Research Ethics Board

The Research Ethics Board (REB) reviews ethics applications for approval of research with Bow Valley College employees and/or students.

Research ethics applications are reviewed on a monthly basis except for July, August, and December. Please visit the Research Ethics Forms page for the next submission deadline for research ethics applications.

The REB follows Tri-Council Policy Statement guidelines. The REB meets once per month to review ethics applications based on 3 principles:

• Respect for Persons - recognizes the intrinsic value of human beings and the respect and consideration that they are due and incorporates the dual moral obligations to respect participants' autonomy and to protect those with developing, impaired, or diminished autonomy.
• Concern for Welfare - recognizes the need to protect the quality of a person's experience of life in all its aspects and to measure the risks and benefits of the research and how they will affect each participant.
• Justice - the obligation to treat people fairly (treat all people with equal respect and concern) and equitably (distributing the benefits and burdens of research participation so no section of the population is put at more harm or denied the benefits of the knowledge generated from the research).

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Board Members (2024 - 2025)
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Bow Valley College Members
‍Veena-Zarour-Murthy (Chair) - School of Global Access
Clare Howland (Vice Chair) - School of Health and Wellness
Cristina Moldoveanu Constantinescu - School of Global Access
Avril Colenut - Chiu School of Business
Recruiting - School of Community Studies
Recruiting - Centre for Entertainment Arts
Miriam Perry (Indigenous) - School of Arts and Sciences
Recruiting - Student Member
Corrine Ferguson - Past Chair

External Members
‍Dr. Corinne Syrnyk - St. Mary’s University

Alternate Members
‍Shirley Edwards - Chiu School of Business
Carrie Corbin - Chiu School of Business
Renée D Clark - School of Global Access
Dr. Katie Crossman - School of Global Access

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Are you interested in becoming a member of the Bow Valley College Research Ethics Board? Do you have ethics or research experience? We recruit new members every year from different departments of the college and from the community. For more information, contact researchethics@bowvalleycollege.ca.

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Policies & Procedure

View more information on our Policies & Compliance page.

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500-3-2 Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Human Participants Policy & Procedure‍

Policy 500-3-2 governs the conduct of research involving humans at Bow Valley College. Research involving human participants at Bow Valley College must comply with the Tri-Council Policy Statement on Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans. Bow Valley College's REB and related committees govern the ethical conduct of human participant research linked to the College. This includes research with funding outside of Bow Valley College.

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500-3-3 Integrity in Research and Scholarship Policy & Procedure‍

Policy 500-3-3 provides direction in establishing practices for maintaining high standards of integrity in research and scholarship. Bow Valley College is committed to research integrity. We expect our staff and students to carry out research with ethical and scientific integrity. Such integrity requires careful supervision of all research. This includes competent use of methods, following ethical standards, and not engaging in research misconduct.

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300-2-14 Intellectual Property Policy & Procedure

‍Bow Valley College recognizes that intellectual property is created in a variety of pursuits, including research, and that the contributions of and benefits to those participating in the creation of IP must be balanced by the contributions of and benefits to those commissioning and/or supporting the creation of the IP in cash and/or in-kind. Similarly, Bow Valley College respects the rights and recognizes the responsibilities of those exploiting or using intellectual property.

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500-3-4 General Research Fund Policy & Procedure‍

A General Research Fund (GRF) is a special trust account established under the authority of the President of Bow Valley College (or the President’s authorized delegate) to support Bow Valley College researchers in their research and innovation activities. With a funder’s authorization, unspent funds of eligible expired or terminated grants are transferred to a Bow Valley College GRF. GRFs are intended to support research in alignment with College priorities, in the fields in which the original grants were awarded, or other strategic research goals as allowed by funder agreements.

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500-3-5 Research Administration Policy & Procedure‍

Bow Valley College engages in applied research activities aimed at solving specific problems or challenges faced by communities and organizations within their everyday context, rather than in pursuit of general knowledge creation. Bow Valley College administers such research in accordance with all institutional, granting agency and funder policies, guidelines and procedures; and fulfills all contractual obligations with granting agencies, funders, and clients.

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Bow Valley College's Research Data Management Strategy

‍In accordance with the Tri-Agency Research Data Management (RDM) Policy and the Ownership, Control, Access and Possession (OCAP) standard, the Bow Valley College outlines a RDM strategy to acknowledge the data management needs of Indigenous peoples, communities, and nations. This strategy will help the College bring awareness not only to the data management lifecycle but also to the education and needs of the people we serve within research. This strategy is integrative and holistic in its inclusion of RDM for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations.