April 29 - May 1 2015 NORDP ANNUAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE Bethesda North Marriott Hotel • Bethesda, Maryland Table of Contents Schedule At-A-Glance
Wednesday, April 29
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM...... Registration 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM...... Pre-Conference Workshops 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM...... Lunch (for workshop participants only) 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM...... Regional Meetings 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM...... Welcome Reception 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM...... Keynote Address Sylvester James Gates, Jr. Research on the Theory of Everything
Table of Thursday, April 30 Contents 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM...... Registration Conference App...... 3 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM...... Continental Breakfast and Working Groups/Committee Meetings Welcome Letter...... 4 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM...... Opening Remarks, David Stone Special Thanks...... 5 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM...... Keynote Address Conference Sponsors...... 6-7 Hunter Rawlings III Conference Overview...... 9 The Lion in the Path 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM...... General Session About NORDP...... 10 David Stone Wednesday Program...... 11 - 12 Research Development’s Role in Knowledge Mobilization Thursday Program...... 13 - 30 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM...... Break Friday Program...... 31 - 39 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM...... Concurrent Breakout and Roundtable Sessions 1 Board of Directors...... 39 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM...... Recognition Lunch, Networking and Sponsor Conversation Hotel Map...... 40 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM...... Concurrent Breakout and Roundtable Sessions 2 Biographies...... 41-53 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM...... Concurrent Breakout and Roundtable Sessions 3 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM...... Sponsor Demonstrations/Idea Showcase/Reception 6:30 PM...... Optional Networking Dinners
Friday, May 1
7:30 AM - 3:15 PM...... Registration 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM...... Continental Breakfast and Meet the Candidates 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM...... Concurrent Breakout and Roundtable Sessions 4 10:10 AM - 11:10 AM...... Concurrent Breakout and Roundtable Sessions 5 11:20 AM - 12:15 PM...... NORDP Business Meeting and Working Group Reports Consent to Use of Photographic Images 12:30 PM - 2:00PM...... Lunch Plenary and Keynote Address Registration and attendance at, or participation Kathie L. Olsen in NORDP Conference and Workshops and Some Assembly Required: other activities constitutes an agreement by the Building Success in R&D Partnership registrants to allow NORDP to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the registrant’s or 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM...... Concurrent Breakout and Roundtable Sessions 6 attendee’s image or voice, in photographs, video, electronic reproductions, and audio of such events and activities.
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Dear Research Development Colleagues and Guests,
Welcome to Bethesda, Maryland and NORDP’s 7th Annual Research Development Conference!
As we all know, when it comes to federal research funding, flat is the new up. That fact, which I fear will be with us for a while, has three important consequences for research development: increased competition, the need for greater cross-disciplinary and cross-institutional collaboration, and the need for new forms of cooperation between government, industry, and academe. Our conference co-chairs, Jeff Agnoli, Susan Carter, and Anne Geronimo, have developed this year’s theme – Strategy, Innovation, and Partnership – to meet those challenges.
In this era of increased competition, research development is strategic when it ensures that scarce research dollars go to the highest quality and most promising research projects. By working with faculty and teams to produce proposals that are clear, well-articulated, and responsive to agency requests so that reviewers have clear choices, and by helping develop projects that are feasible and manageable so that they yield usable results, we are a strategic resource to science and the nation. Institutionally, research development is a far more efficient mechanism for increasing support for research than cluster hires or other manifestations of the faculty talent arms race. In this environment, this fact will become ever more evident and the kinds of research development we have already been doing ever more important.
The drive for innovation is pushing scientists, researchers, and scholars out of their disciplinary and institutional silos and into collaborative contexts. In these contexts, research development professionals serve as coordinator, facilitator, ringmaster, translator—Jane of all trades—to get disciplinary thinkers to stretch beyond their accustomed common ground in collaborations with other disciplinary experts and to get institutions to properly align their efforts in support of a project. In this environment, our capacity to develop and deploy these skills will become ever more important.
Limited federal resources are also driving new cooperative arrangements between government, industry, and the academy. These new models challenge the old formula that university researchers produce new knowledge and industry and government apply it. That model is quickly being replaced by various forms of knowledge mobilization (knowledge transfer, translation, management, brokering) where partnerships are formed to span problem formulation, knowledge production, knowledge use, and even policy formation. Research development professionals are well-positioned to support and enhance the effectiveness of such partnerships and this year’s conference will provide additional programming in this area.
Thousands of volunteer hours, from the more than 75 volunteers, have been contributed to this national conference. And many more hours will be volunteered over the next three days in support of research development. Individuals have assisted with generating and reviewing abstracts, marketing the conference to our liaison organizations, garnering the crucial financial sponsorship to sustain our organization and host this conference, as well as planning all of the logistical details associated with this outstanding three-day program. We also express our heartfelt thanks to the expert meeting planners – Designing Events – who provide the administrative and professional expertise to execute this annual event.
We have continued to provide conference attendees with multiple session formats and events, i.e., receptions, group/individual sessions, idea showcase, and roundtable discussions, to facilitate networking. This year, NORDP Board and Program Committee members have been recruited to serve as facilitators of the roundtable sessions to ensure a lively discussion around best practices in research development.
Under the expert leadership of Kari Wittenberger-Keith, co-chair of the Effective Practices & Professional Development Committee, we have provided three unique preconference sessions to expand our professional development. Details and descriptions may be found on page 11.
Our keynote speakers have achieved great distinction within their own fields of study and have contributed much to advancing our conference theme: Innovation, Strategy, and Partnerships. You can read more about their accomplishments and the description of their talks in this program. More importantly we invite you to make an effort to meet and talk with them about your own professional journey in research development.
Throughout the conference, participants will have many networking opportunities, time to interact with sponsors, and opportunities to learn more about NORDP as an organization. If you are new to NORDP or will be attending your first NORDP conference, we welcome you and encourage you to ask questions and participate fully in the conference by: attending a pre-conference workshop, participating within the sessions and discussions, networking with colleagues, talking with sponsors, joining a networking dinner, sitting next to people you don’t already know at the lunches, and learning more about NORDP through committee meetings and attending the NORDP Business Meeting, which is open to all conference participants.
The NORDP Conference has been successful because of the enthusiasm and energy of our members and volunteers. Please embrace the volunteer culture of NORDP and get involved. Consider this your invitation: we need all of our members to participate actively within NORDP, identify ways to volunteer and give back to this organization that we hope provides you with excellent professional development and a community in which to connect with your research development peers. If you are not sure how to get started, find a NORDP Board member and ask questions.
As NORDP continues to grow and develop, we strive to be a resource for you and to develop programs and events targeted toward your professional needs. We are made better by your participation!
With my sincerest appreciation,
David A. Stone President ACE Fellow, Office of the President Wright State University Associate Vice President for Research Northern Illinois University 4 special thanks
Special thanks to NORDP members who have contributed their time and energy to planning and organizing this conference.
CONFERENCE PLANNING Sheryl Goldsberg Beth Hodges Director, Office of Proposal Development Director, Office of Proposal Development COMMITTEE University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Florida State University
Jeff Agnoli, Co-Chair Gretchen Kiser Katie Keough Education, Funding and Research Development Director, Research Development Office Assistant Director Office of the Vice President for Research University of California, San Francisco Syracuse University Falk College Research The Ohio State University Center Alison Krauss Susan Carter, Co-Chair Grant Services Coordinator Julienne Krennrich Director, Research Development Services Western Carolina University Assistant Director of Research Initiatives University of California, Merced Iowa State University Jennifer Lyon Anne Geronimo Co-Chair Director of Research Initiatives, Office of the Director for Research Development, Division of Suzanne Lodato Dean, College of Natural Sciences Independent Consultant Research (retired) University of Texas, Austin University of Maryland Jessica Mankus Kendra Mingo Researcher, Office of Research and Sponsored Rachel Dresbeck Director for Faculty Research and Development, Programs Director, Research & Academic Development Office for Faculty Research and Resources University of Mississippi & Communication Willamette University Oregon Health & Science University Bob MacDonald Rita Teutonico Coordinator for Partnerships and Grants
Diane Fisher Executive Director of SEAS United States Department of Agriculture Director of Research Development Florida International University University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Portia Pusey Kari Wittenberg-Keith Evaluator Sciences Proposal Development Services Cybersecurity Competition Federation University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Sarah Marina Research Development Specialist Suguna Rachakonda Denise Mazurik Director, Technology Commercialization Tufts University Research Proposal Writer Kent State University University of Idaho, College of Engineering Nathan Meier Director of Research Strategy, Office of Research Claudia W. Scholz Director of Sponsored Programs and Economic Development University of Nebraska-Lincoln SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS Spelman College
David Stone John Crockett Paul Tuttle Director of Proposal Development President Director, Research Project Development Division of Research and Economic Development ACE Fellow, Office of the President San Diego State University Research Wright State University Foundation North Carolina A&T State University Associate Vice President for Research Northern Illinois University Tami Foy Tokesha Warner Interim Director, Office of Research Development Project Manager GrantSMART Peggy Sundermeyer California State University, Fullerton Director, Sponsored Research Trinity University Kenneth S. Gertz Shandra White Associate Vice President for Research Director, Research Enhancement The George Washington University Kari Wittenberg-Keith Development Proposal Development Services University of Maryland University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Kate Hayes-Ozello College Grants Specialist and Research Administrator PROGRAM COMMITTEE The Ohio State University
Jan Abramson Margaret Hobson Assistant Director, Clinical Research Development Director for Research Development University of Utah Texas A&M Univeristy Rachel Dresbeck Director, Research & Academic Development & Communication Oregon Health & Science University
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Conference Overview #NORDP2015
Following is a brief overview of the program guide, events at the conference, and ways to take full advantage of your time here.
An Abundance Informative First Time of Networking Educational at NORDP? Opportunities Sessions NORDP was born from the desire to get together In addition to General Sessions and Keynotes, Be sure to sign up for and work on common problems. Networking you will see that we offer additional is what this organization and conference are educational sessions including Roundtable one of our Networking all about. This is your chance to make lasting Discussions and an Idea Showcase poster session. connections and learn from your colleagues. Dinners and, if you feel We have ample ways for you to get connected: Workshop Sessions like it, attach a ribbon These individual and panel format presentations • Receptions: So you can mingle with other have been chosen to deliver maximum value to your name badge to research development professionals in an from colleagues across the world of research informal manner. This is a friendly crowd eager development. let people know you’re to make connections. new. The conference • Sponsor interactions: Learn about new tools and innovations from our NORDP sponsors, Roundtable Sessions who will be exhibiting outside the ballroom staff and volunteers at area. This year’s Roundtable Discussions build on a format piloted two years ago at the NORDP 2013 the registration desk can • Breakfast and lunch are great times to conference. Each discussion group will be limited introduce yourself to people you don’t know to 20 participants. This format is particularly guide you. and connect with them. suited to in-depth discussion and brainstorming-- as well as relationship-building. • Thursday evening Networking Dinners:. Ask at the registration desk about joining a networking dinner after the Idea Showcase. Dinners might be organized around a research Idea Showcase development theme, a shared love of a cuisine, The Idea Showcase provides an opportunity or multiple other themes. You can also offer for one-on-one interaction with a variety to host a networking dinner—conference staff of presenters, while you enjoy a drink and and the hotel concierge will help arrange refreshments. Presenters will be highlighting a reservations and transportation. particular study, solution, or approach in a poster format. • Message area at the Registration Desk: Do you need to leave a note for a colleague? Check out the message board. General Sessions • Twitter: Check out our Twitter feed - #NORDP2015 and Keynotes The conference includes four all-conference • Board interactions: there are numerous general sessions and keynote addresses. You will opportunities to talk to the NORDP Board and hear important updates in the world of research learn how to get involved in this all-volunteer development as well as foundational inspirations organization. for thinking about our work as research development professionals.
9 ABOUT NORDP #NORDP2015
The National Organization of Research Development Professionals was formally established in 2010 from a grassroots movement to build a peer community. The BENEFITS OF organization grew from this informal network to an organization of more than 600 DEVELOPING A individuals engaged in research development activities at universities and research institutions across the country. The central goals of NORDP are to serve these RELATIONSHIP professionals by supporting their professional development, enhancing institutional WITH NORDP research competitiveness, and catalyzing new research and institutional collaboration. • Access to a nationwide network of strategically placed professionals who work ABOUT NORDP Research Development closely with deans, provosts, vice presidents/ vice chancellors of research, and faculty; Research development is a set of strategic, proactive, catalytic, and capacity-building activities designed to facilitate individual faculty members, teams of researchers, and • Liaison with faculty experts and senior central research administrations in attracting extramural research funding, creating academic leadership for input on position relationships, and developing and implementing strategies that increase institutional papers, funding solicitations, and sponsored competitiveness. conferences;
• Easy and broad dissemination of materials for Research development professionals initiate and nurture critical partnerships and informative or evaluative purposes; alliances throughout the institutional research enterprise and between institutions — and with their external stakeholders. With the goal of enabling competitive individual • Institutional coordination to implement and team research and facilitating research excellence, research development regional workshops by agency staff; professionals build and implement strategic services and collaborative resources that span disciplinary and administrative barriers within their organizations and beyond. • Wide geographic and academic size distribution to encourage diverse responses Research development includes a broad spectrum of activities that vary by institution, to funding solicitations; including funding opportunity identification and targeted dissemination, grant/ contract proposal development, budget preparation, forms and submission assistance, • Information to enable proactive responses to collaboration enhancement, research team building, interaction with funding agencies novel funding solicitations; and and institutional research administration and leadership, and outreach activities and • Coordination of multiple universities, training. encouraging regional or national collaboration. www.NORDP.org
10 Wednesday April 29th Workshops 8:00 Am - 7:00 pm
initial overview, the workshop will be conducted through interactive small group activities. Critiquing Proposals When You’re Not a Limit: 36 participants Writing or Subject
1) Eigenbrode, S.D., O'Rourke, M., Wulfhorst, J.D., Matter Specialist: A Althoff, D.M., Goldberg, C.S., Merrill, K., Morse, W., Nielsen-Pincus, M.A.X., Stephens, J., Winowiecki, L., Hands-on Experience et al. (2007). Employing Philosophical Dialogue in Collaborative Science. Bioscience 57, 55-64. Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon C 2) Crowley, S., Eigenbrode, S.D., O’Rourke, M., and Because they are not writing or subject matter Wulfhorst, J.D. (2010). Cross-disciplinary localization: A philosophical approach. MultiLingual, September, 1-4. experts, many pre-award administrators or 8:00 Am - proposal development specialists feel awkward Presenters: when asked to critique proposals prior to 7:00 pm submission. What aspects should they critique? Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski What can add value? Vice President, Global Academic & Registration This workshop will offer ways to implement Research Relations, Elsevier, and Senior Open the following four strategies via the associated Adjunct Instructor, Nonprofit Programs, activities: Northwestern University Ballroom (1) assessing the persuasiveness of the writing Steven Crowley, Ph.D. from a classical rhetoric perspective, via a Foyer Associate Professor, Philosophy rhetorical analysis of a sample proposal; Boise State University (2) assuming the persona of an educated reader Michael O’Rourke, Ph.D. with no knowledge of the field, via a script and Professor, Philosophy and AgBio Research related role-play scenario; Michigan State University (3) addressing the logic and structure of the proposal elements at the subsection and Pre-Conference sentence levels, via guided small-group editing Concurrent Maximizing the and revision exercises; and Effectiveness of the Red Workshops (4) reminding the writer of the inherent “sales Team Review pitch” aspect of a proposal’s rhetorical situation, Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon B via a summary of existing advice and best practices, a related script, and a related role-play 8:30 am – 12:30 pm “Red teams” are a tool the Research scenario. Development professional can use to improve Collaborative proposal quality. An effective proposal Red Team Limit: 50 participants review requires a skilled leader who can select Communication for Team reviewers, train the team, and facilitate a review Presenter: Science that contributes to the proposal team’s goals. Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon A Poorly conducted reviews often end up being Paul Tuttle disjointed peer reviews that provide conflicting Director of Proposal Development messages, perfunctory check-mark milestones The Toolbox Project1,2 Collaborative North Carolina Agricultural and Technical that interrupt writing without providing clear State University Communication Workshop provides an benefits or, at their worst, are exercises that empirically-grounded, practical approach to demoralize weary proposal teams. This workshop fostering cross-disciplinary communication in will address the purpose of the Red Team in the team science. Rooted in philosophical analysis, proposal development process, the roles of the the workshop enables investigators, research Red Team leader and Red Team reviewers, and development professionals, project managers, tools and techniques for conducting effective and collaborators to engage in a structured reviews. dialogue about research assumptions and cross- disciplinary collaboration. This approach yields The workshop will begin with an overview and both self-awareness and mutual understanding, brief Q&A session. Participants will then work supplying individuals with the robust foundation in simulated Red Teams to review a solicitation, needed for effective collaborative research. prepare score sheets, review a proposal document, evaluate and score the document, Led by Toolbox Project developers and a discuss their reviews, and prepare a debriefing leader in research development, the NORDP for a proposal team. Collaborative Communication Workshop will offer a train-the-trainer approach to Limit: 40 participants engaging research development professionals in conducting workshops at their campuses. Presenters: Participants will engage in the Toolbox Project questionnaire via small group discussion, sharing respective views in response to a number of Ruth Ann Hendrickson probing statements about science motivation, Vice President, Corporate Bids and methodology, confirmation, objectivity, values, Proposals and reductionism. They will receive detailed Battelle instruction on how to facilitate workshop discussions with groups of researchers and/ Jeff Agnoli or trainees at their home institutions and learn Education, Funding, and Research how they can participate in ongoing research Development related to collaborative communication. After an The Ohio State University
11 Wednesday LUnch / Regional Meetings April 29th 12:30 pm - 7:00 pm Welcome Reception / Keynote
Region IV: Great Lakes Region 5:00 pm – Grand Ballroom, Salon F 6:00 pm Domestic: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin WELCOME 12:30 PM – International: Manitoba RECEPTION 2:00 pm Grand Ballroom Workshop Lunch Region V: (for workshop Midwest/Mountain Region Salons D & E participants only) Grand Ballroom, Salon G Domestic: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Grand Ballroom North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Colorado, Utah Salons D & E International: Alberta, Saskatchewan
Region VI: Southwest Region 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Grand Ballroom, Salon H Domestic: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas Regional International: Mexico, Central America Meetings 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Enjoy an opportunity to network with NORDP members from your region to Region VII: share alternate perspectives, experiences, Pacific Region KEYNOTE ADDRESS tools, and methods, as well as gain new Forest Glen (lower level) Grand Ballroom, Salons D & E cross-institutional partnerships. Domestic: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington Research on Region I: International: British Columbia, Northeast Region Eastern Russia, Korea, Japan, the Theory of Grand Ballroom, Salon A Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries Domestic: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, east of China Everything New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Sylvester (Jim) J. Gates, Jr., Ph.D. International: Quebec, Ontario Dr. Gates, a Distinguished University Professor, University System of Region II: Maryland Regents Professor, John Atlantic Region S. Toll Professor of Physics, and Grand Ballroom, Salon B Center for String and Particle Theory Domestic: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New Director at the University of Maryland, York, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia College Park, holds a position on the International: Europe, Africa, Western Russia, President’s Council of Advisors on China, countries west and south of China Science and Technology (PCAST), appointed by President Obama.
Region III: In 2013, Dr. Gates received the Southeast Region National Medal of Science and Grand Ballroom, Salon C the Mendel Medal from Villanova University. A graduate of the Domestic: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, U.S. Dr. Gates is renowned for his research Virgin Islands, West Virginia in theoretical physics, as well as his International: Caribbean, South America ability to bring an understanding of unification theory and string theory to non-scientific audiences. He has been featured on various PBS programs.
12 Thursday April 30th Committee Meetings 7:00 Am - 6:00 pm
Enhancing Research Collaborations 7:30 am – 8:30 am Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon C The Enhancing Research Collaboration Committee involves members in working on a COMMITTEE range of ways in which research collaboration across departments, disciplines, states, and MEETINGS countries can be improved and the role the research development professionals can play in those improvements. The committee currently hosts five subgroups. The first has been working Member Services for over a year on a Center Resources Guide, 7:00 Am - Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon A which will be a web-based compendium of 6:00 pm information and sources for institutions and This committee is responsible for developing individuals interested in all aspects of the policy and procedure recommendations establishment, running, and sunsetting of Registration related to NORDP membership, membership research centers. A second is focused on the Open renewal, and membership surveys. A subset of needs and opportunities of student centered the Committee actively manages the NORDP and specialty research institutions. The third is Membership Database and the RD list serve. addressing needs and opportunities of institutions Grand The Membership Services Committee is always in EPSCoR states and those who want to work exploring ways to enhance services to NORDP with them. The fourth looks at collaboration with Ballroom members, so your ideas and comments are minority serving institutions. The fifth subgroup is Foyer welcome and appreciated. exploring mechanisms for improving collaboration among faculty. Members are welcome to join in any of these areas. Most of the subgroups have a monthly phone meeting to keep projects moving Communications and there is a quarterly meeting of the whole to Room: Grand Ballroom, address larger questions and to update members Salon B on progress within the subgroups. 7:30 am – The Communications 8:30 am Committee, http://www. nordp.org/communications- Effective Practices YOU ARE WELCOME committee, focuses on and Professional TO GET YOUR CONTINENTAL the creation of media BREAKFAST FROM BREAKFAST representing NORDP both Development THE BUFFET AND internally to members and Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon G TAKE IT INTO externally to the public THE COMMITTEE Grand Ballroom at large. For example, the The Effective Practices and Professional MEETINGS WITH YOU. Communications Committee Development (EPPD) Committee provides Salons D & E oversees the NORDP website, opportunities for research development NORDP News, the NORDP professionals to build their skills and knowledge Brochure, and NORDP by the and share information about research Numbers. development practices and activities that have been used successfully in various settings. EPPD webinars are a great way for any NORDP member to share expertise with other members. The EPPD Committee is also seeking volunteer members for its three working groups (Mentor Program, Online Professional Development, and Special Programs), involving either small or The Opening Remarks large time commitments. This is a fun and active 8:30 am – for the 7th Annual Research committee with plenty of room for new ideas. Development Conference set 8:45 am the stage for nearly two days of intensive networking, thinking, learning and inspiration. NORDP’s External Engagement Opening president will welcome new and established members, sponsors, and Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon H Remarks participants and provide an overview and personal perspective on this year’s The External Engagement Committee focuses conference and the current state of on the interactions between NORDP and all Grand Ballroom research development. external entities, including research funding, Salons D & E government and private agencies, and other Presenter: professional organizations. Our goal is to become recognized as the “go-to” organization regarding David Stone interactions between funding agencies and research performing institutions, and to facilitate President communication and collaborations between ACE Fellow, research institutions themselves. The signature Office of the President program of the External Engagement Committee Wright State University is the member-led NORDP Liaison program Associate Vice President which utilizes a matrix approach to reach out to for Research over 20 organizations including AAAS, APLU, Northern Illinois the National Academies, and the European University Commission.
13 Thursday April 30th Keynote / General Session 8:457:00 A Amm - - 10:30 6:00 pmam Break
9:30 am – 10:30 am
General Session: Research Development’s Role in Knowledge Mobilization Grand Ballroom, Salons D & E
The goal of this session is to bring multiple perspectives to the ways in which knowledge is moved from discovery to application in various fields and through various types of partnerships between academe, industry, government, and non-governmental actors. Specifically, the hope is to open up the dynamics of this area of work so that research development professionals can see how they are already engaged in aspects of it and can identify new ways that they can bring their strategic focus and expertise to dimensions of the knowledge mobilization process.
