IRB Decision Charts

 For assistance on determining if an activity is considered research involving human subjects requiring review by an institutional review board (IRB) and whether informed consent or the documentation of informed consent can be waived under the 2018 Requirements found for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) at 45 CFR part 46, Subpart A, please use the decision charts located on the U.S. Office for Human Research Protections website.

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IRB Meetings

Committee meetings are conducted both on location at 107 MLKG and via Zoom simultaneously and can be attended either way.

Here is a complete list of Research Integrity and Compliance events.

Reporting Concerns

Anyone having concerns about the safety, health or welfare of participants in human subjects research should contact the Director of Research Integrity and Compliance, the IRB Coordinator, or any member of the IRB. Confidentiality requests will be honored to the extent permitted by state and federal law, and by university policy.

Contact IRB Program Staff

Jennifer Christensen Staff Photo

Jennifer Christensen

Director, Research Integrity and Compliance

106 MLKG

479-575-4572

rescomp@uark.edu

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Iroshi (Ro) Windwalker

IRB Coordinator

105 MLKG

479-575-2208

irb@uark.edu