Board Roster

2025 Roster

Non-Scientific Members

• Eric Cave, PhD, Chair – Professor of Philosophy

• Jordan Butcher, PhD – Assistant Professor of Political Science

• Melodie Philhours, PhD – Associate Professor of Marketing

• Topeka Small-Singleton, PhD – Associate Professor, Educational Leadership Doctoral Program

• Edward Salo, PhD – Associate Director of Heritage Studies; Professor of History

Scientific Members

• Christina Akbari, PhD – Associate Professor of Communication Disorders

• James Church, PhD – Professor of Exercise Science

• Margaret Hance, PhD – Associate Professor of Psychology

• Eric Scudamore, PhD – Associate Professor of Exercise Science

Community Members

• Shelly Lamb – Non-Scientific Member

• Amanda McMillon (Alternate) – Scientific Member

• St. Bernards Medical Center

Non-Voting Members

• Jenny Estes – Director of Research Compliance; IRB Administrator

For more information, please contact:
Director of Research Compliance
Phone: (870) 972-2694 | Email: IRB@astate.edu