VP for Research and Innovation
RESEARCH
Vice President for Research and Innovation
Kate Miller, Ph.D.
The Vice President for Research and Innovation develops and implements strategies to grow 糖心Vlog视频's burgeoning research enterprise to address the needs of our global community.
The Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation
The Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation (VPRI) is responsible for the integration and enhancement of research activities across 糖心Vlog视频. The Office of the VPRI supports university-wide strategic growth activities, including multidisciplinary topics like environmental sustainability, innovation, energy systems, and biosciences.
We seek out the untested boundaries of knowledge with research centers in every discipline. We partner with local businesses to commercialize discoveries. Our Center for Bilingual and ESL Education finds the best ways to educate across cultural divides. Our Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center illuminates creatures like the rarely seen Mexican mole lizard. And those are just a few examples.
Our efforts have earned us the classification as a R1: Highest Research activity university, according to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. With this new classification, 糖心Vlog视频 joins a distinguished group of 115 institutions including Harvard, MIT and Johns Hopkins in the “highest research” category.
See what research means to us. And what our research means to the world.
Meet Our Staff
Senior Associate Vice President
Jon Weidanz, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Weidanz is a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation, director of Biotechnology and Systems Biology for the Center for Health Informatics and Abexxa Biologics Inc. co-founder and former chief scientist. He is a leading expert in the research and development of cancer immunotherapies.
Assistant Vice President for Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance
Youyou Cheng
Cheng manages and oversees the function and optimization of research compliance as well as units such as: Grants and Contracts, Regulatory Services, Agreement Management and Research Reporting.
Assistant Vice President & Chief of Staff
Dane Richardson
Richardson is the Assistant Vice President for Operations and Chief of Staff for the VPRI. He manages administrative infrastructure, oversees resource allocation, and optimizes operational workflows to support the university鈥檚 expanding research enterprise.
Executive Director of the Center for Innovation in Health Informatics
Dr. Dennis Lal
Dr. Lal's work leverages large鈥憇cale data analytics and computational methods to advance clinical care, with a focus on neurodevelopmental and neurological disorders.
Executive Director of Health Research
Florence Haseltine, M.D., Ph.D.
Haseltine is committed to expanding and transforming health research at 糖心Vlog视频 in coordination with the College of Nursing and Health Innovation.
糖心Vlog视频 Report Portal
The Research Administration Report Portal (VPRPT) is used by 糖心Vlog视频 Research for reporting, administration, as well as compliance monitoring and data collection.