Leadership
新澳门六合彩内幕信息Research Council
The Research Council is a standing council of the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Faculty Council and reports to the council and the Vice President for Research & Innovation. The Research Council is operated and managed by the Faculty Senate of 新澳门六合彩内幕信息on behalf of the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Faculty Council, and the Research Council reports to that body. Read the Research Council Charge (PDF).
Research Council Meetings
The Research Council meets at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Research & Innovation (USFRI) in the Multi-Purpose
Room, at 3702 Spectrum Boulevard, Suite 165, Tampa, FL 33612, twice each month during
the fall and spring semesters and on an ad hoc basis, as needed, during the summer.
The meetings are scheduled for alternating Mondays from 10:45 p.m. to 12:15 p.m.
For any inquiries, please contact Tina Lucas, tlucas@usf.edu, Research Council Coordinator.
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August 28, 2023 |
View minutes (PDF) |
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September 11, 2023 |
View minutes (PDF) |
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September 25, 2023 |
Canceled |
| October 9, 2023 | View minutes (PDF) |
| October 23, 2023 | View minutes (PDF) |
| November 6, 2023 | Canceled |
| November 20, 2023 | View minutes (PDF) |
| December 4, 2023 | View minutes (PDF) |
| January 22, 2024 | View minutes (PDF) |
| February 5, 2024 | View minutes (PDF) |
| February 19, 2024 | View minutes (PDF) |
| March 4, 2024 | View minutes (PDF) |
| March 18, 2024 | View minutes (PDF) |
| April 1, 2024 | View minutes (PDF) |
| April 15, 2024 | View minutes (PDF) |
| April 29, 2024 | View minutes (PDF) |
| September 9, 2024 | View minutes (PDF) |
| September 23, 2024 | View minutes (PDF) |
| October 7, 2024 | Canceled due to hurricane |
| October 21, 2024 | View minutes (PDF) |
| November 4, 2024 | |
| November 18, 2024 | |
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January 13, 2025 |
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January 27, 2025 |
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February 10, 2025 |
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February 24, 2025 |
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March 10, 2025 |
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March 24, 2025 |
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April 7, 2025 |
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April 21, 2025 |
2024-25 Research Council members
Research Council Roster (PDF)
Richard Heller, PhD (Chair)
新澳门六合彩内幕信息Health Morsani College of Medicine
Medical Engineering Department
Term: 2024-2027
Taneja College of Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Science Department
Term: 2022-2025
Elizabeth Hadley, PhD
College of Education
Literary Studies Department
Term: 2022-2025
新澳门六合彩内幕信息Health Morsani College of Medicine
Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Health Department
Term: 2022-2025
新澳门六合彩内幕信息Libraries
Research & Instruction - Tampa Campus
Term: 2024-2027
James W. Leahy, PhD
College of Arts & Sciences
Chemistry Department
Term: 2023-2026
Mark Luther, PhD
College of Marine Science
Physical Oceanography Department
Term: 2023-2026
Xizhen Qin, PhD
College of Arts & Sciences
World Languages Department
Term: 2023-2026
College of Nursing
Term: 2024-2027
Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Term: 2024-2027
Taryn Sabia, M.Ed.
College of the Arts
School of Architecture & Community Design
Term: 2022-2025
Kristina Schmidt, PhD (Member-at-Large)
College of Arts & Sciences
Molecular Biosciences Department
Term: 2023-2026
Kersuze Simeon-Jones, PhD
College of Arts & Sciences
School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies
Term: 2023-2026
David Simmons, PhD
College of Engineering
Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering Department
Term: 2022-2025
Marilyn Stern, PhD, CRC
College of Behavioral and Community Sciences
Child and Family Studies Department
Term: 2023-2026
College of Education
Curriculum, Instruction, and Learning
Term: 2024-2027
Catherine Wilkins, PhD
Judy Genshaft Honors College
Florida Studies
Term: 2024-2027
Sylvia Wilson Thomas, PhD
新澳门六合彩内幕信息Research & Innovation
Vice President
Ex Officio non-voting member
Keith Anderson, MS, CRA
新澳门六合彩内幕信息Research & Innovation
Associate Vice President
Ex Officio non-voting member
Sandra Justice
新澳门六合彩内幕信息Research & Innovation
Director, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Research Development Institute
Ex Officio member
Research Council Responsibilities
The Research Council is responsible for advising the President, Vice President for Research & Innovation, and other administration officials across 新澳门六合彩内幕信息on matters pertaining to policies and procedures intended to promote growth, excellence, and integrity in research and creative activity throughout the university community..
The Research Council is also responsible for:
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Internal Awards grant program: develop policies & procedures and recommend awardees for the Sponsored Research
Internal Awards Program.
- University-wide grants and awards: review & recommend awardees for the Outstanding Research Achievement Awards.
- Limited submission pre-proposal selection: review & rank pre-proposals for Vice President. Chair, or designee, attends one meeting of the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Faculty Council each semester and makes a report to the council members. Meet with councils and standing committees to promote research and other creative activities at USF.
Research Council Eligibility
The Research Council membership consists of:
- one representative from each college of USF
- one additional representative from any college having more than 250 full-time faculty members
- a third representative from any college having more than 400 full-time faculty members
- one representative from the St. Petersburg campus
- one representnative from the Sarasota-Manatee campus
- two faculty members at large
To be eligible to serve on the Research Council, nominees must be full-time members of the general faculty holding the rank of Research, Clinical, Visiting, Assistant-In, Associate-In, Lecturer, Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, Assistant Librarian, Associate Librarian, or Librarian. Service on the RC is generally for three years commencing with the Fall Semester, although allowance may be made for nominees to request initial appointment for fewer than three years, but not less than one year.
Since Research Council members conduct the Internal Award selection process for USF Research & Innovation, they are eligible (with the exception of the current chair) to apply for an Internal Award, while serving on the Research Council, within the guidelines outlined in the Research Council Charge (PDF).
Faculty may nominate themselves to serve on the Research Council by filling out the:
Nomination form for Service on University-Wide and Faculty Senate Committees and Councils (MS Word)
Nomination forms are reviewed by the Faculty Senate Committee on Committees and potential appointees are reviewed and confirmed by the Senate Executive Committee before being sent to the Vice President for Research & Innovation for final review and appointment. If all positions from a particular college have been filled, nominees may be considered for one of the two 鈥淎t Large鈥� positions (if open) or may be invited to serve on another committee or council of the Faculty Senate.