Westat
Rockville, MD
Sharon Zack, MS, is the IRB administrator at Westat, a Maryland-based survey research organization. She has directed the human subjects protections program office for the past ten years and is the lead contact on all operational and regulatory matters involving the rights and welfare of human subjects. Ms. Zack’s responsibilities include managing the IRB office staff, pre-reviewing all nonexempt and exempt research protocols, providing educational training to investigators, developing and revising IRB policies and procedures, and assuring institutional compliance with all federal and state regulations. In order to streamline the review and approval process, as well as to maintain an IRB document repository, she is also managing the development and enhancement of an electronic IRB submission system. Additionally, she contributes to policies on handling research misconduct and HIPAA. Earlier in her career, Ms. Zack conducted research on tobacco use, prevention, and intervention with teens and adults, and co-authored a multi-faceted smoking cessation intervention for people ages 18 or younger. She has presented on numerous topics at PRIM&R’s AER Conferences, including “Minimizing IRB Burden on Investigators” and “Response to IRB Conditions Following a Convened Meeting.” Ms. Zack has more than 25 years of experience designing, conducting, and reviewing research with human subjects.
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Wednesday, November 17, 2021
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET