• Facilitate approval of research proposals through the Health Sciences Center System 

• Maintenance of research proposals, grants, and other funding files 

• Supervise and review the preparation of research proposals 

• Approve research proposals and any extramural projects prior to submission 

• Maintenance of grant project evaluation instruments and data 

• Coordinate the distribution of reports to the Health Sciences Center, Dean, Associate Deans, Department Heads, Faculty, Students and Funding agencies 

• Maintain active databases to include, 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 the Health Sciences Center to faculty 

• 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 

• 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 

• 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 

• Assist faculty to develop funded research proposals and programs of research 

• Publication of scholarly activities and research interests, 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 to develop abstracts, research reports, and other publications for research dissemination 

• Locate internal and external resources to support research initiatives 

• Support recruitment of active researchers 

• 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