Texas Woman's University recognizes the need for investigations in which human beings may serve as research subjects. The University acknowledges and accepts its responsibilities for ensuring that the privacy, safety, health, and welfare of such subjects are adequately protected and operates under a Federalwide Project Assurance (#FWA00000178). The University has thus established an Institutional Review Board (IRB) for each site (Denton, Dallas, and Houston) to review and approve the adequacy of human subject protection. The IRB is composed of faculty and staff from a variety of disciplines plus community members.

Each of these IRBs operates according to the Texas Woman's University Human Participants in Research: Institutional Review Board Policies and Procedures. Effective August 30, 2004, an addendum to these policies and procedures was issued which requires that project teams (including principal investigators, research assistants, major advisors, and staff) conducting research with human participants be required to successfully complete the online training module. Click here for the specifics on the training and certification requirement.