Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Office of Research and Technology Transfer
The purpose of the UT Tyler IRB is to review research proposals that involves human beings before the research is initiated in order to facilitate ethically-conducted research for the protection of human subjects. Proposals are reviewed based on the ethical principles outlined in the Belmont Report: beneficence, justice and respect for persons. The principles are reflected as standards of practice in the Code of Federal Regulations established by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Title 45.
Office of Human Research Protection Information
Training Modules: Protection of Human Subjects in Research
IMPORTANT: All PIs and co-investigators must complete CITI training before any IRB submissions are approved. Please visit the Training page for more details and login information.
- Responsibility and Scope of the UT Tyler IRB
- Responsibilities of the Principal Investigator
- Criteria for IRB Approval
- Types of Reviews by the UT Tyler IRB
- Retrospective Existing Data Review
- Decisions of IRB Reviews
- Submissions of Proposals
- Procedures for Investigating and Reporting Incidents of Research Misconduct and Non-Compliance
- Suspension/Termination of Investigations
- Unanticipated Problems or Adverse Event/Death
- Policy on Management of Human Subject Complaints and Assurance of Confidentiality
- Informed Consent
- HIPPA Privacy Rule Policy in Research
- UT Tyler HIPAA Requirements
- Policy on Protection of Pregnant Women, Human Fetuses and Neonates in Research
- Protection of Prisoners in Research
- Policy on Informed Consent of Children
- Protection of Children involved in Research
- Employees as Research Subjects
- Students as Research Subjects
- Compliance and Monitoring
- Unaffiliated Investigator Agreement
- External Reviews Conducted by the University of Texas at Tyler Institutional Review Board
- The University of Texas at Tyler Institutional Review Board Review of IRB Policies, procedures and Forms
- Student Classroom Research
Resources for IRB Members
- General Information for IRB Members
- IRB Member Agreement
- Streamlining IRB Meetings: What You Can Do?
- IRB Links to Forms
- UT Tyler IRB Delegated Reviewer Checklist
Download Complete Handbook: PDF
Please contact the IRB Chair, Dr. Gloria Duke, with any questions regarding which form to submit.
- Expedited and Exempt Application Form
- Full Board Review Application Form
- Modification Request Form
- Progress Report Form (Note: this form is for study Continuation or Discontinuation)
- Adverse Event Report Form
- Dean-Chair Approval of Study Form
- Informed Consent Template
- Informed Consent Abbreviated Signed for Minimal Risk Research
- Informed Consent Anonymous Online
- Member Agreement Form
- Photo and Video Release Form
- Research Misconduct and Non-Compliance Form
- HIPAA Research Participant Authorization to use Protected Health Information
- HIPAA Application for Protected Health Information Use
- HIPAA Request for Approval or Waiver of Authorization to use Protected Health Information
Resources for Researchers
- Gloria Duke, PhD, Chair, Nursing
- Leonard Brown, PhD, Computer Science
- Danita Alfred, PhD, Nursing
- Randall Ator (external member)
- Dennis Combs, PhD, Psychology
- Carla Reichard, PhD, ORTT
- David Strong, PhD, Literature & Languages
- Andrew Schmitt, PhD, Psychology
- Justin Velten, PhD, Communication
- John Mills (external member)
- Wesley Hickey, PhD, College of Education & Psychology
- David Pearson, PhD, College of Pharmacy
- Richard Helfers, PhD College of Arts and Sciences
- Fredericka Brown, PhD Mechanical Engineering
- Howard Patterson, PhD Student Affairs
- Paula Tate, Director, Environmental Health and Safety (Ex Officio)
- Angela Nuñez, ORTT (Ex Officio)