Researchers External to °µÍø±¬ÁÏapp Wishing to Conduct Research on °µÍø±¬ÁÏapp Faculty, Staff, or Students
Researchers external to °µÍø±¬ÁÏapp wishing to conduct research on °µÍø±¬ÁÏapp faculty, staff, and/or students must secure permission prior to initiating any contact with the °µÍø±¬ÁÏapp community.
External Researchers with Approval from their Institution:
External researchers who have secured approval from their institution’s own Institutional Review Board (IRB), who propose to use members of the °µÍø±¬ÁÏapp community as research participants must request permission from the Chair of the °µÍø±¬ÁÏapp HSRRC-IRB. Permission requests can be made by attaching the following documentation in an email to the IRB at hsrrc@oxy.edu. Such requests must include:
- The researcher’s contact information, including email and mailing address
- The anticipated start/end dates that the °µÍø±¬ÁÏapp community will be engaged
- All materials approved by the researcher’s institution (e.g., application, consent documents, recruitment materials)
- A copy of the Principal Investigator’s experience/expertise related to the research (e.g., resume, CV)
- A copy of research training (e.g., through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative [CITI] program)
- A copy of the IRB approval letter
During the review of such a request, the °µÍø±¬ÁÏapp IRB Chair will consult with other relevant departments to ensure that such research may proceed. After consideration, °µÍø±¬ÁÏapp’s IRB Chair will respond to the request in a timely fashion.