With the exception of OHRP’s 4th Annual Exploratory Workshop on third-party research risks–which we encourage you to attend!–there weren’t many external education sessions this month. So, in lieu of an Education Round-up, we’re sharing recent articles and opinion pieces that our research community may find interesting.
We’ll return with an October Education Round-Up later this month! In the meantime, check out upcoming events from Ohio State centers, such as the Center for Ethics & Human Values, the Center for Clinical and Translational Science, or our Human Subjects Research 101 session for social- and behavioral-focused researchers.
Below you will find a selection of recent blog posts and academic articles related to the ethical conduct of human subjects research, IRB review, and more. We’ve loosely categorized them by topic. Let us know in the comments if you find any of them interesting!
Please note that access to some resources–particularly scholarly articles–may require institutional login via University Libraries if you view them off campus.
Hot Topic: Diversity, Justice & Community Engagement
- Community Input for Research Priorities, Ampersand blog
- Engendering Equity in Biomedical Research by Meeting Communities Where They Are, Bill of Health blog
- The Role of Structural Racism in Lack of Clinical Trial Diversity, IRB Advisor (may require off-campus login)
Hot Topic: eConsent
- Moving Ahead: eConsent in Research, Ampersand blog
- Informed Consent for Online Research – Is Anybody Reading?: Assessing Comprehension and Individual Differences in Readings of Digital Consent Forms, Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics (may require off-campus login)
Hot Topic: Using Secondary Data
- Research Using Secondary Data: New Challenges and Novel Resources for Ethical Governance, Ampersand blog
- Citizens, Research Ethics Committee Members and Researchers’ Attitude Toward Information and Consent for the Secondary Use of Health Data: Implications for Research Within Learning Health Systems, Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics (may require off-campus login)
Social, Behavioral, and Education Research (SBER) Focus
- The Challenge of Low-Risk Research, Ampersand blog
- SBER Guidance: Terms of Service Agreements, Deception, and Randomized Controlled Trials, Ampersand blog
- Process, Power, and Impact of the Institutional Review Board in Criminology and Criminal Justice Research, Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics (may require off-campus login)
Medical Focus
- Fear of Doing Too Much Too Soon or Too Little Too Late: Research on Covid-19, Hastings Bioethics Forum
- Individualized Gene Therapies for Genetic Disorders, Ampersand blog
- IRB Decision-Making about Minimal Risk Research with Pregnant Participants, Ethics & Human Research (may require off-campus login)
The Education Round-up and What We’re Reading features are intended for informational purposes only. While we will only share events and articles hosted by well-known/reputable organizations, inclusion does not constitute official endorsement by the Office of Responsible Research Practices.