IRB webinar In Te Grate HBCU Research Team

IRB webinar In. Te. Grate HBCU Research Team materials testers Ellen Iverson Monica Bruckner SERC November 28, 2017 This work is supported by a National Science Foundation (NSF) collaboration between the Directorates for Education and Human Resources (EHR) and Geociences (GEO) under grant DUE - 1125331

By the end of this presentation, you should be able to: 1. Find more information as you need it: – – Project Team: Leadership and SERC contacts Web resources 2. Know where to find project information needed for an IRB application 3. Know whether your institution has had an IRB for In. Te. Grate in the past

Project Team Project Leadership Richard Gragg richard. gragg@famu. edu Felicia Davis iask@bellsouth. net Cathy Manduca Ellen Iverson cmanduca@carleton. edu eiverson@carleton. edu Web Support, Data Collection, and Analysis Monica Bruckner Website, course set up & data Kristin O’Connell Data collection support koconnell@carleton. edu mbruckne@carleton. edu Webinar Leader Hannah Scherer Upcoming webinar presenter hscherer@vt. edu

Find more information Where can you find help? http: //serc. carleton. edu/integrate/info_team_members/hbcu_testers_team/index. html

IRB: What you Need to Know • Who is familiar with submitting an application to their Institutional Review Board? • Select the “hand raise” option on your Adobe session if you are familiar with the IRB application process

IRB: What you need to know Are you currently certified by the institutional IRB to conduct research? (CITI is one way to become certified) Select the “hand raise” option on your Adobe session if you are certified

IRB: What you Need to Know Make contact with your IRB early • Know that IRB procedures vary by institution • Carleton College has EXEMPT status and this may be sufficient, depending on your institution • The completed IRB application for FAMU is available from Richard Gragg and can be used as reference if you are required to complete the process on your own at your institution. • Website Collecting Data in Your Classroom page has links to files that you may need • http: //serc. carleton. edu/integrate/info_team_members/hbcu_testers_team/course_status. html

IRB: What you Need to Know Website Collecting Data in Your Classroom page has links to files that you may need if you have to apply to IRB • – select the “Read more about how to obtain IRB and why approval is necessary” for links to: • Copy of Carleton EXEMPT status letter • Student consent form examples • PDF examples of the student surveys and assessments you will be using (more information about data collection at December 12 th webinar) • http: //serc. carleton. edu/integrate/info_team_members/hbcu_testers_team/course_status. html • If you have questions, ask one of us for help

Find more information http: //serc. carleton. edu/integrate/info_team_members/hbcu_testers_team/course_status. html

IRB: What you need to know What about consent? • Give students option to opt out at beginning of term either: Implied consent • Signed consent •

IRB: What you need to know Who else from an institution of one of the team has collected student data for the In. Te. Grate project and needed an IRB? • Florida A&M University –Richard Gragg, John Warford • Savannah State University –S. Ebanks, D. Ebanks, Christina Davis

IRB: Next steps 1. Find out whether you will need to submit an IRB application or whether the Carleton EXEMPT letter is sufficient for your institution IRB needed 2. Find out the IRB decision schedule by early December and apply. IRB approval obtained Carleton IRB sufficient Before semester begins, determine whether you need implied or signed student consent.

By the end of this presentation, you should be able to: 1. Find more information as you need it: – – – web resources, SERC contacts, team leads 2. Know where to find project information needed for an IRB application 3. Know whether your institution has had an IRB for In. Te. Grate in the past

IRB What questions do you have about IRB applications?