Upholds the university’s research programs by promoting a culture of compliance, fostering collaborations, and ensuring research excellence. 

To integrate expertise in a culture of compliance to be a university-wide trusted source of information in the conduct of ethical research.

• Integrity: We uphold the highest standards of integrity in support of research activities. 
• Collaboration: We foster a collaborative environment where open communication and teamwork drive successful research. 
• Service: We are devoted to supporting the research community by providing expertise and resources. 
• Responsiveness: We are dedicated to responding promptly and effectively to researchers’ inquiries and concerns. 

The Office of Research Integrity works with the University community to provide a variety of services related to research integrity and compliance by:

• Providing administrative oversight for: the Institutional Review Board (IRB), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), Financial Conflict of Interest Committee (COIC), Export Controls, and Radiation Safety Committee (RSC), and Lab Safety (in collaboration with Risk Management).
• Provide research protocol guidance.
• Convert regulations into university policies and procedures.
• Manage conflict of interest and commitment disclosures.
• Facilitate Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training and research integrity.
• Support Institutional Official in maintaining and reporting research compliance. (An institutional official (IO) at a university is a person who has the legal authority to act on behalf of the institution and commit it to compliance with rules and regulations.)

• conducts presentations on various topics related to research ethics, IRB, and IACUC;
• assists with preparation and submission of materials for review by compliance committees (e.g. IRB, IBC, IACUC);
• conducts one-on-one pre-submission consultations; 
• conducts Post Approval Monitoring for animal subjects research; and
• provides access to educational resources for RCR training.

Please contact ORI for more about information about our services.

• University Compliance Committee*
• University Policy Committee (UPC)*
• Academic Affairs Policy Committee (AAPC)
• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Working Group
• Data Manager - Data Stewardship and Information Security Working Group
• Institutional Review Board (IRB)*
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)*
• Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)*
• Financial Conflict of Interest Committee (FCOIC)
• Radiation Safety Committee (RSC)
• Faculty Advisor – JMU FGC Club
• JMU Safety Committee*
• Director serves as the Research Integrity Officer (RIO) for the university