# HUA IRB Staff ### Harvard University Area IRB Institutional Review Board (IRB) staff are generally available from 9AM to 5PM, Monday through Friday. Some staff may have adjusted hours (for example, 8AM to 4PM). - If an IRB staff member is on vacation, they will have an out of office message on their email. - If an IRB staff member is on vacation, items in their portfolio may be triaged to other IRB staff members. The office is working hybrid remote. For quickest response, please contact us via email. email: phone: (617) 496-2847 1350 Massachusetts Avenue - Smith Campus Center Suite 645 (6th Floor) Cambridge, MA 02138 ![Flags fluttering in Blue sky background](/sites/g/files/omnuum921/files/styles/hwp_1_1__480x480/public/cuhs/files/science_center_flags_photo_0.jpg?itok=_i-lqfD-) [### Jonathan Girard ](/people/jonathan-m-girard) [jonathan\_girard@harvard.edu](mailto:jonathan_girard@harvard.edu)Director, Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) Jonathan M. Girard serves as the Director of the Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) for the Harvard University Area. In this role, Jonathan leads institutional officials, investigators, research staff, administrative offices, and public... ![Jonathan Girard, HUA IRB Director](/sites/g/files/omnuum921/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-07/J.%20Girard%2020240625-OfficeViceProvostResearch-Harvard-105.JPG?itok=6ItoCauV) [### Katie Jones ](/people/katie-jones) [kathryn\_jones@harvard.edu](mailto:kathryn_jones@harvard.edu)Assistant Director, Harvard University Area Institutional Review Board Katie Jones, MPH serves as the Assistant Director of the Harvard University Area Institutional Review Board. In this role, Katie provides leadership and oversight for review operations of the Harvard University Area (HUA) IRB, including the managing and... ![photo of Katie Jones](/sites/g/files/omnuum921/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/cuhs/files/katie_jones_bio_pic_1.jpg?itok=5auAQHDt) [### Kathryn Bean ](/people/katie-bean) [kathryn\_bean@harvard.edu](mailto:kathryn_bean@harvard.edu)IRB Administrator Team Lead Kathryn Bean serves as IRB Administrator Team Lead, focused on the administration of IRB review and regulatory compliance. Kathryn began working at Harvard University in January of 2017, at the Committee on the Use of Human Research Subjects where she... ![Kathryn Bean, IRB Administrator](/sites/g/files/omnuum921/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-05/Kathryn_bean%202024_0.jpeg?itok=YGSpGpYv) [### Katie Schaffenberger ](/people/katie-schaffenberger) [katie\_schaffenberger@harvard.edu](mailto:katie_schaffenberger@harvard.edu)Reliance Administrator Katie Schaffenberger is the Reliance Administrator for the Harvard University Area IRB. Katie moved to the Boston area in 2021 to begin working in the HUA IRB office after living in Central Illinois for 6 ½ years. She has worked in the IRB world since... ![Katie Schaffenberger, HUA IRB Reliance Administrator](/sites/g/files/omnuum921/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-07/K.%20Schaffenberger%2020240625-OfficeViceProvostResearch-Harvard-355.JPG?itok=FXNra3o3) [### Brandon Finn ](/people/brandon-finn) [brandon\_finn@harvard.edu](mailto:brandon_finn@harvard.edu)IRB Administrator Brandon Finn, CIP, serves as an IRB Administrator for the Harvard University Area IRB. His portfolio includes Harvard Graduate School of Education, Derek Bok Center, Rowland Institute, and Weatherhead Center. A dynamic professional with a multifaceted... ![Profile Picture Brandon Finn, IRB Administrator](/sites/g/files/omnuum921/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-07/Brandon%20Finn%2020240625-OfficeViceProvostResearch-Harvard-198.JPG?itok=jIsfoWX4) [### Sarah Ciosek ](/people/sarah-ciosek) [sarah\_ciosek@harvard.edu](mailto:sarah_ciosek@harvard.edu)IRB Administrator Sarah Ciosek is an IRB Administrator for the Harvard University Area IRB. Her portfolio includes Government, Health Policy, Public Policy and Psychology. Prior to her start in research administration, Sarah assisted with both human subjects and animal... ![Sarah Ciosek profile picture](/sites/g/files/omnuum921/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-05/Sarah%20Profile%20Picture.png?itok=EtYiC6aR) [### Carolina Becerril ](/people/carolina-becerril) [carolina\_becerril@harvard.edu](mailto:carolina_becerril@harvard.edu)IRB Administrator Carolina Becerril, MPH, is an IRB Administrator for the Harvard University Area IRB. Her portfolio includes Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Law School. Before joining Harvard in April 2024, she previously worked as a Study Coordinator at Fenway Health... ![profile picture of Carolina Becerril, IRB Administrator](/sites/g/files/omnuum921/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-07/Carolina%20Becerril%20profile%20picture%20July%202024.JPG?itok=KyBbAdC_) [### Eric Taft ](/people/eric-taft) [eric\_taft@harvard.edu](mailto:eric_taft@harvard.edu)IRB Administrator Eric is an IRB Administrator for the Harvard University Area IRB. His portfolio includes Psychology, Economics, African American Studies, and the Harvard Divinity School. Prior to beginning at Harvard in 2024, Eric worked for the Human Research Protection... ![head shot of Eric Taft](/sites/g/files/omnuum921/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/Eric%20Taft%202025.jpeg?h=a46219ec&itok=nQvsp3Q9) [### Abby Outterson ](/people/abby-outterson) [abigail\_outterson@harvard.edu](mailto:abigail_outterson@harvard.edu)IRB Administrator Abigail Outterson, MPH, is an IRB Administrator for the Harvard University Area IRB. Abby’s portfolio includes the Graduate School of Design, SEAS/WYSS, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Physics, Computational Science, and Human Evolutionary Biology... ![Abby Outterson Profile Picture](/sites/g/files/omnuum921/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/Abby%20Outterson%20Profile%20Pic%202.27.2025.JPG?itok=yY4Dpuam) [### Lauren Hammer ](/people/lauren-hammer) [lauren\_hammer@harvard.edu](mailto:lauren_hammer@harvard.edu)IRB Coordinator Lauren Hammer is the IRB Coordinator for the Harvard University Area Institutional Review Board (IRB) office. In this role, she provides administrative support to the HUA IRB, the staff of the IRB office, and works with faculty, researchers, IRB staff and... ![Lauren Hammer wearing eclipse glasses](/sites/g/files/omnuum921/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-05/Lauren%20Hammer%20profile%20picture.jpg?itok=YUxQTrF3)