Texas Woman's University recognizes the need for investigations in which human beings may serve as research subjects. The University operates under a Federalwide Project Assurance (#FWA00000178) and acknowledges and accepts responsibility for ensuring that the privacy, safety, health, and welfare of such subjects are adequately protected. The University has thus established an Institutional Review Board (IRB) for each site (Denton, Dallas, and Houston) to review and approve the adequacy of human subject protection. Each IRB is composed of faculty and staff from a variety of disciplines as well as community members.

Each of these IRBs operates according to TWU's Human Participants in Research: Institutional Review Board Policies and Procedures. Effective August 30, 2004, an addendum to these policies and procedures was issued which requires that project teams (including principal investigators, research assistants, major advisors, and staff) conducting research with human participants be required to successfully complete online training regarding the use of human subjects in research.

Additional links:
Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)
NIH Belmont Report
TWU Human Participants in Research: Institutional Review Board Policies and Procedures
Training and certification modules for research teams