IRB Committee

Charge

The Nevada State College Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a faculty committee comprised of representatives from each academic unit. The committee is responsible for reviewing all human subject research and ensuring compliance with the federal guidelines defined by the Office for Human Research Protections. For more information and/or the IRB forms, please see the IRB Policy (.rtf file).

Structure

Membership

The membership of the IRB Committee is as follows: 

• The chair of the committee, who will be appointed by the Provost 
• The Director of Nevada EPSCOR 
• Three representatives from the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences 
• Two representatives from the School of Nursing 
• Two representatives from the School of Education

Members shall serve on the committee at the discretion of the Provost.

Administrative Staff

Primary staff will be provided by the Assistant to the Provost.

Meetings

The IRB Committee meetings are scheduled regularly during the academic year.

The Chair of the committee sets the agenda in consultation with the IRB Committee members.