Grants and Research
Grants
The mission of the Grants Department is to support, promote and impact the success of the University by assisting faculty and staff with the proposal process and financial administration of extramural support according to sponsor regulations and guidelines.
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Human Resources, Payroll and Grants
- McFarland Hall 211B
Institutional Review Board
The mission of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at Valley City State University (VCSU) is to assist those engaged in human subject research in conducting research while conforming to ethical, professional and community standards for the safety, rights and protections of participants. VCSU is responsible for protecting the rights and welfare of human research subjects, regardless of research funding sources.
The purpose of the VCSU IRB, established under VCSU Policy V611.08 is to ensure that human subject research is conducted in compliance with all appropriate regulations, including the United States Codes of Federal Regulation (CFR). Compliance of CFR regulations is important because a) the manner in which human subjects research is conducted reflects the institution’s commitment to rigorous ethical and scientific standards of conduct; and b) violations of CFR regulations may affect current and future reserach funding for all researchers at VCSU. The VCSU IRB does not intend to interfere in any way with competent, ethical and sound research involving human participants.
The VCSU IRB, overseen by the Vice President for Academic Affairs, relies on the scholarly community at VCSU to ensure proper human subject protections. These guidelines may not address all potential contingencies; however, the Institutional Review Board will continue to review the guidelines as necessary in consultation with appropriate stakeholders.
The IRB at VCSU is contacted through the IRB Chairperson, whose contact information is found below.
IRB Committee Information
- Heather Kvilvang, Ph.D. – School of Education
- Hilde Van Gijssel, Ph.D. – Science
- Casey Williams, Ph.D. – Fisheries and Wildlife Science
- David DeMuth, Ph.D – Director of Undergraduate Research (Academic Affairs Representative)
- Emily Fenster, Ph.D. – Social Science
- Kenneth Jimenez, Ph.D. – At Large
- Daniel Larson, Superintendent, Maple Valley Public School District (Education Representative)
The following representatives shall be assigned to the committee:
- The Director for Institutional Effectiveness and Planning serves as the IRB Chair.
- Five representatives from the academic program areas noted above.
- One representative elected at large by the Faculty Association.
- At least one unaffiliated representative from the community or surrounding area based on need for relevant composition and/or expertise on the Board, with preference for representatives of the medical and/or legal profession.
- Respective alternate members officially permitted to attend and vote on IRB matters in cases of the absence of one of the Board’s regular members.
- Additional members are allowed as determined by university leadership in consultation with faculty.
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Kerry Gregoryk, Ph.D.
Academic Affairs, Institutional Effectiveness & Planning
- McFarland Hall 208