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Personnel involved in Approval of Human Subjects Research
For the purposes of the Department of Health and Human Services Federalwide Assurance of Protection for Human Subjects the following groups or individuals are designated:
The IRB shall have at least five members who constitute the Research Ethics Committee at Swarthmore College. The members shall have varying backgrounds to promote complete and adequate review of research activities commonly conducted by the institution. The IRB shall be sufficiently qualified through the experience and expertise of its members, and the diversity of the members, including consideration of race, gender, and cultural backgrounds and sensitivity to such issues as community attitudes, to promote respect for its advice and counsel in safeguarding the rights and welfare of human subjects. In addition to possessing the professional competence necessary to review specific research activities, the IRB shall be able to ascertain the acceptability of proposed research in terms of institutional commitments and regulations, applicable law, and standards of professional conduct and practice. The IRB shall therefore include persons knowledgeable in these areas.
The members of the IRB for Swarthmore College are:
- Prof. Thomas Hunter, IRB Chair
- Prof. Niklas Hultin
- Prof. John Jenkins
- Prof. Deborah Kemler-Nelson
- Prof. Michael Mullan
- Prof. Charles Raff
- Ms. Tania Johnson
- Rev. Thomas Cook
The IRB chair has completed Human Subjects Assurance Training.
All IRB members have familiarized themselves with 45 CFR, Subtitle A, Part 46, and The Belmont Report.
Also known as the Human Subjects Administrator or the Human Subjects Contact Person -- cannot be IRB Chairperson
Name: Tania Johnson
Title: Assistant Director, Corporate, Foundation, and Government Relations
email: tjohnso2@swarthmore.edu
phone: (610) 690-5713The Human Protections Administrator has completed Human Subjects Assurance Training and Human Participant Protections Education for Research Teams
The Official Legally Authorized to Represent the Institution -- cannot be IRB Chairperson or IRB member.
Acting officially and in an authorized capacity on behalf of this institution, the signatory official assures protections for human subjects.
Name: Constance Cain Hungerford
Title: Provost
email: chunger1@swarthmore.edu
phone: (610) 328-8319The Signatory Official has completed Human Subjects Assurance Training
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