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IRB Members and Staff

Primary Members

Name Affiliation
Natalie Archer, PhD DSHS Environmental Epidemiology & Disease Surveillance
Affiliated Scientist
Tara Das, PhD, MPH, MLIS DSHS Vital Statistics Section
Vital Event Expertise / Affiliated Non-Scientist
Morgan Constantino DSHS Office of General Counsel
Affiliated Non-Scientist / OGC Rep
Esmeralda Galvan, PhD, MPAff. Seton Healthcare
Unaffiliated Non-Scientist
Trudy Krause, DrPH UT School of Public Health
Unaffiliated Scientist
Hye-Chung Kum, PhD TAMU School of Public Health
Unaffiliated Scientist
Stephen Pont, MD, MPH
Chairperson
DSHS Center for Public Health Policy & Practice
Affiliated Scientist
Rachel P. Allred, PhD, MPH DSHS Birth Defects Epidemiology & Surveillance
Affiliated Scientist
Alan Shafer, PhD Health and Human Services Commission
Affiliated Scientist
Christopher Webb, PhD, MPH
Vice-Chairperson
DSHS Office of Practice and Learning
Affiliated Scientist

Alternate Members

Name Affiliation
Charles Shumate, DrPH DSHS Birth Defects Epidemiology & Surveillance
Affiliated Scientist
Shannon Brown DSHS Office of General Counsel
Affiliated Non-Scientist
Philip Lupo, PhD, MPH Baylor College of Medicine
Unaffiliated Scientist
Bonny Mayes, MA DSHS Zoonosis Control Branch
Affiliated Scientist
Paige Miller, PhD, MPH, RD DSHS Environmental Epidemiology & Disease Surveillance
Affiliated Scientist
Stephanie Mundis, PhD DSHS Center for Health Statistics
Affiliated Scientist
Marco L. Robinson, M.A.Ed. Prairie View A&M University
Unaffiliated Non-Scientist
Eva Shipp, PhD TAMU School of Public Health
Unaffiliated Scientist
Kim Vernon, JD Seton Healthcare
Non-scientist/Non-affiliate/Prisoner Rep

Non-voting Members

Name Affiliation
Manda Hall, MD DSHS Community Health Improvement

IRB Staff

Name Affiliation Contact
(vacant) DSHS Office of Practice & Learning
IRB Administrator
institutionalreviewboard@dshs.texas.gov
 
Cynthia Dang DSHS Office of Practice & Learning
Administrative Assistant
Cynthia.Dang@dshs.texas.gov
512-776-3865
Christopher Webb DSHS Office of Practice & Learning
Research Advancement Manager
Christopher.Webb@dshs.texas.gov
512-657-4129
Courtney Dezendorf, M.Ed. Director, DSHS Office of Practice & Learning
Interim Authorized Institutional Official
Courtney.Dezendorf@dshs.texas.gov
512-776-3751
Authorized Institutional Official Vacant