Research Office
Current Strategic Goals for College Research
Goal 1. Enhance support for grant applications and grants management.
Goal 2. Encourage faculty involvement in funded research by developing and utilizing incentives for faculty.
Goal 3: Enhance faculty participation and research productivity by establishing creative collaborations.
Goal 4. Enhance the culture of inquiry in the College and build upon the spirit of enthusiasm for learning and knowledge development in the social work discipline.
Goal 5. Increase faculty involvement in forums that disseminate research findings about the impact of their work and obtain greater recognition for their expertise.
Goal 6. Consolidate and institutionalize strategies for enhancing the infrastructure to grow and change with faculty participation in research
Associate Dean for Research:
The College is actively searching for a scholar to fill the role of Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development. View the job posting here.
The Associate Dean for Research directs the Research Office and leads research infrastructure development initiatives in the College of Social Work. This person is responsible for promoting investigator-initiated scholarship within the faculty by supporting faculty in planning and securing resources, evaluating and implementing activities for the research program, and managing the procurement of funds. The Associate Dean also furthers the research mission of the College by facilitating development activities for faculty, both individually and in groups.
Research Program Coordinator:
Lauren Haas-Gehres, MA, MSW
haas-gehres.1@osu.edu
614-247-7385
The Research Program Coordinator assists faculty and doctoral students with grant proposal development and provides research administration support to faculty engaged in funded research projects. In addition to the Lauren's role in the Research Office, she is responsible for academic assessment of the College's two CSWE accredited degree programs: the Bachelor's of Science in Social Work and the Master's of Social Work. Lauren also teaches research methods, statistics and program evaluation in the MSW program.
