IRB Policy/Operations Track (SBER)

2019 SBER Conference

C07 - Incentives and Compensation for Subjects in SBER

Speaker(s)

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  Colleen Kohashi, MA, CIP
  

  IRB Administrator, UC Berkeley
  
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  Melissa McGee, J.D.
  

  Compliance Officer, University of New Hampshire
  

The federal regulations state that the compensation of subjects must be free from coercion and undue influence. However, it can often be difficult for IRBs to unpack what “appropriate compensation” entails, especially within the realms of traditional vulnerable populations (e.g., minors), non-traditional vulnerable populations (e.g., homeless, undocumented, and college students), and internet-based subjects (e.g., mTurk participants). During this session, speakers and attendees will:

Learning Objectives:

• Outline the considerations and best practices for compensation with various vulnerable subjects groups
• Discuss compensation for Amazon mTurk subjects (i.e., what is reasonable and what are the implications for subject anonymity when disbursing compensation?)
• Share best practices for the use of drawings (lotteries) in research and the intersection of research with state law