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IN THIS IRB NEWSLETTER: Research in Action: Lessons Learned about Bots in Online Research with Jason Radford Introducing the 5 Minute Primer Video Series Looking for New Members Husky IRB Tip Upcoming Events and Training Featured Friends of the DHR: Freja and Astrid | ||||
Research in Action: Lessons Learned about Bots in Online Research with Jason Radford We interviewed Dr. Jason Radford about his experience with dealing with bots and bad actors in online research. Jason is the Managing Director of the National Internet Observatory and founder of the Social Design Lab at Northeastern. In the interview, Jason draws on his firsthand experience to discuss how researchers can identify and address fraudulent responses in online studies — from recognizing the warning signs to building practical data quality checks. | ||||
Introducing the 5 Minute Primer Video Series We’re excited to roll out a new format of educational content: short and focused videos on focused topics. Each video aims to keep it as close to 5 minutes as we can and lives on YouTube to make it easy to watch wherever you are. Our first three videos are:
We hope to expand these if they are popular. If you have a topic you would like to see, please let us know by emailing it to [email protected]! | ||||
Looking for New Members As we move into spring, we’re looking at our IRB roster and hoping to add a few new members for the next academic year. In particular, we would love to add more non-NU-affiliated members. We’re especially interested in people with experience working with children, and people with mental health and/or medical expertise. (For example, anyone who works/worked in a K-12 setting as a teacher, school administrator, social worker, guidance counselor, nurse, etc. would be fantastic. Social workers and healthcare workers in general would also be great, with or without pediatric experience.) If you know anybody who might be a good fit and interested in volunteering for a board position, Send them a copy of our handout: Northeastern IRB seeking members and/or connect them with us @ [email protected]. | ||||
Husky IRB Tip You don’t need to submit a grant or research aim as a single IRB study. We review procedures, not grants or aims. Often, it makes sense to split a grant across multiple IRB studies or include multiple grants on a single IRB study. The choice should be made based on ease of submission and review. Often a study combining multiple sub-studies becomes extremely hard to keep track of everything. | ||||
Upcoming Events and Training Our Spring schedule of IRB 101 and IRB Topics is winding down, but there are still some great sessions. The remaining sessions are below. As always, please be sure to visit our Calendar of Events which lists all our events, including drop-in hours, for our scheduled hours and details of how to join. May
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Featured Friends of the DHR: Freja and Astrid Freja and Astrid are 4-year-old sisters under the guardianship of Erik. Same litter, different souls: one is a clumsy philosopher, the other is an elegant clown. Seen here, they are deep in debate over the criteria for IRB approval while working their way through Institutional Review Board: Management and Function, Third Edition. The two are especially keen to resolve when informed consent is required for being touched by humans and if a blanket waiver of consent can be issued for laying on humans.
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