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Nurturing research: It takes a team Office of Research School of Nursing University of California Los Angeles RESEARCH OFFICE MISSION The Office of Research team supports the UCLA School of Nursing faculty as they identify the critical questions for the future of healthcare and address those questions through research. Across the campus, representing nursing in multi-disciplinary forums. What do we do? PRIMARY THREADS Scholarship • Writing • Research development • Consultation Grants administration • • • • Pre-award Post-award Purchasing Financial reporting DEAN A.D. Research A.D. International Activities A.D. Academic Affairs A.D. Business Administration CFO Director Research Faculty Mentors Director Design & Data Core Stats Team Director Research Administration Fund Analysts Purchasing Specialist Administrative Assistant Fund Management Non-Research It takes a team (3 actually) Director of research and faculty mentors Assoc. Dean Research Administration Design and Data Core Supporting Scholarship Scientific consultation Design & data analysis consultation Active solicitation of faculty • What are you up to? • What are you working on now? • What’s next? • Who’s helping you? • How can we help? Supporting Scholarship Collaboration with Chairs and Dean Providing links • To potential partners • To new opportunities Supporting Scholarship AD for Research Faculty Experts (2) Director of Research Director Design and Data Statisticians Supporting Scholarship Nurturing Our Research: Brown Bag Series Sharing Our Scholarship: Research Seminars SUPPORTING EDUCATION Pre and Post doctoral grant preparation • Classroom presentations • Administrative support Statistical consultation Student travel awards Design and Data Core Statisticians: You want them on your team! Design, manage, analyze, and report: They are with you at each step. Consult with them early and often. RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION Proposal preparation Proposal submission Compliance with funder’s requirements Administrative coordination • SON internal • UCLA wide • External RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION Financial support • • • • • Budget preparation Reporting Forecasting Explaining Opening and closing funds Purchasing support RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION: Tools Table of recommendations for developing a research proposal Table and timeline of requirements for preparing a research proposal – tailored to the PI Strong Start post award meetings Our Management Principles Teamwork Transparency Thoughtfulness Most Important Principle Who are we? Ann Bartley Williams • Associate Dean • FNP, HIV/AIDS • China, Vietnam, Poland Priscilla Kehoe • Director of Research Consultation • Neuroscientist; nurse; mentor Who are we? Lynn Brecht • Director Design and Data Core • Biostatistics, Education • Substance abuse research Karabi Nandy • Biostatistician • Optimal Design Models Who are we? Umma Warda • Biostatistician • Integrated Substance Abuse Program Sumiko Takayanagi • Biostatistician • Union Rescue Mission Who are we? Rokas Oginskis • Director of Research Administration • Philosopher, political scientist, Rabbi, administrator Mike Khuu • Senior Fund Analyst • Certified Auditor Who are we? Natasha Fung • Senior Fund Analyst • Communication Science and HR Linny Le • Senior Fund Analyst • Fatima Youth Group-San Gabriel Mission Leader Who are we? Mary Metz • Purchasing officer • Civic Activist Deb Brekke • Senior Administrative Assistant • Event Coordinator What IS a Fund Analyst? Highly trained management professional • Not an administrative assistant Expertise in: • Budgeting • Financial reporting and forecasting • Grants management compliance • Internal and external grants management regulations Our Fund Analysts Oversee individual portfolios of faculty research Oversee all pre- and post-award grant administration Work as a team Work against deadlines and as liaison with the UCLA OCGA and EFM. Your Fund Analyst Is working against rigid deadlines Can’t do the work without your contribution Needs to know what are your plans; where you stand Website Overview