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�Ա���Ƶ's Institutional Review Board (IRB) supervises and approves all research involving human participants. If you are not familiar with IRB practice contact your adviser or the IRB chair for advice prior to submission.

Important Note about Proposals with Student Researchers

Providing basic guidance on the process of submitting proposals, as well as guidance regarding the purpose and import of the IRB, is the responsibility of faculty supervisors. If a faculty supervisor desires for students to submit directly to the IRB (vs. submitting on their behalf), please note that the IRB requires that faculty supervisors review and give final approval of any student-initiated submissions to the IRB and strongly prefers that submissions are formally submitted by the faculty supervisor to ensure they align with IRB standards. If you are the faculty supervisor for a proposal you will receive all IRB correspondence regarding that proposal, even if submitted by a student. It is expected that you will then work with your students to implement any feedback according to the provided guidelines. The intent of these requirements is to streamline the IRB process for both the board members and researchers (e.g., minimizing back-and-forth edits) and to ensure students have faculty guidance on the history and purpose of the IRB, as well as what is expected for proposal submissions.

Where to Start

All student and faculty investigators are encouraged to read the document "Research with Human Participants: A Manual for Investigators.”

Next, any faculty, and especially students new to research with human participants, are strongly encouraged to complete basic training for research involving human participants via the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) before submitting an IRB proposal. To access this training, through your organization (choose �Ա���Ƶ to access through our SSO). There are many trainings available, which can be viewed by clicking “add a course.” One training that might be particularly helpful is the course targeted to “Social & Behavioral Research Investigators” as highlighted in the screenshot below. 

What Does the IRB Consider?

All research covered by �Ա���Ƶ's policy needs to be reviewed by the IRB to ensure that human research participants are treated in an ethical manner. The IRB seeks to ensure that researchers understand and uphold two standards: first, that human participants should not be placed at undue risk; second, that participants should give uncoerced, informed consent to their participation in the research.