Workshop on Responsible Conduct of Research in Psychological Science
April 13–14, 2004
Faculty
Executive Summary
Sangeeta Panicker, Ph.D., Director of Research Ethics Office
American Psychological Association, Washington, DC
Francis Beylotte, MS
American Psychological Association
Workshop on Responsible Conduct of Research in Psychological Science
The responsible conduct of research in psychological science was the focus of this workshop held on April 13 and 14, 2004 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, in Washington, DC.
The Research Ethics Office at the American Psychological Association (APA) in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Research Integrity organized this workshop. The workshop was made possible by the contributions and active participation of experts in the research field from across academic disciplines, from organizations and from federal regulatory agencies. The workshop provided academic professionals, government policy professionals and both graduate and undergraduate students opportunities for dialog and exchange on particular issues related to the responsible conduct of psychological science.
The workshop comprised one and a half days of plenary, discussion, and breakout sessions focusing on three specific topics in the responsible conduct of research:
- Conflicts of Interest.
- Mentoring
- Data-sharing
Participants had the opportunity to explore ethical and responsible conduct of research issues that arise, the impact of investigator and institutional conflicts of interest on research, faculty-student relationships, methodological and human participant protection issues in data archiving, and the impact of regulations and policies such as the HIPAA privacy rule and the NIH data-sharing policy on behavioral research.
Conflicts of Interest
Mary Ann McCabe chaired the conflicts of interest panel and presented the agenda. Celia Fisher presented the plenary address for this section. Her talk included an overview of "multiple role responsibilities and competing interests" in psychological science. Barbara Stanley described the potential conflicts of interests from the perspective of an "investigator that also functions as a clinician". Tomas Eissenberg provided multiple examples of non-financial conflicts of interest. Chris Pascal discussed the principles of "financial and other conflicts of interest in the context of disclosing and managing those conflicts of interest and the risks of failing to do so". The participants asked questions following the presentations. Afterwards, the participants were divided into two breakout groups. These breakout groups were facilitated by Chris Pascal and Mary Ann McCabe in separate rooms where up to five conflicts of interest case studies were discussed. These cases and discussions allowed elaboration on the topics from the previous presentations.
Mentoring
Steven Behnke chaired the mentoring panel and laid out the agenda. June Price Tangney's plenary address focused the didactic nature of the mentoring relationships in the context of "making the most of mentoring relationships". W. Brad Johnson presented some of the "emotionally complex, reciprocal, and long-lasting, contain specific ingredients that can create ethical quandaries" in a mentoring relationship. Matt McGue discussed mentoring in the context of authorship in collaborative research between students and mentors. Marshall Narva presented a series of case studies illustrating "when the mentor paid inadequate attention or served as a poor role model." The participants asked questions following the presentations. Once again participants were separated into two breakout groups. W. Brad Johnson and Steven Behnke facilitated the breakout groups for mentoring. Up to five case examples were provided to aid the discussions.
Data Sharing
Merry Bullock chaired the data-sharing panel, which was held on the final day of the workshop. Francis Macrina provided an historical overview of data sharing and included a review of the contemporary context (e.g., NIH data sharing guidelines). Eloise Malone and Allen Harmon provided "a survey of data archiving from the practitioner perspective." Lora Kutkat provided "basic information about certain provisions of the Privacy Rule (HIPAA) in the context of health research.". The participants asked questions following the presentations. Participants were divided in two groups to discuss up to five case studies related to data sharing. One breakout group was co-facilitated by Francis Beylotte and Francis Macrina and Marry Bullock facilitated the other. The workshop was concluded by a group discussion of the issues related to data sharing. Sangeeta Panicker made additional closing comments.
The Research Ethics Office at APA is committed to the issue of responsible conduct of research in psychological science and will continue to hold similar workshops.
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