David Stone President ACE Fellow, Office of the President Wright State University Associate Vice President for Research Northern Illinois University
Anita J. La Salle National Science Foundation’s Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS) Program Director
Kristina Thorsell Associate Program Officer for the 8:45 am – 9:30 am Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable & the University Industry Demonstration Partnership KEYNOTE ADDRESS National Academy of Sciences Grand Ballroom, Salons D & E The Lion in the Path Hunter R. Rawlings III, Ph. D. 10:30 am – 10:45 am Dr. Rawlings has been the president of the Association of the American Universities (AAU) since June 2011. Prior Break to this position, Rawlings served as President of Cornell University from 1995 to 2003, and President of the Grand University of Iowa from 1988 to 1995. A scholar of Classics, Ballroom Dr. Rawlings received his Ph.D. from Princeton University. Foyer His life work has been to make scholarly opportunities for students and faculty alike in all fields more accessible.
14 Thursday April 30th Breakout Sessions 1 10:45 Am - 11:45 am
The Collaboration Continuum: An RD The Grant Development Perspective on Building Lifecycle: A Strategic & Teams Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon F Multifaceted Approach Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon G 10:45 am - 11:45 am Fostering collaboration, building research teams, and facilitating proposal development teams In the current competitive funding climate, are highly contextual activities. Each team proposal success rates increase significantly Concurrent varies depending on the stage on the team, with tailored support provided during the membership, purpose, and institutional setting, prewriting, writing and rewriting stages of grant Breakout and challenging Research Development professionals development. This complex process requires that to find applicable best practices. grant specialists understand investigators’ unique Roundtable needs and establish effective practices to guide The NORDP Facilitating Collaboration Working investigators through each step. In this session, Session 1 Group has begun to address this challenge presenters with diverse backgrounds will share through the development of a knowledge tool their perspectives on how they provide strategic What Types of for locating best practices in specific contexts. support and assist investigators with: Acknowledging that there is no single solution Support do Clinical to research team building, the Collaboration 1) the pre-writing process, understanding the and Translational Continuum establishes a framework for locating funding mechanism and aligning with the the specific developmental stage of a research funder’s mission, Researchers Need During team in temporal and collaborative order: Proposal Preparation? Shared Interests, Clusters or Interest Groups, 2) the writing process, an internal review of the Room: Glen Echo Collaborative Working Groups, Proposal Teams, initial draft proposal intended to share lessons and Research Teams. Each developmental learned and common pitfalls to avoid and 3) At the Research Development Core at stage allows us to pin specific best practices the rewriting process, editing the final draft the Michigan Institute for Clinical and for both maintaining the team at that stage, proposal to identify red flags before submission Health Research, we provide consultation and facilitating the team’s growth to the next and to engage the creative process to enhance to investigators during grant proposal stage. Best practices are further differentiated competitiveness. preparation. Our original goal was to improve according to disciplinary and institutional the grantsmanship of the grant proposals, help challenges. The presenters will highlight best practices and investigators form collaborations and effectively common mistakes they encounter when helping utilize research resources. Using our consultation Best practices have been culled from multiple investigators develop strong grant applications. records, we examined the types of guidance that sources: NORDP listserv messages, NORDP This session is intended for audiences who we provided to 124 investigators (mostly faculty conference presentations, Science of Team seek a broad understanding of how to assist members) in the past three years. Three main investigators at various stages of grant features emerged from this analysis. Science conferences, and other research based documentation. This group panel session will development and may help NORDP members walk through the Collaboration Continuum and identify novel services to establish in their own First, we advised many investigators to revise research development offices. their study design and specific aims. Though our demonstrate how it can be used by research consultation is not focused on providing content development professionals to support research expertise, we advised 38% of the investigators teamwork. In addition, as the Collaboration Presenters: to change their specific aims, in some cases very Continuum is a work in progress, we will invite extensively; we also advised 60% of investigators session participants to engage in a discussion Beth LaPensee to change their study design, in many cases also regarding the further development, availability, Project Manager, University of Michigan very extensively. In contrast, only 4% and 10% and continued maintenance of the tool. of the investigators received guidance on the Christine Strohm presentation only of the specific aims and the Presenters: President, Engineering-Science Editors study design, respectively.
Second, even though only 29% of the J. Quyen Wickham Sharon Pound investigators requested help in improving Interdisciplinary Consultant, University of Manager, University of Tennessee mentoring and/or collaboration, we gave advice Oklahoma to 63% of the investigators in this area, and often suggested mentors and collaborators. Third, 45% Karen Eck of investigators received guidance on finding the Assistant Vice President for Research, right funding agencies, 36% on submission and Office of Research, Old Dominion resubmission strategies, 41% on biostatistics. The University biostatistician(s) also played a significant role when we advised investigators on study designs. Kelly Deal The areas in which the investigators received the Research Analyst, Duke Global Health most guidance are specific aims, study design, Institute mentoring and collaboration, biostatistics, identifying funding sources and submission Joann Waite strategies. However, the greatest need is in fact Director of Sponsored Research and the science (defining the scientific questions and Programs, Gonzaga planning the best study design) and the building of the research team, before guidance on proposal presentation becomes most useful.
Presenter:
Jing Liu Study Development Specialist, Research Development Core, Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research
15 Thursday April 30th Breakout Sessions 1 10:45 Am - 11:45 am
the often fragmented data maintained across an institution. Here we’ll reflect on the types of information that can be captured within a RIMS, Motivating Reluctant, the key features, with an eye toward flexibility Inactive or Inexperienced in reporting and visualization – illuminating your Investigators to Pursue institution’s research enterprise and enabling accurate communication of its impact and Grants influence. Strategies to Room: Oakley Presenters: Support Multi- ROUNDTABLE SESSION – Institutional, Cross- Attendance Limited to 20 Kelsey Rosell Director of Sales, Symplectic Ltd. Conference Research One of the challenges for research development Collaborations professionals is engaging individual faculty/ Jeff Dougherty Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon B principal investigators to pursue grant funding Academic Solutions Specialist, Symplectic in the extremely competitive grant environment Ltd. Increasingly, the solutions to grand societal when they have not been successful with challenges demand the efforts of large initial attempts. Unless investigators find interdisciplinary teams of researchers from success early in their careers, they will find it multiple institutions. The Big Ten/CIC-Ivy increasingly difficult to be motivated for proposal How Do I Review Thee? Let League Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Research development and funding later in their careers. Collaboration – a coalition with the potential me Count the Ways to tap the time and talent of more than 500 Based on literature, best practices and Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon H investigators, 600 clinicians, and 17,000 student- experience, the presenter will offer an overview athletes from 23 institutions – was formed in of the characteristics of reluctant, inactive or Just as Elizabeth Barrett Browning recounts the 2012 to help develop science-based strategies inexperienced investigators that deter them numerous ways in which she loves her husband for preventing, detecting, and treating TBI and from pursuing grant funding. New, mid-level and in her poem, “How Do I Love Thee? Let me Count sports-related concussion. senior investigators have different challenges the Ways,” so too are there many ways to review in pursuing grant support so the strategies and and evaluate the potential for success of grant To realize these outcomes, academic researchers approaches that have worked for these groups proposals. But are grant review criteria as endless and university sports medicine personnel also differ. Some of the ideas to be presented as the ways of love? Upon initial glance of various contributing to the collaboration are partnering include incentives, mentoring, special workshops, federal funding agency review criteria guidelines, to standardize research approaches, establish individual strategic plans, and partnering. it does seem as though each has its own distinct appropriately-sized study populations, develop Participants will be encouraged to share set and number of “rules” regarding review of evidence-based protocols, and co-author examples and case studies of their own best grant proposals for research and scholarship. peer-reviewed publications and proposals practices for motivating and working with these for grant funding. Through a shared vision of investigators. This session will present an examination of student-athlete health and well-being, this proposal review criteria from various federal effort provides a positive representation of the This session will be interactive and participatory funding agencies to demonstrate that there are position of intercollegiate athletics within the for research development professionals from all actually only a small and finite number of ways higher education setting. However, a number types of institutions. that a grant proposal can be evaluated and that of challenges like institutional commitment, once you know the “rules” from any one funder, differences in culture (across campuses and Facilitator: it makes it much easier to learn the “rules” for conferences and between academics and every other, including foundations and corporate athletics), disciplinary and geographic separation, Marjorie Piechowski funding bodies. But why does this matter? As and the tension between collaboration and Emerita Director of Research Support, the external federal funding landscape continues competition have the potential to lessen the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to become more competitive because of a focus and impact of this unprecedented research decline in resources for research and scholarship partnership. support, it is important for investigators and scholars to consider multiple agencies to which To date, a number of research development Your Institutional they can submit grant proposals. So much of strategies such as dedicated project leadership, Research Enterprise: the grantsmanship process is dependent upon strategic coordination, and open communication the review criteria, which represent the funders’ have enabled the collaboration to maintain its Tools for Illuminating desired impact of the research or scholarship. momentum and ramp up its activity. and Communicating Its Thus, if investigators and scholars perceive that they need to learn an entirely new review This presentation will outline a set of Impact and Influences, system(s) before considering a grant proposal recommendations and practical research and Strategizing for to a new funding agency, the task can seem development approaches others should consider overwhelming and researchers and scholars are when nurturing large-scale, collaborative Future Development less likely to diversify their funding portfolio. research efforts. Qualitative and quantitative Room: Forest Glen data provided by TBI Research Collaboration Presenter: participants, which have been leveraged Faced with growing competition for future to inform course corrects and enhance the funding and increased calls to better understand, Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski collaboration’s activities, will be shared. disseminate, and demonstrate impact resulting Vice President, Global Academic & from research activity carried out by their Research Relations, Elsevier, and Senior researchers many research intensive institutions Presenters: Adjunct Instructor, Nonprofit Programs, are implementing Research Information Management Systems (RIMS) to help collate Northwestern University Martha Cooper Visiting Traumatic Brain Injury Project Coordinator, Committee on Institutional Cooperation
Nathan Meier Director of Research Strategy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
16 Thursday April 30th Breakout Sessions 1 & 2 / 10:45 Am - 2:30 pm Sponsor Demo
An International 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Perspective on Public Impact and Engagement Sponsor Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon C Demonstration Institutions of higher education are under Room: Great Falls pressure to convince the public about the value Research Development of university research and to document how PROQUEST Strategy: Designing a their activities engage external constituents Pivot Updates in Action and contribute to the common good. Federal De Novo Institute with funders of academic research increasingly require Join Andrew Nagy, Product Manager for Numerous Degrees of projects to include indicators of public impact ProQuest Pivot, as he leads an interactive and contribution to society. Governments around product session covering the latest Freedom enhancements to Pivot as well as updates on the world seek to capitalize on research and exciting new features rolling out soon. Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon A innovation as drivers of economic and social well-being. Many in the scientific community The session will present a case study exploring struggle to address the calls for greater public research development strategies (or “best accountability and engagement, finding it Concurrent practices”) related to the design and launch burdensome or beyond their purview. Research of the Rady Pediatric Genomics and Systems development professionals around the globe are Breakout and Medicine Institute, a major new research institute stepping up to provide the necessary support Roundtable at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego. The and cultivate the skills and networks required. Institute was internally-conceived, strategically- Session 2 designed, and launched after securing an initial This session will review the policies and $120 million in philanthropic and $40 million in procedures that shape this issue in the US hospital funding. (The session presenter, Rand and UK, and share strategies implemented at When Research Haley, worked with Rady Children’s during 2014 institutions in these and other countries. Development Is Just to bolster their internal team and drive the One Part of Your Job Institute design process and development of a Presenters: business plan for the new Institute.) Description Dianne Nagy Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon B There was no RFA or RFP to guide development Grant Proposal Specialist, South Dakota of the Institute. Instead, a process was State University Research and proposal development involves a great undertaken to consider a wide range of design deal of time: time spent meeting with faculty and dimensions and the internal and external Andrew Wray investigators to get a sense of what they do and partnerships necessary to establish and support Enterprise & Knowledge Exchange what they need; time spent researching sponsors and identifying appropriate funding opportunities; time the de novo Institute. While the lack of a “map” Programme Manager, University of Bristol (e.g., an RFA/RFP to which the Institute was spent reading and revising proposal drafts and white being developed) was empowering, the resultant papers; time spent developing budgets, budget numerous of degrees of freedom required many justifications, and other key ancillary documents, and complex design decisions. Design dimensions more. But when research development is only one included Institute goals, differentiators, of many other job responsibilities, it can be difficult to find this time, especially at smaller institutions organizational structure, leadership, governance, 11:45 am – or even large universities where only one individual research strategy, operations, financial planning, may have development responsibilities. This panel and sustainability. Institute design and launch 1:30 pm discussion is geared toward research development required partnerships with academic institutions professionals whose positions carry multiple tracks (most notably, UC San Diego), industry, of responsibility. The panelists will discuss the independent research institutes, and offices Recognition Lunch, challenges (and opportunities) involved in balancing within the hospital. Rady Children’s tripartite Networking, research development with other job responsibilities, mission required that some of these partnerships and the ways in which research development in extended beyond research into patient care and/ and Sponsor these situations is different from work done on large or education. center proposals and other major research projects, Conversation in addition to suggesting resources and best The case study will present a range of strategies practices (e.g., for keeping track of investigators’ (or best practices) applicable as research Grand Ballroom research interests and upcoming proposal deadlines) development professionals continually look for individuals engaged in research development to their toolkits for ways to provide proactive, Salons D & E work as part of a combined position. strategic assistance to researchers and leadership The panel will also engage the audience in the developing complex, large-scale research discussion, so that we can learn from each other. programs, whether in response to defined RFAs/ Participants will: (1) Gain an understanding of the RFPs or for creation of major, de novo research challenges and opportunities inherent in blended efforts with numerous degrees of design positions; (2) Understand how blended positions freedom. are different from separate, full time research development roles; (3) Gain tools for enhancing Presenter: one’s ability to conduct research and proposal development as only one responsibility among many. Rand Haley Senior Manager, ECG Management Presenters: Consultants Michael Spires Senior Proposal Analyst, University of Colorado Boulder
Kellie Dyslin Assistant Director, Proposal Support, Northern Illinois University
17 Thursday April 30th Breakout Sessions 2 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Building Partnerships Making the most of the to Enhance Global Research Development Research Mentor/Mentee Room: Glen Echo Relationship Room: Linden Oak Today’s grand challenges require interdisciplinary solutions of a global nature, and researchers ROUNDTABLE SESSION – The Science of Team who collaborate with international partners Attendance Limited to 20 Science: The Evidence and dramatically expand the audience for their work and extend the reach and prestige of their home Are you mentoring a research development A Path Forward institutions. International funding is an important professional? Are you being mentored by an RD compliment to a federally funded portfolio Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon F professional? Do you want to be? This roundtable and can open the doors to federal funds by discussion will focus on ways to maximize The past half-century has witnessed a dramatic showing evidence of productive partnerships, mentoring, sharing best practices and tips shift in scientific publications and patents away but international research collaboration can and techniques for developing and sustaining from solo authorship and toward teams in order be complex and often challenges traditional mutually beneficial relationships. to address the complexity of modern science business systems. Creating an environment for and societal challenges. Increasingly, research successful international research requires open to address the most vexing societal problems, lines of communication and partnerships across Facilitators: such as obesity and climate change, call for university units, alumni, and industry. experts from a wide range of disciplines to work Jan Abramson together in interdisciplinary research centers and This session will discuss how universities can Assistant Director for Clinical Research institutes. As teams increase in complexity so do leverage the resources of offices outside the Development, University of Utah the number of challenges a team may face and traditional research unit(s) to support the thereby the imperative for developing strategies research enterprise. In particular, the focus will Leigh Botner to ameliorate such challenges. be on how to construct and utilize partnerships Research Development Director, University with international offices, advancement/alumni of Delaware Two recent studies undertaken by the National relations, and industry in support of international Research Council address these challenges: engagement. Why global research engagement Convergence: Facilitating Transdisciplinary is a necessary component of the research Integration of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, enterprise will be discussed and specific tools Developing a More Engineering, and Beyond (May 2014) and The for enhancing collaboration across institutional Productive, Efficient and Science of Team Science: The Evidence and research, international, and alumni offices will A Path Forward (to be published shortly). be identified. Best practices will include ways Sustainable Biomedical Convergence discusses discusses examples of to use technology, internal grant programs, Research Enterprise strategies and practices used by institutions to faculty expertise, and alumni connections to Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon A facilitate convergence endeavors and examines construct and strengthen international research lessons learned from approaches for fostering partnerships across and outside the institution. Dr. Lorsch is the director of the National Institute convergence in different types of research of General Medical Sciences at the NIH. He will institutions. At least half of the time spent in this session will discuss current challenges to the health of the include a group discussion on enhancing global biomedical research enterprise and approaches Advancing our understanding of team science research, how to leverage nontraditional research for overcoming them. He hopes to get input and translating that knowledge into practical units towards this end, and the feasibility of from NORDP on the perspectives of academic applications provides an unprecedented doing so across varying types of institutions. research administrators and ideas for how all opportunity for investigators, researchers who However, this session can also be presented from the parts of the research enterprise can work study team science, administrators and policy within a group format, and should not be only together to re-optimize the system. makers, and other stakeholders to enhance the considered as a potential individual presentation. way team science is conducted, managed, and Presenter: supported. In its final report (to be published Presenter: in January or February, 2015), the science of Jon Lorsch team science committee will address factors Laurel Thomas such as team dynamics, team management, Director, National Institute of General International Research and Global Medical Science (NIGMS) and institutional structures and policies that Engagement Manager, University of South affect large and small science teams. Presenting Florida the findings of both reports and engaging the NORDP community will be an instructive and important exchange.
Presenters:
Margaret Hilton Senior Program Officer, National Research Council
James J. Gentile Dean for Natural and Applied Sciences, Hope College
Kara L. Hall Health Scientist, National Cancer Institute
18 Thursday April 30th Breakout Sessions 2 & 3 1:30 pm - 3:40 pm
A third strategy is to offer small internal grant 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM programs aimed at arts and humanities faculty. My institution has two such programs: One provides summer money for projects for which Concurrent little or no extramural funding is available (such as completion of a book), and one provides Breakout and money to finish a nearly completed project (by Roundtable paying for the use of images in a forthcoming Considering the Value of book or a final trip to an archive). Internal and External Session 3 Audience members will be encouraged to share Expert Review of Grant Gender and Team Science: their ideas and strategies as well. Proposals Improving Collaborative Presenter: Room: Oakley Effectiveness of ROUNDTABLE SESSION – Karen Markin Research Teams Director of Research Development, Attendance Limited to 20 Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon C University of Rhode Island
Many institutions facilitate internal and/or This session addresses gender issues in team external expert review of grant proposals drafted science from the perspective of advancing and by individual investigators or small faculty facilitating actions at the organizational level, How One Institution teams. The goal of this service is to formalize the where the main goal is to improve the diversity, process by which grant applicants may obtain capacity, and quality of human capital by Collaborated Internally panel-like feedback prior to proposal submission. creating more responsive, effective and efficient to Increase Success This feedback is then leveraged during the research environment for people to develop and with the NSF Graduate revision process, helping investigators submit work. The presentation will review the literature the strongest proposals possible. Research related to gender and team science, with a focus Research Fellowship administrators are interested in assessing the on evidence-based policy implications designed Program (GRFP) value of this service, and a roundtable discussion to guide how research institutions can improve Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon F will provide a platform to learn about the best the processes and practices that affect how practices of programs at different institutions science is conducted. and to consider the metrics that can be used to In 2012, the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Office of Research Development and determine the success of internal and external Presenter: proposal review. Communications partnered with the UNH Office of National Fellowships and the UNH Graduate Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski, Facilitator: School to create a robust program to support Vice President, Global Academic & students interested in applying to the 2013 NSF Research Relations, Elsevier, and Senior GRFP competition. UNH had little prior success Ashton Waite Adjunct Instructor, Nonprofit Programs, with the program; most of the previous winners Proposal Development Coordinator, Northwestern University were undergraduates who took their fellowships Office of Proposal Development, to other institutions, and UNH had only had one University of Nebraska-Lincoln winner since the 2009 competition. Today, UNH has its highest number of NSF Graduate Research Helping Humanists and Fellows in the history of the university. Other Non-Scientists New Opportunities for Strategies to effectively recruit and retain Research Development Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon H students throughout the application process will be discussed at this session. UNH’s GRFP (NORD): Organizing A significant percentage of faculty at many programming now runs year round and involves Session institutions work in fields not eligible for funding faculty and administrators as well as the Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon G from major agencies such as NIH, NSF and DOD. students themselves. A detailed description of Yet they face the same pressures to conduct UNH’s GRFP programming will be provided. NORD is a new NORDP initiative intended to research and publish. It is tougher to track down Attendees will gain insight into how to initiate expand the scope and reach of NORDP. The goal funding sources for these faculty, which makes similar programs on their campus and how to of NORD is to advance Research Development as assisting them one of the most rewarding tasks in collaborate effectively with their institution’s a field of study, through empirical research and research development. Graduate School, Fellowships Office and other theory development, and as a domain of expert relevant departments. Additionally, advice on action, through documentation and training in This session will explore ways to help faculty in tracking student applications and outcomes as the areas of Research Development work, policy the arts and humanities find funding for their well as publicizing successes will be shared. input, network building, partnership formation, work. It will review some of the standard funding The GRFP application mainly consists of two and transdisciplinary action. The purpose of this organizations such as the NEH and NEA, as well essays. Tips for successful essays and advice on session is to further delineate NORD’s scope as the America Council of Learned Societies consulting student applicants throughout the and discuss next steps for establishing Research and other major private funders. Although these writing process will be shared. Development as a field. programs are highly competitive, there are ways to maximize the chances of your faculty receiving Presenter: funding. Presenter: Another strategy is to integrate these faculty Michael Thompson David Stone into scientific multidisciplinary projects. Agencies Associate, Research Development and ACE Fellow, Wright State University seek multidisciplinary approaches to complex Communications, University of New NORDP President problems, and these faculty can strengthen Hampshire the project. For example, a project about the use and value of shoreline property can benefit from a philosophy professor who specializes in aesthetics.
