Connecticut Office of Childhood Commissioner’s Institutional Review Board Appointed Members as of August 2, 2018 Name Professional Affiliation IRB Role Eileen McMurrer, M.Ed. Office of Early Childhood Chair Legal Division Agency Staff Constance Heye, M.P.H. Office of Early Childhood Vice Chair Family Support Division Agency Staff Andrea Courtemanche, University of St. Joseph Member Ph.D. Dept. of Counseling and Non-agency staff Applied Behavioral Studies Michael Curley, J.D. Office of Early Childhood Member Legal Division Agency staff Cheryl Cyr Sparks, B.S. Office of Early Childhood Member Licensing Division Agency Sylvia Gafford-Alexander, Community Member; Member M.S.W. Dept. of Social Services Non-agency staff [retired] Amparo Garcia, B.S. Office of Early Childhood Member Early Care and Education Agency staff Division Michelle L. Levy, Ph.D. Office of Early Childhood Member Quality Improvement Agency Staff Division Anna Shusterman, Ph.D Wesleyan University Member Dept. of Psychology Non-agency staff Karen Steinberg Gallucci, UConn Health School of Member Ph.D. Medicine Non-agency staff Dept. of Psychiatry
Connecticut Office of Childhood Commissioner’s Institutional Review Board Appointed Members as of August 2, 2018 Name Professional Affiliation IRB Role Eileen McMurrer, M.Ed. Office of Early Childhood Legal Division Chair Agency Staff Constance Heye, M.P.H. Office of Early Childhood Family Support Division Vice Chair Agency Staff Andrea Courtemanche, Ph.D. University of St. Joseph Dept. of Counseling and Applied Behavioral Studies Member Non-agency staff Michael Curley, J.D. Office of Early Childhood Legal Division Member Agency staff Cheryl Cyr Sparks, B.S. Office of Early Childhood Licensing Division Member Agency Sylvia Gafford-Alexander, M.S.W. Community Member; Dept. of Social Services [retired] Member Non-agency staff Amparo Garcia, B.S. Office of Early Childhood Early Care and Education Division Member Agency staff Michelle L. Levy, Ph.D. Office of Early Childhood Quality Improvement Division Member Agency Staff Anna Shusterman, Ph.D Wesleyan University Dept. of Psychology Member Non-agency staff Karen Steinberg Gallucci, Ph.D. UConn Health School of Medicine Dept. of Psychiatry Member Non-agency staff