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