Conducting Research in Schools Panel 2025

During this panel discussion, research administrators from local school districts will describe their districts' research priorities, share internship opportunities, as well as go over the process for applying for approval to conduct research in school settings. The director of Duke University's Institutional Review Board will also provide perspective on the process of submitting protocols for research in school settings to Campus IRB. Duke researchers will share information about their partnerships with local school systems. Panelists include Jennifer Mann from the Center for Child and Family Policy, Esha Naidu from Duke University's Psychology & Neuroscience Department, Colleen Paeplow and Meghan Scrimgeour from Wake County Public Schools, Albert Royster from Durham Public Schools, and Holly Williams from Duke University's Institutional Review Board. Leslie Babinski, director of the School Research Partnership at Duke, will moderate the discussion.