Institutional Review Board

The IRB closes during the month of August and for the duration of Winter Break. No applications are processed at those times.

The Institutional Review Board reviews and monitors biomedical and behavioral research involving human subjects. In accordance with the Department of Health and Human Services, an IRB has the authority to approve, require modifications in, or disapprove research.

The IRB is co-chaired by faculty from our graduate programs, and its members are drawn from the areas of study across the University. Individuals at Lesley University conducting research involving human subjects are required to submit an application for review by the IRB.

Institutional Review Board Information

  • Process
    • Send all applications to: irb@lesley.edu. See current application form under Documents & Forms.
    • Make sure that the last name of the author is the leading text on all file names
    • All applications must be in Microsoft Word or in a PDF
    • All applications must include a human subjects training certificate issued within the last 5 years for key personnel

      You can access the human subjects training through this link from the U.S. Health and Human Services. It is necessary to complete both lessons 1 and 2 and obtain a certificate from each lesson. With your IRB application, you should submit both certificates (Lessons 1 and 2). Please note that completion of lessons 3, 4, and 5 are not necessary or required by the IRB.
       
    • Please allow 6–8 weeks for a full review
    • Expedited applications take 4–6 weeks
    • The following document is used by the IRB committee while conducting reviews. Please use this document as a reference when completing an application. Complete applications may reduce the number of revision requests and expedite the timeline for application approval. View the Application Review Checklist.
  • Documents & Forms
  • Co-Chairs

    Jason S. Frydman, PhD, RDT-BCT, NCSP
    Associate Professor
    Expressive Therapies Department
    jfrydman@lesley.edu

    Gail Simpson Cahill, Ed.D.
    Associate Professor 
    Special Education Department 

  • Members

    Jason Butler, PhD
    Associate Professor 
    Expressive Therapies Department

    Jina Chang, PhD
    Assistant Professor
    Master of Social Work Program

    Kabba Colley, EdD
    Professor
    PhD in Educational Studies Program
    kcolley2@lesley.edu

    Brooke Eisenbach, PhD
    Associate Professor
    Middle and Secondary Education

    Michele Forinash, DA
    Professor
    Expressive Therapies Department

    Robyn Flaum Cruz, Ph.D.
    Professor
    PhD Program in Expressive Therapies

    E. Kellogg
    Instructor
    Expressive Therapies Department

    Sue L. Motulsky, Ed.D.
    Associate Professor
    Counseling and Psychology Department

    Jeffrey Perrin, PhD
    Associate Professor
    Psychology and Applied Therapies Program

    Public Member

    Candice Crawford, PhD, LMHC
    Core Faculty, Capella University
    candice.crawford@capella.edu