Ethical Compliance

Institutional Review Board

IRB Membership Roster

As of October 2024

Member Name Title and Affiliation Term of Appointment Member Designation
Joseph Stephan, PhD

Associate Professor, Gilbert & Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine

Director, IRB office, LAU

September 2016 -present

February 2019 - present

Scientific member

 

Chairperson, IRB

 

Vanda Abi Raad, MD, MHPE, EMBA Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development
Clinical Professor and Chair for the Department of Anesthesiology Gilbert & Rose-Marie Chagoury  School of Medicine, LAU
June 2017 - present Vice Chair IRB, Scientific member
Aniella Abi Gerges, PhD Associate Professor, School of Medicine December 2019 - present Scientific member
Grace Dagher, PhD Associate Professor, School of Business - LAU December 2019 - present Scientific member
Maha Habre, DNP, RN, CEN Clinical Assistant Professor,
School of Nursing, LAU
October 2020 - present Scientific member
Abeer Hani, MD Assistant Professor and Pediatric Neurologist,
Gilbert & Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine,  LAU
January 2016 - Present Scientific member
Fr. Ramy Wannous Saint George Church, Broummana October 2023 – present Non-Scientific and Not affiliated member
Maya Zeineddine, PhD Clinical Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, LAU October 2024 - present Scientific member
Rami Smayra, LLM Smayra Law Office May 2019 - present Non-scientific and not affiliated member
Pia Tohme, PhD Assistant Professor, Psychology  Department, School of Arts & Sciences, LAU February 2022 - Present  Scientific member
Rana Rizk, PhD Assistant Professor, Natural Sciences  Department, School of Arts & Sciences, LAU October 2022 - Present Scientific member
Leen Baddour Student ad hoc non voting member. School of Arts & Sciences – Psychology Student October 2024 - Present Non-scientific
Sally Sarkissian Student ad hoc non voting member. School of Pharmacy – MS in Pharmaceutical Development and Management Student October 2024 - Present Non-scientific
Karmen Baroudy,  M.Sc., CIM IRB Lead Program Manager, LAU February 2012 - present Scientific, Non-voting member