Researcher Guide

The IRB-SBS Researcher Guide provides topic-specific content to help researchers navigate issues that are specific to their research. If you are new to human subjects research, start with IRB-SBS 101-- a general orientation of the basics. While some topics like Understanding Risk in Research will apply to most researchers, other sections like Ethnographic Research and Research in an Educational Setting are geared to specific research disciplines. Have a subject you would like us to address? Contact us with your suggestion!  

IRB-SBS 101
Certificate of Confidentiality
Consent
Data
Deception and/or Withholding Information
Ethnographic Research
Participant Pools
Paying Participants
Research in an Educational Setting
Research in an International Setting and/or Location
Risk-Sensitive Populations
Student Researchers and Faculty Sponsors
Study Funding
Understanding Risk in Research
Vulnerable Participants