Institutional Review Board Information


The purpose of the Institutional Review Board for the Protection
of Human Participants (IRB) is the safeguarding of the rights and
welfare of all individuals participating in research performed at
Marywood University or elsewhere under its sponsorship.
The Board reviews, approves, and monitors all full and expedited
research involving human participants.

Marywood University's Exempt Review Committee (ERC) reviews,
approves and monitors research which qualifies for exemption.

Contact Information

Institutional Review Board
Courene M. Loftus, MPA, CIP
Director of Human Participants Protection
Keith J. O'Neill Center for Healthy Families,  Room 211
Phone: (570) 961-4782, Fax: (570) 340-6068
e-mail: cloftus@marywood.edu

Exempt Review Committee (ERC)
Ann Loyek, LSW
Director of Research Compliance
Keith J. O'Neill Center for Healthy Families,  Room 218
Phone: (570) 340-6031, Fax: (570) 340-6068
e-mail: ahloyek@marywood.edu

IRB Instructions and Forms

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

New ButtonUpdated Policy
In April of 2010, Marywood University’s Policy Committee updated its policy concerning Institutional Review of Research Involving Human Participants.  It now states that, “Research by faculty, staff, or students of Marywood University involving human participants, including all student research assignments, conducted at Marywood University or under its sponsorship at another location, must be reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Participants (IRB).  If research does not necessitate a full or expedited review, it may be submitted as an exemption request for review to the appropriate College or Department Exempt Review Committee or the Marywood Exempt Review Committee.” Please be aware that with this update, all classroom research assignments must now be submitted to and reviewed by the appropriate board.

Online Submission via IRBNet for All Applications
As of May 1, 2010, all applications to the Institutional Review Board, Exempt Review Committee (ERC) or a Departmental Review Board (DRB) must be submitted online via IRBNet at www.irbnet.org.  No hard copy or e-mailed submissions will be accepted. Please note that you must select one board in which to submit from the following:
  • Institutional Review Board for full or expedited research
  • Exempt Review Committee for exempt research (even if your department has a DRB, such as School of Social Work, Psychology and Counseling or Nursing & Public Administration)
When submitting in IRBNet, the default drop down box is set for IRB, so if you are submitting an exemption request, please click the drop down box to change it to the Exempt Review Committee.

Consent Form Readability Tips
Many researchers struggle with lowering the readability of consent forms.  Please see our readability tips page for assistance. 

Certificate of Insurance (Research in Schools)
Recently, several researchers conducting studies in schools have been asked by the Principals and/or Superintendents to provide a liability certificate of insurance prior to receiving permission to conduct research at those locations.  Certificates of insurance are not within the purview of the IRB.  If the institution you are working with requests a certificate before they will write you a permission letter, please contact your Department.  The areas that are covered are specific and students pay a course fee to be covered under the student professional liability policy.  When the new certificates are issued by the insurance company each year (9/1), an electronic copy is forwarded to each department that has coverage. It is the researcher's responsibility to obtain such documentation directly from their Department if the school requests it. The IRB requires only the institution's permission letter as part of the IRB application.




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