IRB News & Updates
IRB
Canvas Shell: If
you have any questions about your research or information that the IRB is
looking for in applications, please visit our IRB resource café on Canvas. The
Canvas course shell is under IRB Training and Guidance https://tcsedsystem.instructure.com/courses/945.
If you do not have access, please reach out to the IRB office at irb@thechicagoschool.edu.
IRB Pre-Submission Meetings: The IRB continues to offer pre-submission meetings to
all researchers prior to completing and submitting their IRB applications.
During these meetings, the IRB staff will go over recruitment and consent form
documents with researchers. In addition, a consult will be performed to explain
how these documents can be used to assist in the completion of the full IRB
application. If you want to sign up for a pre-submission meeting, please email
the IRB at [email protected]. Please be sure to include the draft of your recruitment and consent form documents with request.
Recruitment for Research Studies:
Study Title: The Experience of Female Divorcees After Marrying Young in the Christian Church
This study is about accurately capturing the phenomenology and lived experiences of female divorcees who have undergone a marriage and subsequent divorce within the Christian Church. If interested in participating, please see here for more information.
Study Title: Losing passion for work: A phenomenological study of professionals' lived experiences
This study is about understanding the lived experiences of individuals who have experienced a decline in their passion for work. If interested in participating, please see here for more information.
Study Title: The Current Multi-Generational Workforce
This study is about discovering more about today's multi-generational workforce and its existing differences relative to employed individuals and their workforce experiences and views. If interested in participating, please see here for more information.
Study Title: Mental Health Professionals' Experiences Integrating Ancestral Wisdom in Clinical Practice– A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study
This study is about understanding how ancestral wisdom, traditionally viewed as separate from clinical therapy, is integrated into contemporary therapeutic practices. If interested in participating, please see here for more information.
Study Title: Toward a Synthesis of ACT and Precision Inners: Dimensional Change in Loving, Distressing, and Values-based Behavior
This study is about comparing how daily 1-minute timings of positive self-affirmations and Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) change the frequencies of distressing and self-loving thoughts and feelings, as well as values-based behavior of individual students. If interested in participating, please see here for more information.
Study Title: Exploring Intersections of Ethnic and Gender Identity in Impostor Phenomenon in Psychology Doctoral Students
The study is about exploring how the potential for age, ethnicity, and gender may serve as a factor related to imposter phenomenon in psychology doctoral students. If interested in participating, please see here for more information.
Study Title: The Gut Keeps The Score: Knowledge, Training, and Attitudes Regarding the “Second Brain" in Graduate Psychology Students
This study is about graduate psychology students' knowledge, training and attitudes regarding the importance of the gut-brain connection in treating anxiety and depression. If interested in participating, please see here for more information.
Study Title: The Supervision Process: Supervisory Working Alliance (SWA) and Its Impact on Trainee Self-Efficacy and General Well-Being
This study is about the supervisory process and how the working alliance between a supervisor and supervisee impacts trainee development, both personally and professionally. If interested in participating, please see here for more information.
Study Title: Thrive: An Adlerian-Based Social Skills Recovery Pilot Program
This study is about assessing the usefulness of an Adlerian-based social skills recovery group program for young adult offenders, aiming to reduce symptoms of substance use disorders and antisocial behaviors. If interested in participating, please see here for more information.
Study Title: Exploring the Link Between Childhood IPV Exposure and Adult Victimization: The Role of Internalized Homophobia
This study is about about examining the impact of witnessing intimate partner violence in childhood, experiencing it in adulthood, and internalized homophobia among gay men and lesbian women. If interested in participating, please see here for more information.
Study Title: Beyond the Rainbow: Marginalized Voices in LGBTQIA+
This study is about the experiences of ethnically and racially minoritized young adults (ages 18-35) within the LGBTQIA+ community, particularly in relation to discrimination and mental health. If interested in participating, please see here for more information.
Study Title: Extension of Gerow et al. (2021): Remote Caregiver Training to Teach Daily Living Skills
This study is remotely training caregivers, through live coaching via teleconferencing, to help their child with ASD learn household tasks, such as chores. If interested in participating, please see here for more information.
Study Title: The use of Social StoriesTM and caregiver cueing to decrease inappropriate sexual behaviors and teaching appropriate procedure for privacy with individuals with ASD
This study is about using Social StoriesTM to teach individuals with ASD a procedure which teaches them to engage in sexual behaviors in appropriate locations, decreasing their engagement in sexual behaviors within appropriate settings and locations. If interested in participating, please see here for more information.
Study Title: The Asian-White Remote Work Experience
This study is about understanding multiracial Asian-White individuals’ experience
with videoconferencing at work and discovering whether they might experience any types of stereotype, identity, or other threats or effects from participating in videoconferencing at work when using remote call or meeting tools like Zoom, Teams, or Webex. If interested in participating, please see here for more information.
Study Title: A Study of College Student’s Locus of Control, Academic Motivation, and Learning styles in Online vs. Face-to-Face Classroom Settings
This study is about investigating the relationship between locus of control, learning styles, and academic motivation in different learning modalities to understand their influence on academic potential. If interested in participating, please see here for more information.
Study Title: Effect of Brief Feedback on Establishment of Deictic Relational Repertoires and Engagement in Fundamental Attribution Error in Behavior Analysts
This study is about evaluating the effect of a perspective taking training on the degree which behavior analysts wrongly labels another person’s beliefs without considering factors that have impacted the person’s behavior. If interested in participating, please see here for more information.