19 Thursday April 30th Breakout Sessions 3 2:40 pm - 3:40 pm
a post award policy shift; and 3) a water-food- Designing Interactive health capacity-building program in Africa that has transformed the engineering, agriculture, Adult Education in business, veterinary and public health programs Research Development at Ohio State. These three successful research Room: Glen Echo development efforts were as full of challenges as they were of potential. Adult education is most effective when learners are themselves participants. To that end, Disrupting Ohio State, the The session will focus on the blend of business, lecture-style research development seminars Nation, and the World: technology and research innovation required to can be transformed into engaging, participative make large, non-traditional initiatives a success. environments where the faculty researchers Framing Non-Traditional Specific challenge areas include: securing buy- are learning from each other and the facilitator. Research Development in from key faculty and internal support units Being able to draw from the expertise and Strategies with Global to create a matrix organization; working with lessons learned in the room offer learners a richer legal and tech commercialization offices to understanding of research development. Impacts reframe key terms and conditions for high-value- This session will walk faculty developers added industry partners; framing innovative Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon A through how to design interactive adult collaborations with other research university learning, including what questions the developer Several recent efforts to answer the call of partners; recruiting a fully dedicated team of should ask to fit the appropriate designs to global challenges have required the leadership professionals with strong market skills to gain their audience, such as "What is the learning team and faculty at The Ohio State University external support; and doing market opportunity outcome?" and "What will learners need to know to frame and execute non-traditional initiatives. assessments and validating them to secure or do to achieve that outcome?" This session Asst. VP for Research Development Marty funding. Kress will discuss how for Ohio State, a will also demonstrate a selection of interactive Kress will discuss three recent initiatives and key challenge was to shift the internal discussion designs, including mind-mapping and small- how the “right” thing to do was something from “here is what I work on” to “here is what the grouping techniques. Participants will leave with that the people in the room had not before funder/customer needs and how we are going to an engaging approach to educating their faculty considered—a deviation from standard university provide it." in research development and with tools to apply proposal and/or implementation processes. that approach at their own institutions. Kress will discuss lessons learned and persistent Presenter: challenges with: 1) two manufacturing institutes Presenter: that garnered $148M in federal and corporate Martin Kress sponsorship in 2014; 2) an innovative shale Assistant Vice President for Research Naomi Nishi energy/environmental sustainability concept Business Development, Ohio State Assistant Director for Educational that won $7M from DOE but was jeopardized by University Outreach, University of Colorado Denver
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21 Thursday Breakout Sessions 3 / April 30th 2:40 pm - 5:30 pm Sponsor Demo
A Starting Point: Six 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM Critical Questions to Launch a Successful Sponsor Grant Proposal Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon G Demonstration Room: Great Falls Strategies and Best When starting to write a grant proposal, Practices for Managing researchers are prone to lapse into the same PLUM ANALYTICS Both Up and Down in RD mindset and writing habits they employ when Get the Grants You writing an academic paper. This can be risky, as Teams the writing style that works best for competitive Deserve: Using Modern Room: Linden Oak grant proposals differs from the preferred styles Metrics in Pre-award of most academic journals. This presentation will ROUNDTABLE SESSION – describe a practical exercise proposal writers Workflows Attendance Limited to 20 can use to create a mental outline of the key points that grant reviewers will look for in the Providing citation metrics has always been an Do you sometimes feel that your efforts go early sections of the document, especially on the important component of the biographical data unrecognized? Or hear teammates complain first page. Answers to these questions can also section of a grant application. However, these that they never know what’s going on? In be used to construct a preabstract from which metrics are lagging indicators of the impact this session, we will share ideas around to obtain early feedback from colleagues and to of researchers’ output. When including recent techniques for managing both up and down start a dialogue with grant program officers. publications for grant submissions, researchers “the chain”. Our discussion will include tips on are resigned to merely saying that articles have supporting individual team member success, been published. New modern metrics are now Presenter: the role of performance reviews, strategies for available that provide both qualitative as well as communication, tips for pitching new ideas and quantitative data for recent publications. These presenting RD successes, when and how to ask Robert Porter metrics uncover stories about the research that for what the team needs, and rewarding team Owner, Grant-Winners Seminars can be used for new BioSketch and “alternative and individual efforts. metrics” sections of grant applications. In addition these modern metrics give color to Facilitator: research output in forms other than journal articles, including books, datasets, source code, Gretchen Kiser and more. This session will provide a background Director, Research Development Office, and overview of what you can expect from University of California, San Francisco modern metrics, a demonstration of PlumX from (UCSF) Plum Analytics, a modern metrics dashboard, and a review of a variety of use cases from institutions using this dashboard. Working Within International Collaborations Room: Oakley ROUNDTABLE SESSION – Attendance Limited to 20
In this session, we will discuss critical elements for successful international collaboration, some common hurdles and potential solutions, the impact of cultural differences, tips on keeping the lines of communication open, and avenues for funding international collaborative efforts.
Facilitator:
Caroline Ang European Research Development Manager, University of Bath, United Kingdom
22 Thursday April 30th IDEA SHOWCASE & RECEPTION 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm
opportunities, refining skills learned during the PhD representing Computer Science Engineering and process, professional development opportunities, University Libraries, 2) Project Color, a multi- and a novel job market. Potential disadvantages from dimensional course that evolved to include faculty the perspective of the post-doc include knowledge from chemistry, art and food technology, and 3) gap regarding institutional organization and partnerships with Columbus Idea Foundry, City protocols, culture shock of moving from lab work of Columbus, 400 West Rich Association, and or fieldwork to office work environment, difficulty Franklinton Development Association. transitioning between administrative role to faculty 3:45 pm - role later in career, and perception of peers. Presenter:
5:30 pm Despite disadvantages real or perceived, working as Charlene Brenner a post-doctoral associate in research development Project Coordinator, The Ohio State and/or research administration is a worthy University Idea Showcase opportunity and one that more should pursue. and Reception Presenters: I3 Implementation of an Lower Level Alice Clark Interprofessional Faculty Vice Chancellor for Research and Foyer Sponsored Programs, University of Development Research Mississippi Fellowship
Jessica Mankus We have developed an interdisciplinary and Post-Doctoral Research Associate, interprofessional research fellowship program to University of Mississippi enhance the research skills of early and mid-career The Idea Showcase format, akin clinical faculty with limited prior research training, to a poster session, is designed Jason Hale opportunities, and experience. Director of Research Resources, University for individuals or small teams to We use a team science approach to: present their own approaches to of Mississippi problems and solutions in research 1) facilitate interprofessional research where health development, to showcase best professionals from different fields collaborate and practices, or to introduce innovative I2 The STEAM Factory: integrate their knowledge, skills and perspectives to complete research projects, ideas. This format is particularly Fostering Interdisciplinary suited to one-on-one discussion Collaboration and 2) generate non-siloed, clinical and biomedical and networking. You are invited to knowledge that supports interprofessional team- attend this stimulating event for great Innovation in an Academic based clinical work, and conversation and networking. Environment 3) translate the findings into collaborative clinical The STEAM factory has adopted a novel approach practice that incorporates multiple dimensions of in enabling cross-disciplinary conversations and biomedical expertise. Innovation developing a creative space to further collaborative research with the community. The STEAM Factory Clinical and biomedical faculty are supported by is a grassroots network of mostly early career structured formal mentorship and protected time I1 Post-Doctoral faculty with two primary goals: 1) to promote for the development of scientific research that is Experience 2.0 interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation across focused on population health outcomes. Fellows all disciplines, and 2) to disseminate research, query and analyze large publicly available databases University research development and sponsored technology and pedagogy through creative including: public health surveillance, medical/ programs offices can create the opportunity for methods. In slightly over a year, STEAM has 60 health records, and laboratory and drugs databases. reimagining the post-doctoral traineeship as a members representing 45 different disciplines. Epidemiologic analytic approaches and study focused position in research development and designs connect various professions, disciplines administration, rather than an extended semi- The STEAM Factory has relied on a variety of and individual fellows’ clinical and/or biomedical permanent training position in a research lab. activities to spark faculty collaborative conversations expertise. Fellows develop computational and Recent PhD graduates can bring such obvious including a monthly salon style workshop series quantitative analytic approaches and tools needed advantages as the ability to communicate with called “STEAM Exchange.” These events bring in the biomedical sciences research community (and translate from) a technical audience, and multiple disciplinary perspectives to bear on a single to competently work with relevant big data. Each practical knowledge of grant administration (re: topic with a view toward identifying opportunities fellow is expected to produce one first authored salaries for science PhD students, varying levels of for cross-collaboration & unique research manuscript and is a co-author on the other fellows’ grant writing experience). They will also often bring opportunities. manuscripts produced during the fellowship within a less advertised but equally valuable experience one year time period. in creative problem solving techniques and time/ To further facilitate a culture of creativity, STEAM is project management. The University will need to establishing a permanent presence among artisans The long-term benefits of this program include: invest some time in helping such a postdoc transition at an off campus, economically disadvantaged 1) the provision of comprehensive solutions to health from specialist to generalist—for instance, by location. This venue provides a neutral creative space care problems affecting populations, learning about organizational/institutional structure, for brainstorming research ideas and facilitates 2) strategic support for the advancement of or learning to adopt different communication styles the potential for “accidental” research innovations scholarly activity and academic promotion of junior when talking/writing to different audiences, from from cross-pollination of ideas, gives faculty the and mid-career faculty and specialist, to technical generalist to non-technical. opportunity to conduct collaborative research, host 3) facilitation of the development of workshops, colloquia, public lectures, and showcase interdisciplinary/interprofessional teams that engage From the PhD graduate’s perspective, a career current research while fulfilling broader impacts in collaborative research practice to provide the in research development and/or research requirements to the university and greater public highest quality of healthcare. administration offers an opportunity to engage that might otherwise be difficult to reach. daily in multiple avenues of research. For the Presenter: post-doctoral associate, advantages include The STEAM Factory’s innovative approach has broad exposure to multiple disciplines, initial resulted in multiple interdisciplinary collaborations, Catherine St. Hill credibility with faculty, varied projects and learning research activities, and community partnerships, Research Coordinator, Assistant Professor, including: 1) O/HIO Hackathon by faculty University of Minnesota 23 Thursday April 30th IDEA SHOWCASE & RECEPTION 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm
I5 UC Merced Goes to Washington: Strategies I6 Creativity's Purpose, to Maximize Faculty Place, and Application in Engagement with Federal Research Development Agencies and Proposal Production The University of California Merced Office I4 A Matrix-Mentoring of Research Development Services (RDS), Understanding the nature, function, and Model to Support Career in collaboration with the Office of Federal application of creativity is essential for research Government Relations (FGR), coordinates faculty development professionals as many of their Development trips to Washington DC to introduce junior to tasks clearly involve creative thought. Identifying mid-career faculty to federal agency program and capitalizing on institutional strengths, Over the past seven years, the University of Utah representatives. The impetus for starting these solving relational, strategic, professional, or Health Sciences has developed and evolved agency visits was a recommendation from the clinical and translational scholars (CATS) organizational challenges, formulating new program into a holistic institutional mentoring a 2012 external peer review of UC Merced or revising existing processes, facilitating program to support junior faculty members as research development activities performed by a new partnerships, and a host of other tasks they transition to principal investigators. This NORDP team. To date, two trips have been held; test creative ability. Similarly in respect to the Idea Showcase will present the Matrix Mentoring participating faculty have met with at least 10 development of grant proposals, creativity Model, a snapshot of CATS program objectives federal agencies, including NSF, NIH, DOE, USDA, is essential for success in project planning, and outcomes and summarize lessons learned as DOD, NASA, and the NEH. The February 2014 trip developing collaborative relationships, the program has grown. (originally scheduled Fall 2013 but postponed establishing implementation plans, and writing due to the government shutdown) supported appropriate and convincing descriptions. At The CATS program uses a multi-level mentoring 7 participants. In October 2014, 12 faculty each juncture in proposal development there matrix that includes self, senior, scientific, peer participated. are different creative purposes which align with and research staff mentorship. During the genre-relevant applications for the material in the two-year program, scholars learn management The primary purpose has been to meet with grant application. essentials for principal investigators and program officers at federal agencies to discuss participate in leadership training designed to research projects and to explore potential Utilizing information drawn from the develop skills in communication, collaboration, funding and partnership opportunities. Faculty psychological, physiological, educational, and negotiation, and self-awareness. Potential also meet with Congressional representatives scholars must apply to the program, have sociological research literature, this session will support of their department chair, be guaranteed and staff on Capitol Hill, staff of the UC Federal facilitate a discussion of: 1) what creativity is, 2) a minimum of ~30% (or more) time for research Government Relations Office, and participate in evidence-based understandings of the elements and scholarship, and have an identified research a reception with DC area alumni and students of creativity, 3) the types of creative activity focus. Applicants are reviewed and selected by interning in DC. Faculty are accompanied that are applicable in research development, the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs by RDS and FGR staff, as well as by campus in general, and in proposal development, 4) and Faculty Development and a 13-member team administrative leadership including the Vice the purposes these activities can facilitate, of senior mentors. To date, 86 scholars have Chancellor for Research and Economic and 5) when and how these activities can participated in the program; an additional cohort Development (ORED) and the Provost/Executive most effectively be implemented by research of 14 began in January 2015. Vice Chancellor. Trip participants are chosen via a development professionals. The known competitive application process with preference characteristics of creativity will be discussed The CATS program has benefitted both scholars given to those who had participated previously as an overlay across research development in and the institution. Of the program graduates, in RDS Grant Writing Institutes. Trip funding general, proposal writing genre, and proposal 95% have received extramural awards; 207 has been provided by ORED and by the schools development tasks. awards generating $29.3 million in direct of participating faculty; permanent funding costs. 98% remain in academic medicine and mechanisms to continue annual trips for 12 to 20 As a result, attendees will increase their 94% remain at the University of Utah. 50% of faculty have been established. program participants have been promoted and understanding of what is know about creativity, 20% have received tenure, with the remainder the creative nature of research development, on track for advancement while still in the The poster will describe trip funding mechanisms, and appropriate means of approaching and probationary period. The CATS program has the application process, and outcomes based on facilitating creativity and creative solutions in also been associated with increased inclusion follow up assessment. Logistical information on their areas of responsibility. of women and under-represented minorities as the planning and execution will also be provided; funded principal investigators contributing to the these details will be useful to other institutions Presenter: institutional research enterprise. The model can considering similar programs. be translated to other academic health centers Michael Preuss in order to support and sustain the biomedical Presenters: Grants Consultant, Hanover Research workforce. Susan Carter Presenter: Director, Research Development Services, Office of Research and Economic Jan Abramson Development, University of California Assistant Director, Clinical Research Merced Development, University of Utah Lacey Kiriakou Director, Federal Relations, University of California Merced
Vanity Campbell Senior Research Development Officer, University of California Merced
24 Thursday April 30th IDEA SHOWCASE & RECEPTION 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm
proposals, funding opportunity announcements, workshops and other trainings, and other tasks. S4 Additionally, a recent hire will be responsible Teaching Science for tracking internal and external projects, for Faculty to Write Better ensuring that timelines and benchmarks are met, and consolidating data for institutional use. Scientists often struggle with their writing: their native language might not be English, or they This presentation will discuss strategies for may have had terrible experiences in college Strategy project management of different types of composition courses and thus never learned to proposals and for internal projects to ensure that write well. Institutions may try to use English workload among research development staff departments or writing centers to assist their S1 is balanced and efficient, to identify potential scientists, but often the cultural gap is too Statistical Evidence challenges early, and to provide institutions with broad. This poster describes a workshop-based Supporting the Increased a clear and compelling snapshot of the value approach to teaching scientists to write better provided by research development offices. grants and papers. Led by a Ph.D.-trained editor, Use of Targeted the course guides scientists in reader-based Funding Opportunity Presenter: approaches to writing so that they can teach Recommendations for one another to become better writers and Faculty Amy Gantt grantsmanship mentors. Director, Tufts University Presenter: Utilizing analytics emanating from the Pivot product as well as feedback received from faculty, this showcase/poster will provide Rachel Dresbeck usage data and other evidence connecting S3 Email Marketing Director, Research & Academic the increased deployment of targeted, highly Services as a Tool for Development & Communication, Oregon personalized funding opportunities with Health & Sciences University (OHSU) increased interest by faculty in pursuing grant- Targeted Dissemination related activities. and Dynamic List Management S5 Presenter: Using Classical Designed for businesses and non-profits to Rhetoric Principles Jeff Baer dynamically manage communication with to Facilitate Grant Independent Consultant their audiences, email-marketing services such as MailChimp offer Research Development Writing and Proposal professionals the opportunity to deliver Development discipline-specific funding opportunities to S2 Building Research subsets of their broader audience of researchers. This session will provide an approach to Development Disseminating funding opportunity information in facilitating researchers’ grant writing and a targeted manner is cumbersome in a traditional proposal development activities that is rooted in Infrastructure: The listserv format where subscribers must choose classical rhetoric concepts (e.g., the philosophical Importance of Project to join a broadly targeted list and sift through underpinnings of rhetoric vis-à-vis sophistry; the opportunities, or to join numerous interest-based relationships among writer, text and audience; Management as lists. the Aristotelian appeals to logic, emotion, Responsibilities Grow and the speaker’s credibility; Cicero’s use of The Office for Research & Discovery at the hypotheses and theses; and Quintilian’s five As research development offices are asked to University of Arizona employs MailChimp to canons of rhetoric). take on more responsibilities for increasing produce attractive, weekly Funding Opportunity These concepts will provide a foundation for extramural grant funding at their institutions, two Announcements directed at specific audiences. fellow research development professionals important areas of project management become MailChimp allows us to identify groups based to refine the ways they organize and present increasingly important. First, individual grant on self-selected criteria or information about grant writing and proposal development proposals need to be “project managed” in such subscriber habits interacting with our FOA. This workshops and seminars to investigators at their a way that researchers do not feel any additional allows us to isolate specific segments of a single institutions. Research development professionals administrative burden in submitting their list for targeted funding information; subscribers will also be able to use these concepts while proposals. Second, research development offices need only to sign up for one list and modify their helping individual faculty members and teams need to manage their own internal projects to profile and preferences to receive discipline- conceptualize their proposals as well as review ensure that benchmarks are met and to provide tailored announcements. Finally, we use Qualtrics and revise them for increased competitiveness. data for institutional metrics. to gain statistics on subscriber-reported use Case studies and demonstrations of how to use and opinions to further improve efficiency in these concepts in training seminars and one-on- The Tufts Office of Research Development circulating funding opportunities and promoting one proposal development assistance situations has developed effective project management events. will be offered. The presenter will also solicit strategies for both challenges. For grant feedback, input, and further ideas related to proposals, particularly those proposals Presenters: these classical rhetoric concepts from research submitted by new or inexperienced faculty and development professionals in attendance. complex, multi-investigator proposals, we have Kim Patten developed checklists and timelines to delineate Associate, Research Development, Presenter: responsibilities among available resources (e.g., University of Arizona the researcher’s team members, departmental Paul Tuttle research administrators, the corporate and Director of Proposal Development foundations relations office) and to set Rebekah Keating Graduate Assistant, Research Division of Research and Economic expectations for internal timelines. The goal Development, North Carolina A&T State for these documents is to provide a framework Development Services, University of University that shows a genuinely collaborative culture Arizona between administration and researchers and that acts as another form of assistance. Internally, Ann McGuigan the Tufts Office of Research Development Director, Research Development Services, has implemented shared documents to track University of Arizona
25 Thursday April 30th IDEA SHOWCASE & RECEPTION 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm
S7 From Proposal S8 Optimizing Development to Institutional Approaches Project Implementation: to Enable Research Supporting Researchers Challenges that face the academic research in Start-up Project enterprise are numerous. These concerns Management include, but are not limited to: declines in extramural funding for investigator-initiated S6 Working Effectively Proposal development services often end once research, an aging faculty workforce (the the proposal has been submitted to the sponsor. average age of securing a faculty’s first R01 is & Efficiently with an If awarded, large complex proposals require rapid over 42), insufficient funds to support faculty External Evaluator staffing which can be hampered by recruitment laboratories, and limited access to cutting-edge, delays while finding and assessing qualified next generation infrastructure and methods to Today’s results-driven research environment candidates. As a new unit, fully established support research. This presentation describes an often mandates an evaluation component as during the 2014-2015 academic year, UA’s institutional approach to providing leading-edge part of the proposal submission. With increasing RDS has been seeking innovative solutions for core facilities and enhancing the effectiveness regularity, federal agencies as well as private campus-wide research challenges. of their operations by implementing process foundations ask researchers to plan for program improvements, managing the lifecycle of core monitoring and to link outcomes to original One challenge identified is the gap in support, facilities, and monitoring key core facilities’ objectives. particularly on large and complex proposals, metrics. between proposal submission and project This poster will overview researching and implementation. To mitigate the issue and This approach has created a number of approaching an external evaluator; sample RFP provide additional institutional support for standardized, transparent processes to effectively language regarding evaluation; working with your highly-competitive proposals, UA is piloting a manage central infrastructure that enables evaluator through the pre-proposal process and Project Management Start-up Program. For a enterprise-wide research, including a process into the award phase. large and complex proposal preparation and for capital equipment planning, a procedure to submission process in which an RDS Associate evaluate new cores, a method for reviewing and The poster will also highlight evaluation basics: invests significant effort, RDS may offer support managing the lifecycle of existing cores (invest, of up to 3 months at 0.3 FTE to assist the PI in maintain, or sun-down), an investment in the • How to create a logic models? What are initiating the project. administration and operational efficiencies of outcomes and outputs? the cores, and support for the development and Services offered can include: assistance with implementation of new methodologies for our • What is formative evaluation vs. summative staffing the project, coordinating the kick- investigators. The execution of these processes evaluation? off meeting and team communications, and has provided faculty with forward-looking mapping contract requirements to the work technologies to facilitate innovative research • How to develop measurable goals and plan and project deliverables. This support can and provide a competitive edge for extramural objectives? What are performance indicators? be incorporated into the proposal to increase support. competitiveness. • What is technical assistance? Presenter: Presenters: • What are the best data collection methods for Jeff Horon my program or project? How do I determine Kim Patten Consultant, Elsevier Research Intelligence appropriate timeframes for data collection? Associate, Research Development, University of Arizona • How to allow for/encourage ongoing program improvement via evaluation feedback? Robin Richards Associate in Research Development, • What is a RCT (randomized control trial)? What University of Arizona is a mixed-methods approach? What other methodologies might be appropriate to my project? Ann McGuigan Director, Research Development Services, Presenter: University of Arizona
Cate Racek Michele Zacks Proposal Development Consultant, Center Associate Research Development, for Evaluation & Education Policy at University of Arizona Indiana University
26 Thursday April 30th IDEA SHOWCASE & RECEPTION 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm
S10 Large Grant Proposal S13 Market Branding Development: Making at a Large Research Dreams Come True Institution: What Do We As research developers (RDs), don’t we all Do and How Can We Help dream of stress free proposal development? You Reach Your Research S9 Measuring Grant Even if many of you have already worked out Funding Goals? Capacity and Readiness: how to best achieve this, repetition and positive reinforcement is always helpful. In this poster session, we illustrate a transferrable Present Context, strategy underlying the approach of our research Applicable Theory, Large proposal development will be considered development team to communicating with Key Issues, and Pilot from PIs and RDs’ perspectives. Solutions, taking campus faculty, administrators, and research into account both parties, and best practices will scientists regarding a significant increase in our Outcomes be discussed. services for proposal development. As our group has greatly expanded over the past five years, Gauging an organization’s capacity for grant Presenter: in both personnel and mission, we have moved activity is practiced, at present, in a subjective beyond providing grant writing services for only manner. Consideration of funder guidelines Huguette Albrecht large, interdisciplinary proposals to now offering and the opinions of research administrators Editorial Coordinator, UC Davis ‘something for everyone.’ In this poster session, and/or experienced Principal Investigators we highlight the process through which we use a are the primary forms of evidence used. This matrix of faculty needs as a basis for developing circumstance does not allow for quantification a resource portfolio that targets: 1) ‘just-in- of institutional capacity, benchmarking against S11 Continuous Process time’ needs; 2) culture building for successful past capacity or peer institutions, strategic Improvement and the Office approaches to grant development and writing; planning of grant activity based on measured 3) point-of-access consultations/early-career levels of capacity and readiness, or other of Sponsored Research mentoring; and 4) extensive, hands-on support important applications. The presenter knew of for large, complex proposals. no formalized system to appraise grant capacity The current political and economic stage threatens the NIH budget and with it, the pace and readiness and, in an effort to understand the Our poster will show how to link a strategy-based of scientific discovery. Rather than implementing current state of knowledge about assessing these portfolio with the right communication agent in reactive cost reduction strategies, it is time institutional factors, conducted a systematic our progressive engagement from ‘traditional’ for research institutions to adopt long term, review of the research administration literature. guidebooks and basic web information to sustainable approaches to cost control. Every article published from 1982 to the end multi-sourced media through word-of-mouth Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) can of 2013 by five major journals in the field of (administration hierarchy), print and web have a dramatic effect on productivity, cost and research administration was considered as a resources as well as how we engage through quality within the Research setting. (Axelrod, source. Across that 31 year period there has been social media. no substantial work published in the journals 2011)The Office of Sponsored Research at Seattle Children’s Research Institute embarked regarding the assessment of institutional grant The goal of this poster is to communicate on the CPI journey massively transforming their capacity and readiness and little evidence-based to other RD groups challenges of engaging processes and culture. The results have been content is present related to the topic. However, faculty and other stakeholders and to promote dramatic and completely worth every research the strong focus among research administrators efficient use of resources and support across institution’s attention. and research developers on process the spectrum rather than just on large ‘high comprehension, management, and improvement stakes’ proposals. We will showcase not only could support development and use of grant Presenter: communication strategies but also ideas for capacity and readiness assessments. Studies how to improve services to faculty using current that demonstrate constructs which influence Cynthia Bellas investments and how to develop cases for activity related to sponsored projects, the results Executive Director Strategy, Evisions increasing RD investments in proposal support at from national surveys of research administrators a variety of levels. and faculty, and targeted surveys of highly experienced parties could serve a foundational Presenter: role in the development of such assessments. S12 Get the Grants You Deserve: PlumX and Maturity modeling and assessment theory can Lynne Dahmen provide the necessary framework for evidence- Modern Metrics Senior Proposal Coordinator, Purdue based and reliable measurement of institutional University grant capacity. The outcomes produced could be In the era of networked communication, the compared across time and institutions and the opportunities to discover and share research are procedures would be applicable to all types of almost limitless. With these new technologies come organizations that seek grants. new ways to understand what is going on with research output that reach far beyond print-based Presenter: metrics such as Journal Impact Factor, or other article citation-based metrics. PlumX from Plum Analytics is a modern impact dashboard you can Michael Preuss use to discover and tell the stories of your research Grants Consultant, Hanover Research output. This poster will show you what PlumX is, the types of metrics and output it tracks and what you can do with the metrics. For example, metrics can be used to showcase work for follow-on grant opportunities before it has time to gather citations. Metrics can be used to determine the best opportunities for single-source grants.
