Who Must Apply for IRB Review

It is the policy of Saint Xavier University to comply with all federal regulations governing the protection of human subjects. In order to provide such protection and ensure ethical treatment of human subjects, Saint Xavier University requires all researchers conducting human subjects research at Saint Xavier University to apply to the IRB for review and approval of their research protocol prior to the initiation of research activities and, for longitudinal studies of more than one year in duration, on a yearly basis thereafter until termination of the study. Specifically, Saint Xavier University requires IRB scrutiny of all research activities which, in whole or in part, involve human subjects if:

  1. the research is sponsored by Saint Xavier University, or
  2. the research is conducted by or under the direction of any employee or agent of Saint Xavier University in connection with his or her institutional responsibilities, including unsponsored and externally funded scholarly human subjects research conducted by faculty, students and staff, or
  3. the research is conducted on any property or at any facility owned, leased or rented by Saint Xavier University, or
  4. the research involves the use of Saint Xavier University's nonpublic information to contact human research subjects or prospective subjects.

This policy includes all faculty, staff and students of Saint Xavier University even if their research is being conducted off-campus. It applies equally to full-time faculty, portion of full-time faculty, part-time faculty, full-time and part-time students and administrators and other employees of Saint Xavier University.

This policy also applies to researchers not affiliated with Saint Xavier University who wish to conduct human subjects research at Saint Xavier University or who solicit the help of Saint Xavier University faculty, staff or students to recruit or gain access to human subjects.

In all cases, it is the responsibility of the researcher to request IRB review prior to the initiation of any human subjects research activities. All applications for IRB review should be submitted to Joel Castellanos in the Office of Academic Affairs, following these instructions.