Human Research Ethics Board (HREB) Mission Statement
The mission of the Human Research Ethics Board is to work with and educate the research community of the State University of New York at New Paltz to protect the rights and welfare of human participants in research conducted in affiliation with the University, ensuring compliance with the legal requirements and the ethical principles of Respect for Persons, Beneficence, and Justice.
All human subjects research, regardless of funding, conducted by members of the SUNY New Paltz community is reviewed by the Human Research Ethics Board (HREB) following the federal regulations in 45 CFR 46 and the policies and guidance of the Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) and other federal agencies as needed.
SUNY New Paltz abides by the ethical principles and guidelines for the protection of human subjects as stated in the Belmont Report.
HREB Location & Contact Information
HREB Coordinator: Roseann Merrill
Sponsored Programs & Research Compliance
Faculty Office Building (FOB) N2
Phone: (845) 257-3282
E-mail: hrebcoordinator@newpaltz.edu
Proposal Review Time Frame
As of October 11, 2017, all HREB proposals must be submitted through the SUNY Pre-Award and Compliance System (PACS). Please see PACS webpage at this link for information.
Fall Semester 2024 HREB Meetings
The Human Research Ethics Board (HREB) follows the SUNY New Paltz Campus COVID policies and additional COVID protocols are not currently required for domestic research.
- Belmont Report Ethical principles and guidelines for the protection of human subjects in research
- Protection of Human Subjects 45 CFR 46 - Applicable through January 20, 2019
- Protection of Human Subjects 45 CFR 46 - Applicable as of January 21, 2019
Standard Operating Procedures
- HREB Appeals Process - Approved June 24, 2020
- NP SOP 2019 Audio Video Digital Policy
- NP SOP 2019 Definitions
- NP SOP 2019 Exempt Categories
- NP SOP 2019 Exemption Categories
- NP SOP 2019 Expedited Categories
- NP SOP 2019 Research Subject To Human Subjects Regulations
- NP SOP 2023 Student Research Exercises and Not Human Subjects Research Policy
- NP SOP 2019 Exempt Review by Instructor
- NP SOP 2019 External Site approval policy
- NP SOP 2019 External Researcher Policy
- NP SOP 2019 Informed Consent Guidelines 2019
- NP SOP 2023 Informed Consent for Exempt Studies Policy
- NP SOP 2019 International Research
- NP SOP 2019 IRB Considerations for Privacy and Confidentiality Safeguards
- NP SOP 2019 IRB Agreement Authorization
- NP SOP 2019 Prisoner Research Guidelines
- NP SOP 2019 Engagement in Research
- NP SOP 2019 Study Completion Reporting Policy
- NP SOP 2019 Email Lists Student Research
- NP SOP 2019 Use of Surrogates Policy
- NP SOP 2019 Making Qualtrics Surveys Anonymous
- NP SOP 2019 MTurk Guidelines
- NP SOP 2019 Adjunct Faculty Policy for Human Subjects Research
- NP SOP 2019 Student Policy For Human Subjects Research
- NP SOP 2020 Noncompliance
- NP SOP Policy for Dealing with Protocol Information Requests 2021
Templates
- 2024-2025 NP Template Education Research Exemption
- 2024-2025 NP Template Not Human Subjects Research Determination
- 2024-2025 NP Template Survey Interview Research Exemption
- NP Template Benign Behavioral Intervention Research Exemption 2023
- NP Template Secondary Data Research Exemption 2023
- NP Template Proposal for Research Review-Long Form 2023
- NP Template Audio-Visual Consent Form 2024
- NP Template 2019 Informed Consent
- NP Template 2023 Informed Consent for Exempt Studies
- NP Template 2019 International Addendum
- NP Template 2019 Prompt Reporting Form
- NP Template 2023 Application for Modification Approval
- NP Template HPA Addendum 2023
- NP Template 2019 Faculty Advisor Assurances Addendum
- NP Template 2019 Continued Approval Application
HIPAA
FERPA
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
HREB Chair Revised Common Rule Announcements
September 16, 2019 Announcement - Implementation of the New Revised Common Rule