Institutional Review Board (IRB)

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a work group established by an institution to protect the rights and welfare of human subjects recruited to participate in research activities. Federal, state and university regulations require all human subjects research conducted by Central Oregon Community College faculty, staff and students to be approved by the IRB before the research can be conducted.

For additional information, please see Instruction - Institutional Review Board

Current Members 2026-27:

Caitlin Kiley, Stephanie Christau
Presidential Appointment, Science Rep
Term: 2026-29
ckiley@cocc.edu, schristau@cocc.edu 
541-317-3078, 541-330-4381
Vacant
Science Rep
Term: 2026-29

541-
Vacant
Science Rep
Term: 2026-29

541-
Abbey Larkin
Non-COCC, External Representative
Term: 2025-28
Justin Borowsky
Faculty Senate, non-Science Rep
Term: 2025-28
jborowsky@cocc.edu
541-383-7277
Kristin Lambert
Faculty Senate, Science Rep
Term: 2025-28
klambert2@cocc.edu 
541-383-7248
Helen Wiersma-Koch
Instructional Dean
Term: 2026-29
hwiersmakoch@cocc.edu
541-383-7755
Cory Darling
Dir. of Campus Safety/Emergency Management
Term: Automatic
cdarling3@cocc.edu 
541-383-7733