Training

Ongoing education in the ethical treatment of research participants, the components of informed consent, and the handling of research materials and data is an important component of research and scholarship. We require that all investigators—especially student investigators—involved in research undergo formal training in current thought and issues in this area.

Required Training

Note: Training must have taken place within the past four years in order to be valid.
Additional Training

Additional Training

There is an excellent book on ethics written by the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) and the Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences and Education (BCSSE) called Protecting Participants and Facilitating Social and Behavioral Sciences Research (2003). It has good practical suggestions on how to enhance your research and protect your subjects and is a great thing to read while you are in the process of designing your research.
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Contact the IRB

Bard's Institutional Review board is made up of faculty from the College plus administrative and community representatives.Please feel free to contact any of us if you have any questions about the IRB process. If you have questions about your proposal, contact the IRB chair. Ziad Abu-Rish (chair, [email protected]), Helen Epstein, Justin Hulbert, Caroline Ramaley, Andrew Bush, John Ryle, Mark Halsey (administrative representative), Peter Gadsby (administrative representative), and Mark Moreland (community representative).