NS)
Kate VonWahlde, M.S. Clinical Trials Management
Mary Kay Washington, MD Surgical Pathology, Oncology
Hendrik Weitkamp, M.D. Neonatology/Pediatric Infectious Disease
James Wilkinson, MD, MPH Pediatrics
Annette Williams, MLIS Library and Information Sciences
Saralyn Williams, M.D. Clinical Toxicology/Emergency Medicine
Jo Wilson, MD, MPH Psychiatry/Epidemiology