Wofford College
Institutional Review Board

Policies and Procedures for Teaching or Research with Human Subjects

Teaching or Research with Human Subjects requires approval by the Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Do you need to apply for an IRB?

Click here for some tips from John Carroll to see if an IRB is necessary for your study. If it is, you can find the links to Wofford forms below.

How to apply for an IRB: Submission Forms for Research with Human Subjects

Description
Policy and Procedure Manual for Research with Human Subjects
Members of Wofford College's IRB:

Dr. Katherine Steinmetz (Chair, Scientist)
Dr. Cecile Nowatka (Scientist)
Dr. Peter Brewitt (Scientist)
Dr. Cissy Fowler (Scientist)
Dr. Britton Newman (Non-Scientist)
Dr. Stefanie Keen (Non-Wofford)

For Wofford's Institutional Review Board Members Only: On-Line Protocol Log

Teaching or Research with Non-Human Vertebrate Species requires approval by the

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

Please see the IACUC website if you are planning on submitting a proposal for teaching or research with Non-Human Vertebrate Species

For additional information

The following internet sites contain additional information related to the goals of the Institutional Review Board:

Protecting Human Research Subjects: Institutional Review Board Guidebook - NIH/OPRR (full-text) [via U Michigan Medical School] This is the major volume to help IRBs understand the task of protecting human research subjects.
Office for Protection from Research Risks (OPRR) [NIH]

Title 45 Code of Federal Regulations Part 46 - Protection of Human Subjects (81Kb)
The Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research
Frequently Asked Questions for the OPRR

For more information, please send E-mail to: Katherine Steinmetz IRB Chair, Institutional Review Board (steinmetzkr@wofford.edu)

These pages are maintained by Katherine Steinmetz.