Nurturing research: It takes a teamNurturing research: It takes a team

Office of ResearchOffice of Research

School of NursingSchool of Nursing

University of California Los AngelesUniversity of California Los Angeles

RESEARCH OFFICE RESEARCH OFFICE MISSIONMISSION

The Office of Research team supports The Office of Research team supports the UCLA School of Nursing faculty as the UCLA School of Nursing faculty as they identify the critical questions for they identify the critical questions for the future of healthcare and address the future of healthcare and address those questions through research. those questions through research.

Across the campus, representing Across the campus, representing nursing in multi-disciplinary forums.nursing in multi-disciplinary forums.

What do we do?What do we do?PRIMARY THREADSPRIMARY THREADS

ScholarshipScholarship• WritingWriting• Research Research

developmentdevelopment• ConsultationConsultation

Grants Grants administrationadministration• Pre-awardPre-award• Post-awardPost-award• PurchasingPurchasing• Financial reportingFinancial reporting

DEAN

A.D.Research

A.D.International

Activities

A.D.Academic

Affairs

A.D.Business

Administration

Faculty Mentors

Stats Team

Fund ManagementNon-Research

CFO

DirectorDesign & Data

Core

DirectorResearch

Administration

DirectorResearch

Fund AnalystsPurchasing Specialist

Administrative Assistant

Director of research and

faculty mentors

Design and Data Core

Research Administration

Assoc.Dean

It takes a team (3 actually)It takes a team (3 actually)

Supporting ScholarshipSupporting Scholarship

Scientific consultationScientific consultation Design & data analysis consultationDesign & data analysis consultation Active solicitation of facultyActive solicitation of faculty

• What are you up to?What are you up to?• What are you working on now?What are you working on now?• What’s next?What’s next?• Who’s helping you?Who’s helping you?• How can we help?How can we help?

Supporting ScholarshipSupporting Scholarship

Collaboration with Chairs and DeanCollaboration with Chairs and Dean Providing linksProviding links

• To potential partnersTo potential partners• To new opportunitiesTo new opportunities

Supporting ScholarshipSupporting Scholarship

Director of Research

Director Design and DataStatisticians

AD for ResearchFaculty Experts (2)

Supporting ScholarshipSupporting Scholarship

Nurturing Our Nurturing Our Research: Brown Research: Brown Bag SeriesBag Series

Sharing Our Sharing Our Scholarship: Scholarship: Research SeminarsResearch Seminars

SUPPORTING EDUCATIONSUPPORTING EDUCATION

Pre and Post doctoral grant Pre and Post doctoral grant preparationpreparation• Classroom presentationsClassroom presentations• Administrative supportAdministrative support

Statistical consultationStatistical consultation Student travel awardsStudent travel awards

Design and Data CoreDesign and Data Core

Statisticians: You Statisticians: You want them on your want them on your team!team!

Design, manage, Design, manage, analyze, and analyze, and report: They are report: They are with you at each with you at each step.step.

Consult with them Consult with them early and often.early and often.

RESEARCH ADMINISTRATIONRESEARCH ADMINISTRATION

Proposal preparationProposal preparation Proposal submissionProposal submission Compliance with funder’s Compliance with funder’s

requirementsrequirements Administrative coordinationAdministrative coordination

• SON internalSON internal• UCLA wideUCLA wide• ExternalExternal

RESEARCH ADMINISTRATIONRESEARCH ADMINISTRATION

Financial supportFinancial support

• Budget preparationBudget preparation• ReportingReporting• ForecastingForecasting• ExplainingExplaining• Opening and Opening and

closing fundsclosing funds Purchasing supportPurchasing support

RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION: RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION: ToolsTools

Table of recommendations for Table of recommendations for developing a research proposaldeveloping a research proposal

Table and timeline of requirements Table and timeline of requirements for preparing a research proposal – for preparing a research proposal – tailored to the PItailored to the PI

Strong Start post award meetingsStrong Start post award meetings

Our Management PrinciplesOur Management Principles

TeamworkTeamwork

TransparencyTransparency

ThoughtfulnessThoughtfulness

Most Important PrincipleMost Important Principle

Who are we?Who are we?

Ann Bartley WilliamsAnn Bartley Williams• Associate Dean Associate Dean • FNP, HIV/AIDSFNP, HIV/AIDS• China, Vietnam, PolandChina, Vietnam, Poland

Priscilla KehoePriscilla Kehoe• Director of Research Director of Research

ConsultationConsultation• Neuroscientist; nurse; Neuroscientist; nurse;

mentormentor

Who are we?Who are we?

Lynn BrechtLynn Brecht• Director Design and Data Director Design and Data

CoreCore• Biostatistics, EducationBiostatistics, Education• Substance abuse Substance abuse

researchresearch Karabi NandyKarabi Nandy

• BiostatisticianBiostatistician• Optimal Design ModelsOptimal Design Models

Who are we?Who are we?

Umma WardaUmma Warda• BiostatisticianBiostatistician• Integrated Substance Integrated Substance

Abuse ProgramAbuse Program

Sumiko TakayanagiSumiko Takayanagi• Biostatistician Biostatistician • Union Rescue MissionUnion Rescue Mission

Who are we?Who are we?

Rokas OginskisRokas Oginskis• Director of Research Director of Research

AdministrationAdministration• Philosopher, political Philosopher, political

scientist, Rabbi, scientist, Rabbi, administratoradministrator

Mike KhuuMike Khuu• Senior Fund AnalystSenior Fund Analyst• Certified AuditorCertified Auditor

Who are we?Who are we?

Natasha FungNatasha Fung• Senior Fund AnalystSenior Fund Analyst• Communication Science Communication Science

and HRand HR

Linny LeLinny Le• Senior Fund AnalystSenior Fund Analyst• Fatima Youth Group-San

Gabriel Mission Leader

Who are we?Who are we?

Mary MetzMary Metz• Purchasing officerPurchasing officer• Civic ActivistCivic Activist

Deb BrekkeDeb Brekke• Senior Senior

Administrative Administrative AssistantAssistant

• Event CoordinatorEvent Coordinator

What IS a Fund Analyst?What IS a Fund Analyst?

Highly trained management Highly trained management professionalprofessional• Not an administrative assistantNot an administrative assistant

Expertise in:Expertise in:• BudgetingBudgeting• Financial reporting and forecastingFinancial reporting and forecasting• Grants management complianceGrants management compliance• Internal and external grants Internal and external grants

management regulationsmanagement regulations

Our Fund AnalystsOur Fund Analysts

Oversee individual portfolios of Oversee individual portfolios of faculty researchfaculty research

Oversee all pre- and post-award Oversee all pre- and post-award grant administrationgrant administration

Work as a teamWork as a team Work against deadlines and as liaison Work against deadlines and as liaison

with the UCLA OCGA and EFM.with the UCLA OCGA and EFM.

Your Fund AnalystYour Fund Analyst

Is working against Is working against rigid deadlinesrigid deadlines

Can’t do the work Can’t do the work without your without your contributioncontribution

Needs to know Needs to know what are your what are your plans; where you plans; where you standstand

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