Student Research
Simpson University is an open and welcoming environment for research. The faculty at Simpson University are actively engaged in research and invested in involving undergraduate students in the research process.
Student Research Symposium
The Student Research Symposium is a day-long event that occurs annually in the late Spring in which students from Simpson University’s undergraduate, Adult Studies, and graduate programs present talks, posters, panel discussions, or creative performances on a wide variety of topics. The public is invited to attend the presentations and the keynote address.
Join us in celebrating our wonderful students!
The symposium began in 2011 as a faculty initiative to give Simpson students an opportunity to share their research outside the classroom. The symposium was opened to regional high school students in 2018. Divided into morning and afternoon sessions, with a mid-morning keynote address, the symposium is modeled after professional academic conferences. The event concludes with a celebratory award’s banquet.
Email the SRS Committee: suresearchsymposium@simpsonu.edu
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Institutional Review Board
About
The Simpson University Institutional Review Board (IRB) partners with researchers to ensure that the rights, welfare, and privacy of individuals participating in research conducted under the auspices of Simpson University are protected. The IRB has the authority to approve, require modifications in, or disapprove all research activities that fall within its jurisdiction.
All research which utilizes the resources of Simpson University and/or will be presented as having been sanctioned by, sponsored by, or related to Simpson University, must undergo review by the Institutional Review Board. Any researcher who wishes to use Simpson University faculty, staff, and/or students in a study, regardless of the researcher’s affiliation or lack thereof with Simpson University, must submit a proposal to the Simpson University IRB.
The IRB is responsible to review any proposed research with human participants that occurs outside of established or commonly accepted educational settings involving normal educational practices such as regular course evaluations or student assessment. Any project that meets all of the following criteria must submit an IRB application.
- Systematically collects data from multiple human participants and…
- Stores the data for analysis, and…
- Publicly presents or archives in printed/electronic form a summary of the results that will be available to others outside of normal classroom activities at Simpson University.
Members and Contact Information
Per federal regulations, Simpson University’s IRB includes 4 faculty and administrators with varying fields of expertise as well as one community member. A community member will be selected soon. More Federal regulations
IRB Membership
Patrick Blewett (Chair), Theology, pblewett@simpsonu.edu
Michael Nicodemus, mnicodemus@simpsonu.edu
Pedro deFreitas, pdefreitas@simpsonu.edu
Michael Figuero, mfigueroa@simpsonu.edu
Simpson University – IRB
irb@simpsonu.edu
Attn: Patrick Blewett – IRB Chair
2211 College View Drive
Redding, CA 96003
Phone: (530) 226-4144
Email: pblewett@simpsonu.edu
Support Students in Their Research Endeavors
The Clark Endowment for Student Research
The purpose of this fund is to provide resource assistance to encourage students to present their scholarly research through an individual talk, poster, or panel discussion on a selected theme at the annual Simpson Symposium for Student Research. Students from the traditional undergraduate program, the adult degree-completion program (ASPIRE), and graduate programs are able to participate in the symposium.