Presenter:
Mike Buschman Co-founder, Plum Analytics
27 Thursday April 30th IDEA SHOWCASE & RECEPTION 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm
P2 A Funding Mechanism P3 Connecting the Dots: For Team Science at Community Partnerships the National Cancer to Enhance Research Institute; Specialized Development Programs of Research Representing prominent academic institutions Excellence (SPOREs) in Syracuse, New York – SUNY Upstate Partnerships Medical University (UMU), SUNY College of The mission of the Translational Research Environmental Science & Forestry (ESF), and Program (TRP) at the National Cancer Institute Syracuse University (SU) – the authors had P1 Resource Mobilization (NCI) is to bring together scientists engaged in crossed professional paths on occasion, but in and Stakeholder basic cancer research and clinical researchers so 2014 began meeting intentionally to discuss that new discoveries can quickly move along the opportunities and challenges in their research Engagement pipeline and impact clinical care for patients. This development roles. Avenues already existed is primarily achieved via a P50 specialized center for their respective Provosts, Deans and Vice As biomedical research development grant program called “Supporting Programs of Presidents for Research to exchange ideas, and professionals, the members of the MSKCC Office Research Excellence (SPOREs)”. SPOREs have individual PIs from each institution have sought of Research and Project Administration (ORPA) built in many requirements that foster team out local collaborators. But recent purposeful share with our investigators the common goal science: they pair basic scientists with applied networking by those charged to find and develop of advancing research and identifying cures (clinical) investigators, encourage “horizontal” funding opportunities for PIs has already yielded for diseases. ORPA’s pre-pre-award Proposal collaborations to achieve the immediate aims takeaways, such as: Development Managers (PDMs), pre-award of the grant and “vertical” collaborations to test Grants Management Specialists (GMSs), and new therapies in later stage clinical trials. • Collegiality and knowledge sharing in a non- post-award Research Fund Managers (RFMs) competitive atmosphere have decades of experience in the development, This presentation will describe the philosophy preparation, and management of a grant behind SPOREs as an example of a program to • Mentoring for less-experienced peers throughout its lifecycle from proposal to award. foster team science, contrast SPOREs with other ORPA has leveraged the combined knowledge centers programs at the NIH, provide advice to • Strength is in numbers; especially for smaller base of its staff and developed resources and institutions who may be considering assembling schools (UMU and ESF) which have one person services to support the research community. a group of investigators to apply for a SPORE, shops vs. larger schools with built-in peers (SU) and provide practical information relating to The challenge is to identify the best way to compliance with program guidelines during the • We are uniquely situated to ‘connect the dots’ mobilize central office resources in support of pre- and post-application phases. between PIs with complementary interests the research community. Email blasts, newsletters and web-postings are useful strategies, but they Presenter: Our Idea Showcase presentation will cover: are impersonal and may not engage users in a constructive dialogue. So over the past year, in Steve Nothwehr • Brief history and development of our group; an effort to make connections between ORPA’s Program Director, Translational Research growth trajectory & new members expertise and the research community, we have Program, National Cancer Institute run initiatives that focus on in-person outreach • Mini-analytics of our group’s representation to stakeholders that range from Trio meetings (GMS, RFM, and PDM presentations at faculty • Intention/design: flexibility, open to new meetings), Mini-Trios and Repurposing (in-person members, loose meeting agendas outreach to individual PIs) and a Research Funding Strategy initiative (planning meetings • Early accomplishments: trading funding notices with department chairs). by email group, establishing Blackboard site for resource sharing, targeted PI “matchmaking” Our approach is unique because each type of meeting can be tailored to the specific needs of • Questions going forward: expansion plans? the department or individual. Initial assessment formalization of meetings? growing Blackboard of the initiatives shows a successful information use? exchange between ORPA and departments, increased submission of applications thru Presenters: PI utilization of resources, and increased collaboration between ORPA and PIs as well as among ORPA members themselves. Holly Chanatry Director, Strategic Research Initiatives, Presenters: SUNY Upstate Medical University
David Widmer Kathleen Keough Manager, Scientific Development Grants & Chair, Faculty Education, Falk College, Contract, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Syracuse University Center
Vaso Bitas Proposal Development Manager, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jernell Alexander Proposal Development Manager, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
28 Thursday April 30th IDEA SHOWCASE & RECEPTION 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm
P5 Donnalyn will provide an introduction to the Lessons Learned and center, models for building teams based on Practical Strategies opportunity types, lessons learned from a unique for Scientific Research budget model, measuring success, supporting faculty, and thoughts for looking forward. Teams Andy will discuss the work they have been P4 Maximizing your Deliberately creating scientific teams in a doing with ARMA in Europe to help research university setting has unique challenges, managers bring the tools and techniques of campus connections: whether for internal emerging areas of interest, deliberate creative thinking into the arena of Advancing research industry prospects, federal sources, or other interdisciplinary research proposal development. development through opportunities as they arise. However, the fostering and development of teams does Presenter: library partnerships not end after the proposal is submitted. This interactive presentation will provide one case Breaking down silos to create an atmosphere study of a center in a tier-one research institute Andy Burnett conducive to collaboration is a challenge for any building scientific teams. Topics will include: CEO, KnowInnovation institution but especially for highly decentralized how to identify the players, building networks to research universities. University libraries are build teams with different purposes, identifying Donnalyn Roxey a natural point of connection for researchers gaps and how to know who to add; an example Program Manager, The Ohio State across disciplines since library resources and internal funding proposal model and review University services enable their work. By building strong process for seed type funding; creating a partnerships between library faculty/staff and dashboard for measuring the health of a team research development professionals (RDPs), both ecosystem, supporting teams, and keeping the groups are better able to support their common system healthy and productive. goal of fostering interdisciplinary research collaborations.
At The Ohio State University, the University Libraries is creating a Research Commons that leverages campus partnerships to provide support at each stage of the research lifecycle through consultations, education and training, referrals, and showcasing research. Before the opening of a physical space in early 2016, the Research Commons staff has already established partnerships with 14 research support units within the Libraries and across campus. Through their joint efforts, the Research Commons and its partners provided programming for hundreds of researchers from over 60 departments during the Autumn 2014 term. In addition, the Research Commons website acts as a virtual referral point, highlighting these partnerships and expertise across the university. Once the space opens, RDPs will also offer one-on-one consultations and conduct open sessions on assembling interdisciplinary research teams and grant proposals. Showcasing research and providing conference rooms for group meetings, in a centrally-located and discipline-neutral library space, are additional strategies that can make the Research Commons a hub for connection, collaboration, and innovation for Ohio State’s researchers and RDPs alike.
Presenters:
Joshua Sadvari Research Commons Program Manager & GIS Specialist, University Libraries, The Ohio State University
Meris Mandernach Head of Research Services, University Libraries, The Ohio State University
Jeff Agnoli Education, Funding, and Research Development, Office of Research, The Ohio State University
29 Thursday April 30th IDEA SHOWCASE & RECEPTION 3:45 pm - 6:30 pm
International Perspectives
IP1 Reforming Japanese Research Universities in Pursuit of Research Development The necessity of universities’ reform have been discussed repeatedly in Japan over decades. The most recent one is strongly linked to Japan’s economic recession since 1990s. It has been understood that loss of technological competitiveness in high-tech industries is important reason, whose root are attributed to failure of research development in academic research despite competitiveness in research itself. That coincident with arrival of globalization era. Anticipated development of research will be discussed in the context of Japanese research universities in the era of globalization, by taking example of newest research university; Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST).
The idea of promoting fundamental science in the universities as foundation of competitiveness for the state and the industries can go back to as early as 1910s in Japan, marked by great success of RIKEN and generated group of enterprises bearing the name, e.g. RICOH. Although Japanese government have been providing numbers of funding programs and measures in this regards especially since 1980s, emphasis in discussion seems to be on failures in development of research rather than successes. That leads to needs of Japanese research universities reform. Two characteristic in Japan, i.e. hierarchy and segmented research organization are generally cited as majour 6:30 pm inhibiting factors. Hindrance to research development potential may be removed by implementing new governance system. OPTIONAL NETWORKING OIST has been established in these background 10 years ago that based on design provided DINNERS by international board members, with two key founding principles i.e. interdisciplinary research and globalization. It would be too early to review Visit the registration desk its outcome, but meaningful to discuss its effects to join a dinner organized in reform of Japanese research universities which has also been characterized by interdisciplinary around a theme after the research and globalization, that must be derived Idea Showcase. from lessons of Japanese universities.
Presenter:
Yoshio Okada Sponsored Research Section Manager, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
30 Friday Breakfast / meet candidates May 1st 7:30 Am - 3:15 pm Breakout Sessions 4
Grand Challenge 9:00 am – 10:00 am Research Initiatives and the 'Grand Challenge' Concurrent of Building Partnerships Breakout and Within and Outside the 7:30 Am - University 3:15 pm Roundtable Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon C
Session 4 A Grand Challenge research initiative is a Registration unique way to enhance the research enterprise. Open Teaching Effective In these “mega-research” efforts, dozens of Writing participants rally around a common goal with Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon H a defined endpoint aimed at solving some of Grand society’s greatest problems. Bigger and bolder Ballroom It’s challenging to teach adults with PhDs to than traditional campuswide research initiatives write better. Often, they are too close to their that organize efforts around a general topic, a Foyer subject matter to see the problems in their own Grand Challenge initiative requires extensive writing, or they don’t understand the difference partnering both within and outside the university between writing to inform (articles) and writing for success. Within the university, faculty and to persuade (proposals). Sometimes, they even researchers from a breadth of disciplines must actively resist changes to their writing style until collaborate to develop the novel technologies, a “teachable moment” occurs. Investigators policies and solutions needed to solve the certainly benefit from learning to write better societal problem (e.g., sustainability). These proposals and articles, and the research teams must partner with campus units, including development staff’s editing process would be development, the technology transfer office, and 7:30 am – streamlined if we received better documents in government relations to increase their chances the first place. of garnering more non-traditional support for 9:00 am their new cross-disciplinary projects, and with We will present techniques for teaching communications and media relations to increase the visibility of their innovations. However, the Continental university faculty to write more concisely, clearly, and effectively, and we will share ideas partnering does not stop there. To effectively Breakfast and Meet for implementing research development writing implement a research initiative aimed at solving programs. Panelists will provide tips for effective society’s greatest challenges, partnerships must the Candidates proposal writing based on Gopen’s sentence- also be formed with a number of entities outside and paragraph-level reader expectations, Levin’s of the university, including government, NGOs, plot archetypes, Sant’s writing improvement non-profits and industry. Grand Ballroom lessons, Williams’ “Lessons in Clarity and Grace,” Salons D & E and strategies for concise writing to fit in the This presentation will discuss strategies and page limit. We will discuss several formats best practices for forming effective partnerships for formal writing workshops, including one- among the diverse stakeholders involved in any on-one and group sessions ranging from a major research initiative. It will also address the half-day peer review roundtables to a 4-week role that research development professionals professional development course to a 7-session might play in bridging these relationships. writing academy. We also will cover informal methods, including both instructive editing and The objectives of the presentation are to provide hiding writing instruction in other grant-skills participants with an understanding that workshops. Meet the 1) collaborations and partnerships increase Candidates Our goal is help you identify ways to teach productivity and innovation and are critical to the faculty members to write more effectively. We success of major research initiatives; We invite all conference attendees will provide tools, techniques, and ideas for both individual consultations and group training. 2) partnerships should be strategic and mutually to grab some breakfast and join us beneficial; and for an informal meeting with the Presenters: candidates for the NORDP Board of 3) different layers of partnerships integral to major research initiatives should be approached Directors, as well as current NORDP Eva Allen using different strategies. Board Members. After a brief Research Development Specialist, Indiana presentation from each candidate, University Presenters: there will be an opportunity to M.S. AtKisson ask questions. This is a great Casandra Rauser Associate Member, Grant Writers’ Seminar Director, Sustainable LA Grand Challenge, opportunity to learn more about & Workshops UCLA NORDP and about candidates for NORDP Board positions before the Rachel Dresbeck Michelle Popowitz Director, Research & Academic upcoming election. Executive Director, UCLA Grand Development & Communication Challenges and Assistant Vice Chancellor Oregon Health & Science University for Research, UCLA
Alan Paul Tara Roth McConaghy President, Giant Angstrom President, Goldhirsch Foundation
Joanna Downer Marjorie Duske Director of Research Development, Duke Director of Science & Technology, University University of California, Federal and Government Relations 31 Friday May 1st Breakout Sessions 4 9:00 Am - 10:00 am
Letters of Intent, White Papers, Preproposals, Requests for Information These programs, which have been developed and Abstracts: The Role based on best/effective practices, reflect the convergence of research development and of these Short Papers faculty development approaches and offer the in Successful Grant audience an opportunity to learn about the Applications philosophy behind the development of these Room: Forest Glen programs; their goals and objectives; what has worked and what was revised; and, where the Many funding agencies have begun to require Research Development presenters plan to take these programs in the short preliminary documents before a full grant Is Faculty Development: future. proposal can be submitted. These short papers take several different forms, such as letters of Programmatic Presenters: intent, preliminary proposals, and white papers Integration toward and serve several purposes for the sponsoring Earlier Successes Ann McGuigan agency. However, principal investigators often do Director, Research Development Services, not take these documents seriously or are not Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon B skilled in presenting their research ideas concisely University of Arizona and directly to fit the limited space or word count. As the profession of research development continues to mature, we are expanding the Jan Abramson This session will present information about the approaches we take to help prepare faculty for Assistant Director for Clinical Research federal and private funding agencies that require their roles as academic researchers. This session Development, University of Utah these documents and provide formats and will provide an overview of four very different guidelines for developing successful documents. programs that have been developed to assist Jill Jividen The presenter will also describe qualities of junior faculty in developing highly competitive Associate Director, University of Michigan successful short papers and help attendees proposals. One common variable among these to convey this information and strategy to the principal investigators they mentor and advise. programs is that they integrate traditional Alicia Knoedler research development training with key elements Associate Vice President for Research, Presenter: from faculty development programs. University of Oklahoma Marjorie Piechowski Emerita Director of Research Support, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
32 Friday May 1st Breakout Sessions 4 9:00 Am - 10:00 am
Promoting Research, Engagement, and Capabilities Hub of North Carolina (REACH NC). REACH NC, a Cross-Boundary research networking system, is a collaborative Collaborations: partnership of 20 public and private North Carolina institutions which increases visibility Showcasing Research of and access to the state’s research assets. Assets via Research It houses over 10,000 experts across various Networking Systems disciplines including the physical, health, social sciences and engineering. REACH NC utilizes Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon G advanced natural language processing and semantic technology (Elsevier’s Fingerprint One tangible challenge in research development Engine) in order to easily derive researchers’ is increasing the impact of researchers at focus areas based on their body of published our organizations. Studies have shown that work. We will show how this tool can be collaborations that cross boundaries, whether leveraged to find expertise, stimulate various across disciplines, sectors, or even nations, may forms of collaboration, and in some cases, increase citation rates by as much as a two-fold even to facilitate the process of economic factor. How can organizations leverage data from development. their own internal systems, aggregate this with those of external systems, and mine the resulting Presenters: data pool for insight into the unique expertise already residing within its walls? Sharlini Sankaran In this session, we will discuss the drivers for Executive Director, REACH NC cross-boundary collaborations whether they be a desire to increase research visibility, a goal to Cynthia Cleto increase interdisciplinary research, or an aim to Regional Systems Manager, Elsevier work with corporate entities and international initiatives.
