Mary E. Brown, Ph.D., Professor
Information Science

Southern Connecticut State University
501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515

Department of Information and Library Science
Fax: 1.203.392-5780 / Phone: 1.203.392-5781
Toll Free: 1-888-500-SCSU, then press 4

Prior to beginning research, each student should read carefully all materials on Protecting Human Subjects by completing the training module now housed on the National Cancer Institute website. (This training module was previously housed on the National Institutes of Health (NIH)'s website for extramural researchers, Human Participant Protections Education for Research Teams.) After passing the training module, print the certificate of completion. (You should submit a copy of the certificate to your student files (ILS Department - Buley 416, Southern Connecticut State University, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven CT 06515) or, if directed, to your professor. A copy of this certificate is also required to be filed with all IRB forms prior to obtaining permission to begin research.

Also be sure to read about Southern's Human Research Protection Program and the IRB Newsletters on the Graduate School's Website. The Human Research Protection Program explanation and IRB Newsletters are your primary resource for information on conducting research at Southern.

Information about Southern's Human Research Protection Program (IRB - Institutional Review Board), with links to various forms, is available at http://www.southernct.edu/grad/research/institutionalreviewboard/

The IRB form Application for Protocol Review is available at http://www.southernct.edu/grad/research/institutionalreviewboard/hrpp/.php (please use the Word format for )

NOTE: You may NOT solicit participants or begin research using involving human participants or information/products of human subjects until AFTER you receive approval/waiver from the IRB.

Submission procedure for the IRB application:

1. Student completes the IRB form, including revisions requested by instructor, and attaches all needed form/letters (certificate of completion of NCI training module, consent/assent forms, letters of permission/approval from libraries, schools, etc., copy of all research instruments to be used)
2. Student submits completed application to professor for review and signature
3. Student oversees submission of completed application to department chairperson (or dean) for review and signature
4. Student oversees submission and logging of completed application to Graduate School
5. Student follows up on status of application and submission of any additional materials/revision requested by the IRB.