Texas A&M University-Commerce is committed to the protection of human subjects involved in research and other scholarly activities conducted by our faculty, staff or students.
Human Subjects research and other scholarly activities are defined as systematic investigations designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge, which involves the collection of data from or about living human beings. In addition, all student research activities involving human subjects outside of the classroom are considered to be in this category. All research and other scholarly activities involving human subjects are required to be reviewed and approved by Texas A&M University-Commerce’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) prior to initiation of data collection. This requirement applies to all human subjects research and other scholarly activities conducted by faculty, staff, and students, on- and off-campus, regardless of the funding source, if any, for the project.
Research Training
Texas A&M University-Commerce rquires all individuals conducting/participating in research projects or working on externally funded projects to complete training for Responsible Conduct in Research. This requirement is met by the successful completion of online training modules from the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) website. Notification of completed training is automatically updated to the IRIS system that you will use to submit your IRB application. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER AND BEGIN YOUR TRAINING.
FULL BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE LINK
Use of Student Educational Records for Research
Research Involving Deception or Concealment
Expedited or Full Board Application
Informed Consent Spanish Short Form
Informed Consent With Signature
Informed Parental Consent Signed
Adult Informed Consent - Medical
Informed Consent Adult (Addendum)
Debrief Form (Deception/Concealment)