The results of such an endeavor will be shared as anecdotal evidence, underpinned by some quantitative data on the workings of the
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Building an NIH Research New Faculty Go to Portfolio Without a Washington: Procedures, Local Medical School Policies and Impact Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon A Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon F
In an increasingly competitive research Kansas State University early career faculty Developing and Assessing environment where NIH funding is flat and participate in an annual visit to the nation's funding success rates continue to drop, how capital to pull back the curtain on what is often University-Industry can institutions that do not have local medical an intimidating process — obtaining research Partnerships: A Data- schools hope to increase their NIH funding? The funding. The pilot occurred in 2013. The long-term University of Tennessee, Knoxville is one such objectives were increases in: proposals submitted; Centered Approach institution. Although classified as a Research successful proposals; amount of funding; Room: Glen Echo University with very high research activity, UT’s engagement as reviewers and site visitors. main campus in Knoxville is located nearly 400 The old university-industry (UI) partnership miles away from its Health Science Center in The procedures included: assigned readings, model has undergone significant transformation Memphis, its local Graduate School of Medicine an online trip site; briefings and post-trip with the emergence of incubators, accelerators, has a teaching rather than a research focus, debriefings; social events on campus and in shared workspaces, and shared IP agreements. and there are few other options for clinical D.C., and evaluation. Survey demonstrated a Federal funding to universities for research collaborators in the region. Are such institutions positive immediate impact on the confidence, has been flat to declining in most disciplines precluded from competing for NIH funding, or knowledge, and collaborative efforts of the since 2004. Universities are looking to enhance can creative thinking have encouraging results? faculty who participated. Follow-up showed research funding via UI partnerships. Such continuing impact, including significant numbers activity can showcase university-based research Join us for a discussion of strategic planning for of proposals submitted. All found the briefings as a forge for innovation, entrepreneurship, NIH success, including: and materials to be helpful. The social events and job creation far beyond academia. This related to the activity were rated very highly. allows universities to make a stronger case for • Understanding baseline data in order to Seventy percent reported increased confidence continued support and increased funding from accurately measure progress and set targeted in seeking funding, in helping others seek funding both the state and Federal sectors. goals opportunities, in building research networks on campus, and in being more competitive in seeking Similarly, industry is developing open innovation • Building a critical mass of researchers, funding. Investigation of university records models for a variety of reasons, from de-risking stakeholders, and facilities showed a positive impact on proposal submission, their in-house R&D activities and lowering costs within-college and across-college collaborations, to harnessing key non-core competencies to • Developing and strengthening collaborations on and knowledge, skills and confidence in accelerating product development. But how and off campus developing successful proposals for external can such UI partnerships be developed most funding. For example, 85% submitted proposals, successfully? How can the results of existing • Identifying core capabilities and matching to with 71 submitted. “Meeting few faculty from partnerships be effectively assessed and appropriate NIH programs other colleges was beneficial beyond research quantified? The ability to make a compelling and proposal writing”, said one faculty, “We are data-centric case when demonstrating success • Nurturing the NIH competence and confidence an informal mentoring group.” to a funding agency or a legislature juggling of researchers competing priorities is essential in today’s “show- At this time, policies are being formulated to me-don’t-tell-me” funding environment. • Increasing the number and strength of NIH institutionalize this annual event. proposals submitted This presentation will focus on a subset of Presenter: successful models for UI partnerships. There are Presenters: a surprising number of variations which have Linda P. Thurston been successfully implemented, not only at the Janet E. Nelson Associate Dean Education, Kansas State most research-intensive institutions but also at Associate Vice Chancellor for Research University research and teaching universities. The second Development, University of Tennessee part of the presentation will look at some of the most compelling metrics that can be used to make the all-important case for sustained funding Jennifer L. Webster Managing the Selection of research, including basic research, from key Manager of Strategic Research Initiatives, funding bodies and legislatures. A number of University of Tennessee of Limited Submissions metrics that were not previously available for and Faculty Awards Meredith Murr use are becoming more accessible through Room: Linden Oak data mining, algorithmic, and data visualization Director, Research Development, techniques on very large data sets, and we will University of California, Santa Barbara ROUNDTABLE SESSION – focus on a few key measures of special interest and explanatory power. Attendance Limited to 20 This roundtable will involve discussion of Presenters: different strategies for selecting the best proposal for limited submission competitions, Daniel Calto as well as the most deserving candidates for Director of Solution Services, Research prestigious faculty awards. Attendees will Intelligence, Elsevier compare best practices for these campus-wide selections that have successfully identified the George Lan most competitive candidates, while maintaining a Analytical Product Manager, Research fair, transparent, inclusive, and efficient process. Intelligence, Elsevier Facilitator:
Rita Teutonico Executive Director of SEAS, Florida International University
34 Friday May 1st Breakout Sessions 5 10:10 Am - 11:10 am
Preparing Competitive Open Data for Research STEM Education Analytics: The SHARE Development Proposals: Notification Service Planning for Sustained Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon A Adoption Research professionals need better data about Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon F the research produced in their institutions. Tools to aggregate and analyze the cumulative One area of significant proposal development research at the institution are expensive, and/ 10:10 am - 11:10 am is in improving undergraduate STEM education. or lack crucial data. Efforts to manage data Efforts in this area have generated many great about research are duplicated across campus ideas, but few have caught on. Funding agencies units. A growing list of funding agency and Concurrent (e.g., NSF, HHMI) are increasingly looking for public policy requirements will add additional proposals that not only develop good products, pressure to manage this information, but their Breakout and but that also have strong plans for sustained implementation is, in essence, an unfunded adoption by others. We call this propagation. mandate. Demonstrating to anyone—funding Roundtable We have analyzed the research literature, agencies, campus departments, donors, the current practice, and the development and world-at-large—the depth and breadth of our Session 5 dissemination behind successfully propagated intellectual output will remain difficult until we education innovations. Based on this analysis we can capture and meaningfully use the data about have developed a framework of designing for research output. Innovation and Economic propagation (see http://www.increasetheimpact. Prosperity Universities: com/). An important aspect of this framework SHARE is a higher education initiative to Lessons Learned through is the articulation of six components of a strong maximize research impact. A joint initiative of propagation plan: the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), Intensive Self-Study the Association of American Universities (AAU) Room: Forest Glen • The intended audience for adoption is identified and the Association of Public and Land-grant with a clear description of why they were Universities (APLU), SHARE will maximize Today’s knowledge-based economy makes it selected. research impact by making both research vital for universities to play a larger role in their (publications, data, and myriad other forms) and communities to create and apply new knowledge • There is an extensive plan for attracting, information about that research (metadata, data to improve the health and prosperity of our training, and supporting potential adopters. management plans, grant award information, citizens. The Association of Public and Land- etc.) widely accessible, discoverable, and Grant Universities instituted the Innovation and • The project begins to address issues of reusable. This undertaking is of particular Economic Prosperity (IEP) University designation propagation from the very beginning, including importance to research professionals, who that acknowledges universities working with plans for interaction with the intended provide the administrative infrastructure that public and private sector partners in their states audience during all phases of development, brokers the relationship between the individual and regions to support economic development dissemination, and support. researcher and the funding bodies that support through a variety of activities, including them. SHARE makes it easier for research innovation and entrepreneurship, technology • The project plan identifies the instructional professionals to track the research outputs transfer, talent and workforce development, and system elements that are likely to impact associated with specific grants. SHARE can and community engagement. To earn the designation, adoption. will also convey these details to other campus universities must complete an intensive self- units in an efficient, automated manner. No study, including surveys of stakeholder groups • Propagation plans are clearly articulated, longer will different campus units have to devote and town hall meetings, and provide an action including a detailed rationale for the strategies distinct resources in a scramble to get the same plan for future change. The proposed interactive chosen. information. SHARE reports also allow research session provides an overview of the IEP process, professionals to aggregate information about the best practices from a university successful in • Propagation plans are well aligned with the research release events scholars are generating. receiving the designation, and useful tools for type of product and the instructional system. This helps to discern trends, highlight growth future applicants. areas, and identify opportunities for fundraising This session will summarize core ideas from and publicity. Presenter: our framework and introduce participants to the larger set of resources (all freely available). Presenters: Kayla Tindle These resources are designed to provide a comprehensive way of thinking and planning Director of Research Development, Texas Julie Speer for propagation of educational innovations and Director, Center for Digital Research Tech University include an assessment instrument and a How-To and Scholarship and Associate Dean for Guide. Both research development professionals, and the clients with whom they work, can use Informatics, Virginia Tech University these tools to prepare competitive proposals to improve undergraduate STEM education. Andrew Sallans Partnership Manager, Center for Open Presenters: Science
Charles Henderson Professor, Western Michigan University
Jeff Froyd Professor, Texas A&M University
35 Friday May 1st Breakout Sessions 5 10:10 Am - 11:10 am
It Takes Two - Research Going Big: Developing and Foundation Offices Multiple Ideas, and working together Proposals, to Scale Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon B Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon C Strategies to Support At Rutgers University, professionals from the In this panel discussion, we ask: “How do we, research office work closely with those from as RD professionals, rise to the challenge of Networking Between Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR) to concurrently supporting and coordinating Faculty and Program assist faculty in developing robust research the development of multiple large proposals portfolios consisting of large, small and medium to a single sponsor program?” These often Officers sized research grants from federal and corporate involve interdisciplinary projects for funding Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon G sponsors. The research office provides expertise opportunities that limit the number of on the federal funding landscape while CFR applications from a university, and often This session details strategies used at the provides the expertise on corporate engagement. require pre-proposals, site visits, and long- University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) to Through monthly meetings with research term institutional commitments. Speed, timing, engage faculty in direct conversation with development professionals from throughout the resourcefulness and creativity are crucial for program officers prior to the development and multi-campus university, our CFR colleagues success. Research development offices are submission of their grant proposals. UNL has a gain insight about faculty strengths that can be increasingly involved in broadening institutional strong commitment among its administration to leveraged through corporate and foundation research portfolios by supporting multiple large- facilitate face-to-face meetings between faculty funding. Over the course of two years of monthly scale proposals—those with a budget greater and program officers, with special emphasis on meetings (and some additional more focused than $1M per year for more than two years and early career faculty who are striving to identify meetings in between), a vibrant community larger projects that involve multiple faculty and the appropriate sponsor and program to fund the of professionals has been established to meet institutions and often imply significant university projects that will be at the core of their research faculty research funding needs. When a new investment before, during and after the award programs. The goal of such networking is to corporate opportunity is issued, CFR comes to period—at the same time and with increasing streamline and accelerate the path to funding the research group to present it, and the research frequency, to the same program. Proposal by increasing the likelihood that a proposal will group identifies potential faculty to “match” to development teams contribute to strategic initially be submitted to the appropriate funder the opportunity. As a result, we have developed planning, navigating university politics, and team and program, thus eliminating an unnecessary strong faculty collaborations and matched teams building to craft competitive proposals with trial and error period during which no funding of researchers to funding opportunities. enough planning for the infrastructure to assure is received. Facilitation often takes the form of successful award management. How can we help UNL research administrators escorting groups Presenters: make all of the disparate pieces come together of faculty to visit with program officers in their when two, three, or more major proposals could offices in Washington, DC or elsewhere around Eileen Murphy each, alone, consume all available time? the country at agency-specific conferences. Director of Research Development, Rutgers University This panel discussion will focus on challenges The presentation will include perspectives on and opportunities associated with concurrent these types of activities from a former program Josephine Faass development of multiple large proposals to the officer and current research administrators, same program, including institutional strategy, Director, Proposal and Content including discussion of the philosophy driving idea development, preparation, and submission, such interaction and guidance regarding getting Development, Corporate & Foundation and offer practical solutions for RD professionals the most out of this type of networking. Tips Relations, Rutgers Foundation who support these efforts. Attendees will leave and tricks regarding effective ways research the session with fresh ideas that will be adaptable development professionals can support faculty Katherine Norton to their institutions and be able to bolster their who are preparing to participate in visits with Senior Associate Director, Princeton involvement across a wider spectrum of RD program officers will also be presented. These University activities, ultimately contributing to a deeper and will include best practices for the development more diverse research portfolio. of specially designed marketing materials meant to introduce a program officer to a faculty Presenters: member’s research (e.g., concept paper) and to guide the faculty member and program Faye Farmer officer discussion (e.g., tear sheet). By way of Associate Director, Arizona State assessment, success stories will be shared. University Presenters: Sharon Franks Director, Research Proposal Development Prem S. Paul Service, UC San Diego Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development, University of M. S. (Peg) AtKisson Nebraska-Lincoln Associate Member, Grant Writers’ Seminars and Workshops Debora Hamernik Associate Dean, Agricultural Research Lynne Dahmen Division and Professor of Animal Science, Senior Proposal Coordinator, Purdue University of Nebraska-Lincoln University Tisha Mullen Director of Proposal Development, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
36 Friday Breakout Sessions 5 May 1st 10:10 Am - 2:00 pm business meeting / lunch keynote
The Role of Creativity in 11:20 am – Research Development 12:15 pm Room: Linden Oak NORDP Business ROUNDTABLE SESSION – Meeting and Attendance Limited to 20 Working Group The National science What's the one quality that characterizes the Reports Foundation EPSCoR best work, workplaces, and workers? Creativity. All are welcome! Program It's easy to feel so constrained that administration Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon H and creativity may seem like opposite ends of a spectrum, but in fact space for creativity is Grand Ballroom The Experimental Program to Stimulate always present if we are open to it and deliberate Salon A Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is designed in creating opportunities for it. Research to fulfill the statutory mandate of the National development involves densely interconnected Science Foundation (NSF) to promote scientific sets of problems and constraints as we help progress nationwide. Its mission is to advance people develop proposals, design programs, science and engineering research and education and overcome roadblocks. While we've "seen it that can sustain increases in research, education, all before," every situation and group of people and training capacity and competitiveness of are also an opportunity to engage everyone in EPSCoR jurisdictions. EPSCoR seeks to do this finding creative solutions. The purpose of this via five strategic goals: roundtable is to explore and mutually learn about the ways we can and do use creativity in our 1) To catalyze the development of research research development work. capabilities and the creation of new knowledge that expands jurisdictions’ contributions to Facilitators: scientific discovery, innovation, learning, and 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm knowledge-based prosperity; Kari Whittenberger-Keith Proposal Development 2) To establish sustainable STEM education, Services, University of training, and professional development pathways Wisconsin-Milwaukee Lunch KEYNOTE that advance jurisdiction-identified research Grand Ballroom, Salons D & E areas and workforce development; Eric Dickey Research Program 3) To broaden direct participation of diverse Administrator, individuals, institutions, and organizations in the Oregon State Some Assembly project’s science and engineering research and University education initiatives; Required: 4) To effect sustainable engagement of project Building participants and partners, the jurisdiction, the national research community, and the general Success in R&D public through data-sharing, communication, outreach, and dissemination; and Partnership 5) To impact research, education, and economic development beyond the project at academic, Kathie L. Olsen, Ph. D. government, and private sector levels. Through this program, NSF establishes partnerships with Dr. Olsen is the Founder and Managing government, higher education, and industry that Director of ScienceWorks, a consulting are designed to effect sustainable improvements in a jurisdiction's research infrastructure and firm that helps academic institutions, academic research competitiveness. educational coalitions, companies, and research entities create Presenters: successful, well-supported science Denise Barnes programs and projects. Previously, Section Head for EPSCoR, Office of Dr. Olsen was the Deputy Director International and Integrative Activities and Chief Operating Office of the (OD/IIA) , National Science Foundation National Science Foundation. She has Kelvin Chu also served as the Associate Director Program Officer, Experimental Program for Science at the Office of Science to Stimulate Competitive Research Technology Policy in the Executive (EPSCoR), National Science Foundation Office of the President and as Chief Scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. A graduate of University of California-Irvine, her mission has been to enhance capabilities in research and learning for all, including women and under- represented minorities. 37 Friday May 1st Breakout Sessions 6 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
practices is a proven and effective way to ensure Horizon 2020: Practice a well written proposal (the topic of another panel) has the best chance of succeeding. and PItfalls Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon G Presenters: Research development professionals are Brian Ten Eyck sometimes charged with fostering international Assistant Dean, Research Development, research collaborations in their institutions. A 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm University of Arizona long standing favorite for such collaborations have been European countries, where there is a Conrad Monson perceived similarity in culture. However, fostering Concurrent Research Development Specialist, these research collaborations has not been as Brigham Young University easy and as successful as we had hope for. One Breakout and of the major issues that had been identified is Marilyn Korhonen research funding. Roundtable Associate Director, Center for Session 6 Development & Enrichment, University of Many of us have heard of the European Union’s Oklahoma “Horizon 2020” program and of its goal of Defense AdvanceD John Crockett promoting collaborations with the United States. Director, Research Project Development, In related presentations, we usually hear about Research Projects the political framework behind the program, San Diego State University Agency’s Mission and some practical considerations regarding its implementation. However, few of us had heard and Goals about the Practical – actions real world people Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon F Opportunities to Measure take to prepare a competitive collaborative application - and the most common Pitfalls: The mission of the Biological Technologies the Longitudinal Why, when we all seem to know what is needed, Office (BTO) is to foster, demonstrate, and Research Impact of something still brings the collaboration apart? transition breakthrough fundamental research, discoveries, and applications that integrate Graduate Students, Dr. Rosario has extensive knowledge and biology, engineering, and computer science for Leveraging Dissertations experience in US-EU research collaborations, national security. BTO seeks to establish and and Thesis Data Alongside and they will focus on the practical steps invest in new communities of scientific interest research development professionals can take at the intersection of traditional and emerging Author Identifiers to facilitate these collaborations. Along with disciplines. Its investment portfolio goes far Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon B program representatives of two major federal beyond life sciences applications in medicine to funding agencies, the NIH and the NSF, they will include areas of research such as human-machine As a direct result of a new class of unique discuss some common pitfalls in the funding of interfaces, microbes as production platforms, person identifiers including ORCID (The Open trans-Atlantic collaborative research projects, and deep exploration of the impact of evolving Researcher and Contributor ID) and ISNI (the especially when Horizon 2020 funding is being ecologies and environments on U.S. readiness International Standard Name Identifier), the sought in Europe, and NIH and/or NSF support is and capabilities. BTO’s programs operate across research community has an emerging capability sought in the United States. a wide range of scales, from individual cells to to track and measure the research outputs and complex biological systems including mammalian impact of graduate students during and after Presenters: and non-mammalian organisms and the macro- they have left their degree-granting institution. and micro-environments in which they operate. This would be accomplished by linking the Joana Rosario student with their organization and dissertation Principal, Health R&D Presenter: using persistent digital identifiers. This presentation will provide an early glimpse of the Marjolein van Griethuysen Justin Sanchez possibilities by highlighting data from an example Director, European Program Manager, Biological research intensive institution. The presenters Affairs & Innovation Technologies Office, Defense Advanced will share lessons learned from initial efforts (Brussels Office) Rotterdam University Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and prototypes, both within their organization and across research sectors. They will also offer Olaf Svenningsen forward-looking perspectives of best practices Head of Research Services, Faculty of for institutions, in particular the use of ORCID. Health Sciences, University of Southern Proposal Development The goal of the session is to spread awareness of Denmark Strategies and Best the benefit of persistent identifiers and to solicit feedback from the audience on first generation Practices: How Strategic tracking and evaluation workflows. Planning, Marketing, and Peer Reviews Can Greatly Presenters: Improve Proposal Success Jeff Baer Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon C Independent Consultant Laurel L. Haak This panel will discuss ideas and activities Executive Director, ORCID research development professionals can facilitate, and faculty can use, to greatly improve proposal Pamela Garrett competitiveness. These activities include pre- Senior Manager Graduate Programs, proposal strategic planning that ties proposed Graduate Academic Initiatives, Arizona research to grand challenges, national and State University university priorities, program requirements, and reviewer needs. Effective pre-proposal activities Andrew Nagy also include ongoing efforts to market both Senior Product Manager, ProQuest proposal ideas and research capabilities. And finally, proposal success can be enhanced with Austin McLean peer reviews (including “mock” peer review Director of Scholarly Communication and panels) throughout the pre-proposal and proposal Dissertation Publishing, ProQuest development cycle. Implementing all these 38 Friday Breakout Sessions 6 / May 1st 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Board of directors
Professional Development for New or Aspiring Research Development Professionals Room: Oakley NEH Funding Opportunities ROUNDTABLE SESSION – Attendance Limited to 20 Room: Grand Ballroom, Salon A With the increasing investment that universities The National Endowment for the Humanities are making in Research Development offices – (NEH) was established in 1965 and is the largest from the creation of new offices to the expansion funder of research, education, preservation, and of existing ones – there are more opportunities public programs in humanities in the United than ever for people to enter the field of States. Grants are made to individuals and to Research Development. This roundtable will focus organizations. Program officers from the divisions on the options for professional development for of Education, Research, and Challenge Grants will early career research development professionals provide an overview of grant opportunities and that want to expand their knowledge and skills updates on new programs and funding initiatives. as well as options for those individuals who are After a short presentation, attendees can speak in other careers (such as researchers, research with program officers in break-out sessions. administrators, editors, etc.) who are interested in moving into research development. Presenters: Facilitator: Stefanie Walker Senior Program Officer, National Meredith Murr Endowment for the Humanities Director, Research Development, University of California, Wilsonia Cherry Santa Barbara Deputy Director, Division of Education Programs, National Endowment for the Humanities
Joshua Sternfeld Senior Program Officer, Preservation and Access Division, National Endowment for the Humanities
Officers Members David A. Stone, Ph.D. Anne Geronimo, M.S. President Director for Research Development, ACE Fellow, Office of the President University of Maryland, College Park; Wright State University retired Associate Vice President for Research Northern Illinois University Gretchen Kiser, Ph.D. NORDP Director, Research Development Office, Board Rachel Dresbeck, Ph.D. University of California-San Francisco Vice President of Director, Research & Academic Ioannis Konstantinidis, Ph.D. Development & Communication, Principal, Konstantinidis Consulting Directors Oregon Health & Science University Jacob E. Levin, Ph.D. Peggy Sundermeyer, Ed.D. Assistant Vice Chancellor, Research Treasurer Development, University of California- Director, Sponsored Research, Trinity Irvine University Ann McGuigan, Ph.D. Marjorie Piechowski, Ph.D. Director of Research Development, Secretary University of Arizona Director Emerita of Research Support, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Michael Spires, M.A., M.S. Senior Proposal Analyst, University of Alicia J. Knoedler, Ph.D. Colorado Boulder Immediate Past President Associate Vice President for Research and Anne Windham, Ph.D. Director, Center for Research Program Associate Dean of the Faculty, Brown Development & Enrichment, University of University Oklahoma
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40 Biographies
Jan Abramson, MS, is the Assistant Eva Allen trained formally as a writing and Cynthia Bellas is the Executive Director, Director for Clinical Research Development and rhetoric tutor, funded her doctoral research Strategy Evisions Research Suite. While at Seattle Program Manager for the CAT program; she with grants, and has worked as a research Children's Research Institute she led her team holds a master’s degree in higher education development professional for over 12 years. through the Continuous Process Improvement administration, and has been involved in conversion. Cindy is an active, presenting research and research development programs M. S. (Peg) AtKisson, Ph.D., is currently member of SRA and NCURA and has been since 2005. Prior to 2005, she worked with an Associate Member of Grant Writers’ Seminars active as a presenter and volunteer in Region VI, student leadership, training and development and workshops. She began work in research National NCURA and ARMS meeting activities. programs at universities across the US and development as a contract grant writer in 2001, Cindy has presented at SRA International in New England. Throughout her career, she has working with major institutions and professional Orleans in October of 2013, in Orlando in October sought opportunities to present and share her societies, and founded the Office of Proposal of 2012 and NCURA International in 2012,and knowledge. She is repeatedly invited to present Development at Tufts University. She currently 2013 and in Hawaii on the topic of “Continuous on research and research development topics in teaches grant writing, consults on individual and Process Improvement and the Transformation graduate-level classes across the university, and large grant applications, and is sometimes asked of the Office of Sponsored Research” as well enjoys speaking in front of a crowd, or engaging to consult on research development strategies. as at the 2013 Healthcare Systems Process one-on-one on a variety of topics. Improvement Conference and at ARM 2014 Jeff Baer has worked alongside Research in Canberra. Her article “Diva Management: Jeff Agnoli oversees Education, Funding, Development Professionals for more than 17 Reducing Waste, Lean Management and the OSR and Research Development with the Office years. As the former CEO of Community of Transformation” is published in the SRA Fall 2012 of Research at The Ohio State University. Jeff Science (COS) and a frequent presenter within Symposium journals. She currently working on has more than twenty-five years of experience the scholarly publishing industry, he understands a book Leadership in Research Administration in higher education and consulting and is the information needs and new opportunities publishing in the Fall of 2015. currently responsible for research development presented by the changing data ecosystem. Jeff efforts, which include managing the internal graduated from Princeton University where he Cynthia was the Chief Grants Officer at Anthem nomination programs for Ohio State faculty studied Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. Grants and Advocacy in Seattle. She along with and staff; assisting faculty and staff with the After teaching Thermodynamics & Engineering Former Secretary of the State of Washington identification of funding opportunities to support Design in Singapore, he joined COS which is now Ralph Munro (1981-2001) worked at Anthem to their research efforts; identifying teams for part of ProQuest. As of February, 2015, Jeff is an provide their clients with cost effective contract interdisciplinary research opportunities; and independent consultant. services designed to secure critical Federal, coordinating education and outreach efforts for State and Foundation funding in support of their the Office of the Vice President for Research. Denise M. Barnes is currently the Head of institutional missions. Cynthia has over 15 years of the National Science Foundation’s Experimental experience in the nonprofit and business sector. Huguette Albrecht has a Ph.D. in Molecular program to Stimulate Competitive Research She has developed successful grant, sales and and Cellular biology and has worked as a (EPSCoR) EPSCoR. In this role, Dr. Barnes is marketing campaigns in the fields of Education, researcher for many years. For over a year, he accountable and responsible for the leadership Technology, Arts, Health, Social Services, has served as an editorial coordinator for the and management of the EPSCoR program Environment, Community Development, Housing preparation of large proposals. which seeks “to advance excellence science and and Social Justice. She is a graduate of Bryn engineering to achieve sustainable increases in Mawr College, the University of Pennsylvania, Jernell Alexander joined Memorial Sloan research, education, and training capacity and and the prestigious Barnes Foundation. She lives Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) in August of 2014 competiveness and catalyze engagement in on Bainbridge Island WA, enjoys hiking, birding, in New York, NY as a Proposal Development areas supported by NSF”. Dr. Barnes holds an gardening, athletic training and being a mother Manager in the Grants & Contracts office AB in Chemistry from Vassar College and a Ph.D. to her daughter and wife to her husband, Brett. where she works with several departments to in Chemistry from Brown University. She has secure extramural research funding, enhance also completed SMU’s Executive MBA Program. Charlene Brenner holds a Juris Doctor from the fundability of proposals, as well as provide Before joining National Science Foundation in the Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State training and outreach to the research community. 2007, she was Vice President of New Business University and a Bachelor’s of Arts in Political Prior to joining MSK, Ms. Alexander spent over Development for the Telecommunications and Science from Kenyon College. Previously, Ms. 5 years at Children’s National Health System Electronics Markets with ITECS-Innovative; a Brenner worked as the Grants Manager and (CNHS) in Washington, DC where she provided technology marketing development company. Communications Coordinator for Clean Fuels management and fiscal oversight to three She has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Ohio where she gained significant grant writing research centers. She was also responsible Chemistry at Spelman College in Atlanta, GA.; experience on numerous federal, private and for pre-award, post-award, and compliance of Vice President of New Product Development for corporate foundation grant submissions. In this grants and contracts funded by federal, state, Amalan Networks, where she was accountable role, Ms. Brenner was responsible for project and private sponsors. In her most recent role for the emerging services business and Vice management, collaboration and development at CNHS, she was the Finance Director of a President of the Optical Connectivity Division of extensive industry reports, including content division providing funding to support child Unit for OFS (formerly Lucent Technologies). Dr. creation, design and editing. Ms. Brenner has safety internationally. Ms. Alexander has been Barnes is a past Chairman of the Executive Board held the position of Project Coordinator with very active in her community. She served on the of the National Organization for the Professional The STEAM Factory at The Ohio State University Board of Directors at the Rosemount Center, Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical since June 2014. During her time with the a dual language early childhood education Engineers. She has also served as a Board STEAM Factory, Ms. Brenner has worked closely center in Washington, DC, the former chair member of Georgia Industrial Fellowship for with the STEAM Factory Chair and Board of of Delta Academy, a mentoring program Teachers (GIFT), an organization that is focused Directors and has been responsible for strategy, for disadvantaged middle school girls in on enhancing the technical skills of science and planning, programming and implementation Montgomery County, MD, amongst other roles. math teachers. of organizational activities that foster She holds an MBA from Howard University interdisciplinary conversations, creativity and School of Business and graduated from Bowie planning. State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Ms. Alexander brings more than 17 years of experience in corporate and non-profit management and is a member of NCURA, National Black MBA, and other professional organizations.
