Ethics and Procedures
The Research Ethics Board (REB) vets research involving human subjects, under the University Senate’s Research Ethics Policy.
The purpose of this Policy is to create a research environment in which the University’s responsibilities towards Human Participants involved in research are discharged in accordance with the highest ethical standards; to promote awareness and understanding of such standards among members or associated members of the University; to articulate clearly the Tri-Council Core Ethical Principles applicable to research in a manner consistent with the most current version of the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans and with international best practices; and to establish an independent research ethics review process.
2023-2024 Research Ethics Board Membership
- Dr. Miguel Garcia-Ruiz (Chair)
- Dr. Laura Wyper (Faculty Member)
- Dr. Michael Graydon (Faculty Member)
- Dr. Chantal Lemieux (Faculty Member)
- Dr. Mahreen Nasir (Faculty Member)
- Dr. Jodi Webber (Faculty Member)
- Vacant (Indigenous Expert)
- Vacant (Relevant Law)
- Tammy Ryan (Community Member)
To contact the team, email [email protected].
2023-2024 Research Ethics Board Meetings
- September 16, 2024
- October 21, 2024
- November 18, 2024
- December 16, 2024
- January 20, 2025
- February 24, 2025
- March 24, 2025
- April 14, 2025
Forms & Procedures - Research Ethics Board
For information regarding research policies, please navigate to our Policies and Procedures section.
Animal Research
The Animal Care Committee is Algoma University’s regulatory committee responsible for the ethical assessment of all protocols for animal care and use in research and teaching. As a committee of the university Senate, the Animal Care Committee is comprised of a veterinarian, animal users, non-animal users, as well as student and community representatives. This broad base of membership provides diversity of expertise and insight.
All research or teaching that involves animals must go through Algoma University’s Animal Care Committee to obtain ethical approval prior to any project commencing.
2022-2023 Animal Care Committee Membership
- William Dew (Chair)
- Michele Piercey-Normore (Vice President Academic & Research)
- Shannon Rowell–Garvon (ACC Coordinator)
- Rodney Jouppi (Veterinarian)
- David Euler (Community Member)
- Jennifer Foote (Animal User)
- Miguel Garcia (Non-Animal User)
- Adam Gouge (Student Member)
- Laurie Bloomfield (Past Chair & Resource)
- Cindy Ross (Past Community Member & Resource)
To contact the committee, email [email protected]
Animal Research Forms
Animal Research Standard Operating Procedures
- #AU 0001 Blood Collection from Small Birds (PDF)
- #AU 0002 Collection of Wild Birds (PDF)
- #AU 0003 Processing of Captured Birds (PDF)
- #AU 0004 Banding Birds (PDF)
- #AU 0007 Anaesthesia or Euthanasia of Fish Using MS-222 (PDF)
- #AU 0008 Allergies (PDF)
- #AU 0009 Working in and Around Water (PDF)
- #AU 0010 Insect Bites (PDF)
- #AU 0011 Hiking (PDF)
- #AU 0012 Getting Lost (PDF)
- #AU 0013 Zoonoses Birds (PDF)
- #AU 0014 Driving (PDF)
- #AU 0015 Sun Exposure (PDF)
- #AU 0016 Encounter with Wild Animals (PDF)
- #AU 0017 General Humane Endpoints (PDF)
- #AU 0021 RFID and PIT Tags for Studies of Wild Birds
- #AU 0022 Dominance Observations
- #AU 0023 Monitoring Stress and Injury in Wild Birds
- #AU 0024 Bird Euthanasia
- #AU 0025 Seine Net Handling Procedure
- #AU 0026 Electro Olfactogram EOG Experiments
- #AU 0027 Goldfish Holding
- #AU 0028 Inducing Anosmia
- #AU 0029 Histology