Institutional Review Boards at Very High Research Activity Universities

An Opportunity for Social Workers

Bibliographic Data

ID12385293
AuthorsClare E B Cannon (0000-0002-5507-5312, Tulane University), Clare Cannon (Tulane University), Frederick Buttell (Tulane University), Frederick P Buttell (Tulane University, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume25
Issue7
Pages832-835
Publication date2014-11-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueResearch on Social Work Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7315 • E-ISSN: 1552-7581
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1049731514557699
OpenAlexW1976371617
LanguageEN
References cited3

Objectives: This study investigated to what degree social work was represented in the position of chair of social–behavioral institutional review boards (IRBs) at very high research activity (VHRA) universities in the United States. Method: We collected data on IRB rosters for all 108 schools designated by the Carnegie Foundation as VHRAs in the United States and analyzed the percentage of chairs for social–behavioral IRBs that came from social work. Results: Data (104 of the 108 VHRA universities) indicate only 3.8% of chairs come from social work. Conclusions: Universities would benefit from more social workers serving as chairs of social–behavioral IRBs because social work has a professional obligation to ethical and just research and is the most holistic of the social sciences. The background and training of professional social workers have obvious benefits in accessing and understanding the unique risks posed by the diverse proposals IRBs receive

Institutional review board · Medical education · Obligation · Political science · Psychiatry · Public relations · Social position · Sociology · Work (physics · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Engineering · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work

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