Psychology Department

Ethics Information

The Psychology Department Ethics Committee reviews ethics proposals that do not require review by the College-wide Protection of Human Subjects Committee (http://www.wm.edu/grants/compliance/phsc.php). General guidelines for which committee a proposal should be submitted to are listed below:

1) If the goal of the research is to disseminate the data in some fashion (e.g., publication, conference presentation, make the data accessible on a website), then the ethics proposal should be reviewed by the College-wide Protection of Human Subjects Committee. Please see the website above for details about submitting an ethics proposal to the Protection of Human Subjects Committee.

2) If the data from the research project will not be disseminated to the public, then the ethics proposal should be reviewed by the Psychology Department Ethics Committee. Generally, the Psychology Department Ethics Committee reviews ethics proposals for research projects that will be conducted as part of a course, usually for Research Methods (PSYC 302) or in one of the 400-level research courses. Links to forms and instructions for submitting an ethics proposal to the Psychology Department Ethics Committee are available on this webpage.

If you are unsure which committee (Psychology Department Ethics Committee or College-wide Protection of Human Subjects Committee) should review your protocol, please contact the chair of the Psychology Department Ethics Committee.

Chair of the Ethics Committee
Dr. Josh Burk
Psychology Department
Phone: 757-221-3882
Email:
Fax: 757-221-3896