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Andy Burnett is CEO of Knowinnovation Inc., Wilsonia Cherry is currently the Deputy Alice Clark currently serves as Vice Chancellor a consulting firm that specializes in accelerating Director of the Division of Education Programs for Research and Sponsored Programs at the scientific innovation. Knowinnovation has at the National Endowment for the Humanities. University of Mississippi, a Carnegie-designated designed and run a wide range of Ideas Labs for She received her Ph. D. in English literature (with high research university. She is responsible for a wide range of organizations including the NSF, specializations in Renaissance and Medieval facilitating and coordinating the acquisition NASA, and the NIH. literatures) from the University of North Carolina and administration of fiscal resources and the at Chapel Hill. She taught at the Florida State development of infrastructure for conducting Daniel Calto has 7 years of progressive University and at the University of North Carolina research and scholarly activities. Prior to research development positions (Mt. Sinai, NYU at Asheville prior to coming to the Endowment becoming Vice Chancellor, Dr. Clark was director Medical & Columbia Univs.), 7 years as Director in 1984. At the National Endowment for the of the National Center for Natural Products of Product Management and Director of Solution Humanities, Dr. Cherry has previously been a Research at the University of Mississippi. She is Services at Elsevier. He has an MBA in Finance Senior Program Officer in the Division of Public a Frederick A.P. Barnard Distinguished Professor and Int'l Business, NYU Stern School of Business. Programs, the Federal-State Partnership, and of Pharmacognosy and has published extensively the Research and Education Programs Divisions. on the discovery of novel biologically active Vanity Campbell, MPH, is a Research Having served as a reader and table leader for natural products and pharmaceuticals; she Development Officer within the Office of the Advanced Placement (Literature) Exams, received continuous peer-reviewed NIH funding Research and Economic Development at UC Dr. Cherry has also been a member of the Test from 1984 to 2014 as principal investigator to Merced, with a background in clinical research Development Committees for the College Level conduct research related to the discovery and administration. She has previously managed Examination Placement Exams and the Advanced development of new drugs for opportunistic regulatory and compliance efforts for UCLA Placement Exams (Literature), both developed infections. clinical trials. She accompanied faculty to NSF by the Educational Testing Service. Additionally, and NIH for the 2014 UC Merced DC trip. she has served as vice president and president of Cynthia Cleto is the Systems Manager the Philological Association of the Carolinas, as for North America within Elsevier’s Research Susan Carter, J.D. is the Director of chair of the English Advisory Committee for the Intelligence group. Cynthia facilitates adoption Research Development Services in the Office of Office of Academic Affairs for the College Board of Current Research Information Systems (CRIS), Research at the University of California, Merced, in New York, as vice chair of the College Board's in order for institutions to gain insight into their a position she has held since 2008. She oversees Council on Academic Affairs, and as Director of research engine. Prior to Elsevier, Cynthia worked a staff of five professional and analytical staff Foundation Relations at the Children's Defense in project management, sales and consulting in engaged in strategic activities to promote growth Fund. the STM and healthcare fields, predominantly for in campus extramural funding for research Elsevier, Springer and Thieme Medical Publishers. and graduate training. Previously Ms. Carter Kelvin Chu is a Program Officer in the Before entering the STM field, Cynthia trained served as a Program Officer at the California Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive and worked as a graduate student and manager HIV/AIDS Research Program and the California Research (EPSCoR) with the National Science in Genomics laboratories at McGill University. Program on Access to Care, two statewide health Foundation. Prior to this, Kelvin worked for the sciences research funding programs based in the Vermont State EPSCoR organization, building Martha Cooper is the Visiting Project University of California Office of the President. research and education infrastructure in Vermont. Coordinator for the Big Ten/CIC-Ivy League Ms. Carter was a founding member and founding He served as Senior Associate Director of the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Research Secretary of the NORDP Board of Directors and organization, which has oversight of the EPSCoR Collaboration at the Committee on Institutional has served on a number of NORDP committees and EPSCoR-like programs from the National Collaboration (CIC). She is responsible for and working groups. Science Foundation, National Institutes of identifying and supporting collaborative activities Health, Department of Energy and Department across 23 participating institutions and for Holly Chanatry, MS, is the Director of of Agriculture. His portfolio included evaluation facilitating communication among the individuals Strategic Research Initiatives at SUNY Upstate and assessment, private sector initiatives, and participating in the initiative. Fostering multi- Medical University, in Syracuse, New York. cyberinfrastructure initiatives. In this role, his institutional, cross-conference research efforts Working through the office of the Vice President duties included serving as Associate Project centered on the prevention, diagnosis, and for Research, she is responsible for playing Director for Vermont EPSCoR and the Vermont treatment of TBI and sports concussion is the ‘matchmaker’ among the research faculty Genetics Network (Vermont INBRE). In addition, primary effort of the TBI collaboration. Prior to for collaborative funding opportunities and he served on the Executive Committee for the joining the CIC, Martha served 14 years at the coordinating larger institutional submissions. She Northeast Cyberinfrastructure Consortium, a University of Illinois in academic and student is also the primary project manager for a large consortium of five EPSCoR/IDeA states in the affairs roles. She also has experience as a medical research center on campus focusing on global North East that collaborated on building regional social worker, having held positions in oncology, health and translational science. She has been an cyberinfrastructure. Dr. Chu holds a Sc.B. in inpatient rehabilitation, and hospice. advocate for the research enterprise at Upstate Physics from Brown University and a Ph.D. in for over 10 years. Holly is a member of NORDP, Physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana- John Crockett is an expert in developing NCURA and SRA professional associations. Champaign. He was a Director's Postdoctoral multi-disciplinary programs that are Fellow at Los Alamos National Lab. collaborations among public, private and academic organizations, and has been a critical member of SDSU’s Research Advancement and Team Science development team since 2006. In addition to holding an advanced degree in Geological Oceanography, Dr. Crockett has been an active SDSU community member in exploring how to best meet the needs of faculty and students as one of only a handful of US universities that is both Research Active and a Hispanic-Serving Institution.
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Jayne Dadmun came to the Office of Rachel Dresbeck is Director of Academic Karen Eck is Assistant Vice President for Research and Engagement in 2010. Jayne’s & Research Development and Communication Research at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, previous positions as a researcher and grant at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). Virginia. She joined the ODU Office of Research writer include ones with the National Library of Dr. Dresbeck became involved in research in October 2009 and was Director of Research Medicine, Biomechanics Institute/Harvard School development after teaching English literature Development from 2009-2014. Her role includes of Public Health, and Kernforschungsanlage in and composition and serving as a freelance grant interfacing with internal and external entities Juelich, Germany. Jayne received her BS from writer and program developer in the Portland in support of research development, research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and her MSE area. She began coaching scientists at OHSU strategic planning, key external and internal from The Johns Hopkins University, both in on scientific writing and grantsmanship in 1999. partnerships, and regional and other initiatives on Biomedical Engineering. She has been teaching college composition behalf of the Office of Research. In 2015 she will courses since 1990. In 2004, she and a colleague take on a leadership role in helping implement Lynne Dahmen is a Senior Proposal established the Office of Research Funding the new Research Strategic Plan developed in Coordinator in the Research Development & Development Services within the Office of collaboration with a faculty steering committee group within the Office of the Executive Vice the Vice President for Research. This office and the Vice President for Research. Karen was President of Research and Partnerships at Purdue provides advice, consultation, and training for President of the Virginia Chapter of the Society University. In this role, she works with faculty researchers in every aspect of grantsmanship, of Research Administrators International in 2013- from all departments to strategize, develop and and actively mentors the research community. 2014. She is active in NORDP as a Mentor and write proposals across agencies. In addition, Dr. Dresbeck works closely with other offices in Co-lead of the Enhancing Collaboration Working she helps train new proposal coordinators Research Administration, oversees the limited Group. and provides workshops on grant writing to submissions process and several internal funding various groups on campus. She has worked programs, and provides strategic advice to the Karen holds a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology with Purdue faculty for over seven years. Lynne vice president for research. Her office also serves from Kent State University and completed earned her PhD in Comparative Literature from as the communication hub for information related postdoctoral training in cognitive neurolinguistics Indiana University-Bloomington and continues to grants, research administration, and other with a focus on both aphasic and healthy to teach literature in addition to her grant- key tools for investigators, including the OHSU bilinguals at McGill University and the University writing activities. She has previously taught at Research News blog. of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. Prior to joining IU-Bloomington and Al Akahawayn University ODU, she was the biomedical Grants Officer in Ifrane, Morocco. When not writing grants or Marjorie Duske is Director of Science and at McGill University in the Office of the Vice- teaching, look for her in the Purdue pool or trying Technology for the University of California Principal for Research and International Relations. out new recipes in her kitchen. System – leading research advocacy with She has presented workshops on grant writing, Congress and the executive branch. In this role, peer review, team science and foundation Kelly Deal is a research analyst at Duke she also works to develop research opportunities funding, including developing a webinar series Global Health Institute. She works to advance and partnerships with the federal government on the National Institutes of Health for the the Institute's collaborative opportunities and and other stakeholders for the UC System’s 10 Canadian Association of University Research is experienced with cross-disciplinary team campuses and three UC-affiliated Department of Administrators (CAURA). building, facilitating cross-culture, cross- Energy national labs. Prior to joining UC in 2011, countries, cross-University/Med Center and Marjorie worked in the US Congress, serving most Karla Ewalt received her doctoral degree Cross-Department team building. Kelly has an recently as a deputy staff director for the House in Chemistry from the University of California, MPH from the University of Utah. Appropriations Committee. Previously, she was San Diego, after which she was a National chief of staff for US Senator Amy Klobuchar, and Cancer Institute postdoctoral fellow at Memorial Eric Dickey has 12 years of experience staff for the House Appropriations Commerce, Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, focusing on in coastal and ocean science research Justice, Science Subcommittee. protein structure and folding. Prior to joining administration. He recently switched positions Princeton, Ewalt was a co-founder in two start- and now manages the research program for Kellie Dyslin has over 15 years’ experience up companies, Angiosyn and aTyr Pharma, the College of Liberal Arts at Oregon State in research administration and development in which focused on developing biological drug University. His academic training in literature, non-profit and state university settings. After candidates, designing and managing research philosophy, and creative writing together with serving as a Project Coordinator of multi-site, studies, and addressing intellectual property his research administration experience gives federally funded HIV prevention studies at matters. These entrepreneurial activities were a him a unique perspective on the challenges and Howard Brown Health Center in Chicago, Kellie natural extension of her prior research experience opportunities for promoting research in liberal obtained her MSW before joining the Office of with highly innovative academic research arts fields. He has published poetry widely and Sponsored Projects as a Research Development programs at the Scripps Research Institute and has recently published a children’s book which Specialist at Northern Illinois University in 2006. biotechnology companies Nanogen and Maxim communicates science literacy to young readers. Kellie is currently the Assistant Director for Pharmaceuticals. Proposal Support at NIU. She has supported Joanna Downer has been in the Chancellor’s faculty and staff at Howard Brown and NIU in Josie Faass, a Rutgers alumna (Ph.D. in and School of Medicine’s Dean’s Offices at Duke all aspects of developing grant proposals for Public Policy and Urban Planning), joined Medicine since January 2006. Since 2009, she submission to federal, state, and private funding Rutgers University’s Corporate and Foundation has led the Office of Research Development agencies, and has worked with faculty at NIU on Relations (CFR) team 2013. Focused on content at the Duke University School of Medicine. She issues of professional development pertaining development, research, and foundation-university previously worked in science writing & media to external funding. Kellie has presented at relations, she is CFR’s liaison with Rutgers’ relations, first at Duke Medicine and then at multiple meetings of the Society of Research research and gift-processing departments, Johns Hopkins Medicine. At Duke, she covered Administrators on research development, among manages limited submission philanthropic basic and clinical cancer research, and at Hopkins other topics, and has served as a track co-chair opportunities on behalf of the university, she covered the biomedical sciences, genetic for SRA regional and international meetings. conducts special research projects, manages medicine, and cell engineering. She also has She also recently joined the Enhancing Research CFR’s website, and works with faculty from extensive experience in scientific editing. Joanna Collaboration Committee of NORDP, and serves all campuses to create submissions and other holds an MA and PhD in nuclear chemistry from on the advisory board and the Health Research project-specific materials. Prior to joining CFR, Washington University in St. Louis. While in and Education Task Force of the Grants Resource Josie was a Senior Researcher focused on graduate school, she was a Mass Media Fellow of Center. environmental policy and homeland security at the American Association for the Advancement Rutgers Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning of Science, placed at Time Magazine in and Public Policy, held a Research Professor Washington, DC. Joanna also holds a B.S. with position with Drexel University’s College of Honors in chemistry from Carnegie Mellon Engineering, and served as a Petroleum Cleanup University in Pittsburgh, PA. Site Manager for the Florida Department of 43 Environmental Protection. Biographies
Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski, Ph.D., is a Jeff Froyd is a Research Professor and Amy Gantt has worked in the field of research Senior Adjunct Instructor at Northwestern Director of Faculty and Organizational development since 2004, and has directed the University, where she has been teaching Development in the Office of the Dean of Tufts University Office of Proposal Development grantsmanship courses and conducting Faculties at Texas A&M University. He served as (now Office of Research Development) since workshops as a consultant for 10 years. In her role Project Director for the Foundation Coalition 2010. Over the past five years, she has developed as the founding Director of the Office of Research (FC, http://www.foundationcoalition.org), one of with her staff project management strategies Development at Northwestern, she led a six Engineering Education Coalitions that were to increase productivity and provide better multitude of successful grant proposals to federal supported by NSF. The FC was a partnership service to the research community across the funding agencies (DOE, DoD, NASA, NIH, NSF, of six institutions that systematically renewed university. These have included checklists and and HHS), foundations, and corporate entities. their undergraduate engineering curricula, timelines for grant proposals that recognize She also launched the National Organization of assessed their renewed curricula, institutionalized the need for collaboration with multiple offices Research Development Professionals (NORDP) many of their innovations, and extensively across the institution and the need for a user- in 2008, serving as the organization's founding shared their results. He also served as Project friendly strategy for researchers, as well as president and board member and then chair of Director for “Changing Faculty through Learning the implementation of shared documents for membership until 2013. Through her leadership Communities,” (http://equity.tamu.edu), which internal tracking of projects and tasks, and hiring with the Annual International Science of Team was sponsored by the Research on Gender in new staff to focus on project management of Science Conference, Dr. Falk-Krzesinski has Science and Engineering Program of NSF. He proposals and internal benchmarks. Additionally, been instrumental in developing a strong has authored or co-authored over 40 papers on Ms. Gantt has managed the office through community of practice for team science and curriculum innovation, assessment of curricular substantial institutional change, and successfully interdisciplinary research and last year shared innovations, and the process of curricular change. lobbied for the recognition of the additional that expertise with the research development Dr. Froyd is an Associate Editor for the Journal tasks taken on by the office, as evidenced by community at the NORDP Conference through on Engineering Education. the change in name from Office of Proposal one of the first workshops offered to attendees. Development to Office of Research Development. She has presented numerous other sessions at Sharon Franks is Director of the Research This change reflects the shift in focus from the NORDP Conference each year. Dr. Falk- Proposal Development Service (RPDS) at UC San working on institutionally-important proposals to Krzesinski earned a Certificate in Nonprofit Diego where she works with faculty throughout a more global focus on increasing the capacity of Management from Northwestern’s Kellogg campus to facilitate the development of major researchers to submit more highly-competitive School of Management to augment her scientific interdisciplinary funding proposals. Since the proposals. These responsibilities include the training and has experience teaching at the establishment of RPDS in 2009, Sharon has implementation of training programs, a focused undergraduate, graduate, and professional contributed to the success of multi-investigator funding opportunity announcement program, a level. Holly is also the Vice President for Global research initiatives and extramural awards productive social media outreach program, and Academic & Research Relations at Elsevier where totaling approximately $600 million. Among the support of teams of researchers aiming for she is deeply involved in initiatives focused on Sharon’s other responsibilities are management large, multi-investigator proposals. promoting women in STEM fields and gender in of the campus’ limited submissions process, research. In her previous roles as the founding implementation of professional development Pamela Garrett has worked in the fields of Director of the Office of Research Development programs for early career investigators, strategic graduate education and educational assessment and Research Team Support & Development planning for the identification and dissemination and evaluation since 2002. She is currently Senior at Northwestern, Dr. Falk-Krzesinski facilitated of funding opportunities, and coordination of a Manager Graduate Programs, Graduate Academic numerous collaborative grant programs with new $2-million California neurotechnology seed Initiatives for the Arizona State University Office a special interest on approaches to gender grant program. Prior to launching RPDS, Sharon of Graduate Education. In this capacity, she parity in team science and interdisciplinary created and led institutionalization of a proposal fills a variety of roles including coordination research. Through her leadership with the development initiative that helped faculty and of university-wide Academic Program Review, Annual International Science of Team Science other researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps co-teaching the Preparing Future Faculty Conference, Dr. Falk-Krzesinski has been Institution of Oceanography address NSF’s program, and advising and collaborative editing instrumental in developing a strong community broader impacts review criterion. Sharon earned of research proposals from various faculty of practice for team science and interdisciplinary a B.A. in Earth Sciences from Dartmouth College, members. Dr. Garrett serves as a PI on a grant research and presents on various team science and a Ph.D. in Oceanography from Oregon State entitled “A Foundational Model for Postdoctoral and women in STEM topics around the world, University. Programs in Computer Science & Engineering including the international Gender Summit and at Large Universities,” funded by the Computing last year’s NORDP Conference. Dr. Falk-Krzesinski Jeffrey E. Froyd is a TEES Research Research Association and NSF. Dr. Garrett is also the Editor-in-Chief for the Association for Professor in the Dwight Look College of earned her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with Women in Science (AWIS) Magazine. Engineering at Texas A&M University. He served an emphasis in Measurement, Statistics and as Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, Methodological Studies. Faye Farmer is Associate Director of an NSF Engineering Education Coalition in which Research Development at Arizona State six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, James M. Gentile, Ph.D., is Dean for the University (ASU). In this role, she works closely and institutionalized their undergraduate Natural & Applied Sciences at Hope College in with faculty investigators across the university engineering curricula, and extensively shared Holland, MI., and the Past President of Research irrespective of discipline to improve funding their results with the engineering education Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA). outcomes. Research Development @ ASU is community. He co-created the Integrated, A geneticist by training, Dr. Gentile is a frequent responsible for competitive intelligence, limited First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering speaker on issues involving the integration submissions, proposal development, and internal and Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of of scientific research and higher education grants programs. The office also provides a suite Technology, which was recognized in 1997 with and serves on numerous Boards that involve of tools that assist faculty in the identification a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He interdisciplinary science including the Biosphere2 of funding and collaborators, a research has authored or co-authored over 70 papers on Governing Board, the Science Friday Foundation, development blog, research forums (events that engineering education in areas including change the Cures Now Foundation, and the American bring key stakeholders together for funding in STEM education, faculty development, and Association of Colleges & Universities Project opportunities), and a proposal toolbox (a shared curricular innovation. He is currently the Editor- Leap Initiative. document library for large-scale proposals). She in-Chief for the IEEE Transactions on Education, has over eight years of experience as a proposal a Senior Associate Editor for the Journal on writer and manager for federal sponsors. Faye Engineering Education, an associate editor for graduated from ASU in 2004 with an M.S. in the International Journal on STEM Education, an Plant Biology and prior to that, spent two years ABET Program Evaluator, an IEEE Fellow, and an in Lesotho, Southern Africa as a Peace Corps ASEE Fellow. Volunteer. 44 Biographies
Laurel L. Haak (Laure), PhD, is the Debora Hamernik helps faculty build Jill Jividen is the Senior Manager for Research Executive Director of ORCID, a community-based interdisciplinary research teams and mentors Development Support in the University of non-profit organization dedicated to connecting early career faculty as they seek external funding. Michigan Medical School, Office of Research, research and researchers by providing a registry She previously served as National Program where she oversees the R01 Boot Camp of unique and persistent personal identifiers. Dr. Leader with the USDA Cooperative State program, as well as many other resources and Haak earned a BS and MS in Biology at Stanford Research, Education, and Extension Service and programs that help faculty improve their research University, completed her PhD in neuroscience as Scientific Review Administrator in the Center funding success. Jill has worked in research at Stanford University Medical School, and for Scientific Review at the National Institutes of administration at UM for almost 5 years; she conducted postdoctoral research at the NIH. Health. joined the Medical School in November 2014 after Dr. Haak served as editor of Science Magazine’s stints at UM’s Institute for Research on Women NextWave and subsequently was a program Charles Henderson is a Professor at & Gender (IRWG) and the School of Information officer at the US National Academies. Prior to Western Michigan University (WMU), with a joint (UMSI). Jill received her PhD from the University joining ORCID, Dr. Haak served as Chief Science appointment between the Physics Department of South Carolina in 2008. Officer at Discovery Logic. and the WMU Mallinson Institute for Science Education. He is the co-founder and co-director Rebekah Keating is a Ph.D. student in the Rand Haley has devoted his career to helping of the WMU Center for Research on Instructional University of Arizona’s Graduate Interdisciplinary academic organizations strengthen their research Change in Postsecondary Education (CRICPE). Program in Neuroscience. Since joining the UA’s enterprises. For more than 15 years, he has Much of his research is focused on understanding Research Development Services team she has worked with universities and academic medical and improving the slow incorporation of initiated the institution’s first Mail Chimp based centers to address complex opportunities and research-based instruction into college-level Funding Opportunities Announcement mailing challenges in their research enterprises and at the STEM courses. Dr. Henderson’s work has been list. This effort required successful coordination interfaces between their research, education, and supported by over $6M in external funding and with multiple Colleges, Departments, and patient care missions. Leadership and faculty rely has resulted in a number of publications (see University Information Technology Services on his expertise and understanding of academic http://homepages.wmich.edu/~chenders/). In as well as a broad-based understanding of organizations and cultures when they are looking spring 2010, he was a Fulbright Scholar with the the UA’s priority research areas. Prior to to assess their competitive positions, develop Finnish Institute for Educational Research at the graduate school Ms. Keating worked as the innovative research and academic programs, and University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Dr. Henderson is Community Sustainability Coordinator for the craft strategic affiliations between organizations. the senior editor for the journal Physical Review Mount Washington Community Development Special Topics - Physics Education Research and Corporation in Pittsburgh, assisting with urban As a Principal and Director at several national has served as a member of the National Research park development and coordinating volunteer consulting firms, Rand has worked closely with Council Committee on Undergraduate Physics and community programs. Through her work more than 40 academic, research, and healthcare Education Research and Implementation. with the Urban Ecology Institute, City Charter organizations to make significant improvements High School, and the Student Conservation in areas such as research enterprise strategy, Margaret Hilton is senior program officer of Association, Ms. Keating developed and delivered organizational design, and business models. He the Board on Science Education and the Board environmental science curricula and provided strives to advance his clients’ pursuit of research on Testing and Assessment at the National job skills training to economically disadvantaged and academic excellence while recognizing the Research Council (NRC). She recently directed a youth in Boston and Pittsburgh. She is a native importance of focusing on strategic investment consensus study overseen by both boards that of Vermont and holds a B.S. in Biology from the of limited resources. Rand has collaborated led to the report, Education for Life and Work: University of Vermont and a M.S. in Biology from with leadership and faculty to help clients Developing Transferable Knowledge and Skills in Indiana University of Pennsylvania. design and launch new research organizations, the 21st Century. Hilton currently serves as study create improved research facility strategies, and director for the Committee on The Science of Kathleen (Katie) Keough, MPA, design plans targeting unique organizational Team Science. CRA, is the Assistant Director of the Research opportunities and challenges. Center at the David B. Falk College of Sport Jeff Horon, MBA, is a Consultant at Elsevier, and Human Dynamics at Syracuse University He holds a master of science degree in Inc., where he helps research institutions spark (SU). She is responsible for supporting biochemistry and molecular biophysics from the new scientific collaborations and implement research development through managing Perelman School of Medicine at the University of solutions for strategic planning and performance an internal seed grant program, promoting Pennsylvania; a master of arts degree in science, measurement. Jeff specializes in facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration, and facilitating technology, and public policy from The George research networking events, adoption of research critical communication between investigators, Washington University; and a bachelor of science networking tools, and team formation ranging departmental, college and central university degree in physics from the Georgia Institute of from mentor-mentee dyads to large research staff, and collaborating institutions. Katie has Technology. centers. He is a frequent speaker at team science, been involved in research development and research networking, research development, and administration for over 15 years. In addition to her Kara Hall is a health scientist, the director research administration conferences, and offers experience in higher education, she spent over 10 of the Science of Team Science (SciTS) Team, workshops on network analysis, forecasting, and years in the non-profit sector grant writing and and co-director of the Theories Project in the metric design. He has an MBA with distinction administering projects funded by federal, state Science of Research and Technology Branch from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and local agencies, including national and local (SRTB), Behavioral Research Program (BRP), at at the University of Michigan with emphases in foundations. Katie has been a member of NORDP the National Cancer Institute (NCI). During her Strategy and Finance and a BA with honors in since January 2012, her NORDP activities include career, Dr. Hall has participated in a variety of Economics, a dual major in Business, and a minor presenting at the 2013 Annual Conference and interdisciplinary clinical and research endeavors. in Philosophy from Calvin College. participating in the evaluation committee for the Her research has focused on the development 2013 and 2014 Annual Conferences. of behavioral science methodologies such as the design of survey protocols, meta-analytic Lacey Kiriakou is the Federal Director in techniques for health behavior theory testing, as the UC Merced Office of Governmental and well as on applications of health behavior theory Community Relations. Prior to joining UC Merced to multiple content areas and the development in 2010, she served as a legislative assistant to a of computerized tailored interventions to member of Congress in Washington, D.C. She has foster health promotion and disease prevention participated in each previous trip. behaviors.
