Institutional Review Board

The goal of the Institutional Review Board is to uphold the principles of The Belmont Report and other established guidelines and ensure the rights, welfare, and privacy of individuals involved in research.

The Institutional Review Board consists of members who are qualified through their experience and expertise to review specific research activities and determine the acceptability of such proposed research. Review Board members comprise a diverse group of individuals in terms of race, gender, cultural background, and sensitivity to the rights and welfare of human subjects. The board must include representation from the scientific area as well as the non-scientific area, and must also include at least one member who is not otherwise affiliated with the college.

The Institutional Review Board meets regularly to review plans for research by members of the institution and those associated with the College who are conducting human subject research. Institutional Review Board meetings will be held on the following days during the 2026-2027 academic year:

Meeting Dates:

• September 25, 2026
• October 30, 2026
• November 20, 2026
• December 18, 2026
• January 29, 2027
• February 26, 2027
• March 26, 2027
• April 16, 2027
• May 14, 2027

All meetings occur on Fridays

If interested in submitting a research proposal to the Bristol IRB, please consult the materials below: ‌‌

• Institutional Survey Policy 
• Institutional Review Board Policy 
  
  

Bristol IRB applications can be completed electronically via Dynamic Forms. These forms are initiated by the Principal Investigator and use our HR and ITS systems to manage who reports to whom at Bristol for the signature routing process. 

• Internal Bristol IRB application
  • Current Faculty, Staff, or Student is interested in submitting a research proposal to the Bristol IRB
  • Bristol Institutional Review Board Application (Internal Applications)
• External Bristol IRB Application
  • Individuals interested in submitting a research proposal to the Bristol IRB, who are not a current employee or student at Bristol.
  • Bristol Institutional Review Board Application (External Applications).
  • Please contact the Bristol IRB at BristolIRB@BristolCC.edu
• Principal Investigator Attestation that research is complete
  • Bristol Institutional Review Board Research Final Report 

 

Review Board Members

Member	Indications of Experience (e.g. board certifications or licenses sufficient to describe each member's chief anticipated contributions to IRB deliberations)
Jade Vieira (Co-Chair)	Public Policy, Management
Adrienne Foster Scharf (Co-Chair)	Biology
Tim Hathaway	Higher Education Administration
David Amiel	Astronomy and Chemistry
Mike Moran	Social Services
Mary Rapien	Science
Natalie Beach	Library
Elizabeth Nowakowski	Social Justice
Angie Medeiros	External
TBD (Administrator)	Technical Management