Institutional Review Board

About the IRB

The Institutional Review Board is designated to review and monitor biomedical and behavioral research involving human subjects. In accordance with the Department of Health and Human Services, an IRB has the authority to approve, require modifications in, or disapprove research. An IRB performs critical oversight functions for research conducted on human subjects that are scientific, ethical, and regulatory. The IRB is co-chaired by the Associate Provost and the Director of the Division of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment, and its members are drawn from the various schools of the University. Individuals at Lesley University conducting research involving human subjects are required to submit an application for review by the IRB.

Process

• Send all proposals to: irb@lesley.edu
• Make sure last name of author is the leading text on all file names
• If proposal is exempt or expidited place in file name after author's last name (ex. doe_exempt.doc)
• All proposals must be in MSWord or in a PDF
• Please allow 6-8 weeks for a full review
• Expedited application will take 4-6 weeks
• Any questions or comments should be sent to the Associate Provost

Documents and Forms

• What is the IRB? [pdf]
• Policies and Practices [pdf]
• Application [doc]
• Expedited Categories [doc]
• Exempt Status [doc]

Members

Co-Chairs

Terrence Keeney
Associate Professor 
Social Sciences 
Director, Learning Community Bachelors Program
tkeeney@lesley.edu

Members 2010-2011

Robyn Flaum Cruz, Ph.D., ADTR
Associate Professor, Expressive Therapies Ph.D. Program
Research Interest: dance therapy. expressive therapy, multidimensional scaling, movement disorders and their diagnostic potential, research dissemination
rcruz@lesley.edu

Jo-Anne Hart
Associate Professor, SOE
hart@lesley.edu

Michele Forinash
Professor, GSASS
Director of Ph.D. Program in Expressive Therapies
Research Interest: coordinator of music therapy specialization in the MA program in expressive therapies
qualitative research, supervision in expressive therapies, feminist issues in expressive therapies
mforinas@lesley.edu

Sue Motulsky
Assistant Professor, GSASS
Counseling and Psychology
Research Interests: developmental psychology, relational psychology, qualitative and narrative research
smotulsk@lesley.edu

Anne Collins
Director of Math Program
Mathematics Program and Achievement Center
collins2@lesley.edu

Michael Schindlinger
Lesley College
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
mschindl@lesley.edu

James O'Keefe, Ph.D.
Associated Professor of Mathematics
Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Young Song
Assistant Professor
Creative Arts in Learning
Graduate School of Education
ysong@lesley.edu

Kathryn Codd
Community Member
nedkathryn@mindspring.com

Lilly von Bucher
Graduate Assistant
lvonbucher3@gmail.com