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Gretchen Kiser, Ph.D., is the Director Martin Kress possesses a strong policy/ Jon R. Lorsch, Ph.D., became the director of the Research Development Office (RDO) project background, high-level management of the National Institute of General Medical at the University of California San Francisco. experience in and out of government, industry Sciences (NIGMS) in August 2013. In this position, Dr. Kiser has diverse molecular biology and and academia, and a track record of launching Lorsch oversees the Institute's $2.366 billion biochemistry experience, including over 20 new and innovative collaborations. budget, which supports basic research that years as a lab researcher with six years in the increases understanding of biological processes biotechnology industry. She combines her hands- George Lan is an Analytical Services and lays the foundation for advances in disease on bench know-how with research and faculty Product Manager for Research Intelligence at diagnosis, treatment and prevention. NIGMS development, teaching, and technical writing Elsevier, specializing in social network analysis supports more than 4,500 research grants— experience, as well as expertise in Lean Six and the intersection of academic and industry about 10.5 percent of those funded by NIH as Sigma, a statistical measurement-based business research/knowledge-transfer. Prior to joining a whole—as well as a substantial amount of management strategy. Dr. Kiser leverages this Elsevier, he worked as a research assistant on research training and programs designed to broad background to support institutional projects related to social networks, employment enhance the diversity of the biomedical research research goals and strategic research initiatives, and inequality. He has a master's degree in workforce and develop research capacities leading a professional team that facilitates Management Science from the MIT Sloan School throughout the country. Lorsch came to NIGMS development of complex multi-disciplinary of Management and a bachelor's degree in Public from the Johns Hopkins University School research proposals, management of intramural Affairs and International Studies from Princeton of Medicine, where he was a professor in the and limited extramural funding responses, and University's Woodrow Wilson School. Department of Biophysics and Biophysical development of collaborative crossfunctional, Chemistry. He joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in innovative research teams. Dr. Kiser received Beth LaPensee, PhD, joined the Research 1999 and became a full professor in 2009. her B.Sc. in Biology at UCLA and her Ph.D. in Development Core at the University of Michigan A leader in RNA biology, Lorsch studies the Molecular and Cellular Biology (Genetics minor), in 2012, providing grant development expertise initiation of translation, a major step in controlling studying cell cycle regulation in the yeast on hundreds of applications that span the how genes are expressed. When this process genetics lab of Dr. Ted Weinert at the University translational spectrum. Beth participates goes awry, viral infection, neurodegenerative of Arizona. She then went on to a postdoctoral in consultation meetings with investigators diseases and cancer can result. To dissect the fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in the protein aimed at providing feedback on study design, mechanics of translation initiation, Lorsch structure/function lab of Dr. John Riordan. hypothesis and specific aims and helping and collaborators developed a yeast-based investigators identify funding sources and system and a wide variety of biochemical Alicia Knoedler, Ph.D., is the Associate collaborators. Beth also provides grant and biophysical methods. The work also has Vice President for Research and Director of editing assistance. She has been a research led to efforts to control translation initiation the Center for Research Program Development development professional for two years. Prior through chemical reagents, such as drugs. and Enrichment at the University of Oklahoma. to moving to research development, she was a Lorsch continues this research as a tenured Within the Center, she leads a team that works biomedical researcher for many years. Beth was investigator in the NIH’s National Institute of with faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and a research assistant professor at University of Child Health and Human Development. NIGMS other investigators to significantly enhance Michigan (systems neurobiology), and earned supported Lorsch's research from 2000-2013. the research enterprise, focusing on changing her PhD degree at Caltech (genetics and He also received grants from the NIH's National the research culture as well as assisting developmental biology) and had postdoctoral Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney investigators in their efforts to develop more research training (systems neurobiology) Diseases and National Institute of Mental Health, competitive research programs and proposals at Stanford. As a research development as well as from other funding organizations. for external funding. Dr. Knoedler received her professional at University of Michigan, her Lorsch is as passionate about education as he B.A. in Psychology from Trinity University in goal is to have a broad impact on biomedical is about research. During his tenure at Johns San Antonio, Texas, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in research by improving the quality of research Hopkins, he worked to reform the curricula for Cognitive Psychology from Purdue University. and investigator success. Her interactions with graduate and medical education, spearheaded Dr. Knoedler has over 14 years of experience investigators include helping them identify the development of the Center for Innovation in assisting investigators in the development of funding sources, build collaborations and seek Graduate Biomedical Education, and launched a their research programs and facilitating the research support services, coordinating grant program offering summer research experiences development of proposals for a variety of funding proposal consultations and biostatistical support to local high school students, many from groups sources, including federal sources, private for investigators, and providing formal and that are underrepresented in the biomedical foundations, and corporations. Dr. Knoedler informal consultation to junior investigators. I sciences. In addition, he advised dozens of is a Certified Research Administrator and a also collaborate with other research development undergraduate and graduate students and founding member and former President of the professionals to develop training programs postdoctoral fellows. Lorsch received a B.A. in National Organization of Research Development and research conferences. She believes that chemistry from Swarthmore College in 1990 and Professionals (NORDP). research development is instrumental at this a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Harvard University transformative time for science, but the practice in 1995, where he worked in the laboratory of Marilyn Korhonen comes to research of research development should be evidence- Jack Szostak, Ph.D. He conducted postdoctoral development at the University of Oklahoma based. She believes that analyzing faculty research at Stanford University in the laboratory following 25 years of funding development to consultation data will provide objective data and of Daniel Herschlag, Ph.D. Lorsch is the author support programs through universities, schools, insight when institutions commit resources to of more than 70 peer-reviewed research articles, community-based organizations, corporations, research development programs. book chapters and other papers. He has also and state and local agencies. She has managed been the editor of three volumes of Methods multiple teams to develop state and regional in Enzymology and a reviewer for numerous programs to advance higher education/K-12/ scientific journals. He has two patents related to community initiatives and research. Her work his translation research. His honors include six resulted in more than $200 million through 7 teaching awards from Johns Hopkins. federal agencies, state agencies, and private Lorsch's other activities have included funding sources. membership on the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology's mentoring committee, the RNA Society's board of directors and NIH review committees.
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Meris Mandernach is the Head of Research Ann McGuigan is Director of Research Conrad Monson has been involved in Services at The Ohio State University Libraries. Development Services at the University of research and proposal development for over 30 She has more than 10 years of experience Arizona. She has Ph.D. in Educational Psychology years, as a post-doctoral researcher at NASA working in academic libraries and collaborating from Washington State University with expertise Ames Research Center, as a physiologist and with researchers. In her current position, Meris in program evaluation and assessment in higher human engineering specialist at Boeing and is responsible for leadership of the research education. She has over 25 years’ experience Northrop Grumman corporations, and as the services portfolio in the Libraries, which in research development and senior level leader of the Research Development effort encompasses traditional and emerging forms of research administration. Ann has built research at Brigham Young University. He has a PhD in reference service; for analysis of the strategic development offices at three major research Physiology from the University of California, environment of the Libraries, of academic universities including overseeing development Davis, and MS and BS degrees from Brigham program needs, and of changing user behaviors, of successful large, complex proposals, limited Young University. preferences, and work practices; and for solicitations programs, and faculty development developing, refining, assessing, and sustaining an programs. She also has extensive experience Tisha Mullen leads a team of proposal evolving program of research services for faculty, convening faculty groups and has led initiatives development professionals who provide services staff, and students throughout the university. to identify and profile institutional capabilities for to UNL faculty and administrators submitting outreach to external constituents. Prior to coming grant proposals to external sponsors. Services Jessica Mankus is a post-doctoral research to the UA, she was Assistant Vice President for provided include proposal planning and associate at the University of Mississippi. In Research Development at Texas A&M University. hands-on guidance in proposal preparation. Ms. this role, Dr. Mankus assists in facilitating teams She is a founding member, board member, and Mullen is particularly skilled at assisting with of researchers and faculty members for grant past president of the National Organization of the development of large multi-institutional, writing and proposal development, analyzes Research Development Professionals (NORDP) interdisciplinary proposals and at guiding early developments in the field of research admiration, and currently serves as chair of the NORDP career faculty through the proposal development and performs research related to strategic Member Services Committee. process. She has helped secure more than $125 institutional priorities. Dr. Mankus holds a Ph.D. million in grants from federal agencies and in Pharmaceutical Sciences with an emphasis Austin McLean is the Director of Scholarly private foundations. in Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Communication and Dissertation Publishing Mississippi. for ProQuest, Ann Arbor, Michigan. He Eileen Murphy is the Director of Research oversees staff that develops and manages Development in the Office of Research and Sarah Marina is a Research Development Dissertations and Master's Theses publishing Economic Development at Rutgers University, Specialist in the Tufts University Office of and products in all formats. Austin also works where she coordinates multi-disciplinary research Research Development. She has seven years of in areas of scholarly communication and digital teams of faculty from throughout the university, professional experience in research development preservation at ProQuest. He serves at Treasurer including faculty from the medical schools, field, centering on proposal development and of the Networked Digital Library of Theses engineering, life sciences and the affiliated program design and implementation. Her current and Dissertations (NDLTD), a non-profit group health fields. She directs and manages the research focus is the development methods for dedicated to sharing knowledge and best limited submission process for the University the evaluation of offices of research development practices for Electronic Theses and Dissertations and coordinates several team-based projects and administration. She completed a certificate (ETDs). Austin holds a Master's Degree, with research development colleagues from in Program Evaluation at Tufts University in 2012, Certificate in Telecommunications Economics throughout the area campuses and schools. Prior and is a current masters candidate in Urban and Policy and Science from Northwestern University to this position, she served for three years as Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts. in Evanston, Illinois and a Bachelor's Degree from Director of Research and Grants at the Rutgers DePauw University in Indiana. University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy. Gary Markovits is the founder and CEO Her own research interests include occurrence, of Innovation Business Partners, Inc., an Nathan Meier is Director of Research fate and transport of pharmaceuticals and other organization that helps high-growth companies; Strategy in the Office of Research and Economic anthropogenically-derived organic chemicals laboratories and governments increase their Development at the University of Nebraska- in the environment, particularly in water. capacity for innovation. At IBM he began the Lincoln (UNL) and Research Development She continues her academic pursuits by as a effort that changed IBM’s vision for intellectual Advisor to the Big Ten/CIC-Ivy League TBI chartered member of the US Environmental property and eventually took IBM to 1st place Research Collaboration's project board. Working Protection Agency (USEPA) Science Advisory worldwide in terms of patents issued, and from with UNL’s senior research administrators Board and serves as a peer reviewer on a number tens of millions of dollars to over a billion dollars and Office of Proposal Development staff, of USEPA proposal panels. Before coming per year in royalty revenue. Mr. Markovits has he helps provide comprehensive research to Rutgers to work on large, interdisciplinary consulted on innovation for numerous Fortune development services to UNL grant applicants. projects, she served as the Director of the New 500 companies, the U.S. Navy, Army, Air Force, This includes supporting project teams and Jersey Department of Environmental Protection DoD and the government of Singapore. He external partnerships, managing internal funding (NJDEP) Division of Science, Research and served on the National Innovation Initiative of and faculty development programs designed Technology where her responsibilities included the President’s Council on Competitiveness and to enhance grantsmanship, and facilitating overseeing the toxicology and risk assessment developed Insight Driven Innovation™ a collection other strategic initiatives related to research program, greenhouse gas program, and of tools and techniques benchmarked by the competitiveness. Nathan’s expertise is in environmental exposure program, among others. US Navy and shown to increase the rate of shepherding multi-institutional, interdisciplinary She also served as Assistant Director for four invention of researchers by 50 to 100-fold while groups through the proposal development years and as a research scientist for 15 years saving years and millions of dollars of R&D. Most process. During the last decade, he has helped within the group, developing an expertise in the recently his company has developed for the Navy secure more than $218 million in awards for drinking water field. She has authored and co- a network model of innovation, and a model of research, education, and infrastructure projects numerous peer-reviewed scientific papers that culture as collective intelligence. from public and private sponsors. have appeared in scholarly journals, including Environmental Science and Technology. Sara McDonnell is a Research Development Officer in the Office of Research and Economic Development at UC Merced. She has been in Research Development at UC-Merced for 2 years and brings to the job a background in scientific and technical communication, project management and graphic design. She participated in the September 2014 trip to D.C.
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Meredith Murr is the Director of Research Janet E. Nelson serves as Associate Vice Steve Nothwehr, a native midwesterner, Development in the Office of Research at Chancellor for Research Development at the obtained his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular the University of California, Santa Barbara. University of Tennessee and one of her strategic Biology from Washington University. He started She received her Ph.D. from the department thrusts is to grow the NIH research portfolio. his academic career at the University of Missouri- of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental She has over 25 years of experience in scientific Columbia where he rose to the level of Associate Biology at UCSB in 2006. Meredith holds a research, scientific review and research portfolio Professor. At M.U., his research program in cell B.A. in chemistry from Boston University and administration, complex and multi-disciplinary biology was supported by grants from the NIH M.A. in chemistry from University of Texas program/project management, business and NSF. In 2007 he moved to the NIH as an at Austin, and has several years of industry development, and science policy implementation. AAAS Science&Technology Policy fellow where experience at pharmaceutical and biotechnology Her past experience includes nearly 8 years at the he transitioned to the world of public policy and companies. During her graduate work at UCSB, NIH Center for Scientific Review, where she ran biomedical science administration. Since 2011 he she participated in the Mirzayan Science and many Study Sections and was deeply involved has been a Program Director in the Translational Technology Policy Fellowship at the National in the NIH referral and review process. She holds Research Program at the National Cancer Academies in Washington, DC. Prior to joining a B.A. in Chemistry from Carleton College and a Institute where he oversees P50 ""SPORE"" the Office of Research, Meredith worked in the Ph.D. in Chemistry from the California Institute of grants in hematological malignancies. Outside Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships Technology. of work, he enjoys spending time with family as at UC Santa Barbara, developing professional well as outdoor activities such as gardening/ development programs for graduate students Naomi Nishi is responsible for developing landscaping, hiking and bicycling. and postdoctoral scholars. and facilitating the educational programming for faculty researchers in the Office of Research Yoshio Okada received his PhD from the Andrew Nagy is a Lead Product Manager at Development and Education (ORDE) at the Rockefeller University in New York City in the ProQuest Workflow Solutions. Since joining the University of Colorado for the Denver Campus field of psychology and neuroscience. He is company in 2008, he has played a key role with and the Anschutz Medical Campus. She has the pioneer in the study of the physiological the development team that built and launched designed and facilitated dozens of interactive basis of magnetoencephalography (MEG) the Web-scale discovery service named ProQuest faculty seminars and trainings at CU. Prior to and electroencephalography (EEG). He has Summon. In his current role, he is the product her work at CU, Naomi served as the Director of established through his research carried out over owner for ProQuest Pivot. With more than a Program Design and Customization at Academic a period of 25 years that these two noninvasive decade of experience in software engineering Impressions where she developed and facilitated techniques provide direct measurements of the and product management, Andrew has managed workshops for colleges and universities across electrophysiological activity of synchronously nationally grant-funded software projects, the U.S. and internationally, as well as served active neurons. Dr. Okada has made contributions developed globally adopted open source as the organization's instructional design lead. to the development of novel biomagnetic software, prototyped applications for dot-com Naomi is a former Technical Writer and writes instruments that have opened new ways to start-ups and played a key role in the launch of a faculty development blog for ORDE. Naomi study the electrophysiology of the brain and is the Summon service, which was awarded best-in- has taught graduate courses at the University of an inventor of new instruments that are in the class from the Software and Information Industry Denver (DU) for over eight years, and has been process of development. These instruments Association. Prior to joining ProQuest, Andrew designated a Master Teacher by DU's University include a pediatric MEG system called was the Technology Development Lead at College. She is currently a doctoral student in “babySQUID”, the first of its kind optimized for Villanova University, where he developed VuFind, CU Denver's School of Education and Human studying the electrophysiological development of an open source search engine for the library. Development. human brain, a second-generation pediatric MEG Andrew’s education includes a B.S., Information system called “babyMEG”, which is based on the Management and Technology from Syracuse Katherine (Kate) Norton has worked in babySQUID, but provides a whole-head coverage University, M.S., Computer Science and Master Princeton University’s Office of Corporate and with sensitivities and spatial resolution that of Technology Management from Villanova Foundation Relations since April 2013. In this role, are higher than any existing MEG instruments, University. she is responsible for developing and building an inverted SQUID (superconducting quantum relationships between campus partners at the interference device ) microscope capable of Dianne Nagy reviews and submits all University, primarily within the arts, humanities, simultaneously measuring biomagnetic fields, proposals for external funding in the central and social science departments, and public and electrical potentials and optical images from sponsored programs office at South Dakota State private foundations. Prior to coming to Princeton, biological preparations and a whole-head University. To advance the research enterprise, she was Associate Director of Corporate and cryogenically cooled Transcranial Magnetic she trains faculty in proposal development, Foundation Relations at Yale Law School from Stimulation (TMS) system that will provide prospecting, and outreach to program officers, July 2008 through March 2013, where she unique novel methods for studying functional and helps build collaborative teams. Her career in oversaw proposal writing and communications networks of the human brain. Dr. Okada is a higher education has focused on helping faculty strategies on behalf of faculty members and founder of a center called “Biomedical Research make a difference, providing support that enables senior administration. She previously worked and Integrative Neuroimaging Center” or them to serve the public good through innovative as the Development Director for Art-Reach, a BRaIN Imaging Center at the University of teaching and research. Dianne’s research nonprofit art service organization, and at the New Mexico prior to joining Harvard Medical interests include engaged scholarship, campus/ Library Company of Philadelphia, a historical School. This BRaIN Imaging Center is a state- community connection, and the broader impacts library. Kate received a B.A. in religion and studio of-the-art multimodal neuroimaging facility of sponsored research. art from Dartmouth College and a M.F.A. from the with many types of neuroimaging methods University of Pennsylvania. created to provide a research environment for neuroscientists at the University for carrying out competitive research and to provide a training and education environment for developing the careers of the junior faculty members of the University.
