Glossary of Terms

Agreement of parent(s) or guardian(s) to allow participation of their child or ward in research.

An individual, as defined in university policy number 4012, who is ultimately responsible for the design, conduct, and reporting of a human subjects project. Each project must have a Principal Investigator.

Any individual involuntarily confined or detained in a penal institution. This term encompasses individuals sentenced to such an institution under a criminal or civil statute, individuals detained in other facilities by virtue of statutes or commitment procedures which provide alternatives to criminal prosecution or incarceration in a penal institution, and individuals detained pending arraignment, trial, or sentencing.

Control over the extent, timing, and circumstances of disclosing personal information (physical, behavioral, or intellectual) with others.

Information about behavior that occurs in a context in which an individual can reasonably expect that no observation or recording is taking place. It also includes information that has been provided for specific purposes by an individual and which the individual can reasonably expect will not be made public (e. g., a medical record). Private information must be individually identifiable (i.e., the identity of the subject is or may readily be ascertained by the investigator or associated with the information) in order for the acquisition of the information to constitute research involving human subjects.