Conference for High-Impact Research: Full Schedule

9:30am EDT

Mitigating Risk: Designing your Research to Protect Human Subjects

Limited Capacity seats available

Important research that informs positive social change can also include inherent risks for research participants. This session is a conversation, facilitated by current and former Institutional Review Board members, and focuses on thinking through different types of risks and building mitigation strategies into research design.

Speakers

Gwendolyn Reece

American University

Chair WRLC Steering Committee 2012-2017, Chair WRLC Shared Collections Vision Task Force

Cristel Russell

Associate Professor, Department of Marketing, American University

Cristel Antonia Russell is a leading researcher on the influence of television on youth, especially in the area of product placement. Her publications addressing how brands embedded in the content of entertainment programs affect consumers’ attention, attitudes, and behaviors... Read More →

Dennis Stinchcomb

Assistant Director for Research, Center for Latin American & Latino Studies, American University

Dennis Stinchcomb is Assistant Director for Research at American University’s Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS). In this capacity, he coordinates several CLALS projects, including the Center's portfolio of research on migration-related issues and Central American... Read More →

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Monday May 15, 2017 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Training and Events, Room 115

Track 1: Planning & Managing

10:45am EDT

Advanced Citation Organization and Management

Limited Capacity seats available

Citation management software, such as EndNote, can not only store and format references, but also help you organize your writing, find collaborators, and even identify potential journals for manuscripts. This panel discussion draws on the experiences of AU researchers to help boost your research productivity with these useful tools.

Speakers

Derrick Cogburn

Associate Professor, School of International Service, American University

Dr. Derrick L. Cogburn is Associate Professor of International Relations at the School of International Service at American University. His serves as a core faculty member in the International Communication Program and is affiliated with the International Development Program. He is... Read More →

Mindy Ford

Reference Librarian, American University

Mindy came to AU in 2013 from a reference librarian position at Delgado Community College in New Orleans, LA. Her previous library background is primarily in public and elementary school libraries where she worked for over 15 years.

Deborah Payne

Associate Professor, Department of Literature, American University

Deborah C. Payne is an Associate Professor of Literature at American University. She specializes in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century drama, theatre history, and performance theory. Her publications include Cultural Readings of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century English Theatre... Read More →

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Monday May 15, 2017 10:45am - 11:45am EDT
Training and Events, Room 115

Track 1: Planning & Managing

2:15pm EDT

Best Practices in Developing Successful Federal Grant Proposals

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Grant evaluators from major funding agencies give you an inside look in this panel discussion moderated by Jim Casey from the Office of Sponsored Programs. Learn how to create stand-out grant applications and avoid pitfalls so you can make your best possible case for funding your work.

Moderators

James Casey

Director, Office of Sponsored Programs, American University

James Casey is Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs. He is responsible for the direction and management of all pre-award and non-financial post award grant and contract administration operations. The implementation of Cayuse SP (Sponsored Projects) software is a high research... Read More →

Speakers

Claudia Kinkela

Senior Program Officer, National Endowment for the Humanities

Claudia Kinkela is a Senior Program Officer in the National Endowment for the Humanities' Division of Research. For the past seven years she has been coordinating the Fellowships Program, and has worked with other programs in that same division (Summer Stipends, Collaborative Research... Read More →

Thomas Vollberg

Chief, Scientific Review Branch, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health

Dr. Thomas Vollberg (Tom) serves as the Chief of Scientific Review at the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) and has 16+ years’ experience in leading peer review. Prior to mid-2015, he was the Chief of the Research Technology and Contract Review... Read More →

Angela Wilson

Director of the Division of Chemistry, National Science Foundation

2017 AU Best Practices pdf

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Monday May 15, 2017 2:15pm - 3:15pm EDT
Training and Events, Room 115

Track 1: Planning & Managing

3:30pm EDT

Developing Cross-Institutional Collaborations

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Explore establishing and sustaining a healthy and productive working relationship with research collaborators outside of AU. In this panel discussion, you will hear from researchers who have successfully fostered productive research partnerships and what they have learned in the process.

Moderators

Gwendolyn Reece

American University

Chair WRLC Steering Committee 2012-2017, Chair WRLC Shared Collections Vision Task Force

Speakers

Robin Broad

Professor, School of International Service, American University

Dr. Robin Broad, a John Simon Guggenheim Fellow (2017-2018), is Professor of International Development, School of International Service, American University. Dr. Broad has a wide range of professional experience, from international economist in the U.S. Treasury Department, the US... Read More →

David C. Culver

Professor Emeritus, Department of Environmental Science

David Culver studies the biology of caves and other subterranean habitats, including their ecology, evolution, and conservation. Major research topics include the mapping of subterranean species richness, the evolution of eye loss, and the dynamics of carbon flux. His field studies... Read More →

Todd Eisenstadt

Professor, Department of Government, American University

Professor Eisenstadt has worked on five continents and published award-winning books and articles in journals such as The American Political Science Review and Comparative Political Studies. He studies development with research that focuses on democratization and environmental... Read More →

Dave Marcotte

Professor, Department of Public Administration and Policy, American University

Dave E. Marcotte is Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy and Director of the Washington Institute for Public Affairs Research. His recent research focuses on determinants of achievement in K-12 education; the importance of cost on attainment in higher education... Read More →

Monday May 15, 2017 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Training and Events, Room 115

Track 1: Planning & Managing