Staff
Shante' C. Mathes, Director of Research Protections
Shante' Mathes is the Director of Research Protections. She graduated from North Carolina A&T State University with a B.S. in Animal Science and from Tuskegee University with a M.S. in Veterinary Sciences. During her time at N.C. A&T, she participated as a summer research scholar at Iowa State University. While at Iowa State, she worked on various research projects dealing with obesity studies, the distribution of compounds in the meat of beef cattle, and glutathioine status in feedlot cattle. Since graduation, she has been employed with USDA Veterinary Services as an Animal Health Technician/Inspector. She was responsible for enforcing import/export compliance of animals, assisting with Avian Influenza outbreaks, community outreach, and monthly facility inspections. Shante's favorite movies are Twister and Jurassic Park.
Responsibilities:
- IACUC Administration
- Post Approval Monitoring for IACUC
- IBC Administration
- Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)
Monica M. Molina, JD, Associate Director, Research Protections
Monica Molina is the Associate Director of Research Protections. She graduated
from the University of Miami with a BA in Psychology and a JD from New York Law
School. Monica brings both regulatory oversight and research coordination experience to
this role. Since graduation she has worked in research compliance for the
University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine and for Duke University Health
System’s IRB office. She is a member of the Association of University Export Control
Officers (AUECO) and is certified in Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
Responsibilities:
- Export Controls Administrator
- Conflict of Interest and Commitment (COI) Administrator
- Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Administrator
- IP Council Member
Morgan Coyle, IRB Coordinator, Research Protections
Morgan Coyle is the IRB Coordinator. He graduated from Appalachian State University with a B.A. in Psychology and a B.A. in Philosophy, along with University Honors. As a student, Morgan expressed his love for music by playing Sousaphone in the Marching Mountaineers and joining the music fraternity Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He also spent eight semesters as a research assistant in a social psychology lab and earned Departmental Honors in Psychology after conducting original experimental research on the relationship between driving anger and dehumanization. He completed his degrees in Spring 2020 after defending his second thesis---this time for Departmental Honors in Philosophy---on epistemic injustice and the third gender category. Morgan has been involved with the IRB Office since 2018, when he started as an intern, and hopes to remain in the Office of Research for many years to come.
Responsibilities:
- IRB Administration
- IRB Member
- Education and Outreach
- Technical Reviews for Non-Exempt Research
Willow M Greene, MA, IRB Analyst, Research Protections
Willow Madison Greene is the IRB Analyst, she has been with Research Protections at Appalachian State since 2023. She graduated from Buffalo State University in 2019 with a BA in Sociology, and University at Buffalo in 2021 with an MA in Sociology concentrating on the intersection of family processes, gender roles, and precarious employment. Her Master’s thesis was an IRB approved, qualitative, open-ended interview study. Her post-graduate work was in refugee resettlement where she worked with community stakeholders to generate employment and vocational skills training that was inclusive of New Americans in her native city of Buffalo, NY. Willow is passionate about qualitative research, equitable research with international populations, and supporting student research at Appalachian State. She is a big Stephen King fan.
Responsibilities:
- IRB Administration
- IRB Associate Member
- Reliance Agreements and Collaborative Human Subjects Research
- International Human Subjects Research