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Research

Accessing ISU Participants

Internal researchers seeking to access ISU participants through ISU mass email should follow the University guidelines for sending a mass email.

External researchers seeking access to ISU students, staff, and/or faculty for participation in research must receive approval from the appropriate office prior to recruitment. The method of recruitment determines which office must approve the request.

Courtesy approvals as described below are only appropriate when ISU personnel are not "engaged in the research," meaning that the ISU personnel would not be consenting participants or have access to any identifiable data. Merely forwarding a recruitment email is not considered engaged in the research. If ISU personnel will be engaged in the research, please consult the Collaborative Research page for more information.

Recruitment via an ISU Department or Faculty Member

Requests should be emailed directly to that office/individual. Requests should contain the following information:

  • Name of the requestor and the institution they are affiliated with
  • The purpose of the research
  • A brief description of what participants will do
  • A copy of the IRB approval letter for the study
  • A copy of the approved consent form that will be used

ISU personnel receiving the request should consider the following:

  • Does the researcher have an approved IRB protocol from their institution to conduct this research?
  • Do the recruitment and consent materials address risks, benefits, confidentiality expectations, and contact information?
  • Is the research something the office/individual is comfortable forwarding (topic, time commitment, risks)?
  • Are there college/departmental policies regarding using listservs or email distribution of solicitations like this?
  • Are there any departmental or university privacy policies that cover the release of information, such as when a researcher asks for only a subset of students or colleagues

ISU personnel should be careful not to endorse the research when forwarding the requests.