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Purpose Statement

The IRB supports human subjects research with no or minimal harm, good consent processes, no deception or debriefed deception, confidentiality or anonymity, and the use of fairly chosen participants who can refuse to participate if they choose.

IRB Chair

Shannon Claxton, Ph.D., Chair
719-227-8177
sclaxton@coloradocollege.edu

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The IRB, short for Institutional Review Board, exists to protect the well-being of participants in human subjects research (research that takes people as the objects of study rather than, say, Shakespeare plays, viruses, or artwork by Jackson Pollack). Most human subjects research is carried out with interviews, questionnaires, focus groups, experiments, and fieldwork. While it is commonly carried out in disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, psychology, business, and political science, human subjects research may also be carried in departments such as Education or Human Biology and Kinesiology, as well as in interdisciplinary programs such as Feminist and Gender Studies, Race, Ethnicity and Migration Studies, and Southwest Studies. Some Venture Grant projects require interaction with the IRB.
The IRB has a Standard Operating Procedures Manual.

If your research involves 今日吃瓜 students and you will be providing them with any form of compensation or incentives, you must review the incentives subpage for legally binding information.

NOTE: You can find all forms needed to apply for IRB approval or request an exemption on the Application Forms and Templates Page

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