Research Committee

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Charge and Responsibilities

The Research Committee is committed to fostering a robust and innovative research environment within BSOM. Its mission is to support, enhance, and promote research activities across all disciplines, ensuring alignment with BSOM’s strategic goals and commitment to advancing scientific knowledge, clinical innovation, and community health. The Research Committee is charged with research strategy and planning, research policy oversight, faculty and student support, infrastructure and resource development, grant and funding oversight, research recognition and dissemination, interdisciplinary collaboration, and monitoring and reporting on the progress and impact of research programs and initiatives.

Members

Elected term is two years.

Member

Category

Term ends June 30

Paul Hershberger, Ph.D.

 Committee Chair, Associate Dean for Research Affairs  
Emily Dudley, D.V.M. Director, Laboratory Animal Resources  

Timothy Crawford, Ph.D.

Faculty - Elected

 2025

Khalid Elased, Pharm.D, Ph.D.

Faculty - Elected

 2024

Michael Leffak, Ph.D. 

Faculty - Elected

2024
Jeannette Manger,  Ph.D. Faculty - Elected 2024
Keith Reisinger-Kindle, D.O. Faculty - Elected 2025

Catherine Sherwin, Ph.D.

Faculty - Elected

 2024
Priya Small, M.P.H. Faculty - Elected 2025
Courtney Sulentic, Ph.D. Faculty - Elected 2025

Organization

  • Voting. All members of the Research Committee shall be voting members, except for the Office of Research Affairs Manager and Program Coordinator who shall be non-voting members.
  • Quorum. A quorum shall be at least 50% of voting membership present. A quorum is required for all decisions requiring a vote of the committee.
  • Term. Those with administrative appointments shall serve until their administrative role expires. Faculty elected/appointed shall serve a two-year, renewable term; students shall serve a one-year, renewable term.
  • Chair. The Research Committee shall be chaired by the Associate Dean for Research Affairs.
  • Reporting. The Research Committee reports to the Executive Committee. The Research Committee provides an annual report to the Executive Committee advising all stakeholders on the business, recommendations, and decisions of the committee. In order for the report to become an official report of the committee, it must be adopted by a majority vote of the members of the committee.

Meetings

The Research Committee shall meet at least four times per year. Additional meetings may be called by the chair as necessary to fulfill the charge and responsibilities of the committee.

Reports to Faculty