[Air-L] IRBs for the independent scholar

[Tilton, Shane]

Thanks all,

I figured I may have some free time since there's a chance I'll be unattached to the academy starting in September. I'll look at Chesapeake after designing a few projects.

Shane 
On Jun 3, 2013, at 12:36 PM, danah boyd <aoir.z3z at danah.org> wrote:

> Many American grant-giving agencies require an ethics review (IRB) as a part of those proposals, regardless of whether you're independent or not. (You usually need a receiving org to take the money so it's that org that's responsible.)   In other cases, going through a formal ethics review can be a good reality check because a good IRB will see things you can't. 
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> For some of my more ethically fraught projects, my collaborators and I have used Chesapeake IRB: http://chesapeakeirb.com/ This process is ten bazillion times more sane than university IRBs.  Their IRB meets every weekday and the turnaround for a proposal is a week. They don't flip out when the word "children" is invoked and they work diligently to figure out how to develop a healthy ethical procedure even in seriously high risk situations.  (Keep in mind that I interview abused minors who've been commercially sexually violated.)  I've never done this process alone and it's usually my collaborators who manage the IRB procedures so I don't have a full grasp of the procedures, but I've been sooooo grateful for how easy and rigorous it has been.  (And also keep in mind that it took me over 2 years to get through university IRB for my dissertation fieldwork so I'm a bit bitter about IRBs to say the least.)
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> danah
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> On Jun 3, 2013, at 12:05 PM, Smith, Catherine wrote:
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>> Check the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s current guidance for submissions to Science, Technology, and Society (STS)  programs in the Social and Economic Sciences (SES) divisions.  http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5324
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>> Previously, independent scholars were eligible to submit and, presumably, instructed on IRB requirements for submission.
>> 
>> Google for other scholarly institute and foundation guidelines re 'independent scholars.'
>> 
>> Catherine Smith
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>> ________________________________________
>> From: air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org [air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] on behalf of Mark D. Johns [mjohns at luther.edu]
>> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 9:57 AM
>> To: Tilton, Shane
>> Cc: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
>> Subject: Re: [Air-L] IRBs for the independent scholar
>> 
>> The law on IRB is in regard to institutions receiving federal funds, not on
>> individual researchers. So, while I'm all about ethics and would encourage
>> some consultation among peers about that, there is no legal mandate. There
>> may be issues with some journals that will not publish without an IRB
>> approval -- I'm shooting from the hip on that one, so you'd want to
>> research it more.
>> 
>> --
>> Mark D. Johns, Ph.D.
>> Associate Professor, Communication Studies
>> Luther College, Decorah, Iowa USA
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>> "Get the facts first. You can distort them later."
>>   ---Mark Twain
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>> On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 8:46 AM, Tilton, Shane <tiltons at ohio.edu> wrote:
>> 
>>> Has anybody conducted research while not attached to a college or a
>>> university (either as a student or faculty member)?
>>> 
>>> The question I have is "is there an IRB process for those outside of the
>>> traditional academy?"
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