  {"id":26,"date":"2022-08-10T12:16:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T16:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/grants\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-07-09T14:55:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:55:25","slug":"irb","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/grants\/irb\/","title":{"rendered":"Institutional Review Board (IRB)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-institutional-review-board-irb\">Institutional Review Board (IRB)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>91ÁÔÆæ is committed to protecting the rights, welfare, and privacy of individuals who participate in research. To ensure ethical research practices, the College complies with the federal regulations governing research involving human subjects, including <strong>45 CFR 46<\/strong> (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) and <strong>34 CFR 97<\/strong> (U.S. Department of Education).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To meet these requirements, 91ÁÔÆæ maintains an <strong>Institutional Review Board (IRB)<\/strong> and allows academic departments to establish <strong>Departmental Review Boards (DRBs)<\/strong>. The IRB oversees research involving human participants and ensures compliance with institutional policies and applicable federal and state regulations. DRBs may provide investigators with preliminary feedback and assist in preparing research protocols before submission to the IRB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculty members and students must submit all research involving human participants for IRB review before beginning their projects. This requirement includes Honor&#8217;s theses, master&#8217;s theses, and other student research involving human subjects. Researchers must also submit studies previously approved by another institution&#8217;s IRB for review through 91ÁÔÆæ&#8217;s IRB process to ensure compliance with institutional policies and federal requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instructions for submitting an IRB Proposal Form to the Citadel\u2019s IRB Committee are located here (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/grants\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/Citadel-IRB-Operating-Document_endorsed-Fall-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Citadel IRB<\/a>).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.citadel.edu\/root\/images\/CGC\/grants\/citadel_irb_proposal_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-forms-and-example-documents\"><strong>Forms and Example Documents: <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For submission of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/grants\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/NEW-Proposal-Form_-Updated-Summer-2023.docx\">new proposals<\/a> to IRB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/grants\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/Example-Consent-Form.docx\">example Informed Consent<\/a> document<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For multi-institutional projects using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/grants\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/singleIRB-Agreement-Form_Updated-Summer2023.pdf\">single IRB review<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To submit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/grants\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/AMEND-Protocol-Form_-Updated-Summer-2023.docx\">amendments<\/a> to previously approved protocols<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To report an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/grants\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/Adverse-Event-Form_-Updated-Summer-2023.docx\">adverse event<\/a> during research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To request <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/grants\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/RENEW-Protocol-Form_-Updated-Summer-2023.docx\">renewal<\/a> of a previously approved protocol<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>All documents should be submitted via email: <a href=\"mailto:citadelirb@citadel.edu\">citadelirb@citadel.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions about the Citadel\u2019s Institutional Review Board process may be sent to the Chair via the IRB email (<a href=\"mailto:citadelirb@citadel.edu\">citadelirb@citadel.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IRB Membership (Academic Year 2023-24):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chair, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/civil-environmental\/faculty-staff\/stephanie-laughton\/\">Dr. Stephanie Laughton<\/a>, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>School Representative: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/hhp\/faculty-staff\/christopher-j-sole-ph-d-cscsd\/\">Dr. Christopher Sole<\/a>, Swain Family School of Science and Mathematics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>School Representative: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/educational-leadership\/faculty-staff\/dr-gail-gilmore\/\">Dr. Gail Gilmore<\/a>, Zucker Family School of Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>School Representative: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/management-entrepreneurship\/faculty-staff\/dr-antonina-bauman\/\">Dr. Antonia Bauman<\/a>, Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>School Representative:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/mechanical\/faculty-staff\/dr-john-sanders\/\">Dr. John Sanders<\/a>, School of Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>School Representative: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/psychology\/faculty-staff\/dr-brian-sherman\/\">Dr. Brian Sherman<\/a>, School of Humanities and Social Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Non-Citadel Affiliate: <a href=\"https:\/\/education.musc.edu\/MUSCApps\/FacultyDirectory\/Horner-Michael\">Dr. Michael Horner<\/a>, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Ex officio<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/biology\/faculty-staff\/dr-john-e-weinstein-ph-d\/\">Dr. John Weinstein<\/a>, Assistant Provost for Research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IRB Reviewer Pool<\/strong> (non-voting members)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/management-entrepreneurship\/faculty-staff\/arpit-sharma\/\">Dr. Arpit Sharma<\/a>, Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/civil-environmental\/faculty-staff\/mary-katherine-watson\/\">Dr. Mary Katherine Watson<\/a>, School of Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Institutional Review Board (IRB) 91ÁÔÆæ is committed to protecting the rights, welfare, and privacy of individuals who participate in research. 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