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Kim Patten has 10 years of experience Marjorie Piechowski has 30 years of Robert Porter, Ph.D., has presented managing projects and programs in conservation, experience in grant development and research grant writing workshops at leading universities renewable energy, and distributed data systems administration at Marquette University, DePaul and medical schools internationally. Formerly both nationally and internationally. Prior to University, and the University of Wisconsin- Director of Research Development at the joining the University of Arizona's Research Milwaukee. Widely recognized for her expertise University of Tennessee, Dr. Porter has received Development Services team in August of 2014 and presentation skills in research administration, the Distinguished Faculty Award by the Society she managed and conducted research at the proposal development and technical writing, of Research Administrators International. With Arizona Geological Survey as co-PI on an NSF she has made over 80 invited presentations at thirty years’ experience as a tenured professor, project ($3.6m) and project manager on a DOE regional, national and international meetings. private consultant and research administrator, project ($22m). She holds a B.A. in Political Her technical and grant writing clients include his proposals have won more than $8 million in Science, an M.S. in Planning, and a certificate in 60 colleges and universities, corporations, awards from government agencies and private Public Sector Leadership all from the University municipalities, not for profit organizations, and foundations. A national leader in the growing of Arizona. government agencies. She is regularly invited field of research development, he has presented to conduct faculty workshops at colleges and papers and workshops on grant writing at Alan Paul has taught proposal writing universities across the United States and she national conferences. workshops to more than 4000 people over the has written over twenty three million dollars past 11 years. Previously, he was responsible for of successful grants for a variety of colleges, Sharon Pound has worked in proposal research development at the college level at two universities and other organizations. development for the past five years, following a University of California campuses. A member of NORDP since 2012, she has career of 25 years in marketing/public relations. presented at annual conferences, serves on the She joined the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Prem Paul provides leadership for UNL’s NORDP Board of Directors as Secretary and in 2009 as an editor and has supported research enterprise, which has grown steadily on the Membership Services Committee. She hundreds of proposals in many disciplines. She during his tenure with research expenditures has been a member of the Society of Research currently serves in the Office of Research and increasing more than 160 percent since 2001. Administrators International since 1983, holding Engagement’s Research Development Team as Under his guidance, UNL has established several significant leadership positions, including manager of special research initiatives, where federally funded multidisciplinary research International and Midwest President and Board she adds a variety of services to her editing skills, centers and launched major research initiatives, Member. She has served on or chaired SRA including team facilitation and proactive team including establishing the university’s Robert B. program and other committees, presenting reviews. Daugherty Water for Food Institute and UNL’s workshops and concurrent sessions on a wide new multidisciplinary Center for Brain, Biology range of topics with very positive evaluations. Michael Preuss holds a doctorate in and Behavior. Dr. Paul came to UNL from Iowa She also is a long-time member of the National Education and master's degree in Cross-Cultural State University where he was a faculty member Council of University Research Administrators, Communication and has taught graduate level and held various administrative positions. serving on regional and national committees and research and assessment courses for the last Previously, he was the veterinary medical officer presenting at regional and national conferences seven years. He has been crafting creative at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s on an array of topics primarily related to solutions in higher education and for non-profits National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa. proposal development and pre-award services. for decades. His relevant experience includes Dr. Piechowski’s degrees include a B.A. and M.A. multiple positions in research administration, in English (Marquette University) and a Ph.D. in service as a proposal development officer, six English (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee). She years as Director of two large grant funded also has taken graduate courses at the University projects, development of intellectual property of Edinburgh, Scotland and the University of (online platforms, software, audio-based London. educational resources, and general assessments), proposal development with scores of PIs and Michelle Popowitz, JD, MPH is a dozens of institutions, and multiple positions at a seasoned campus administrator who fortuitously variety of IHEs across 15 years. found her way into research development after being hired to work for the UCLA Vice Cate Racek serves as Proposal Development Chancellor for Research in a Chief of Staff role. Consultant at the Center for Evaluation and Her expertise is in navigating the university – Education Policy (CEEP) at Indiana University. experience she garnered while working as an CEEP provides evaluation expertise and Assistant Dean for Administration & External services to diverse agencies, institutions, and Affairs. In Michelle’s current role, she and her organizations across a variety of settings; Ms. colleague, Jill Sweitzer, started a pilot program to Racek oversees CEEP's proposal preparation and accelerate research on campus that blossomed submission process. With experience submitting into the campuswide UCLA Grand Challenges to federal, state, foundations, and regional initiative. As the Executive Director of UCLA agencies, she also supports Indiana University’s Grand Challenges, Michelle will share lessons School of Education faculty with developing learned in strengthening relationships across research ideas and grant applications. Ms. Racek campus administrative units, how to build internal previously worked at Brandeis University in support for a new initiative and how to achieve Waltham, MA, and taught in California public engagement using existing resources. schools. Ms. Racek earned her B.A. from College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, and both her M.A. of English and Ed.M. of Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Vermont. Ms. Racek has been a NORDP member since 2011.
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Kathy Ramirez-Aguilar manages the Kelsey Rosell, for the past several years Catherine St. Hill, D.V.M., Ph.D., is CU Green Labs Program at the University of has served as Director of Sales-North America the Research Coordinator for the College of Colorado-Boulder, a program she has been for Symplectic Ltd. Symplectic specializes Pharmacy, University of Minnesota and is an building & creating since 2009. She has a in developing, implementing and integrating Assistant Professor in the Experimental and doctorate in Analytical Chemistry from the research information systems for universities Clinical Pharmacology department. She has University of Colorado-Boulder, a BS in Chemistry and research institutions around the world. academic, administrative, and supervisory from the College of William and Mary, and Prior to her joining Symplectic, Kelsey served as experience as a previous principal investigator 15 years of laboratory research experience Managing Director of Sales for InfoEd, a world of a human-animal comparative oncology within the fields of Biochemistry, Analytical leader in the provision of software to support research program. Her scientific expertise is in Chemistry, & Organic Chemistry. Through active electronic research administration. Kelsey's cancer biology, inflammation, immunology and participation in the International Institute of experience in the research information space has veterinary medicine. In her current role, she Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) community & led to her presenting at a number of important interacts with faculty, administrators, and internal annual conferences, Green Labs Planning Group, industry events in recent years, including the and external partners to promote research and and the DOE Better Buildings Alliance Labs annual meetings of SRA (Society of Research educational initiatives. She is active in academic Team, she regularly collaborates and shares ideas Administrators), DLF (Digital Library Federation), research in team based science, instructs in with colleagues across the nation at universities and VIVO. several courses to pharmacy graduate and and federal agencies who care about efficiency professional students, and serves on committees and sustainability in lab environments. She was Tara Roth is the president of the Goldhirsch at the collegiate and university levels. She guides invited to be a judge at the 2014 DOE Better Foundation. Prior to this role, Tara bridged the faculty, postdoctoral research fellows, graduate Buildings Case Competition on the topic of worlds of marketing, media, and philanthropy as students, and professional students in the health “Experimenting with Efficiency: Greening the the founding COO of GOOD and a social strategy sciences in the development of their research Grant Process for Research Institutions” where advisor. Tara began her career in marketing projects, and in acquiring skills in manuscript and she had the opportunity to listen to proposed and business development for NBCinternet and grant writing, data analysis, and overall career solutions and evaluate their feasibility in Infoseek. She has worked with organizations development. collaboration with a group of judges including such as Participant Media, Fifteen Foundation, representatives from DOE, GSA, HHS, and and the New Schools Venture Fund. As a senior Justin Sanchez joined DARPA as a program NSF. She leads the I2SL University Alliance advisor to GOOD, Tara helped launch the Pepsi manager in 2013 to explore neurotechnology, Group which is presently exploring the topic of Refresh Project. Tara received a bachelor’s brain science and systems neurobiology. connecting sustainability to lab finances and degree at Cornell University, and has an MBA Before coming to DARPA, Dr. Sanchez was an was recently a presenter at the 2014 University from Oxford University where she was awarded Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering of California System Research Development a Skoll scholarship in social entrepreneurship. and Neuroscience at the University of Miami, Network Meeting. Tara serves on the executive council of Innovate and a faculty member of the Miami Project to LA (InLA), on the board of Southern California Cure Paralysis. He directed the Neuroprosthetics Casandra Rauser, PhD is the Director of Grantmakers, on the SoCal Regional Board of Research Group, where he oversaw development UCLA’s Sustainable LA Grand Challenge Project Opportunity Fund, an advisory board member of of neural-interface medical treatments and and former Director of Research Development LA n Sync and 826LA, and is a Senior Fellow at neurotechnology for treating paralysis and stroke, at UC Irvine. She has extensive experience USC's Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab. and for deep brain stimulation for movement developing major research and training disorders, Tourette’s syndrome and Obsessive- programs and proposals across campus, and Donnalyn Roxey is the Program Manager Compulsive Disorder. formerly worked abroad building partnerships for the Center for Applied Plant Sciences among private companies, local and national (CAPS). CAPS encourages investigators across Dr. Sanchez has developed new methods for government and the community to create a disciplines, departments, colleges and campuses signal analysis and processing techniques for public-private nature preserve in the tropics. to build the kind of team synergy that can lead studying the unknown aspects of neural coding She is currently working to advance a campus- a very basic biological concept and translate and functional neurophysiology. His experience led Grand Challenge project to transform Los it into an application of practical significance. covers in vivo electrophysiology for brain- Angeles into the first fully sustainable megacity. Prior to managing CAPS, Donnalyn comes from machine interface design in animals and humans She serves as NORDP’s liaison to the AAAS a background in Sponsored Programs, contract where he studied the activity of single neurons, Section on Societal Impacts of Science and negotiation and grants management. local field potentials and electrocorticogram Engineering and is co-Chair of NORDP’s External in the cerebral cortex and from deep brain Engagement Committee. Joshua Sadvari is the Research Commons structures of the motor and limbic system. Program Manager & GIS Specialist at The Joana Rosario, MD, MPH, is an Ohio State University Libraries. Through his He is an elected member of the Administrative internationally recognized medical professional background in anthropology, he has more than Committee of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine with over 35 years of experience as a biomedical five years of experience working on large- and Biology Society, and has published more entrepreneur, educator, researcher, and senior scale, highly-collaborative research projects. In than 75 peer-reviewed papers, holds seven executive at the National Institutes of Health, his current position, Joshua is responsible for patents in neuroprosthetic design and authored US. She is widely respected for her leadership establishing partnerships with research support a book on the design of brain-machine in strategic biotechnology development, and in units across campus, coordinating education interfaces. He has served as a reviewer for the rigorous biomedical research and training. and training opportunities for the campus NIH Neurotechnology Study Section, DoD’s community on topics covering all phases of the Spinal Cord Injury Research Program and the research lifecycle, and connecting faculty and Wellcome Trust, and as an associate editor of student researchers at their point of need with multiple journals of biomedical engineering and appropriate research support units through neurophysiology. physical and virtual referrals. Dr. Sanchez holds Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Engineering degrees in Biomedical Engineering, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Science, all from the University of Florida.
50 Biographies
Sharlini Sankaran is the executive director Christine Strohm, PhD, has been an Laurel Thomas is the International Research of the Research, Engagement, and Capabilities independent grant consultant since 2005, and Global Engagement Manager at the Hub of North Carolina, or REACH NC. REACH focusing on engineering and science grant University of South Florida (USF), responsible NC is a statewide, comprehensive web portal opportunities. She has a background in for directly assisting the Assistant Vice President to information on research expertise and theoretical mathematics and 20 years in for Research, Innovation and Global Affairs, capabilities at North Carolina’s universities and publishing. Part of her objective is to encourage in comprehensively mapping USF’s global research institutions. REACH NC is an award- researchers to develop strategies to align their engagement and for promoting the university’s winning collaborative effort of 19 North Carolina research agenda with the funding agency’s international research activities. She has dual higher education and research institutions mission and current focus – before they start Master’s degrees in Political Science and in representing over 9,000 research experts. In writing their narrative. Latin American and Caribbean Studies from this role, Dr. Sankaran works effectively with USF, and has worked on activities facilitating a variety of stakeholders including software Brian Ten Eyck has been involved in research and strengthening international research vendors, university leadership, economic and proposal development for over 20 years, as collaboration on campus for the last 4 years, first developers, funding agencies, and industry to a market research analyst and business strategy in the Office of Research and Innovation and increase awareness of and collaboration with consultant in the IT industry, as an economic currently in the International Office (USF World). academic experts while managing the complex development professional, as a project manager During her tenure at USF, Ms. Thomas has created technical challenges of the largest known such for multi-million dollar interdisciplinary research an internal faculty international engagement multi-institutional web portal. She is also a co- projects, and as a research development leader database, designed global engagement briefs PI on a National Science Foundation Big Data at the University of Arizona. He has a MA in for the University’s most prolific countries of grant, Databridge, an e-science collaboration Linguistics from UA, and a BS degree in Electrical engagement, participated in the Spring 2014 environment tool designed to explore and link Engineering from Virginia Tech. AIEA Thematic Forum: Developing Institutional large numbers of diverse small datasets into Strategies for Growing Global Research, and is an easily discoverable and reusable network. Rita Teutonico currently serves as the the lead research and design consultant for USF’s Sankaran holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees Associate Executive Director of Research for the online international resource website, the Global in electrical and computer engineering from School of Environment, Arts & Society at Florida Discovery Hub, including the online mapping of Ohio University and a Doctorate in biomedical International University (FIU). Prior to joining faculty and staff global activity through open- engineering from UNC-Chapel Hill. FIU, she was Director of Research Development sourced software currently being developed for the Office of Research and Graduate Studies through the UCosmic international consortium. Julie Speer is the Director of the Center at Utah State University (USU). She was also As a USF certified research administrator, she for Digital Research and Scholarship (CDRS) Associate Director of Utah’s inaugural NSF has been involved in a number of projects and Associate Dean for Informatics at Virginia EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement designed to increase communication across units, Tech University. CDRS provides campus-wide (Track I) $20M, 5-year award and directed all of departments, and offices as well as incentivize curation, collaboration, and consulting services the education, outreach, and communications faculty to broaden their research to include that support the lifecycle of digital data and programs statewide. She served as Utah’s State international elements within their work. Great scholarship at Virginia Tech. Of his eight and a EPSCoR Director and coordinated the NSF, partnerships (both on-campus and abroad) begin half years in research development work, NASA, DOE and USDA EPSCoR activities for with identifying where opportunities exist, and the State. Before joining USU, she was Senior this has been the focus of USF World and the Michael Spires has spent six of them in Science Advisor for Integrative Activities at work of Ms. Thomas over the last 4 years. positions where research development was only the National Science Foundations (NSF) in the one of many other job responsibilities, first at an Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Michael Thompson has worked in Research emerging research institution and now at an R1 Sciences, Office of the Assistant Director. As an Development and Communications at UNH where he is the only proposal analyst providing NSF employee for 10 years, she held other senior since 2010, starting as a work-study employee research development support to a wide range level positions including Deputy Director for while earning his MFA in Writing. He was hired of departments. In addition to NORDP, Michael the Division of Social and Economic Sciences, on full-time in summer 2013 due in part to the is a member of both NCURA and SRA. He has Deputy Director for the Division of Molecular success of the UNH’s GRFP program, which he presented extensively on research and proposal and Cellular Biosciences, and Program Director helped initiate. Thompson continues to provide development topics, both at local and national for the Genes and Genome Systems Cluster. Dr. leadership for UNH’s GRFP program, which has professional conferences, as a consultant, and at Teutonico managed numerous NSF-wide, large been lauded by NSF GRFP Program Director his home institutions. His academic background investment priority areas, such as the inaugural Giselle Muller-Parker. As a writer, Thompson includes degrees in chemistry, classics, library SEES (Science, Engineering and Education for provides feedback to student applicants that and information science, and history. Sustainability) programs, as well as the Climate they may not receive from faculty mentors Research Investment (CRI) and Human and Social or peers helping them with their application. Joshua Sternfeld has served since 2009 Dynamics (HSD). Dr. Teutonico was very active Thompson works with students throughout as a Senior Program Officer at the National in other interdisciplinary cross-NSF initiatives, the process of drafting their personal essays, Endowment for the Humanities Division of such as the Integrative Graduate Education teaching writing techniques that not only Preservation and Access in Washington, D.C. and Research Traineeships, Partnerships improve their chances of success with the GRFP Prior to his arrival at the Endowment, Josh was in International Research and Education, but also help them write better essays in the Assistant Director and Postdoctoral Scholar for Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation, and future. Thompson also teaches a Grant Writing the UCLA Center for Information as Evidence Nanoscience and Engineering. Prior to her service Seminar for graduate students at UNH. and Information Studies Department from at NSF, Dr. Teutonico was an Associate Professor 2007-2009. He holds a B.A. in History from in the Integrated Science and Technology (ISAT) Princeton University and a Ph.D. in History from Program, Biotechnology Concentration, at James UCLA (2007), specializing in modern European Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia. cultural history and jazz studies. Josh is currently Coordinator for Preservation and Access’ Research and Development grant program.
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Kristina Thorsell, MPP, is an Associate Kayla Tindle currently serves as Director Marjolein van Griethuysen is responsible Program Officer for the Government-University- of Research Development in the Office of the for European Affairs of Erasmus University Industry Research Roundtable & the University Vice President for Research at Texas Tech Rotterdam (EUR) in The Netherlands and is Industry Demonstration Partnership. Kristina University. Tindle received her B.A. in TEFL based in Brussels (Belgium). She contributes works at the intersection of academia, from Oklahoma Christian University, her to strategic decision-making for the purpose industry, and government on topics relating M.Ed. in Adult and Higher Education from the of adjusting institutional policies on research, to research and development, innovation, and University of Central Oklahoma, and is currently education and valorization to EU context. commercialization. She assists in managing pursuing a Ph.D. in Higher Education Research For this she developed networks with the and coordinating the activities of both the from Texas Tech University. In January of 2014, European Commission and related national- Government-University-Industry Research she was appointed as chair of the Innovation and international agencies and thus is able to Roundtable (GUIRR) and the University-Industry and Economic Prosperity (IEP) University influence EU policy outcomes. Anticipating on Demonstration Partnership (UIDP). Kristina designation committee and worked with a core new features in Horizon 2020, enhanced the manages UIDP's robust project portfolio which team to successfully submit and receive the IEP understanding in an early stage, the need of addresses barriers to collaboration between designation. building transdisciplinary research consortia, universities and companies. She also moderates the need for policies on open access, gendered GUIRR's monthly webinar series. Her background Paul Tuttle, before coming to Hanover innovation and enhanced the understanding of is a unique hybrid of science and policy Research, worked in central university research innovation in general. Her expertise is frequently work. Kristina holds a B.S. in Chemistry and administration offices at three public universities sought by individual researchers in social- and Biochemistry from Purdue University. She also in North Carolina, including two Historically medical sciences, as on issues related to EU- has a Master of Public Policy from the University Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). At the innovation policies. She enables transnational of Maryland, College Park where she dual first HBCU, he identified appropriate funding cooperation and consortia building with public specialized in International Development Policy opportunities for the entire campus; at the and private companies. The knowledge capacity and in International Security & Economic Policy. second, he managed university-wide sponsored on EU policies in the University benefited from Prior to joining the National Academies Kristina program proposal development while also early insights through cross-campus networks interned with the American Association for the providing significant input into university-level initiated by Marjolein. Advancement of Science (AAAS) in the Scientific strategic planning and reaccreditation efforts. Responsibility, Human Rights, and Law Program. As Hanover’s first Managing Grants Consultant, Examples to be mentioned outside EU are Paul supervises the grants team, supports research alliances in China, India, Brazil and Linda P. Thurston, Ph.D., is Associate the company’s marketing and development the United States. The network capacity of Dean for Research in the College of Education functions, and participates in statewide and EUR has grown since, transnationally and at Kansas State University and Lydia E. Skeen national professional associations of research globally. Between 2003 and 2008 Marjolein professor in the Department of Special administrators while also assisting members with van Griethuysen worked as head of unit in the Education, Counseling and Student Affairs. She proposal development via writing and revision. Cabinet of Secretary-General of the Dutch served as a program director (IPA) with the He specializes in Federal opportunities for Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor and as a National Science Foundation in the disabililty, higher education institutions, particularly those senior policy officer. In her capacity as a senior gender and evaluation programs. Thurston has from NSF, ED, HRSA, NIH, DOJ, HUD, and DOD. policy officer her advisory role was on national been PI on NSF and USDE awards for gender and European labor law and industrial relations. and disability projects, and is currently co-PI on For this, two projects were tendered, selected the KS-LSAMP project. Her research foci include and assigned to the universities of Groningen gender and disabilities issues in post-secondary and Nijmegen. Simultaneously she advised STEM education, mentoring and program the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences evaluation. Thurston has conducted research and on international strategy and international taught about disability, gender and evaluation curriculum building for international human issues for over 35 years. resources (IHRM) of HR professionals. Between 1998 and 2008 she acted as a part-time college instructor and teacher in the bachelor program of Utrecht University of Applied Sciences. Marjolein started her career in 1990 at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs first as a junior HR professional in the diplomatic service and as a head of unit of internal communication in the Cabinet of the minister of Foreign Affairs until 1998. Marjolein lived with her family 12 years abroad in- and outside the European Union and worked as a volunteer in Mathara Valley Slums Nairobi Kenya. Marjolein van Griethuysen holds a master degree in industrial relations and organization psychology. The last twenty years she followed several executive courses in management (ao. Krauthammer) and post master courses in EU Social and Labor Policies and International Policies(Institute Clingendael/ Leiden University). Marjolein is a frequently asked speaker and consultant on Horizon 2020 throughout Europa.
52 Biographies
Ashton Waite joined the University of J. Quyen Wickham is an Interdisciplinary Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) in 2011. As a proposal Research Program Specialist at the University development coordinator in the Office of of Oklahoma’s Center for Research Program Proposal Development, Ashton partners Development and Enrichment. His current with UNL faculty, administrators, and staff academic pursuits include Interdisciplinarity and and extramural partners to coordinate the the Science of Team Science. He holds a B.S. development of external grant proposals, in Microbiology and M.A. in Communication, with the goal of enhancing the quality and both from the University of Oklahoma. Mr. competitiveness of proposals submitted Wickham's professional history includes four by UNL grant applicants. Among Ashton’s years as Associate Director of Industry and responsibilities is helping to coordinate expert Technology Partnerships at the University of external review for grant proposals drafted by Oklahoma K20 Center (an education research individual investigators or small faculty teams center focused of technology and science driven that want to obtain panel-like feedback prior whole-school reform). During this time, Mr. to proposal submission. This feedback is then Wickham directed the University of Oklahoma's leveraged during the revision process, helping Partnerships for Innovation grant from the UNL investigators submit the strongest proposals National Science Foundation (2006-2009). The possible. project created inter-disciplinary and inter-firm industry and research networks to support Joann Waite, Ph.D., is Director of Oklahoma education. This work solidified his Sponsored Research and Programs at Gonzaga interest in multi-disciplinary collaboration and University in Spokane, Washington. Joann has how communication and psychology can both several published articles included in NCURA and enhance and constrain progress in scientific the Journal of International Society of Research discovery and innovation. Mr. Wickham's Administrators. She is the PI on federal awards background includes three years as Technology and has pulled together many interdisciplinary Director of the Oklahoma Medical Research teams both at her institution and externally. Foundation's Oklahoma Science Project (an educational outreach program); and ten years Stefanie Walker received her PhD in art at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences history from New York University in 1994. Center as a Research Associate in molecular and Her special fields are European sculpture and cellular biology. Mr Wickham has been with the decorative arts from the16th through 18th University of Oklahoma’s Center for Research centuries. She taught courses for ten years at Program Development and Enrichment since the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the 2010. Decorative Arts in New York City and curated several exhibitions with substantial scholarly David Widmer, PhD, Manager of Scientific catalogs. She continues her research and Development at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer publications in Washington as an independent Center, manages the MSK Funding Development scholar. She is a Fellow of the American Academy Team dedicated to pre-award and proposal in Rome and an honorary member of the Roman development support for Center investigators. Goldsmiths Guild. Since 2009 she is a Senior He has worked in the MSK Office of Research Program Officer in the Division of Research and Project Administration for 14 years. Before Programs at the National Endowment for the that he held a post-doctoral position in MSK’s Humanities (NEH). Department of Surgery and at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. David, a Fulbright Jennifer L. Webster is a member of the Scholar, completed his Ph.D. in biomolecular and Research Development Team in the University of behavioral neuroscience at Rutgers University in Tennessee’s Office of Research & Engagement, 2000. He holds an M.S. in developmental and cell and was recently appointed the ORE point biology and an M.A. in the history of science and of contact for the NIH research development interdisciplinary thought. initiative. She brings five years of experience with the research administration of NIH proposals Andrew Wray has worked in science from her previous position in the Office of communication and application for 20 years, Sponsored Programs. She formerly worked with initially in academic publishing, and for the past grant-seeking nonprofits in France and the Czech 6 years as Knowledge Exchange Development Republic, and she was a bilingual risk analyst Manager at the University of Bristol, UK. He for a company in the United States. Jennifer directs the strategy and day-to-day management holds a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of of funds for the economic and social impact of Tennessee and an M.A. in International Relations research across all disciplines including locally from the University of North Carolina at Chapel managed funds of £1.5million each year. In Hill. addition, Andrew guides academic teams in developing impact strategies for their research programs and creating collaborative partnerships with companies, charities, and government organizations. This often leads to joint grant proposals to business and university funding agencies in the UK and Europe.
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