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My name is Ann Hamilton. I completed my doctoral degree in
communication at the University of Oklahoma in June 2002. My dissertation, which
you find here, focuses on the historical development and contemporary
functioning of Institutional Review Boards.
The purpose for this website is to gather comments and suggestions about
IRBs from anyone involved in the process: regulators, researchers, and
participants. With these comments and suggestions, it becomes more likely
that we may improve the protection of human subjects of research, the
rights of researchers to pursue their questions, and reduce the often
unreasonable burdens put on IRB members.
It appears from what I have learned so far that many regulations do
little to protect research participants while restricting in substantial
ways the rights of researchers.
I am currently Assistant Professor of Mass Communication at the
American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. www.ausharjah.edu
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