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Researchers external to Â鶹´«Ã½ wishing to conduct research on Â鶹´«Ã½ faculty, staff, and/or students must secure permission prior to initiating any contact with the Â鶹´«Ã½ community.

External Researchers with Approval from their Institution:

External researchers who have secured approval from their institution’s own Institutional Review Board (IRB), who propose to use members of the Â鶹´«Ã½ community as research participants must request permission from the Chair of the Â鶹´«Ã½ HSRRC-IRB. Permission requests can be made by attaching the following documentation in an email to the IRB at hsrrc@oxy.edu. Such requests must include:

• The researcher’s contact information, including email and mailing address
• The anticipated start/end dates that the Â鶹´«Ã½ community will be engaged
• All materials approved by the researcher’s institution (e.g., application, consent documents, recruitment materials)
• A copy of the Principal Investigator’s experience/expertise related to the research (e.g., resume, CV)
• A copy of research training (e.g., through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative [CITI] program)
• A copy of the IRB approval letter

During the review of such a request, the Â鶹´«Ã½ IRB Chair will consult with other relevant departments to ensure that such research may proceed. After consideration, Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s IRB Chair will respond to the request in a timely fashion.