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Faculty Research

The committee shall be responsible for bringing research related concerns to the Vice President for Research, and for reporting appropriate research matters and policies back to the Senate.

Membership

The Faculty Research Committee shall consist of one faculty member from each college and one from the Libraries. The chairs of the Institutional Biosafety Committee, the Institutional Review Board for Protection of Human Subjects in Research (IRB 1 and IRB 2), the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, and the Libraries' Research Data Management Librarian shall serve as ex-officio members of the committee. The Vice President for Research, the Associate Vice President for Research, and the Graduate Dean shall serve as non-voting, ex-officio members of the committee.

  • Restrictions:

    • All faculty members shall serve three-year staggered terms. The committee Chair shall be selected from among the 13 faculty representatives.

Members

Name Department/Unit Rotation Year

David Marshall, Chair

College of Education 2027

Steven Taylor, Non-Voting

VP for Research Continuing, Ex-Officio

George Flowers, Non-Voting

Dean of Graduate School Continuing, Ex-Officio

Jennifer Kerpelman, Non-Voting

Associate VP for Research Continuing, Ex-Officio

Ali Krzton

Libraries’ Research Data Management Librarian Continuing, Ex-Officio

Terry Brandebourg

Chair of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Continuing, Ex-Officio

Jennifer Robinson

Chair of Institutional Review Board for Protection of Human Subjects in Research Continuing, Ex-Officio

Drew Fruge

Chair of Institutional Biosafety Committee Continuing, Ex-Officio

Lei Huang

Harbert College of Business 2026

Paul Dyce

College of Agriculture 2026

Vinicia Biancardi

College of Veterinary Medicine 2026

Joyce Thomas

College of Architecture, Design, and Construction 2026

Wei Zhan

College of Sciences and Mathematics 2027

Mark Schall

Samuel Ginn College of Engineering 2027

Patricia Hartman

Libraries 2027

Christine Feeley

College of Nursing 2028

Christopher Anderson

College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment 2027

Mehrnaz Abbasi

College of Human Sciences 2028

Jayachandra Ramapuram

Harrison College of Pharmacy 2028

Zoe Nemerever

College of Liberal Arts 2028