
As you familiarize yourself with the Knowledge Center, we’d like to direct you to some notable resources; today, we'll share our top five resources for social, behavioral, and educational research (SBER). Read more
As you familiarize yourself with the Knowledge Center, we’d like to direct you to some notable resources; today, we'll share our top five resources for social, behavioral, and educational research (SBER). Read more
PRIM&R is pleased to introduce the members of the Blog Squad for our 2021 SBER and AER Conferences. The Blog Squad is made up of PRIM&R members who will share their insights before, during, and after the conference. Stay tuned as they share their conference insights on Ampersand. Read more
IRBs come in many types, focusing on dramatically different categories of research from Phase I drug research to studies focused solely on education and social science. It may seem at first that the latter entails simpler ethical problems than, say, multisyllabic first-in-human drug trials for cancer, but very low-risk nonmedical research presents its own challenges for the IRB. Read more
On March 30, 2021, PRIM&R hosted the webinar “Ominum-Gatherum: An SBER Variety Show.” During this webinar, Tonya Ferraro, MEd, and Andrew Hedrick, MPA, CIP, focused on three social, behavioral, and educational research (SBER) topics: Terms of Service agreements, randomized controlled trials in the social sciences, and research involving deception. Following the webinar, the presenters reflected on the session and prepared a guidance document for those working with SBER; we're pleased to share this resource with readers of Ampersand. Read more
I recommend all young professionals attend at least one PRIM&R Conference. PRIM&R has become an ever-growing repository of knowledge for research ethics and compliance, and the attending a conference will refresh your passion for research ethics. I felt my career path strengthening by establishing connections with likeminded individuals nationally and internationally. The willingness to collaborate, share, and advise could easily be witnessed in each session, break, and lunch period. I established new relationships that helped me understand the history of research ethics and IRBs in higher education. Operating a single staff IRB program can feel very isolating; the connections and knowledge gained from attending the PRIM&R SBER/AER Conference reduced the isolation I felt and gave me hope for the future of research ethics. Read more