Julie Washington, B.A., CIP, has more than 30 years of IRB experience, and has been working with the HonorHealth IRB since 2014. Recently, she took on a new role as the HSRPP Specialist and Research Participant Advocate for HonorHealth.
Prior to finding her way to Arizona, Julie worked at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, first as a Medical Assistant/Office Manager in the Department of Ophthalmology for six years before becoming the Hospital’s IRB Administrator for 10 years.
In her spare time, at the insistence of her daughter, she volunteered as a Girl Scout Leader, encouraging young girls to become strong women, and helping promote the sale of Girl Scout Cookies (inadvertently creating a need for weight loss research).
In 2000, she moved to the University of Illinois-Chicago as the Biomedical/Behavioral IRB Assistant Director, where she helped rebuild the research program after a complete shutdown by OHRP. While at UIC, she also served as the IRB liaison to the Research & Development Committee at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center.
In 2002, Julie was in the first group to earn certification as an IRB professional; a certification she continues to maintain.
In 2008, Julie became the Assistant Director of the New York University Committee on Activities Involving Human Subjects. This IRB reviews social, behavioral, and educational research conducted by NYU faculty, staff and students within the New York area and at over a dozen international campus extension sites.
Julie has a degree in Healthcare Administration from Concordia University in Ann Arbor.