Global Health Workshop: Research, Ethics, Culture and IRBs

Pizza and drinks will be served

Time: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 6:00-7:15 p.m.
Location: Murphey 116

This 75-minute seminar is designed for undergraduates considering study abroad, international service learning, research or community outreach programs that may or may not involve research.

The objective of this seminar is to shed light on some of the cultural, ethical and research issues involved in these types of activities. It is surprisingly easy to violate the boundaries of ethical research and culturally appropriate behavior, and the repercussions for doing so, for both students and faculty, are potentially serious.

Sharing photographs online, posting video on youtube, participating in discussion forums and blogging are all typical ways students report on or share their experiences, usually with little awareness that they might be violating research ethics and IRB (institutional review board) regulations or otherwise showing a lack of cultural sensitivity.

This seminar teaches the dos and don'ts of community and global outreach, so students will be well-equipped to actively engage in their global or local experience.

Seminar faculty include: Barbara Anderson (UNC, African Studies), Lawrence Rosenfeld (UNC, Dept. of Communication Studies) and Trude Bennett (UNC SPH, Office of Human Research Ethics).

Make your experience count: know before you go!