Conflict of Interest & Commitment Review Committee

Appointed by the Provost

The Conflict of Interest & Commitment Review Committee (CICRC) is responsible for reviewing conflicts of interest and commitment issues referred to it, and recommending remedies for resolving, reducing or eliminating potential or real conflicts.

The provost shall appoint tenured faculty to the CICRC based on recommendations from the deans of the several colleges. Such appointments shall include one tenured faculty member each from the Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture, Food and Life Sciences; the Sam M. Walton College of Business; the College of Education and Health Professions; the College of Engineering and the School of Law, and two tenured faculty members from the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences (one from the arts, humanities or languages and one from biological, physical or social sciences). In addition, one faculty representative shall be appointed by the Faculty Senate, and one staff representative shall be appointed by the Staff Senate. Individual appointments shall be for three years. The dean of the Graduate School and International Education shall recommend one graduate student who shall be appointed for one year. Ex officio, non-voting members to the CICRC shall include: vice chancellor for research and innovation (chair), vice chancellor for finance and administration, director of the Office of Research Compliance, and general counsel or representative.

Committee Members

Amanda Terrell -Faculty representative from the  Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture, Food and Life Sciences

Zach Steelman -  Faculty representative from the Sam M. Walton College of Business

Wen-Juo Lo -  Faculty representative from the College of Education and Health Professionals

Kartik Balachandran -  Facutly representative from the College of Engineering

Cathy Chick - Faculty representative from the School of Law

Charles Muntz (HIST) -Facutly representative from the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences (arts, humanities or languages)

Mahmoud Moradi - Faculty represerntative from the J. Williams Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences (biological, physical or social sciences)

Samantha Robinson -Faculty at Large representative

Kaitlyn Riggin - Staff representative, Director of UA Cares

Kadesha Treco- Graduate Student

Margaret E. Sova McCabe, Chair - Ex-Officio**, Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation

Ann Bordelon - Ex-Officio**, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration

Jennifer Christensen - Ex-Officio**, Director of Research Integrity and Compliance

Bill Kincaid - Ex-Officio**, Managing Associate General Counsel**

**- Ex-Officio, Non-voting

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