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Board Roster

Arkansas State University
Institutional Review Board
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

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