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Research Committee

Purpose

The purpose of the Research Committee is to ensure an ongoing, robust research portfolio within the College that represents the breadth and depth of public health; reflects faculty strengths, student interests and community needs; promotes faculty and student success; engages communities in translating research into action; enhances the reputation of the College; and advances the field in meaningful and impactful ways.

Structure

  1. The COPH Research Committee will be comprised of 9 voting members (5 faculty members from each department or discipline, and 4 at-large members). Each department will elect one ranked senior faculty member (Associate or Full Professor) who is actively engaged in research.
  2. The chair shall be elected by the committee from among the senior faculty members and serve in accordance with Article VII 1. above.
  3. In addition to the 9 voting members, the committee may also include 4 non-voting Ex- officio members such as post-docs, research associates and graduate students as determined by the committee chair in consultation with the department chairs.
  4. A representative from the administration staff, who is involved in research administration, shall also serve as an ex-officio non-voting member.

Functions and Duties

The Faculty Affairs Committee advises the Dean on matters related to the faculty in the College. Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

  1. Recommend procedures and programs for facilitating research at the college.
  2. Expedite and monitor research mentoring program for junior faculty.
  3. Coordinate research and award opportunities for faculty and students.
  4. Establish a system to encourage interdisciplinary research across departments/disciplines as well as student-faculty research opportunities. Review research policies and procedures from across USF that impact COPH researchers.
  5. Coordinate with USF Research Council regarding research policies, procedures and protocols that impact COPH researchers.

(From Governance Manual page 9)

  • Name Representative of Rank Track/Pathway E-Mail Phone
    Jason Salemi Area A: Clinically‐Based Associate Professor Tenured/Tenure‐Earning jsalemi@usf.edu 974-7829
    Dina Martinez‐Tyson (Chair) Area B: Community‐Based Associate Professor Tenured/Tenure‐Earning dmtyson@usf.edu 974-0723
    Rays Jiang Area C: Laboratory‐Based Assistant Professor Tenured/Tenure‐Earning jiang2@usf.edu 974-4541
    Amber Mehmood Area D: Clinical/Community‐Based Assistant Professor Tenured/Tenure-Earning amehmood@usf.edu 974-8221
    Monica Uddin Area E: Clinical/Laboratory‐Based Professor Tenured/Tenure-Earning monica43@usf.edu 974-9765
    Tom Bernard Area F: Community/Laboratory‐Based Professor Tenured/Tenure-Earning tbernar2@usf.edu 974-6629
    Arlene Calvo Area G: Clinical/Community/Laboratory‐Based Associate Professor Research Pathway calvoae@usf.edu 974-1122
    JP Tanner Faculty At‐Large Assistant Professor Research Pathway jtanner3@usf.edu 396-9242
    Debbie Cragun Faculty At‐Large Assistant Professor Teaching Pathway dcragun@usf.edu 974-4232
    Ellen Daley Ex-Officio - Research Dean Professor Tenured/Tenure‐Earning edaley@usf.edu 974-8518
    Kelli L. Barr Ex-Officio Associate Professor Tenured/Tenure‐Earning barrk@usf.edu 974-4480
    Anne Gallacher Ex-Officio - Administration Administration NA agallach@usf.edu 974-5780

Funding Opportunities and Support

USF College of Public Health Capacity Building FY 2024-2025 Funding Application. Due Date: April 15, 2024 (11:59pm)

This funding mechanism has been created to enhance research capacity, establish new interdisciplinary research collaborations (domestic and international) and/or support community engaged research. The purpose of this grant is to lay the foundation and build collaborative partnerships that will facilitate capacity for community-engaged public health research. These funds could also be used to support projects that build communities capacity for research and engagement and seek to better equip stakeholders/communities to engage as meaningful partners in public health research. Click here for the application. 

Application for COPH faculty to keep residual funds. Academic Year 2023/2024   

This is a request for an exemption to the current COPH policy of the Research Committee retaining 50% of the fixed price residuals at the time of closeout. Consideration will be given to how the PI plans to use the residual funds and timeline for doing so. Click here for the application. 

Application for COPH faculty support for external review of proposals prior to submission. Academic Year 2023/2024

Consideration will be given to faculty rank, funds available, funding source and research team (e.g., inclusion of USF faculty/interdisciplinary faculty). As long as funds are available, the Research Committee will support a portion of the cost for external review if the application is approved. Click here for the application.

Faculty Application for COPH support for publication/dissemination fees. Academic Year 2023/2024

Consideration will be given to faculty rank, funds available, journal quality and relevance to your field, and authorship (e.g., inclusion of other COPH students and/or faculty). As long as funds are available, the Research Committee will support a portion of the publication/dissemination fees if the application is approved. Click here for the application.

Student Application for COPH support for publication/dissemination fees. Academic Year 2023/2024

Consideration will be given to funds available, journal quality and relevance to your field, trajectory, and authorship (e.g., inclusion of other COPH students and/or faculty). As long as funds are available, the Research Committee will support a portion of the publication/dissemination fees if the application is approved. Click here for the application.

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