St. Lawrence University Institutional Review Board
CITI Training for AY 2026-27:
All researchers must complete the appropriate CITI training. Be sure that your CITI training is up to date BEFORE you submit any IRB proposals or continuation requests. If it is not, we won't consider your proposal. Thanks!
Crowd-sourcing your participants? Conducting research with children, international population, incarcerated individuals, or other special populations? You will need to complete special CITI training. Please click on the link to CITI Program Training Information below for more information.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the IRB chair, Leah Rohlfsen at lrohlfsen@stlawu.edu or (315) 229-5395.
Fall 2026 Meeting Dates and Deadlines
| Meeting Date | Proposal Deadline |
| September 10 | September 3 |
| September 24 | September 17 |
| October 8 | October 1 |
| October 22 | October 15 |
| November 5 | October 29 |
| November 19 | November 12 |
| December 3 | November 26 |
If you would like to attend the IRB meeting at which your proposal will be considered, please contact the IRB chair, Leah Rohlfsen.
Why We Have an IRB:
The role of the IRB is to insure that the autonomy and privacy of participants in research conducted by members of the St. Lawrence community are protected. Both the Code of Federal Regulations (Title 45, Part 46) and New York State Public Health Law (Article 24-A) require all proposed research involving human participants be approved by the institution’s IRB before it can proceed.
The principles which guide the IRB in its review and decision process are taken from the Policy Statement of the St. Lawrence University Institutional Review Board:
The IRB shall determine whether:
1) the risks to the participant are so outweighed by the sum of the benefit to the participant or the importance of the knowledge to be gained as to warrant a decision to allow the participant to accept these risks;
2) the rights and welfare of any such participants are adequately protected; and
3) legally effective informed consent is obtained from the participants by adequate and appropriate means.
IRB Proposal Submission Information:
- Criteria for Exemption from IRB Review
- IRB Proposal Submission Information and Form
- Informed Consent Requirements
Post-Approval Forms:
CITI Program Training Information:
Information for External Researchers: