Jin Li, an associate professor of Brown University, had her three-year long research rejected do to a minor justifiable variation of pay among her subjects and was unable to appeal the IRB’s decision. This is where the issue lies. In this case we see the imbalance of power surface within the agency. In a system, the ability to appeal a decision, allowing both parties to hold power, is crucial in maintaining the idea of equality. Additionally, in coming to a decision it is essential that the board maintain an unbiased and objective view of a proposal in correspondence to the law. Although at the time of the study on transgendered individuals being transgendered was categorized as a mental illness; in 2012 it was declassified, in honoring the process and purity of research it is important that decisions be made objectively despite one’s conviction. However, human history has shown that biases will inevitably surface from time to time which makes the ability to appeal a decision a necessary
Jin Li, an associate professor of Brown University, had her three-year long research rejected do to a minor justifiable variation of pay among her subjects and was unable to appeal the IRB’s decision. This is where the issue lies. In this case we see the imbalance of power surface within the agency. In a system, the ability to appeal a decision, allowing both parties to hold power, is crucial in maintaining the idea of equality. Additionally, in coming to a decision it is essential that the board maintain an unbiased and objective view of a proposal in correspondence to the law. Although at the time of the study on transgendered individuals being transgendered was categorized as a mental illness; in 2012 it was declassified, in honoring the process and purity of research it is important that decisions be made objectively despite one’s conviction. However, human history has shown that biases will inevitably surface from time to time which makes the ability to appeal a decision a necessary