IRB Data

This page includes data related to the operation of the IRB. The IRB's goal is to be informative and transparent about the IRB's operations, particularly in terms of the volume of proposals the IRB receives and the time it takes to review them. Current year data features data points between May 1 until April 30 of the following year; current year data will be updated monthly. Historical data tracks data from previous IRB years as far back as 2014.

Current Year Data: May 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025

Proposals Received: Current Year

AY May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Tot
2024-25 6 8 0 13 36 39 x x x x x 102

Proposals Received: Current and Previous IRB Years

Approval Types/Determination

Note: Totals and percentages below do not reflect proposals that are being processed or in the review queue.

Approval Type or Determination
Total %
Exempt 28 44%
Expedited 11 17%
Full Board x x
Class Project Approval Only x x
Proposal Not Human Subject Research 1 1%

Review Times

 

Average Monthly Review Times by Category

Note: "Initial Review" is the time between submission and the IRB's first review of the proposal. "Decision"  includes the initial review period, as well as the time it takes a researcher to revise their proposal submission and materials prior to approval.

Fixed data updated October 25, 2024

Previous Year Data: May 1, 2023 - April 30, 2024

Number of Submissions by Unit

Unit (Program/School/College)
Total IRB Submissions Total Submissions %
Beverley Taylor Sorenson College of Education and Human Development 120 40.27%
College of Engineering and Computational Sciences 3 1.01%
College of Health Sciences 37 12.42%
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 107 35.91%
College of Performing and Visual Arts 1 0.34%
Dixie L. Leavitt School of Business 4 1.34%
Gerald R. Sherratt Library 1 0.34%
Walter Maxwell Gibson College of Sciences 10 3.36%
Honors 3 1.01%
Other 9 3.02%
External (Studies Originating Beyond SUU) 3 1.01%

 

Approval Types/Determination

Approval Type or Determination
Total
Exempt 204
Expedited 45
Full Board 4
Proposal Not Human Subject Research 9
Class Project 11
Total Approvals + Determinations
273

 

Note: 298 total proposals were submitted for the year. Of these, 25 proposals did not receive approval or determination since revisions were not completed by May 1, 2024.

Historical Data

IRB Proposals Submitted by Month

AY May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Tot
2023-24 1 9 4 7 42 12 48 25 40 47 33 30 298
2022-23 6 4 6 10 12 23 75 28 14 43 30 13 264
2021-22 6 10 13 13 11 16 79 12 19 26 24 21 250
2020-21 4 4 7 1 11 22 43 26 10 35 36 8 207
2019-20 3 2 7 5 27 11 69 8 19 24 36 8 219
2018-19 6 3 2 5 21 41 41 5 24 18 33 29 228
2017-18 8 4 8 6 17 32 17 11 17 35 20 14 189
2016-17 5 1 5 4 12 21 11 6 20 20 15 11 131
2015-16 3 2 3 9 9 22 13 5 14 17 12 11 120
2014-15 2 5 8 9 17 22 24 4 13 24 13 6 147
Average 4 4 6 7 18 22 42 13 19 29 25 15 205

IRB Chairs, Past and Present

Chairperson (Department)
Years
Braden Bagley (Communication) 2024-
William J. Davis (Teacher Education) 2022-2024
Bryan Koenig (Psychology) 2019-2022
Michelle Grimes (Psychology) 2018-2019
Garrett Strosser (Psychology) 2014-2018
Grant Corser (Psychology) 2012-2014
Britt Mace (Psychology) 2006-2012
Lynn White (Psychology) 2000-2006