Committee Charge

The Research Board is an Academic Affairs committee with the following charges (University Statutes Article XII Section 1):

  • Provide guidance to the Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation
    • on research administration policies and practices
    • on ethical issues in research,
    • on intellectual property policy issues, and
    • on programs to support faculty, graduate, and undergraduate student research
  • Establish procedures and serve as a review committee for a program of intramural awards to support faculty scholarly activity

Other Tasks

Board Members

The Research Board consists of faculty members representing the four colleges and one at-large, the library, and one academic professional staff member serving three year terms (staggered). The Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation chairs the Research Board.

Lucía Vazquez, Chair
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation

Sean McCandless (2020-2022)
Assistant Professor, Public Administration
College of Public Affairs and Administration

Martin Martsch (2018-2024)
Associate Professor, Social Work
College of Education and Human Services

Jennifer Martin (2019-2022)
Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
At-large faculty representative

Thomas Rothfus (2022-2024)
Director, Therkildsen Field Station
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Pamela Salela (2021-2023)
Associate Professor
Brookens Library

Sudeep Sharma (2021-2023)
Assistant Professor, Management, Marketing, & Operations
College of Business and Management

Frances Shen (2022-2024)
Professor, Psychology
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Neetu Singh (2022-2024)
Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems
College of Business and Management

Staff

Nick Dabbs
ORSP Program Coordinator (Indefinite)
ora@uis.edu