ttu office of research...expanding your research portfolio •get to know people in ovpr (ors, irb,...
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TTU Office of Research
New Faculty OrientationJoseph A. HeppertVice President for Research
Alice Young
Associate Vice President
Professor of Psychological Sciences
Duties in OVPR:• Research Integrity and
Compliance
• Strategic planning in Life Science research
David C. Weindorf
Research Faculty Fellow
Professor of Soil Science
Duties in OVPR:§ International relations§ Federal statistical data center§ Liaison to STEM fields and
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
§ Special initiatives
Abby Swingen
Research Faculty Fellow
Associate Professor of History
Duties in OVPR:§ Faculty development§ External and internal funding
opportunities§ Liaison to humanities, arts, and
social sciences§ Faculty Research Club
Cristina Bradatan
Research Faculty Fellow
Associate Professor of Sociology
Duties in OVPR:§ Faculty surveys§ Special initiatives§ Start ups and research grants
data analysis
Managing your research/scholarship
As faculty, we’ve accepted responsibility for
1) … design, integrity & safety of our work
2) … communicating our work to the greater scholarly community and managing the advancement of our careers
3) … teaching our students the excitement & standards of scholarship in your discipline
4) … generating funding
5) … policies & regulations set by TTU & external sponsors
Being “in charge” of our scholarship
Being “in charge” creates new challenges
1) ___________ is our job!§ Responsible research practices / research
integrity
§ Safety and risks
§ Special policies, regulations, rules
§ For all these, think about• What hazards will my students and I encounter?
• How can we mitigate risks?
• Do my students know what to do when I’m not around?
2) We set the tone for our students
Who can help?Area Office or Committee Faculty Chair
Grant submissions ORS Amy Cook
Setting up a studio, lab, field station EH&S Matt Roe
Financial disclosures IFDC Dr. Kelsie Jackson Dr. Ralph Viator
Laboratory Safety ILSC Jared Martin Dr. Dimitri Pappas
BiosafetyIBC Jared Martin
Rebecca MaloneyDr. Kendra Nightingale
Human Subjects IRB Dr. CassiDe Street Dr. Kelly Cukrowicz
Radiation/Lasers/MRI RSLC Matthew Looney Dr. Lou Densmore
Vertebrate Animals IACUC Karin Fritz Dr. Phil Smith
Expanding your research portfolio
• Get to know people in OVPR (ORS, IRB, etc)
• Contact the Research Development Office for resources about writing proposals to all agencies and sponsors.
• Become familiar with internal resources (e.g., seed funding, workshops, faculty awards)
• Set aside dedicated time for research
• Learn about other faculty members’ research
• Start grant proposals EARLY, talk to agency program officers, revise and resubmit proposals, and get feedback before submitting proposals