Office of the Vice
President for Research (VPR)
Northern Arizona University
PO Box 4087
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Phone (928) 523-4340
Fax (928) 523-1075
About the VPR
Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects
The Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research oversees all research conducted by faculty, staff, and students that involves living human beings as the subjects of a study. This includes (a) research, (b) research-related activities, and (c) training projects that have a research component.
| IRB Membership and Contacts | |
| IRB Calendar | |
| Quick Reference on What Projects Require IRB Review | Quick Reference on Informed Consent |
Updates
1. IRB Summer Availability: No review of initial applications, continuations, or amendments will take place between June 27 and July 13. The next deadline for applications going to Full Board review is July 28 for the August 11 IRB meeting. See the IRB Calendar linked above for all Full Board meeting dates and deadlines.
2. Reciprocal IRB Approval among the three State Universities: Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and the University of Arizona are pleased to announce the establishment of an IRB reciprocity agreement for research projects involving investigators from the three campuses. This agreement simplifies the process of IRB review of collaborative projects by allowing one campus to become the designated IRB for jointly conducted projects. We hope that this agreement will encourage research collaborations among our three state campuses. Please contact the IRB office at 928-523-4236 for more information.
Applying for IRB Approval of Research
Fill out your application online at NAIRBe: Electronic Application for Initial Approval of Research
Use these tools when filling out an application on NAIRBe:
1. Instructions for Students, Faculty, and Researchers Applying for Approval from the NAU IRB (pdf)
2. Worksheet for drafting responses and collaborating with others (Word)
3. Online help boxes when you click on a question within the NAIRBe application system
Note: This system works best with Mozilla Firefox web browser. Click here to download Firefox.
Required IRB Tutorial
The NAU IRB uses The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) program as its required tutorial. All NAU faculty, staff, and students planning to conduct research or work on a research project as key personnel must successfully complete (80% or better) the tutorial.
Please refer to the instructions on how to register for the CITI course and take the IRB tutorial. Not following the instructions could result in your being assigned more modules than you need to take.
Forms
Informed Consent
Use the templates below to construct Informed Consent form(s) for your participants to sign. Be sure to include your Informed Consent form(s) with your initial application. For internet research, please make sure your informed consent includes all of the elements in the Informed Consent Document for Adults (below). See the Informed Consent Process for more information.
Informed Consent Document for
Adults (ages 18 and up)
Parental Informed Consent
Document
Child (under13) Assent
Document
Minor (ages 13-17) Assent
Document
Research Amendment Form Submit this form to report changes or additions to an IRB approved project.
Application for Continuing
Review
Submit this form 30 days prior to the expiration of your approval if your research was approved under Expedited or Full
Board review.
SPANISH VERSIONS:
SPANISH Informed Consent Document for
Adults (ages 18 and up)
SPANISH Parental Informed Consent
Document
SPANISH Child (ages 0-12) Assent
Document
SPANISH Minor (ages 13-17) Assent
Document
(Netscape users: in the first dialog box, click on "open
it," then click on "OK," and the document will open in Word.)