Our Institutional Review Board (IRB) was established to protect the rights of human subjects who volunteer to participate in research. The IRB exists as a safeguard to promote the ethical and responsible treatment of participants in research.
MCLA requires that all research involving human participants must be reviewed and approved by the IRB before any research may be started. Guiding the review process is the application of federal and state laws and regulations outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations Title 45 Part 46 (45 CFR 46), and the ethical principles of the Belmont Report as the criteria for the review of all research studies.
All student researchers, administrators, and faculty must complete the appropriate training module within the CITI Program.
IRB Review Dates
Full Review - 4 weeks
Exempt and Expedited Review - 2 weeks
URC 2021 Review Dates
Students who plan to do human research that will be presented at the URC this April, please note the below deadlines:
Application Deadline - March 1, 2021
IRB Members
Ann Billetz, Chair
Professor, Biology
Jason Canales
Assistant Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Research
Clio Stearns
Assistant Professor, Education
Benjamin Wood
Associate Professor, Psychology
Anna Jaysane-Darr
Assistant Professor, Sociology
Mary King
Retired Physician - Community Member
Hannah Noel
Assistant Professor, English/Communication
Nancy Ovitsky
Professor, Business Administration
If you have any questions please contact Dr. Ann Billetz at a.billetz@mcla.edu.
