Professor Joseph M. Piro

E-mail: joseph.piro@liu.edu
Phone: 516- 299-3683
FAX- 516-299-3312

THE IRB Process at Long Island University

In many cases it will be necessary for doctoral students to obtain permission from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at LIU before they begin their dissertation research and/or data collection. This IRB approval usually applies to dissertation studies that have an experimental basis, but may also involve those more qualitative in design. Generally, if human subjects research is involved, this research must be approved by the IRB. However, depending on the nature of your dissertation topic, your research may also be classified as "exempt." This is generally decided on using a case-by-case evaluation.

You should check with your chair and committee on details for submitting an application. This process requires both adequate time and careful thought before submission. You should give yourself enough time before you actually begin data collection to work on the IRB application. It will be an important part of the dissertation process and one that is necessary to complete before you start any data collection process.



Click here for IRB Forms and additional information: Human subjects form from the LIU IRB: