IRB Members and Staff

Primary Members

Name Affiliation
Natalie Archer, PhD DSHS Environmental Epidemiology & Disease Surveillance
Affiliated Scientist
Morgan Constantino DSHS Office of General Counsel
Affiliated Non-Scientist / OGC Rep
Tara Das, PhD, MPH, MLIS DSHS Vital Statistics Section
Vital Event Expertise / Affiliated Non-Scientist
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
Saroj Rai, PhD DSHS Office of State Epidemiologist
Affiliated Scientist
Alan Shafer, PhD Health and Human Services Commission
Affiliated Scientist
Charles Shumate, DrPH DSHS Birth Defects Epidemiology & Surveillance
Affiliated Scientist
Christopher Webb, PhD, MPH
Vice-Chairperson
DSHS Office of Practice and Learning
Affiliated Scientist

Alternate Members

Name Affiliation
Rachel P. Allred, PhD, MPH DSHS Birth Defects Epidemiology & Surveillance
Affiliated Scientist
Shannon Brown DSHS Office of General Counsel
Affiliated Non-Scientist
Malak Carrillo DSHS Vital Statistics Section
Vital Event Expertise Affiliated Non-scientist
Philip Lupo, PhD, MPH Baylor College of Medicine
Unaffiliated Scientist
Bonny Mayes, MA DSHS Zoonosis Control Branch
Affiliated Scientist
Stephanie Mundis, PhD DSHS Center for Health Statistics
Affiliated Scientist
Benjamin Ukert TAMU School of Public Health
Unaffiliated Scientist
Kim Vernon, JD Seton Healthcare
Non-scientist/Non-affiliate/Prisoner Rep
Paige Miller, PhD, MPH, RD DSHS Environmental Epidemiology & Disease Surveillance
Affiliated Scientist

Non-voting Members

Name Affiliation
Manda Hall, MD DSHS Community Health Improvement

IRB Staff

Name Affiliation Contact
Laura Larsen-Strecker 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