Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Institutional Review Board
The Molloy University Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews all research involving human subjects
that is conducted by, or under the direction of, Molloy faculty and other employees as well as by both
undergraduate and graduate students. It also reviews all research that is utilizes Molloy property,
personnel, students or facilities, or the institution’s non-public or website information to identify or
contact human research subjects, even if it has received IRB approval from another institution. The IRB
strives for thorough, yet timely, review of all IRB submissions. Additional information concerning the Institutional Review Board is available from the Office of Research, Scholarship, and Graduate Studies, Kellenberg Hall Room 322.
Committee Members 2025-2026
Joanna Alcruz, PhD - School of Education and Human Services
Raymond Blanchard, PhD - School of Education and Human Services
Marcia Caton, PhD - The Barbara H. Hagan School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Audra Cerruto, PhD - School of Education and Human Services
Audrey Cohan, EdD - IRB Administrator, Senior Dean for Research, Scholarship, and Graduate Studies
Lorraine Emeghebo, EdD - The Barbara H. Hagan School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Debbie Langone, EdD** - Executive Director for Instructional Technology & STEAM, K-12
Robert Marmo, PhD***- Chief Planner, Suffolk Probation - Retired
Mili Mathew, PhD - The Barbara H. Hagan School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Michael W. Morrisey, MPA - Program Manager, Research, Scholarship, and Graduate Studies
Ann Marie Nancy O'Donnell, MA** - The Usher Syndrome Coalition
Gayle O’Keefe, MBA* - School of Business
Heather Reens, PhD - The Barbara H. Hagan School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Maureen Sanz, PhD - IRB Chair, School of Arts and Sciences
Ethel Ulrich, DNP - Barbara H. Hagan School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Susan Vitale, PhD - Barbara H. Hagan School of Nursing and Health Sciences
*Alternate Member
**Outside Community Representative
***Prisoner Representative
Full Board Meeting Dates*
*Please note: The Full Institutional Review Board is not convened during the summer months. However, IRB submissions remain under review throughout this time. Applications not requiring full board review will continue to be processed, while those requiring full board consideration will be reviewed at the next scheduled meeting.
| SUBMISSION DUE DATE | FULL BOARD MEETING DATE | BOARD RESPONSE |
|---|---|---|
| September 1, 2026 at 5 PM | September 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM | September 30, 2026 |
| October 1, 2026 by 5 PM | October 21, 2026 at 3:30 PM | October 31, 2026 |
| November 1, 2026 by 5 PM | November 18, 2026 at 3:30 PM | November 30, 2026 |
| December 1, 2026 by 5 PM | December 17, 2026 at 3:30 PM | December 31, 2026 |
| January 1, 2027 by 5 PM | January 20, 2027 at 3:30 PM | January 31, 2027 |
| February 1, 2027 by 5 PM | February 17, 2027 at 3:30 PM | February 28, 2027 |
| March 1, 2027 by 5 PM | March 10, 2027 at 3:30 PM | March 31, 2027 |
| April 1, 2027 by 5 PM | April 14, 2027 at 3:30 PM | April 30, 2027 |
| May 1, 2027 at 5 PM | May 12, 2027 at 3:30 PM | May 31, 2027 |
Molloy University Institutional Review Board Guidelines for Research Involving Human Subjects
Educational Resources
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IRBNet Training Resources
Training Energizer 1 - Registering and Creating an Account in IRBNet
academics/research/irbnet_training_energizer-new_user_registration.pdf
Training Energizer 2 - Submitting an IRB Package in IRBNet
academics/research/irbnet_training_energizer-new-project-submission.researcher_1.pdf
Training Energizer 3 - Submitting Subsequent Packages (such as Amendments or Continuing Reviews)
academics/research/irbnet-training-energizer-researcher-2.pdf
Training Notes: Submitting a Revised Project Package
academics/research/irbnet-notes-subsequent-packages.pdf
- IRB Workshop Part I: Promoting Ethical Research
- IRB Workshop Part II: Promoting Ethical Research
- IRB Review of Research Proposals
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How to Register for CITI
The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) is a subscription service providing Molloy's research community with comprehensive on-line training in human subjects research (HSR). If you are an investigator, research team member, or student doing human subjects research, you must take the “Responsible Conduct of Research Course” AND a "Human Subjects Research Course" in order to submit to the IRB or be listed as part of the research team.
CITI program content is organized into modules, which can be thought of as lessons. Modules of a course may be set as required; or they may be set as elective. Modules are composed of text, images, and video content which generally follows a standard format: It begins with an introduction of the topic(s) to be covered, then provides a set of learning objectives; after that comes the main material, broken up into sections, followed by a concluding summary sections. Each module may take 10-30 minutes to complete. You can leave and come back to the site using your CITI user name and password and quizzes can be retaken to achieve a higher score until a passing score is achieved.
Modules typically include a quiz made up of multiple-choice questions. Achieving a passing score on the set of quiz questions is required to "complete" the module. When you complete a quiz, feedback is usually provided for each question, which includes guidance on why the answer selected was correct or incorrect. Module content can be revisited and quizzes can be retaken to achieve a higher score until a passing score is achieved.
For each set of modules that has been assembled into a course, a learner has an associated gradebook. The gradebook shows your progress for each module of that course-not yet started, started but not completed, completed and passed, or not passed. Training is required every three years.
To Register:
- Go to http://citiprogram.org.
- Once there, simply click "Create an account".
- You will be taken to the page "Personal Information".
- Enter "Molloy University".
- Enter your desired username and password where indicated.
- Select a security question.
- Enter your first and last name.
- Enter your preferred email address.
- Hit submit. You will be taken to Main Menu.
To Enroll in a Course:
- Go to My learner tools for Molloy University. Click on Add a Course or Update Learner Groups.
- The next page is Select Curriculum-Molloy University.
- All investigators, IRB members, IRB chair, students, assistants on ANY IRB protocol MUST take the Responsible Conduct for Researchers course (required modules) and a Human Subjects’ Research course-either the Social & Behavioral course OR Biomedical course. Please see uploaded form “Required Citi Training at Molloy University” for required modules.
- Required Citi Training at Molloy University
- The Belmont Report
Contact Information
Maureen Sanz, PhD, FACMG, IRB Chairperson
Molloy University
1000 Hempstead Avenue
Rockville Centre, N.Y. 11571
Audrey Cohan, EdD, IRB Administrator
Molloy University
1000 Hempstead Avenue
Rockville Centre, N.Y. 11571