Research and Grants @ AWCFaculty Seminar, February 19, 2009, Mary Schaal, M.Ed.

Today’s Topics

• Institutional Review Board– What is it?– Why is this necessary?– How can I use it?

• Grants– Processes– Resources

• Questions

Institutional Review Board

• The purpose of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) is to protect the rights of human subjects in research. This includes – making sure that vulnerable populations are protected

(i.e., prison inmates, minor children, etc.) and that – informed consent is maintained for participation in

research. • Through federal-wide assurance, the President

agreed that ALL research and grant activities in the College must conform to 45 CFR 46, through IRB approval or exemption. – The IRB functions administratively through the Office of

Institutional Effectiveness, Research, and Grants.

IRB Responsibilities

• Federal mandates– Protect the rights and welfare of human subjects– Review research protocols– Require protocol modifications– Approve or disapprove protocols– Ensure or waive informed consent– Conduct continuing review of research

• Safeguard the rights and welfare of students and staff being recruited on campus by researchers not affiliated with AWC– Review research applications and approvals from other IRBs– Require protocol modifications– Grant or deny permission to recruit on campus

Membership

• Know standards of professional conduct and practice

• Not all members of one profession

• At least one scientist

• At least one non-scientist

• At least one member not affiliated with Arizona Western College

Membership

Director IERG Mary Schaal Perpetual

Faculty - Research or Ethics Expertise

George Montopoli, Professor of Mathematics

2008-2011

Non-Science Faculty Charles Balch, Professor of CIS 2008-2010

Science Faculty Cecilia Vigil, Professor of Biology 2008-2009

NAU Yuma Faculty (Science, Social Science or Research)

Tim Whittier, Asst. Professor of Biology

2008-2011

Expertise in Ethics and Social Science

L. Ruth Whisler, Exec. Director of AWC Foundation

2008-2009

External Community Member

Fr. Michael Todd, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

2008-2010

Non-voting, Support Staff Betty Lopez, Admin. Analyst, IERG

Perpetual

Institutional Review Board

• Why is it necessary?– Protection of students, staff, and institution– Track research affiliated with AWC

• Faculty, staff, students and outside researchers

– Required by federal funding sources– Publication in peer-reviewed journals– Dissertation studies

Subject to Review

• Research that will be conducted by AWC– Faculty– Staff or– Student

• that involves– Human subjects or– Records gathered on human subjects

• And that will take place– At Arizona Western College– At another institution– In a community setting

Definitions

• Human subject A living individual about whom the investigator obtains – data through intervention or interaction with the individual and/or– identifiable private information

• Intervention– Physical procedures (specimen collection, physical measurements)– Manipulation of the subject or the subject’s environment

• Interaction– Communication (interviewing)– Interpersonal contact (surveying)

• Identifiable– Subject’s identity can be readily ascertained by the investigator or– Subject’s identity can be associated with the information

• Private information– Information about behavior that a subject can reasonably expect is not being

observed or recorded or that he/she reasonably expects will not be made public

Institutional Review Board

• How to navigate the process for success– Complete Training through CITI (every 3 yrs)– Fill out online application for exempt, expedited,

or full research protocol. You will receive an answer within 10 work days.

– Forms and additional information will be available before the end of this year at http://www.azwestern.edu/institutional_research/irb.html

Grants

• Processes– Annual planning

• General focus• Grants plan

– Approval to compete• Supervisor support• Grant alert

– Grant writing and submission– Awards

• Notification of award• Implementation

Questions