• Melisa Barden, PhD
    IRB Committee Member
    Associate Professor of Psychology
    330.490.7256
    mbarden@walsh.edu
  • Tracey Herstich, DNP
    IRB Committee Member
    Associate Professor of Nursing
    330.490.7101
    therstich@walsh.edu
  • Eyad Nashawati, MD
    IRB Committee Member (Community)
    eyadania@yahoo.com
  • Jaime Paz, DPT
    IRB Committee Member
    Professor of Physical Therapy
    330.244.4760
    jpaz@walsh.edu
  • Nina Rytwinski, PhD
    IRB Committee Member
    Assistant Professor of Psychology
    330.490.7611
    nrytwinski@walsh.edu
  • Jeffery Warnke, PhD
    IRB Committee Member
    Director of Graduate Education Studies
    330.490.7216
    jwarnke@walsh.edu
  • Leslie Whetstine, PhD
    IRB Chair
    Professor of Philosophy,
    Division of Philosophy and Theology
    330.244.4697
    lwhetstine@walsh.edu
  • Seth Hepner, EdD
    IRB Committee Alternate Member
    Assistant Professor of English
    330.490.7455
    shepner@walsh.edu
  • Kelsey Scanlon, PhD
    IRB Committee Alternate Member
    Program Director and Chair, Exercise Science
    330.490.7267
    kscanlon@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)

Walsh University’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) is responsible for reviewing all human subjects research and is registered with the Office of Human Research Protection (OHRP) within the US Department of Health and Human Services.  Be advised that any research found noncompliant with IRB policies, procedures, and/or regulations may result in a research misconduct investigation and require the submission of a federal incident report, as well as University sanctions.