Research Administration Faculty Advisory Board

Reasoning

Upholding a vibrant and progressive research enterprise requires constant engagement and advice from the faculty being served. Through a series of strategic planning activities, the research enterprise has continued to evolve in order to advance Emory’s institutional eminence.  A crucial part of this evolution is the enhanced focus on improving the research administration infrastructure to serve existing faculty, and to help recruit the best faculty domestically and internationally. 

 The establishment of the Research Administration Faculty Advisory Board (FAB) is to ensure that Emory achieves continued quality and process improvement in Emory’s research environment.  Specifically, the FAB will work with the Office of Research Administration (ORA) to provide an effective and efficient research organization to achieve Emory’s goal of excellence in research. The FAB will bring faculty researchers together with key staff to address the needs and opportunities across all areas of ORA.

Charge

The FAB will:

  • Provide insight and recommendations related to the “faculty research experience.”
  • Advise on progress of the Research Administration Strategic and Operational Plans.
  • Receive information on, and provide feedback related to, ORA’s continuous process improvement initiatives.
  • Identify challenges and discuss solutions for process improvement across ORA with appropriate consideration for prioritization of resources.
  • Report feedback and suggestions for improvement to Dr. Robert Nobles, VPRA.

Composition and duration of advisory board membership:

  • Faculty and faculty leaders engaged in research.
  • Composition will Include key ORA staff responsible for change management.
  • The FAB will meet once monthly.
  • Faculty appointments are for three years.  Half of faculty appointments roll off each year, except for the initial group of faculty that will have half of the group role off at two years and the remaining half will serve for three years.
  • Faculty appointments will be made annually after consultation with school deans/associate deans, department chairs, unit leaders, and the university faculty council.

Faculty Advisory Board Members

Provided below are the member names and backgrounds.

Vibha Lama, MD, MS (Chair)

SOM: Pulmonary

David Schuster, MD, FACR (Immediate Past Chair)

WIN: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Simon Blakey, PhD

Department Chair: ECAS Chemistry

Gordon Berman, PhD

ECAS: Biology

Ann Chahroudi, MD, PhD

SOM: Infectious Diseases

Sarah Chisolm, MD

SOM: Dermatology

Negar Fani, PhD

Associate Vice Chair of Translational Research: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Ron Feldman, MD, PhD

SOM: Dermatology: Admin

Jennifer Felger, PhD

SOM: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Audrey Gaskin, ScD

RSPH: Epidemiology

Vicki Hertzberg, PhD, FASA

SON: Academic Advancement

Sumin Kang, PhD

SOM: HMO: Hematology

Colleen Kelley, MD

SOM: Infectious Diseases

Robert Krafty, PhD

RSPH Department Chair: Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD

Vice Chair for Research SOM: Radiology

Gregory Lesinski, PhD, MPH

SOM: HMO: Med Oncology

Steven Liang, PhD

SOM: Rad: Radiopharm Disc Lab

Malinda Maynor Lowery, PhD

ECAS History

Kenneth Moberg, PhD

SOM: Cell Biology: Admin

Christine Moe, PhD

SPH: Global Health

Ajay Nooka, MD, MPH, FACP

SOM: Hematology

Lynne Nygaard, PhD

ECAS: Department Chair of Psychology

Don Operario, PhD

RSPH Department Chair: BSHES

Eric Ortlund, PhD

SOM: Biochemistry

Tracie Rosser, PhD

SOM: Human Gen

Connie Roth, PhD

ECAS Physics: Department Chair

Jonathan Rupp, PhD

SOM: Emergency Medicine

Abeed Sarker, PhD

Vice Chair for Research SOM: Biomedical Informatics

Mar Sanchez, PhD

SOM: Emory Primate Center

Alicia Smith, PhD

SOM: OB/GYN Vice Chair for Research

Central Department Members

Provided below are the member names and backgrounds.

Robert Nobles, DrPH, MPH

Vice President, Research Administration

Kimberly Eck, MPH, PhD

Associate Vice President for Research

Holly Sommers

Asst. VP, Research Administration Director, Office of Sponsored Programs

Edwin Bemmel, PhD, CPA

Assoc. VP, Research Grants and Contracts

Robin Ginn, MBA, BSN, CHC, CHRC

Assoc. VP - Office of Clinical Research

Todd Sherer, PhD, CLP, RTTP

Assoc. VP - Executive Director, Office of Technology Transfer

Deepika Bhatia, MSBME, CCRP, CHRC, CHPC, CCEP

Assoc. VP, Research Compliance and Regulatory Affairs

Rebecca Rousselle, CIP

Assistant VP, Emory Human Research Protection Program, Institutional Review Board

Scott Thomaston, MS, MPH

Assoc. VP - Environmental Health and Safety Office

Lisa Wilson, MBA, PMP, CRA

Assistant VP, Office Strategic Optimization and Training; Senior Director, Strategic Optimization & Training (SOT)

April Carswell, PhD

Chief of Staff, ORA

Stephanie Dennis

Executive Administrative Assistant VPRA, Robert Nobles