Policy: Objectivity in Research and Investigator Financial Disclosure

The University’s Administration and Operations Manual has a policy entitled, Objectivity in Research and Investigator Financial Disclosure.

This policy applies to Gallaudet University employees who serve as investigators and who apply for funding through Gallaudet from the Public Health Service (PHS), which includes: the National Institutes of Health (NIH) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) or the National Science Foundation (NSF) or other funding agencies with similar requirements.

This policy may also be extended to any federal sponsor that has similar requirements with regard to investigator financial disclosure according to the scope of their regulation. The term “investigator” includes the principal investigator, co-principal investigator, and any other person at Gallaudet University who is responsible for the design, conduct, or reporting of research (this may include, for example, consultants and unpaid collaborators) funded by the above funding agencies or an agency with similar requirements as the Public Health Service agencies.

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