Institutional Review Board

Welcome to the New College Institution Review Board Homepage. This page provides information about the membership and the Committee charge.  (Click here for IRB website)

Membership

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is made up of five members.  The Committee shall include three members able to evaluate research with human subjects, one nonscientist, and one member of the campus or local community.  Three faculty members, one from each Division, shall be appointed by each Division according to the procedures outlined in Section 3.7.3 of the Handbook.  The Provost, in consultation with the Division Chairs, shall appoint the two additional members.  Faculty members appointed to the IRB are expected to serve a three-year period.  Service on the IRB excuses faculty members from standing for election to the PAC during the time of service in the IRB.  December 12, 2007

Members for 2007-2008 Academic Year

Chad Seales, Humanities    
Amy Clore, Natural Sciences
Chavella Pittman, Social Sciences
Jonathan Roberti, Counseling and Wellness Center

Laura Lincoln, Nonaffiliated Member
Jeanne Ware, Ex-officio Member

Committee Charge

Charge:  The primary mission of the New College IRB is to safeguard the rights and welfare of human participants in research conducted by New College of Florida faculty, students, and staff.  The rights of human participants are to be safeguarded before, during, and after their involvement in any research study.

The IRB will implement policies and procedures to ensure that research involving human subjects adheres to the guidelines specified by the Department of Health and Human Services policy on Protection of Human Subjects (Title 45 CFR 46).  The IRB also will enforce an ethical code of conduct based on the “Belmont report:  Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research.”

Responsibilities of the IRB include, but are not limited to:

1. Review, approve, require modifications to, or disapprove proposed study protocols and consent forms for research involving human subjects.  Notify researchers in writing of its decisions;

2. ensure that researchers and IRB members have completed recommended federal training modules;

3. monitor the progress of ongoing research at intervals appropriate to the degree of risk, but not less than once each year;

4. carefully document all IRB meetings, actions, and communication.