Institutional Review Board (IRB)

If you conduct research using human participants, Federal Law and College Policy mandate that participants be adequately protected from harm of any kind. This applies to all human participants in a study including whether or not they are members of the RIC community. Rhode Island College's Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a committee of faculty and staff members who are charged with the responsibility of reviewing research involving human participants to determine whether they meet Federal Guidelines regarding:

• The rights, welfare, and privacy of participants
• Whether the risks to participants are outweighed by the potential benefits of the knowledge gained
• Whether informed consent is obtained from participants and documented by appropriate methods

Meeting Dates

The Committee typically meets on the 3rd Friday of the month, although other dates are required to accommodate holiday and vacation breaks. Applications must be completed and ready for review by the 1st of the month to be reviewed that same month. Please note that revisions are often needed before a proposal can be sent for review, so the application process should be started several weeks earlier to ensure that it is ready by the 1st of the month deadline. Click here to go to the application forms.

The meeting dates for Spring 2013 are: Jan 25, Feb 15, March 8, April 19, May 17 and June 28.

Committee Members:

• Dr. Christine Marco, Psychology, Chair
• Dr. Lisa Bain, CIS
• Mr. Jesse Capese, Prisoner Advocate
• Dr. Patricia Cordeiro, Elementary Education
• Dr. Jason Danely, Anthropology
• Dr. Hilda Llorens, Unaffiliated member
• Dr. Sue Pearlmutter, Social Work
• Dr. Patricia Quigley, Nursing
• Ms. Lynn Wachtel, College Health Services