For the protection of human and animal subjects...
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Introduction
The federal government and University policy require the review of all research involving human subjects. The reviews by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) are designed to safeguard research subjects' rights and welfare. Continuing projects must be reviewed and approved at least annually.The IRB will determine whether a study is exempted, eligible for expedited review, or requires a full-board review. For exempted studies, the IRB will communicate that decision within working days. For expedited reviews, the IRB will communicate with the investigator(s) within ten working days. For studies that require a full board review, the IRB will need twenty working days in order to complete the review.
If you wish to conduct research involving human subjects, follow these steps:
1. Review the following policies:
- POLICY: Protection of Human Subjects in Research
- POLICY: Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Procedures
- POLICY: Reporting Unanticipated Problems in Research
2. Complete the CITI Training for Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research
- Once completed, download the Completion Report to be submitted with the IRB petition for each investigator. Each module in the course must be completed with a passing score of 80% or higher.
- The CITI Training for Biomedical Responsible Conduct of Research course may be accepted in lieu of the Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research depending on the IRB petition research subject.
3. IRB Petition Online Form:
- The IRB petition is now available as an online form in (SoftDocs). Click the link above to submit a research petition with all research documentation attached (i.e., informed consent, survey instruments, scripts, debriefing documents, etc.). All documents must be submitted by the 麻豆传媒团队 Investigator, typically a supervising faculty member. IRB Petitions are no longer accepted via email.
- FORM: Informed Consent Checklist (.pdf)
- FORM: Informed Consent Template (.docx)
- FORM: Informed Consent Sample for Anonymous Survey (.pdf)
- FORM: Unanticipated Problems Report (.docx)
- PETITION TEMPLATE (for investigators to collaborate and copy & paste into Etrieve form, not for submission via email): IRB Petition Template
4. The principal investigator will be notified via email if their petition is approved and will receive a final copy of the IRB petition.
- If there are any edits that need to be made by the principal investigator, they will receive a notification via email that the form was returned. Please make the edits and resubmit the form in Etrieve. Once all modifications are entered and approved by an IRB Reviewer, a final copy of the IRB petition will be sent to the principal investigator.
Please contact irbpetition@wittenberg.edu with any questions.
Wittenberg's IRB is registered with the US Department of Health and Human Services (IRB00010236 麻豆传媒团队 IRB #1; IORG0008550)
IRB Membership
- Stephanie Little, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology; IRB Chair
- Marie Bashaw, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Professor and Director of Nursing
- Audrey Bonar, MSN, RN, CEN, Professor of Practice, Nursing
- Ray Dudek, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry
- Hung-Sheng Hsu, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Health and Sport Studies
- Chad Sloss, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology
- William "Billy" Davis, Ph.D., Former Associate Professor of Psychology (Community Member)
- Katherine Horstkotte, IRB Coordinator
- Rebecka Schlake, IRB Coordinator; Institutional Research Analyst
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Process
- FORM: IACUC Petition
Membership
- Kathy Reinsel, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biology
- Jen Parsons, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Health and Sport Studies
- Richard Phillips, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biology
- Ms. Morgan Bush (Student representative)
- Brian Lokai, D.V.M. (Veterinarian)