Shannon Sewards

Director

Shannon Sewards is the Director of the Committee on the Use of Human Subjects at Harvard University. In this role, she is responsible for leadership...

Kathryn Bean

IRB Administrator

Kathryn Bean serves as IRB Administrator, focused on the administration of IRB review and regulatory compliance. Kathryn began working at Harvard...

Jonathan Girard

Manager

Jonathan M. Girard serves as Manager of the Harvard University Area IRB. He manages the IRB Administrator staff and internal training operations. He also...

Kile King

Assistant Director of Research Administration and Compliance at Harvard Business School

Kile is the Assistant Director of Research Administration and Compliance at Harvard Business School. He maintains the research portfolio of Harvard...

Alicia McGovern

IRB Administrator

Alicia McGovern is an IRB Administrator for the Committee on the Use of Human Subjects at Harvard University. Alicia moved to this role in 2018...

Mikaela Niemasz-Cavanagh

IRB Administrator

Mikaela Niemasz-Cavanagh is an IRB Administrator for the Committee on the Use of Human Subjects (CUHS). She came to the Boston area from Vermont to...

mikaela_niemasz-cavanagh@harvard.edu

p: (617) 496-1185

Amanda O'Brien

IRB Administrator

Amanda O’Brien is an IRB Administrator for the Committee on the Use of Human Subjects. She assists researchers with IRB review to ensure the rights...

Elizabeth Parsons

IRB Administrator

Elizabeth Parsons is an IRB Administrator for the Harvard University Area IRB, working with students in the Harvard Department of Psychology and Graduate...

Meghan Pronovost

IRB Reliance Administrator

Meghan Pronovost serves as the IRB Reliance Administrator with the Committee for the Use of Human Subjects (CUHS). She reviews submissions from all...