Resources
- American Psychological Association (APA)
APA has excellent resources available online concerning conducting research with human participants. This page is a compilation of websites that address legislation, regulations, guidance, federal offices, ethics codes and training resources related to human research protections. - Recommendations of the 2007 APA Presidential Task Force on Institutional Review Boards and Psychological Scienceopens in new window (PDF, 36KB)
The Presidential Task Force on Institutional Review Boards was charged with identifying specific policies and practices that would assist IRBs and psychological scientists in reducing researcher–IRB tension. - IRBs and Psychological Science: Ensuring a Collaborative Relationship
This 2004 report of the APA Board of Scientific Affairs Working Group on IRB issues suggests specific strategies that IRB members, IRB administrators, and investigators can use to avoid potential conflict and facilitate the protection of human research participants.
Other Web Resources
- Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)opens in new window
OHRP provides leadership in the protection of the rights, welfare and well-being of subjects involved in research conducted or supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. - OHRP offers a free webinar series and supporting materialsopens in new window.
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)opens in new window
HRSA has produced three video training modulesopens in new window on protecting human subjects. - Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)opens in new window
The CITI Human Subjects Research Education Program, a nonprofit organization run through the University of Miami, has developed customizable online modules on the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). For more information, visit the CITI RCR website. - National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Extramural Researchopens in new window
The NIH Office of Extramural Research has produced a tutorial called Protecting Human Research Participants. - IRBs and Research on Teaching and Learningopens in new window (PDF, 248KB)
Frequently asked questions about the use of IRBs in research on the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Books About IRBs
Amdur, R. J., & Bankert, E. A. (2011). Institutional review board member handbook. Boston, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
Bankert, E. A., & Amdur, R. J. (2005). Institutional review board: Management and function (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
Buchanon, D., Fisher, C. B., & Gable, L. (Eds.). (2009) Research with high-risk populations: Balancing science, ethics, and law. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Chastain, G. D., & Landrum, E. R. (Eds.). (1999). Protecting human subjects: Departmental subject pools and institutional review boards. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Citro, C. F., Ilgen, D. R., & Marrett, C. B. (Eds.). (2003). Protecting participants and facilitating social and behavioral sciences. Washington, DC: National Academies Press. Retrieved from https://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10638
Dunn, C. M., & Chadwick, G. L. (2012). Protecting study volunteers in research (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Thomson Centerwatch.
Kulakowski, E. C., & Chronister, L. U. (2011). Research administration and management. Boston, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
Mazur, D. J. (2007). Evaluating the science and ethics of research on humans: A guide for IRB members. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Sales, B. D., & Folkman, S. (Eds.). (2000). Ethics in research with human participants. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Strand, C. M. (2009). Navigating institutional review boards when conducting school-based research. In L. M. Dinella (Ed.), Conducting science-based psychology research in schools (pp. 33–50). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
References
American Psychological Association. (2010). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct (2002, Amended June 1, 2010). Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/ethics/code
Gunsalus, C. K., Bruner, E. M., Burbules, N. C., Dash, L., Finkin, M. Goldberg, J. P. . . . Pratt, M. G. (2006). Mission creep in the IRB world [Editorial]. Science, 312(5779), 1441. doi:10.1126/science.1121479
Hamburger, P. (2007). Getting permission. Northwestern University Law Review, 101(2), 405–492.
Mueller, J. H., & Furedy, J. J. (2001a). Reviewing for risk: What’s the evidence that works? (Pt. 1). Observer, 14(7). Retrieved from https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/0901/irb_reviewing.htmlopens in new window
Mueller, J. H., & Furedy, J. J. (2001b). The IRB review system: How do we know it works? (Pt. 2). Observer, 14(8). Retrieved from https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/1001/irbsystem.htmlopens in new window
National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research. (1979, April 18). The Belmont report: Ethical principles and guidelines for the protection of human subjects of research. Retrieved from https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/belmont.htmlopens in new window
O’Brien, R. M. (2006). The Institutional Review Board problem: Where it came from and what to do about it. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 15, 23–46.
Protection of Human Subjects, 45 CFR 46 (rev. 2009). Retrieved from https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/45cfr46.htmlopens in new window
Salzinger, K. (2006). Behavior analysis in the real world. Behavior and Social Issues, 15, 192–195.
Shirey, M. R., Hauck, S. L., Embree, J. L., Kinner, T. J., Schaar, G. L., Phillips, L. A., . . .McCool, I. A. (2011). Showcasing differences between quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and research. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 42(2), 57–68. doi:10.3928/00220124-20100701-01
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). IRBs and assurances. Retrieved from https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/assurances