The graduate program has now expanded to all locations across Illinois. Robert Morris University is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Each IRB committee includes members of more than one profession. Each IRB committee includes at least one member who represents the perspective of research participants. Each IRB committee includes at least one member whose primary concerns are in scientific areas and at least one member whose primary concerns are in non-scientific areas.
The Institutional Review Board members serve on a volunteer basis and are profiled below. The minimum composition of the board is established by institutional policy. The chair is a faculty member elected from within the board. The policy regarding board membership is described in the IRB Guidebook. Chair. Jennifer Roberts, PhD (University of Nebraska), professor, Department of Criminology. Jennifer has served as the chair of the IRB since 2014 and was the expedited review coordinator before that.