The COI module in LIRA will be used to collect all required disclosures per the policy on Financial Conflicts of Interest Related to Research and Sponsored Programs.

Contact incoi@lehigh.edu to make a disclosure related to your non-sponsored research. 

Sponsored Program fCOI Disclosures are submitted in LIRA during award set-up using the following process:

Log in to LIRA

Submitting a Sponsored Program or University Research fCOI Disclosure in LIRA:

  1. You will receive an email from incoi@lehigh.edu prompting you to update your Disclosure Profile in LIRA:
    1. Email Subject: A new research project requires a COI Disclosure Profile update.
    2. Click the link in this email to log in to LIRA.
  2. On the login page, enter your Lehigh username and password and click Login. You may need to validate your log-in using Duo.

Access and Update your Disclosure Profile

  1. Upon logging in to LIRA, you will view your Dashboard. In “My Inbox,” you will see “Disclosure Profile for (your name).” The state is “action required.” Click on either Disclosure Profile for (your name) or the COI tab. Either action will take you to your Disclosure Profile.
  2. You are now in your Disclosure Profile. “Action Required” is highlighted on the left, and instructions are outlined in the “Instruction Center.” Click “Edit Disclosure Profile.”
  3. Complete the Smart form.
    1. Review the information you’ve previously entered, and make updates as necessary:
      1. Respond to the question on the “Employment of Relatives” page. Click Continue.
      2. Respond to “Select Yes if you have anything to disclose:” on the “Entity Disclosure Information” page. If you previously disclosed interest in an entity, the information you previously disclosed will appear here.
      3. If you select “yes” to “Do you have anything to disclose?” an Entity disclosures box will appear below: Click Add.
        1. Complete the questions that appear:
          1. Entity: Search for and select the entity. If you cannot find the entity by searching, enter the name manually.
          2. Respond to “Relation to discloser.”
          3. Disclosure types: Select all that apply and respond to the questions that populate below.
          4. When you are finished, click “OK.” If you must disclose an interest in another entity, click “OK and Add Another.” Click “Continue.”
      4. If you select “no” to “Do you have anything to disclose?” click Continue.
    2. Click Complete Disclosure Profile Update.
      1. You will be presented with the Research Project that triggered the disclosure.
      2. If you disclosed a Significant Financial Interest as described under step 5.a.iii., click Update. Describe how this project is related to your Significant Financial Interest.
      3. Click OK.
    3. Click OK to verify that all disclosure information is accurate and current. You must complete this step to submit your disclosure.
    4. Confirm you have successfully submitted your disclosure:
      1. Under the Disclosures tab, you see either:
        1. The entity you just entered, OR
        2. You see “You have not disclosed any interests” if you did not disclose an interest.
      2. There is “No action Required.” This means you have submitted the form and completed your disclosure.
      3. If you see “Action Required” you have not submitted your disclosure. Click Complete Profile Disclosure Update to complete form.
      4. You will receive an email confirming the process is complete:
        1. Email Subject: You have successfully completed your COI Disclosure Profile Update

The Office of Research Integrity and/or the Office of Internal Audit will review your response as necessary and will follow up with you if needed.