The Research Council was chartered by the administration and faculty government to foster, encourage and promote research by members of the faculty and students. Specific policy recommendations are referred to the Executive Vice President and Provost. The functions of the Council fall within four categories:
- Research Policy. The Council is responsible for the development and review of the University's policy on sponsored programs which exists to assure the orderly conduct and growth of research and other sponsored activities within the framework of the educational objectives of the University.
- Research Planning. It is a function of the Council to guide the development and growth of research activities through its advisory role to the Faculty Senate.
- Allocation of Funds. When requested, the Council assists in providing equitable distribution of funds for the support of research when such funds are made available from University resources or, in certain cases, from extramural grants to the institution as a whole.
- Communication. The Council is responsible for bringing to the attention of the various other functional units of both the faculty and the administration any matters that properly concern the faculty engaged in research activity.
The Research Council has five committees aligned with Research Strategic Plan goals, as listed below. Find Committee Chairs/Co-Chairs and VPRS Staff Liaisons at the top of each list.
Policy & Process Commitee
Jill Ehrenreich-May, Ph.D.
Professor
Associate Chair, Department of Psychology
Director, Child and Adolescent Mood and Anxiety Treatment Program
Director of Graduate Studies
Uzma Khan
Assoc. Professor
PhD Coordinator, Marketing
Sam Purkis
Professor
and Chair of the Department of Marine Geosciences
Scott E. Sundby
Professor of Law
Robert C. Josefsberg Endowed Chair in Criminal Justice Advocacy and Dean's Distinguished Scholar
Research-Enabling Services Committee
Sheela Celeste Dominguez
Executive Director, Strategic Operations
Elizabeth A Babcock
Professor
Associate Dean, Graduate Studies
Associate Dean, Master of Professional Science
Andres Sawicki
Professor of Law
Director, Business of Innovation, Law, & Technology (BILT) Concentration
Diversity Committee
Olena Antonaccio
Professor
Director of Criminology and Criminal Justice MS/Certificate Program
Donna Kay Coker
Professor of Law
Social Justice/Public Interest Concentration Affiliated Faculty
Donette Francis
Assoc. Professor
Director for the Center for Global Black Studies
Martin Grosell
Professor
Maytag Professor of Ichthyology
Chair of the Department of Marine Biology and Ecology
Research Cores and Facilities Committee
George S. Grills
Associate Director, SCCC Shared Resources
Mark Yeager
Professor
Executive Director of the Frost Institute for Chemistry and Molecular Science
Ravi Vadapalli
Research Assoc. Professor
Director, Advanced Computing, Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing
Michael C. Schmale
Professor
Director of the National Resource for Aplysia
Yun Wu
Executive Director, Research Accounting & Cost Analysis
Interdisciplinarity Committee
Kiara R Timpano, Ph.D.
Professor
Director, Adult Division, Department of Psychology
Clinical Psychology Faculty
Jaswinder Bolina
Associate Professor
Chair of English Department
Chair of Creative Writing Department
Berit Brogaard
Professor
Cooper Fellow
Director of the Brogaard Lab for Multisensory Research
Benjamin Kirtman
Professor
William R Middelthon III Endowed Chair of Earth Sciences
Director: Cooperative Institute for Marine & Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS)
Deputy Director: Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC)
Program Director: IDSC Earth Systems
M Danielle McDonald
Professor
Associate Dean of Research
