Research Ethics Committee – Human Subjects Research at Spalding University

Welcome to the webpage for Spalding University’s Research Ethics Committee! We hope this page will be helpful to you in compiling your proposal for review.

Please follow the steps below for guidance on how to go through the REC process.

The purpose of the REC is to protect the safety and privacy of human subjects research participants.

The Spalding REC is charged with reviewing all research projects involving human subjects to:

Assure that research is conducted in accordance with the Department of Health and Human Services policy for protection of human research subjects as written in the code of federal regulations (CFR)Title 45 Part 46.

Regulations are based on the Belmont Report / Common Rule (2018), which identifies basic ethical principles and guidelines that address ethical issues arising from the conduct of research with human subjects.

OHRP website: https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/index.html

ANNOUNCEMENTS

REQUIRED REC Annual Faculty Advisor Training-October 18th 9-10:30am RAC 300 September 27, 2024
SAVE THE DATE! OCTOBER 18th, 2024 – REC FACULTY ADVISOR TRAINING August 16, 2024

Upcoming Submission Deadlines for

Full Board Reviews*

(Deadlines do not apply to Exempt or Expedited Proposals)

Full Review Meeting Dates	Full Review Submission Deadlines
September 6th	August 30th
October 4th	September 27th
November 1st	October 25th
December 13th	December 6th
January 24th	January 17th

*Note, the committee meets on the first Friday of each month (unless otherwise noted) only if full review proposals have been received by the deadline.

Incomplete and unsigned proposals will not be reviewed.

Current Research Participation Opportunities

Attitudes towards criminal behavior and punishment

Relationship between personality traits, conformity to masculine norms, and firearm ownership

UofL survey about HIV testing