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Lincoln College is committed to protecting the rights, welfare, and privacy of all human subjects involved in research studies conducted under the auspices of the College. The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is the body charged with reviewing and approving all proposed research involving human subjects, whether funded or not, conducted under the auspices of Lincoln College by its faculty, students or staff, or by outside investigators using Lincoln College students, personnel, facilities, or data collected at the College.
It is the responsibility of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) to protect human subjects and to insure that academic research is conducted in an ethical manner. The IRB has the authority to review, approve, modify, or deny academic research proposals, as well as ongoing research, submitted by faculty, staff, student researchers, or outside investigators that involves human subjects.
Please download the Institutional Review Board Guidebook located below for specific policies, procedures, submission protocols, and training requirements.
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Institutional Review Board Guidebook
Informed C onsent Form Templates
Checklist for Research Qualifying as Exempt
Checklist for Research Q ualifying for Expedited Review
Checklist for Re search Qualifying as Full Review
Research proposals requiring full review should be submitted at least seven (7) days before the committee meeting indicated below. Any proposal in need of full review that does not meet this deadline will be reviewed during the next scheduled meeting.
Thursday, August 31 (3:00-4:00 pm)
Thursday, September 21 (3:00-4:00 pm)
Thursday, October 19 (3:00-4:00 pm)
Thursday, November 16 (3:00-4:00 pm)
Thursday, December 7 (3:00-4:00 pm)
Federal regulations require that all faculty, students, staff and outside investigators who are engaged in human subjects research certify to the IRB that they have completed a program of training in the ethics and best practice of human subjects research before their research protocol can be approved.
Students enrolled in and attending the following courses receive their training in this class: PSY 101, CHS 210, CRT 353, CRT 401, EXS 353, SIT 402, or CJS 490.
All others can receive training through the online training available through Lincoln College. To complete the online training certification:
1) View the Lincoln College IRB training power point found below
2) Contact the Chair of the IRB, Mr. Jeff Kratz, at [email protected], to request access to the online training quiz for certification.
3) Once you receive word that you have been granted access to the online quiz, complete the quiz (you must earn a 70% on quiz to be certified in IRB ethics training).
4) Indicate the date of completion of the online certification quiz on the IRB Form submitted for approval (in PART I. General Information).
Lincoln College IRB Training Po werpoint
Alternate Members (in case of a need for recusal from a review)