SHELIA R. COTTEN, Ph.D. Department of Media and Information Michigan State University College of Communication Arts and Sciences 404 Wilson Road, Room 409 East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: 517-353-6336 Fax: 517-355-1292 Cell: 205-356-9085 [email protected] https://comartsci.msu.edu/our-people/shelia-r-cotten POSITIONS MSU FOUNDATION Michigan State University (MSU), June 2017 - present PROFESSOR ASSOCIATE CHAIR Department of Media and Information, August 2018 – present FOR RESEARCH August 2015 – May 2016 Michigan State University FELLOW MSU Academic Advancement Network (AAN) Leadership Program, August 2018 – June 2019 INAUGURAL DIRECTOR Trifecta Initiative, MSU, August 2014 – August 2017 http://trifecta.msu.edu/ DIRECTOR Sparrow/MSU Center for Innovation and Research, April 2015 – June 2018 (Interim Director, August 2014 – April 2015) http://sparrowmsuinnovations.msu.edu/ PROFESSOR Department of Media and Information (former department name: Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media) August 2013 – present Michigan State University ADJUNCT PROFESSOR College of Nursing, MSU, August 2013 – present College of Engineering, MSU, August 2013 – present Department of Sociology, MSU, August 2016 – present PROFESSOR Department of Sociology, October 2011 – August 2013 University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Department of Sociology, August 2005 – September 2011 University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Center for Social Medicine, August 2005 – August 2013 University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) SCIENTIST UAB Center for Aging, August 2005 – August 2013 UAB Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education (COERE), September 2005 – August 2013 ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE Department of Sociology and Anthropology, August 2005 - 2009 PROFESSOR University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) ASSISTANT TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Department of Sociology and Anthropology, 1999 – August 2005 University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) FACULTY AFFILIATE UMBC - UMB Gerontology PhD Program, 2001 - 2005 Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (MIPAR), 2001 - 2005 Policy Sciences PhD Program, 1999 - 2005 Language, Literacy, and Culture PhD Program, 2000 - 2005 EDUCATION 1998 – 1999 POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Health Services, Boston, MA and Center for Health Quality, Outcomes, & Economic Research, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA 1997 NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, Raleigh, N.C. Ph.D., Sociology 1991 NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, Raleigh, N.C. M.S., Sociology Minor: Statistics 1987 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY, Winston-Salem, N.C. B.A. Primary Major: Sociology Secondary Major: Psychology SELECTED ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE Associate Chair for Research, Department of Media and Information, Michigan State University, August 2018 – present; August 2015 – May 2016 • Analyze funding and research productivity data to track trends over time and make projections for the future • Develop internal and external review processes to increase grant proposal success rates • Mentor junior faculty through the research process • Disseminate research and funding opportunities to faculty and students • Encourage teams to pursue specific research funding calls • Serve as a resource for connecting faculty and students with others across MSU 2 Interim Director/Director, Sparrow/MSU Center for Innovation and Research, August 2014 – June 2018 • Provided vision and leadership to advance the development and profile of the Center • Built strategic partnerships across MSU and Sparrow Health System • Developed and implemented innovative strategies to engage researchers from MSU and clinicians from Sparrow Health System to work together on teams to solve challenging health and healthcare delivery problems • Identified health and healthcare delivery challenges to target • Worked across diverse organizational cultures and units to ensure successful research operations and implementation • Administered pilot funding program • Developed and implemented infrastructure resources, professional socialization activities, and training programs to enhance research and grant development skills • Mentored faculty and clinicians through the research process • Worked with Advisory and Governing Boards to chart the course for the future of the Center for Innovation and Research • Enhanced Center for Innovation and Research branding and outreach efforts across MSU, Sparrow Health System, and the world • Managed Center staff and budget • Secured external funding and sponsorship for Center events and activities • Analyzed funding and research productivity data to track