The Institutional Review Board (Human Subjects Research Committee) is appointed by the Provost and is charged with reviewing research involving human subjects. Members serve for a term of one year and may be re-appointed.
Current IRB members are
| Member | School | Term |
| Professor Kyle Roberts, Chairman | Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development | August 2012 |
| Professor Scott Davis | Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development | August 2012 |
| Professor John Potter | Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development | August 2012 |
| Professor Robert (Buck) Hampson, Co-Chair | Dedman College, Department of Psychology | August 2012 |
| Professor Jasper Smits | Dedman College, Department of Psychology | August 2012 |
| Professor Ben Wallace | Dedman College, Department of Anthropology | August 2012 |
| Professor Carolyn Smith-Morris | Dedman College, Department of Anthropology | August 2012 |
| Professor Evelyn Parker | Perkins School of Theology | August 2012 |
| Dr. Jay Ashmore | Outside member | August 2012 |
| David Liner | Director of Environmental Health & Safety Assistant Director of Risk Management |
August 2012 |