Institutional Research Assessment and Planning

Contact Us

Have questions about data or assessment? Looking for official institutional data? We're here to help! Reach out to our dedicated and experienced professionals using the contact information below:

General Phone Line: (262) 472-5671
Assessment Questions: assessment@uww.edu
All Other Questions: irp@uww.edu
Location: Heide Hall Suite 450

We can also answer program data questions and other data-related requests through our Data Request form. We look forward to assisting you!

Qualtrics support:

If you have questions about or issues with the UW-Whitewater Qualtrics platform, please contact ITS at https://www.uww.edu/its. The IRAP office no longer provides Qualtrics support.

Institutional Review Board (IRB):

All campus affiliated research that involves human subjects will require review by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Institutional Review Board (IRB) to determine if you have employed adequate measures to protect the participants involved in your study. This includes social science research as well as dissertation-level research involving human subjects.

PLEASE NOTE: the IRAP office does not provide IRB review of research conducted at UW-Whitewater.

We strongly encourage you to contact the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs before you begin any research project involving survey research.

Survey consultation:

If you are new to surveys and/or need advice on how conduct a survey, the IRAP staff are available to consult with UW-Whitewater faculty & staff who have survey design and administration questions. Please contact us at irp@uww.edu to set up an appointment to discuss your project.

The IRAP office has also created some guides that those new to surveys may find helpful:

Best Practices for Survey Design: A guide outlining the basics of survey design, with tips and tricks for improving survey functionality.
Best Practices for Survey Administration: A guide highlighting factors to take into consideration when administering a survey.
UW-Whitewater Best Practices for Qualtrics: A helpful guide to using Qualtrics, specific to UW-W.