Course on Human Research Protections

in Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences

Participant Notebooks

Table of Contents

I.   General Materials

•     Agenda
•     Course Description
•     Professional Ethics Code
•     Faculty Biosketches

II.  Ethical Guidance and Federal Regulations in Human Subjects Protection 

•     Presentation: Ethical Principles of Human Subjects Research - Joan Sieber
  •          The Belmont Report
  •          Declaration of Helsinki
  •          The Nuremberg Code
  •          The Meanings of Respect, Beneficence, and Justice - J. Sieber
•     Presentation: OHRP -   Doing it Right Together - George Pospisil
  •          Code of Federal Regulations
  •          Human Subject Regulations Decision Charts
  •          Expedited Review Categories
•     Presentation: HIPPA - Karen Hegtvedt

III.   Key Concepts in Human Research Protections

•     Presentation: Informed Consent - Lou Penner
  •          Informed Consent Checklist
  •          Tips on Informed Consent
  •          Sample Informed Consent Form
  •          Methods for Conveying Consent
•     Presentation: Risk/Benefit Analysis - Felice Levine
  •          Issues in Risk and Harm: Recommendations of the National Human Research Protections Advisory Committee
  •          Summary of Types of Harm and Ameliorative Measures
•      Presentation: Privacy & Confidentiality - Joan Sieber 
  •          Procedures to Protect Privacy and Maintain Confidentiality - J. Sieber
  •          Issues in Confidentiality: Recommendations of the National Human Research Protections Advisory Committee

IV.   Dynamics and Demands of Various Research Contexts 

•     Presentation: Field Studies and Cross-Cultural Research - Marjorie Speers
•     Presentation: Surveys - Cross-sectional and Longitudinal - Lou Penner
•     Presentation: Internet Research - Joan Sieber
  •          Ethical Considerations for Research on the Internet: A Brief Bibliography

V.   Human Research Protections in Experimental Research

•     Presentation: Dynamics and Demands of Experimental Research - Karen Hegtvedt
•     Presentation: Preparation of Protocols - Bobbie Spellman

VI.  Challenging Issues in Psychological Sciences

•     Presentation: Third Party Rights and Risks - Paula Skedsvold
•     Presentation: What and When of Disclosure - Bobbie Spellman
•     Presentation: Research on Special Populations - Marjorie Speers
•     Presentation: Student Research in Courses and Independent Projects  - Felice Levine and Paula Skedsvold

VII.  Comprehending the IRB Process and the Role of Review

•     Presentation: IRB Flexibility - George Pospisil
•     Presentation: Interacting with the IRB - Karen Hegtvedt

VIII.  Selected Readings

•     Protection of Human Subjects of Research: Recent Developments and Future Prospects for the Social Sciences, E. Singer & F. J. Levine
•     Ethical Issues in Different Social Science Methods, H. Kelman
•     Searching for "Research Involving Human Subjects," I. A. Pritchard
•     Informed Consent and Survey Response: A Summary of the Empirical Literature, E. Singer
•     Keeping Deception Honest: Justifying Conditions for Social Scientific Research Strategems, A. C. Elms
•     Deception Research, J. Sieber
•     Confidentiality Assurances and Response: A Quantitative Review of the Experimental Literature, E. Singer, D. R. Von Thurn, & E. R. Miller
•     Privacy and Confidentiality, S. Folkman
•     Issues in Accessing and Sharing Confidential Survey and Social Science Data, V. A. deWolf
•     Referring and Reporting Research Participants at Risk: View from Urban Adolescents, C. B. Fisher et. Al
•     Ethical Challenges in Community-Based Research, P. A. Marshall & C. Rotimi
•     Anticipatory Planning for Research Participants with Psychotic Disorders Like Schizophrenia, P. Backlar
•     Executive Summary: Responsible Research: A Systems Approach to Protecting Research Participants, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences