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
Application (DOC)

Advisor-Student and Research Information (PDF)

COVID-19 IRB Guidelines (PDF)

Policies and Practices (PDF)

Example Consents (PDF)

Guidelines Students as Subjects (PDF)

Guidelines Research as Syllabus Assignment (PDF)
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