RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS

Effective: August 15, 2024

Purpose: The policies and procedures on research involving human subjects are consonant with those of the federal government and include research done by faculty and/or Emporia State University students. The policies and procedures are aimed at safeguarding the rights and welfare of the subject, the investigator, and the University.

Scope: This policy applies to all University research campus wide.

Responsible Office: Academic Affairs

Policy Statement: When research involving human subjects is conducted by students (e.g., thesis, research problem, independent study), it is the responsibility of the faculty directing the research to ensure that clearance is obtained through the Institutional Review Board for Treatment of Human Subjects.

In general, subjects at risk are protected. This phrase is interpreted to mean any individual who may be exposed to the possibility of injury, including physical, psychological, or social, as a consequence of participation as a subject in any research, development, or related activity which departs from the applications of those established and accepted methods necessary to meet their needs, or which increases the ordinary risks of daily life, including the recognized risks inherent in a chosen occupation or field of service.

The Research and Grants Center has responsibility for review of all research involving human subjects. Each researcher will file a protocol statement detailing the proposed research and will obtain approval by the Review Board. Before approval to use human subjects can be provided, individuals must review the Institutional Review Board Training Module and receive a score of at least eighty percent (80%) on the Human Subjects Training Quiz. Details regarding the format of the protocol statement and other matters relating to research involving human subjects, including classes exempt from review, may be obtained from the Research and Grants Center or available at its website.

Definitions: All words and phrases shall be interpreted utilizing their plain meanings unless otherwise defined in another University or Board of Regents policy or by statute or regulation.

Procedures: All procedures linked and related to the policies above shall have the full force and effect of policy if said procedures have first been properly approved by the University’s administrator in charge of Academic Affairs.

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