trends over time and make projections for the future Director, Trifecta, Michigan State University, August 2014 – August 2017 • Developed and implemented strategies to engage administrators, faculty, and students from the Colleges of Communication Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and Nursing to collaborate on interdisciplinary teams to improve health outcomes and healthcare delivery through the use of innovative communication and engineering technologies • Worked across the three MSU Trifecta colleges to ensure successful research operations and implementation • Administered pilot funding program • Implemented professional socialization and training programs to enhance research and grant development skills • Worked with the Trifecta Intellectual Leaders group to chart the course for the future of Trifecta • Analyzed funding and research productivity data to track trends over time and make projections for the future • Managed Trifecta staff and budget • Represented Trifecta in meetings with MSU administrators, interdisciplinary initiatives, and outreach efforts • Enhanced Trifecta branding and outreach efforts • Worked with MSU development officers to secure external funding for selected outreach efforts OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE TRAINING 2018 – 2019 MSU AAN Leadership Fellow, working with Rachel Croson (Dean, College of 3 Social Science and Joe Messina (Associate Dean for Research, College of Social Science) 2015 – 2016 Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) Academic Leadership Program 2011 – 2012 UAB BLAZE Leadership Academy, Birmingham, AL 2008 UAB ADVANCE Seminar, Searching for Excellence & Diversity, March 27, Birmingham, AL 2007 Association of American Medical Colleges Mid-Career Women Faculty Seminar, December 14-18, 2007, Scottsdale, AZ EXTERNAL FUNDING SUPPORT 2017 – 2018 $160,841 Preparing the Workforce for Automation in the Mobility Space. Shelia R. Cotten (PI), Aleksandr Yankelevich, and John Verboncoeur. American Center for Mobility. 2016 – 2019 $593,042 Using an mHealth App to Transition Care of Type-1 Diabetes from Parents to Teens. Bree Holtz, Amanda Holmstrom, Denise Hershey, Shelia R. Cotten (co-PI), and Amol Pavangadkar. American Diabetes Association. 2014 – 2016 $3,636,363 Community Assessment and Education to Promote Behavioral Health. Scott Loveridge, Shelia R. Cotten (co-PI), et al. USDA/NIFA. 2009 – 2016 $1,875,403 Using ICTs to Enhance Quality of Life Among Older Adults: An Intervention Study. Shelia R. Cotten (PI), Tom Houston, Eta Berner, Joshua Richman, Karlene Ball, Mark LaGory. National Institute on Aging. 2013 - 2017 $648,396 Online Safety for the Ages (OSA): Generational Differences in Motivations to Use Security Protections in an Online Banking Context. Robert LaRose, Shelia R. Cotten (co-PI), Nora Rifon, Saleem Alhabash. National Science Foundation. 2010 – 2014 $372,035 Supplement Proposal for: Integrating Computing Across the Curriculum (ICAC): Making Modern STEM Education Accessible and Incorporated Using XO Laptops. Shelia R. Cotten (PI), Jeff Gray, Mike Wyss, Michael Howell-Moroney, Dave Radford, Shani Daily, Julian Daily. National Science Foundation. 2009-2017 $2,417,186 Integrating Computing Across the Curriculum (ICAC): Making Modern STEM Education Accessible and Incorporated Using XO Laptops. Shelia R. Cotten (PI), Jeff Gray, Mike Wyss, Michael Howell-Moroney, Dave Radford, 4 Shani Daily, Julian Daily. National Science Foundation 2008 – 2010 $200,000 Assessing the Educational, Career, and Social Impacts of the XO Laptop Program in Birmingham, AL City Schools. Shelia R. Cotten (PI), Scott Snyder, Casey Borch, Michael Howell-Moroney, Betty Nelson. National Science Foundation 2004 – 2008 $510,385 GSE/RES Investigating Gender-Based Differences in Perception and Use of IT as Factors in IT Career Choice. National Science Foundation. Shelia R. Cotten (PI), Anita Komlodi, Ant Ozok, Claudia Morrell, and Wayne Lutters 2003 - 2007 $1,500,000 The Experience of Suffering in Old Age. NIA. Robert Rubinstein, Shelia R. Cotten (Co-PI), Helen Black 2002 - 2003 $72,000 Organizational Determinants of Residents’ Autonomy in Assisted Living. NIA. Elzbieta Sikorska-Simmons, Shelia R. Cotten (Consultant), Leslie Morgan, Bob Rubinstein, Kevin Eckert, Sheryl Zimmerman Other Funding 2010 – 2011 $20,000 Vulnerability, Resiliency, and Adaptation in Communities Impacted by the Gulf Oil Spill. Rusty Foushee and Shelia R. Cotten (co-PIs). UAB Gulf Oil Response Pilot Grant Program. I co-wrote this proposal. The PI left UAB during a very busy time for me. Given my time demands, I chose to pass the funding along to a colleague in another department so that he could expand his work in this area, with the approval of the funding organization. 2005 – 2009 $1,667,560 Impact of the Meyerhoff Scholarship Program: Long-Term Outcomes, Student Characteristics, and Program Components. NIH. Lynn Zimmerman,