Here is the link to our Grants and Contracts Web site. This contains
information about our IRB. You probably will be most interested in the
section Human Research Subjects.
http://www.valdosta.edu/grants/
At 02:55 PM 10/12/00 -0400, Marjorie S. Hardy wrote:
>Hi! I work at a small liberal arts college whose primary mission is
>teaching, but where research is carried out in several departments
>(behavioral and natural sciences, mainly). Until I arrived, most of the
>research conducted by students and faculty in the psychology department
>took place on campus, utilizing college students as participants.
>However, my research typically involves children recruited from the
>community, and so I have taken it upon myself (with the Dean's
>encouragement) to formalize our procedures for using human subjects in
>research. In the past, I have always worked at institutions that had
>formal procedures in place, and although we have an informal process
>here, I wasn't sure if we met federal guidelines, or if I am legally
>protected when I venture out into the community.
>
>I have searched the past five years of TIPS archives and cannot find the
>answers to the questions I have. If you would like to respond directly
>to me, I would be happy to compile the responses and post them to the
>list. I am particularly interested in hearing from people at other
>colleges that are similar to mine (small, liberal arts colleges whose
>primary mission is teaching). I know the requirements for large
>research universites are different.
>
>(1) I am most interested in whether or not we are legally required to
>have an IRB. It is my understanding that if a university receives
>federal funds, it is mandated to have an IRB. But does this mean only
>federal funds directed to human subjects research, or does it encompass
>federal funds for non-human subjects research, or even federal funds
>unrelated to research (e.g., PEL grants)? I have read just about
>everything I can get my hands on (including 45 CFR 46), but I just can't
>find the answer to this!!
>
>(2) Related to #1, does your institution have a formal or informal
>process for reviewing research involving human subjects? I would also
>be interested in knowing how many institutions have no process in place
>at all. (According to "Protecting Human Subjects," published by APA,
>"Research universities should always have an IRB, but colleges that are
>primarily undergraduate insitutions may or may not have an IRB or a
>detailed procedure for review of research" (p. 158)
>
>Thanks in advance for your responses.
>
>Marjorie Hardy
Deb
Dr. Deborah S. Briihl
Dept. of Psychology and Counseling
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA 31698
(229) 333-5994
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