Research that may be sensitive, controversial, and/or involve protected classes of subjects will be subject to review by the full Institutional Review Board. Protected Subjects involved in research that may require full-board review include:
- Children/Minors
- Cognitively impaired persons
- Prisoners
- Pregnant or lactating women
- Blind individuals
- Military personnel
- Wards of the State
- Institutionalized individuals
- Non-English speaking individuals
- Other participants whose life circumstances may interfere with their ability to make a free choice in consenting to take part in research