Scope of Services

The following services will be provided within the primary functions for the Office of Nursing Research, Scholarship & Science:

• Administration of Research Projects and Evaluation
  • Facilitate approval of research proposals through the Health Sciences Center System
  • Maintenance of research proposal, grants and other funding files
  • Supervise and review the preparation of research proposals
  • Approve research proposals and any extramural projects prior tsubmission
  • Maintenance of grant project evaluation instruments and data
  • Coordinate the distribution of reports tthe Health Sciences Center, Dean, Associate Deans, Department Heads, Faculty, Students and Funding agencies
  • Maintain active databases tinclude, but not limited to, current research, funding opportunities, and research interest
  • Coordinate the Nursing Research and Scholarship Committee
  • Promote an intramural research funding program
  • Develop and maintain policies and procedures for the Office of Nursing Research, Scholarship & Science
  • Communicates research regulations and requirements of Health Sciences Center tfaculty
• Leadership in the Conduct and Dissemination of Nursing Research
  • Assist faculty tdevelop funded research proposals and programs of research
  • Publication of scholarly activities and research interest, issues and projects of the School of Nursing
  • Promote a research supportive environment with the School of Nursing
  • Establish research priorities for the School of Nursing
  • Assist faculty tdevelop abstracts, research reports, and other publications for research dissemination
  • Locate internal and external resources tsupport research initiatives
  • Support recruitment of active researchers
• Consultation
  • Provide guidance through all phases of research proposal and manuscript development
  • Coordinate internal and external peer review of research proposals and manuscripts
  • Assist in the identification of funding opportunities
  • Assist in the completion of Institutional Review Board applications
• Faculty Development
  • Provision of research forums for the exchange of ideas between nursing and other disciplines
  • Provision of interdisciplinary seminars and workshops on research projects
  • Promote the development of a community of nursing scholars through a research mentoring program
• Grant Project Evaluation
  • Maintain copies of grant project evaluation instruments
  • Oversees and reviews grant project evaluations
  • Assists with data analysis of grant project evaluations
  • Distributes completed evaluation data for analysis
  • Assists with dissemination of grant project evaluation results
• Support Services
  • Maintain a repository of research instruments and research projects
  • Provides software programs that support data analysis and presentation
  • Coordinate statistical services
  • Coordinate editorial services for proposals and manuscripts
  • Coordinate requests for manuscript preparation and research assistance