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Thursday, September 09, 2010
 

Brenau Univeristy
Institutional Review Board
Protection of Human Subjects

Guideline Information

Brenau University's Instutional Review Board (IRB) strives to comply with guidelines as defined by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Human Research Protection, and to put into practice principles outlined in the Belmont Report.  These guidelines are also extended to include review and oversight of any activity that involves Human Sujects or participants.  The policy also applies to visitors of the university, and/or use of non-public records associated with the university to identify, contact, or recruit human subjects.

Department of Health and Human Services,
   Office of Human Research Protection (OHRP)

The Belmont Report

 

 

 

2008-2009 Review Meetings

  Meetings are scheduled as needed for the comittee to review IRB's.

 

Submission Information

Applications need to be submitted to the IRB office electronically by research advisor to Kimberly Clark at kclark3@brenau.edu by the first (1st) of the month.  In addition, you will need to MAIL ONE (1) hard copy, signed by all parties to: Brenau University, Institutional Review Board Office, 500 Washington Street SE, Box #8, Gainesville, GA 30501. 

Also, please keep in mind that ALL applications must be submitted in the electronic format by the first of each month in order to be considered at that month's meeting during review.  Having your research advisor forward your application in its electronic format serves ONLY as a temporary approval.  You MUST have ONE (1) hard copy mailed, via campus mail or United States Postal Service to the Instituational Review Board's office BEFORE the committee meeting in which your aplication is to be reviewed.  Please make sure that all the requested fields are filled out and that they are correct before submittal. 

1 copy of the signed application is required for full applications
1 copy of the signed application is required for expedited applications

Contact Information

Brenau University
Institutional Review Board
c/o School of Health & Science
500 Washington SE
Gainesville, GA 30501

Phone:  770-718-5304
Fax:  770-297-5929
email: kclark3@brenau.edu

Purpose

The purpose of the Brenau Univesity Institutional Review Board (IRB) is to insure the protection of any human subjects involved in research projects conducted under the auspices of the university in any capacity.

 

Policy Statement

Any research activity that involves human subjects, whether conducted on a large or a small scale, whether preliminary or fully designed research study, whether conducted by students or faculty, whether funded or not, and whether it involves minimal risk or more than minimal risk, is subject to the IRB Guidelines.

 

Frequently Asked Questions
 TitleOwnerCategoryModified DateSize 
FAQAmanda ThorntonGen Info5/20/200826.07 KBDownload
See Below for Important Tools and Forms

Important downloading information: 
Forms to be filled out are in Word format.  Click on desired form.  When download window opens, click on "SAVE" and save to your computer.  Do not fill out form in the Internet window.   Doing so will store your information on to the original and it will not be saved on your computer.  All other "information only" documents are in PDF format.

Tools
 TitleOwnerCategoryModified DateSize 
Institutional Review Board ProceduresKimberly ClarkIRB Procedures11/18/200899.42 KBDownload
Brenau IRB GuidlinesAmanda ThorntonGen Info9/13/2007192.09 KBDownload
Forms
 TitleOwnerCategoryModified DateSize 
OT SampleAmanda ThorntonExamples9/13/200772.85 KBDownload
OT Informed Consent - SampleAmanda ThorntonExample9/13/200724.54 KBDownload
Psychology SampleAmanda ThorntonExamples9/13/200765.73 KBDownload
Parent Letter-Consent - SampleAmanda ThorntonExamples9/13/200725.45 KBDownload
IRB Request for Continuation FormAmanda ThorntonBlank Form9/13/200711.04 KBDownload
Education Sample 5-05Amanda ThorntonExamples9/13/200778.07 KBDownload
Application Kimberly ClarkBlank Forms12/4/2008112.50 KBDownload
IRB Closure FormAmanda ThorntonBlank Form9/13/200711.69 KBDownload
Instructor Directed ActivitiesAmanda ThorntonBlank Forms9/13/200727.00 KBDownload

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