A13 - When Employees Are Research Participants: Ethical Considerations and Perspectives of Academia, Government, and Private Industry

Although human subjects research typically excludes employees of an organization from serving as research participants (due to concerns about vulnerability and bias), it is possible for research to involve employees ethically as long as appropriate protections are in place. This session will examine the ethical considerations when employees of an institution serve as research participants. Speakers will represent a variety of settings (e.g., universities, government, private industry) and will provide recommendations for the ethical design, conduct, and review of research when it involves employees. Time will be saved at the end for questions. Attendees should have a familiarity with the ethical review of human subjects research, as well as the design and conduct of human subjects research, before attending this session.