Institutional Review Board

The Institutional Review Board at the University of Maine at Presque Isle reviews all research projects involving human subjects proposed by any faculty, staff, or student to determine whether and how such research may be conducted. The primary purpose of such a review is to protect the rights and welfare of human subjects of research. A secondary purpose is to protect the researcher and the university from legal liability and/or loss of federal funding for research projects. Classroom or instructional activities and evaluation in which students become subjects of study or conduct research projects (including standard research, surveys, classroom observations, or interviews), even if not conducted or supported under the name of a research program, are subject to review.

Members

Dr. Sue Beaudet, Chair
207-768-9478
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Barbara Blackstone
207-768-9415
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Dr. Lynn Eldershaw
207-768-9749
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Dr. Deborah Hodgkins
207-768-9423
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Dr. Zhijun Wu
207-768-9435
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Policies and Applications

• Policies and Guidelines
  
• Application for Review of Research - Part I
  Signature Cover Sheet
  
• Application for Review of Research - Part II
  Instructions and Format
  
• Application for Approval of Course Required Research
  
• Application for Continuing Review

Informed Consent Forms

• Implied Informed Consent
  for use with most surveys
  
• Informed Consent - Survey
  for surveys with sensitive information and subjects over age 18
  
• Parental Informed Consent - Survey
  for use with subjects under age 18 to participate in a survey
  
• Informed Consent - Research Project
  for use with subjects over age 18
  
• Parental Informed Consent - Research Project
  for use with subjects under age 18 to participate in a research project