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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

2009-2010 Board Members

Dave Lopatto (Chair)
Karla Erickson
Brad Graham
Monty Roper
Johanna Meehan

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. Just click the link above and you will be asked to log in if you are not already logged in to Pioneer Web. If you need to access this module from within Pioneer Web. Log in, then click the "Community" tab. You will see the "IRB- ETHICS TRAINING" link inside "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

Ethical Standards for Research with Children – SRCD

Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Older Adults – APA

Ethics of Research on Vulnerable Populations – Case Western Reserve University

Resources for Faculty

Faculty Handbook Appendix IX concerning Research Oversight

Online Addendum to Faculty Handbook Appendix IX concerning the IRB

Annotated References for Class Discussion

Online Ethics Training

“Ethics Training Module,” must be completed before initiating any human research at Grinnell College .

Enroll in Ethics Training Module – REQUIRED TO ENGAGE IN HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH. Facutly can automaticlly join and complete the online ethics training module. Just click the link above, you will be asked to log in, then to confirm that you wish to enroll/join the IRB-Ethics Training module. Once you have done this you will be taken straight into the module. Pioneer Web. If you need to revisit this module at a later time, just go to Pioneer Web. Log in, then click the "Community" tab. You will see the "IRB- ETHICS TRAINING" link inside "My Organizations".

Additional Ethics Training

These sites provide links to advanced ethics training courses requiring a fee to complete.

Conferences (Office for Human Research Protections)

APA Online Academy

Federal Guidelines and Regulations

The Common Rule (45 CRF 46)

The Belmont Report

Nuremberg Code

Declaration of Helsinki

NIH Guidelines for Human Subjects

Regulations for Requesting or Disclosing Health Information (HIPAA Privacy Rule)

Resources for IRB Members