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Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Grinnell’s IRB reviews all research project proposals that use human research participants. Any faculty, staff or student conducting research on humans, even with minimal risk, needs to submit a proposal of the research project to the IRB Chair. We encourage electronic submission of the proposals (send to irb@grinnell.edu). Please plan to allow 10 days for a new submission to be reviewed and a decision rendered. Researchers with approval need to submit a protocol modification form to the IRB for significant modifications to research proposals (either procedures or participant populations).

Additional resources can be found under the following categories of links:

General Information

2007-2008 Board Members

Nancy Rempel-Clower (Chair)
Vicki Bentley-Condit
Karla Erickson
Shonda Kuiper

Forms

Proposal Form for Research with Human Participants

Protocol Modification Form for Research with Human Participants

Model Consent Form        Model Debrief Form

IRB forms can be viewed as a Web page or downloaded as a Word file.

Resources for Students

Online Ethics Training

These sites provide free online ethics training. The first site, “Ethics Training Module,” must be completed before initiating any human research at Grinnell College. The other two sites are highly recommended as they provide additional training and cover a broader range of ethical topics.

Ethics Training Module – REQUIRED TO ENGAGE IN HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH. This module is located in Pioneerweb. Once you have logged in, click the "Community" tab. You will see the training under "My Organizations".

Protection of Human Subjects Tutorial – Stanford University (30 minutes)

Human Participant Protections Education – National Cancer Institute (2 hours)

Research Aids

Informed Consent Checklist – Stanford University

Guidelines for Writing Informed Consent Documents – NIH

Human Subjects Regulations Decision Charts – OHRP

Additional Ethics Links

Suggested Questions for IRB Discussion – NIH (page 23)

American Psychological Association (APA) Ethics Website

American Educational Research Association (AERA) Research Ethics Page

American Anthropological Association (AAA) Ethics

American Sociological Association (ASA) Code of Ethics