The Institutional Review Board is charged with the responsibility to review research studies and ensure that the well-being of research participants is appropriately safeguarded. Responsibility for ethical conduct rests with all parties involved in the review, oversight, or conduct of research involving human or animal subjects. Parties include the Assistant Provost, Deans, Associate Deans, Division Chairs, faculty, staff, students, and members of the IRB.
To submit all applications for IRB review, please email completed forms and any additional required documentation to irb@mcpherson.edu. For assistance completing applications or for answers to any questions, please feel free to reach out to any of the IRB members.
Materials must be received 2 weeks prior to the meeting date for review
FALL 2026 MEETING DATES
September 8 (reviewing materials submitted on or before August 25)
September 22 (reviewing materials submitted on or before September 8)
October 6 (reviewing materials submitted on or before September 22)
October 20 (reviewing materials submitted on or before October 6)
November 3 (reviewing materials submitted on or before October 20)
November 17 (reviewing materials submitted on or before November 3)
December 1 (reviewing materials submitted on or before November 17)
Spring semester meetings will resume in January.
Last updated: August 2023
Use this flow chart to help determine whether your proposed study requires submission for IRB approval.
Anna Michelson, Chair
Assistant Professor of Sociology
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Laura Hultquist
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Min Jung Kim
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Julia Kuttler, Vice Chair
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