EARDA Phase III

描述（由申请人提供）：圣凯瑟琳学院（CSC）将在EARDA第三阶段继续努力建设机构研究能力，促进生物医学和行为科学的研究。在EARDA的第一阶段和第二阶段，CSC在提高研究能力方面取得了巨大的成功，这可以从研究和赞助项目办公室（ORSP）的制度化、申请外部资金的教师数量的增加、从事师生合作研究的学生数量的增加、为从事研究和寻求资助的教师提供培训、指导和支持的持续努力中得到证明。在生物医学和行为科学领域成功实施了五项试点研究。EARDA第三阶段资金的延续将为研究和赞助项目办公室的扩展提供额外的FTE支持，以提高办公室管理奖励前和奖励后流程的能力，确保遵守州和联邦法规，促进研究和向教师和学生寻求资助，与机构审查委员会（IRB）和评估领导小组（ELT）等内部组织合作。并协助制定新的研究计划的战略规划，如拟议的综合本科研究计划。研究和赞助项目办公室的扩大将允许新的举措，包括建立一个科学审查小组，以帮助研究人员进一步发展科学上有价值的建议，为教师和学生制定和实施负责任的研究行为（RCR）培训，为展示赠款和研究机会做出新的努力，创建一个教师研究兴趣和活动的数据库，并努力加强内部和外部的伙伴关系和合作。EARDA的资金还将为试点研究奖提供支持，使生物医学和行为科学的教师能够在寻求外部资金之前收集基线数据。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The College of St. Catherine (CSC) will continue in its efforts to build institutional research capacity and promote research in the biomedical and behavioral sciences during EARDA Phase III. CSC has had great success in enhancing research capacity during EARDA Phase I and Phase II, as evident by the institutionalization of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP), an increase in the number of faculty applying for external funding, an increase in the number of students engaged in faculty-student collaborative research, ongoing efforts to provide training, mentoring, and support for faculty engaged in research and grant-seeking, and the successful implementation of five pilot studies in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. Continuation of EARDA Phase III funding will provide support for the expansion of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs with additional FTE to increase the office's capacity to administer pre- and post-awarded processes, ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, promote research and grant-seeking to faculty and students, partner with internal organizations such as the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Evaluation Leadership Team (ELT), and assist in strategic planning for new research initiatives such as a proposed comprehensive undergraduate research program. An expansion of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs will allow for new initiatives including the establishment of a Scientific Review Panel to assist researchers in further developing scientifically meritorious proposals, the development and implementation of Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training for faculty and students, new efforts to showcase grants and research opportunities, the creation of a database of faculty research interests and activities, and efforts to strengthen internal and external partnerships and collaborations. EARDA funding will also provide support for pilot study awards that enable faculty in the biomedical and behavioral sciences to gather baseline data before seeking external funding. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Support for research capacity-building and pilot studies is essential in order to enhance CSC's efforts to educate students to lead and influence in the biomedical and behavioral sciences and to assist faculty in making important contributions to public health. Faculty engaged in research in the biomedical and behavioral sciences make important contributions to knowledge relating to public health, and students benefit from enhanced teaching as well as opportunities to collaborate in research. Students who participate in faculty-collaborative research are more likely to pursue graduate education and careers in biomedical and behavioral fields, areas vital to the advancement of knowledge concerning public health. As the largest college for women in the United States, the College of St. Catherine plays a key role in providing opportunities for women to lead and influence in areas where women have traditionally been underrepresented and in providing opportunities for women to make meaningful contributions to public health knowledge.