Institutional Review Board

The Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice Institutional Review Board (Crown Family School IRB) Institutional Review Board

The Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice and Chapin Hall Institutional Review Board (Crown Family School IRB) web pages are a resource for all investigators from the Crown Family School conducting human subjects research. Follow this link to access AURA (the electronic application).

Purpose of the Crown Family School IRB:

The University of Chicago's Federalwide Assurance (FWA) requires that ALL research conducted with human subjects or data generated from human subjects be reviewed and approved by an appropriate IRB.

Functions of the Crown Family School IRB:

The Crown Family School IRB reviews and approves, disapproves, or defers all research protocols.  Provides assistance with IRB applications for staff, students, and faculty
Provides the CITI educational course on the fundamentals of the protection of human subjects. This requirement applies to all researchers conducting human subjects research.

Contact the Crown Family School IRB:

Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice Institutional Review Board (Crown Family School IRB)
969 East 60th Street
WSSC Room 234
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Telephone: (773) 834-0402
Email:  irb@crownschool.uchicago.edu