Ethics and SONA resources
SONA-1 Study Requests
To set up a new SONA-1 study, or modify an existing SONA-1 study (including adding credit/hours), researchers must submit a request via the online request form:
Submit a request here: https://unsw.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cMuGWXCQDMz8xqm
SONA Contacts
- General SONA 1 enquiries: sona@unsw.edu.au
- Enquiries about SONA 1 study requests submitted using the online form: SonaStudies@unsw.edu.au
- For more information about using SONA, refer to the UNSW Sona Researchers Guide
Human Research Ethics Approvals
Go to https://irecs.unsw.edu.au/ to submit your application for a new study or to modify a previously approved study.
If you choose to have your project reviewed by Human Research Approval Panel – C (HREAP-C): Behavioural Sciences when completing your application, please follow this guidance.
Ethics and Sona resources
Please follow the links below for more information and resources on the Research Participation program for staff and graduate students.
Our people
Professor Eva Kimonis
Research areas: developmental psychopathology; child clinical psychology; externalising and conduct problems; aggression and antisocial behaviour; violent offending; development, assessment and treatment of callous-unemotional traits and psychopathy.
Professor Thomas Whitford
Research areas: schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; schizotypy; understanding the psychological and neurophysiological basis of delusions and hallucinations; understanding the basis of sensory suppression to self-generated actions; Event-Related Potentials (ERPs); Diffusion-Tensor Imaging (DTI).
Professor Jessica Grisham
Research areas: obsessive-compulsive disorder, hoarding disorder, and related disorders. Comorbidity and classification of anxiety disorders. Investigations into processes that are associated with various types of psychopathology, including emotion regulation and thought suppression.