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.