Institutional Review Board

The Coppin State University Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews all human research conducted under the auspices of Coppin State University.

The protection of human Subjects is of utmost importance. As such, we believe it is important to provide a “user friendly” environment by which you can seek approval to conduct research using human subjects at Coppin State University.

The IRB will not review applications for projects that are already completed. If a project is already underway, research should be immediately suspended until the application has been reviewed.

Function

The function of the IRB is to ensure adherence to all federal, state, local, and institutional regulations concerning the protection of human subjects in research. All human research conducted at CSU or associated with the university must receive IRB review and approval prior to conducting the research.

Application to Use Human Subjects in Research

The Application to Use Human Subjects in Research and appropriate forms should be completed and submitted to [email protected]. You will receive a response within 14 business days after the IRB has met.

The CSU Human Subjects Handbook provides guidance for applicants.

Should you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact the IRB Chair at [email protected].

Begin Your Application

CITI (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative) Program

Effective January 1, 2025 Principal Investigators, Faculty Advisors (for students serving as PIs), Co-PIs and research team members who will interact with human subjects and/or their identifiable data for the purposes of research must complete CITI Training before the Initial Application, Amendment Application, Continuing Review Application can be fully approved, or they must be temporarily removed from the research team until the training has been completed.

Register for training

CITI Program

The CITI Program (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative) is a professional development educational program designed to train researchers and administrators in research.

Learn more and register

Meeting Schedule

IRB monthly meetings are held on the the 4th Wednesday of each month from August to May.

August 23, 2023
September 27, 2023
October 25, 2023
November 15, 2023
December 20, 2023
January 24, 2024
February 28, 2024
March 27, 2024
April 24, 2024
May 22, 2024

Contact us

In addition to the names you see below of the people in our Coppin community who are serving on the Institutional Review Board, we are grateful for our Community Member's service, Ms. Sharon Dow.