Can I recruit participants and/or collect data from campus buildings, pedestrians, or random people on campus?

Yes, with an IRB approval and with certain restrictions:

• Recruitment of participants and/or collection of research data is not allowed inside of building hallways or near classrooms doors.
• Recruitment of participants and/or collection or data is not allowed inside of classroom spaces unless prior arrangements have been made with a specific faculty member for a specified class period.
• No recruitment or data collection may be conducted near building doorways.
• Data collection in food service areas must be unobtrusive. You may not approach individuals more than once and may not block traffic patterns.
• Recruitment of participants and/or data collection in the library, the RAC, or in and outside of Russell Union must be registered with the facility office in advance.

Any recruitment of participants and/or data collection effort should not impede traffic on the sidewalk or pedestrium. Each subject may only be approached once.

Last updated: 9/4/2024