Institutional Review Board | University of Redlands

IRB meeting dates

Friday, September 15, 2023, 11:00 AM
Zoom
(applications requiring full board review due before 4:00pm on Thursday, September 7, 2023)

Friday, October 20, 2023, 11:00 AM
Zoom
(applications requiring full board review due before 4:00pm on Thursday, October 12, 2023)

Friday, November 17, 2023, 11:00 AM
Zoom
(applications requiring full board review due before 4:00pm on Thursday, November 9, 2023)

Friday, December 15, 2023, 11:00 AM
Zoom
(applications requiring full board review due before 4:00pm on Thursday, December 7, 2023)

FAQs

Refer to the IRB FAQs and the links below for answers to frequently asked questions about the IRB.

Amendments to Approved IRB Applications	IRB Applications
Classroom Projects	IRB Background
Confidentiality	IRB Review
Human Subjects Research	Qualtrics
Human Subjects Research Training	Research Methods
Informed Consent	Student Research
International Research	Support

Forms

Assent and Consent Forms

Child Assent Agreement to Participate in Research (participants under 18 years of age)
Informed Consent to Participate in a Research Study (Adult Subjects)
Informed Consent Language for a Web Survey
Parent or Guardian Consent for Child to Participate in a Research Study

Legacy Forms

For applications submitted prior to Sitero Mentor.

Adverse Incident Report Form
Application for Continuation of Approval and/or to Revise an Approved Protocol. Use this form only for IRB applications submitted and approved via the Word document format. If your application was approved in Axiom Mentor, submit an Amendment in that system. Continuation reports are prompted by the system.
Final Report. Use this form only for IRB applications submitted and approved via the Word document format. If your application was approved in Axiom Mentor, submit your report in that system.

External Research Requests

Principal Investigators from other institutions who wish to request access to University of Redlands students, faculty, and/or staff and/or institutional data for human subjects research should send their request to irb@redlands.edu. Include the following with your request:

A brief description of the research and how human subjects from the University of Redlands will be involved.
The IRB approval letter from your institution.
A completed gatekeeper letter template.

Contact irb@redlands.edu with questions.

Federal-Wide Assurance (FWA)

The University of Redlands IRB FWA number is FWA00023072.

IRB Manual

Redlands IRB Manual

Presentations

Preparing and Submitting an IRB Application with Mentor, March 10, 2022

Recording (Passcode for video = UOR-IRB-2023)
PPT

Templates

Gatekeeper Letter (for University of Redlands PIs)
Informed Consent Language for a Web Survey

Process for New Applications

See the IRB FAQs for instructions on how to submit IRB applications.

IRB Board and Contacts

The IRB consists of:

Alayne Sullivan (qualitative/quantitative social scientist)
Teri Longin (natural scientist)
Piers Britton (non-scientist)
Jody Pighin (external community member)
William Rocque (qualitative social scientist)
Riaz Tejani (qualitative/quantitative social scientist, Chair).

If you cannot find what you're looking for or have any questions, please e-mail Steven Moore, IRB Administrator.

Reporting Ethics Concerns

If you have concerns about human subjects research being conducted by the University of Redlands, report your concerns anonymously via the Ethics Reporting website. You may also contact the IRB Chair or the IRB Administrator to report concerns.

Examples of reportable concerns include:

failure to obtain IRB approval for a human subjects research project;
failure to follow research procedures as outlined in the protocol/research plan reviewed and approved by the IRB (this covers a wide range of issues, such as failure to obtain informed consent, failure to obtain IRB approval for study modifications, enrolling subjects who do not meet inclusion/exclusion criteria, altering visit schedules);
coercion or other mistreatment of human research subjects;
continuation of research activities after a study has expired;
failure to report unanticipated problems or adverse events (in a timely manner);
failure to follow the federal regulations, state and local laws, institutional policies governing human subject research, or the requirements or determinations of the IRB.

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