Institutional Review Board
Welcome to the Home Page of the WCSU Institutional Review Board (IRB). On this page, you will find all of the materials & links necessary to submit your human subjects research for official review.
All WCSU IRB submissions must be submitted as one, complete email attachment to IRB@wcsu.edu. Please see the checklist below to make sure you have submitted all the necessary materials.
- Completed (and signed) HUM-1 Cover Sheet Form
- Research application (Simply submit a Word attachment answering questions #1-8).
- If applicable, a consent form to be used with Human Participants (example template)
- Any applicable Materials (e.g., Call for Research/Solicitation of Subjects, Final Survey, Interview Questions, etc.)
- CITI training or equivalent Human Subjects training
To be considered for full committee review, proposals must be submitted before the first of the month for consideration at the next meeting. Proposals submitted after the deadline will not be considered until the following month’s meeting. For proposals that do not need a full committee review, please plan for at least 2 weeks of processing time. IRB approval must be obtained before data collection with human participants can commence.
Fall 2012/Spring 2013 Meeting Dates:
Meetings occur on Wednesday in Student Center Room 228, beginning at 8:30am.
- September 19, 2012
- October 17, 2012
- November 21, 2012
- December 19, 2012
- January 16, 2013
- February 20, 2013
- March 20, 2013
- April 17, 2013
- May 15, 2013
IRB questions may be directed to the Chair of the WCSU IRB, Dr. Jessica Eckstein (email: irb@wcsu.edu).
- CITI Human Subjects Training (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative)
- US DHS Office for Human Research Protections (Regulations, policies and resources)
