Cottey College has an active Institutional Review Board (IRB) that reviews any research enacted by students, faculty, or staff as well as by those external to our campus community.

Please see the following documents for more information on Cottey College’s IRB policies, procedures, application forms, and more:

• IRB Policy on the Use of Human Subjects: Ethical Considerations and Approval Procedures;
• Cottey’s IRB Application and IRB Application Guide;
• Two sample Informed Consent Forms from formerly IRB-approved studies.
  • Sample #1
  • Sample #2

Please contact Cottey’s IRB chair, Sarah Quick (squick@cottey.edu), for any inquiries as well as to submit your IRB applications.