• Leslie Whetstine, PhD
    IRB Chair
    Professor of Philosophy,
    Division of Philosophy and Theology
    330.244.4697
    lwhetstine@walsh.edu
  • Julie Szendrey
    IRB Committee Member
    Professor of Business
    330.490.7124
    jszendrey@walsh.edu
  • Thomas Freeland, PhD
    IRB Committee Member
    Professor of Biology
    330.490.7228
    tfreeland@walsh.edu
  • Jo Anna Kelly, PhD
    IRB Committee Member
    Professor of Sociology
    330.244.4691
    jkelly@walsh.edu
  • Nina Rytwinski, PhD
    IRB Committee Member
    Assistant Professor of Psychology
    330.490.7611
    nrytwinski@walsh.edu
  • Eyad Nashawati, MD
    IRB Committee Member - Community Member
    eyadania@yahoo.com
  • Jaime Paz, DPT
    IRB Committee Member
    Professor of Physical Therapy
    330.244.4760
    jpaz@walsh.edu
  • Shelly Amato-Curran, PhD
    IRB Alternate Committee Member
    Assistant Professor of Nursing
    330.490.7007
    samato@walsh.edu

IRB Administration


Walsh University Institutional Review Board (IRB):

irb@walsh.edu | 330.490.7443

Federalwide Assurance Number (FWA): FWA00022389

(Expiration 05/04/2028)

Institutional Review Board (IRB) # 00009923

(Expiration 05/11/2026)