SERVICES for FACULTY
available from
the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs

• web page for TWU researchers (address: http://www.twu.edu/research/) with links to funding databases as well as several governmental sources which enable faculty researchers to do their own searching; intellectual property policy; information for budget items, such as pay levels for graduate research assistants, how to calculate fringe benefits, the rate to use for facilities and administrative costs (on external proposals), etc.; membership of  research-related committees; process for internal approval of proposals; list of most recent award recipients.

• web page to showcase TWU research and scholarly projects containing highlights of projects at TWU.  (Profiles of TWU researchers by college may be accessed at: http://www.twu.edu/research/faculty/faculty.html) .

• staff assistance in proposal development - preparation of project budget, word processing,  editorial review and proofing, completion of certification, assurances, and other support pages. (Tracy Lindsay, 81-3377, Annie Plummer, 81-3253, and Diane LaGrone, 81-3375).

• bio-statistical consultation on research design and methodology (Dr. Rene Paulson, 81-3379).

• research compliance support  (Jane Graham, 81-3376).

• grant funding opportunities including the Grants Resource Center (Dr. Jo Ann Engelbrecht, 81-3375, and Annie Plummer, 81-3253).

• electronic research administration - obtaining application guidelines and forms from the Internet, electronic preparation and submission of proposals. (Tracy Lindsay, 81-3377 and Annie Plummer, 81-3253).

• institutional coordination of proposals for external funding to ensure compliance of proposal with University and sponsor regulations (Dr. Jo Ann Engelbrecht, 81-3375, Tracy Lindsay, 81-3377, and Annie Plummer, 81-3253).

• scanning of documents into proposals and/or word-processing and formatting of proposal narrative to conform to prescribed limits (Tracy Lindsay, 81-3377).

• preparation of charts, graphs, and other figures for use in proposals or research reports (Tracy Lindsay, 81-3377).

• administrative and secretarial support of TWU’s research-related committees: Institutional Review Boards and/or Animal Care and Use Committee (Bonnie King, 81-3378, Shakar Mirza,83-2350, and Cheryl Holcombe, 84-2480; the Research Support Committee and Institutional Biosafety Committee  (Dr. Jo Ann Engelbrecht, 81-3375, Diane LaGrone, 81-3375, and Jane Graham, 81-3376).

• monitoring of grant account balances and assistance in preparing budget transfers, personnel transaction forms, and purchase orders (Jo Anne Hawthorne, 81-3396).

• repair service, performed by a technician with special skills, of scientific equipment (John White, 81-3381).

• organization and presentation of special workshops and seminars on topics of interest to faculty, such as budget preparation and grant writing (Dr. Jo Ann Engelbrecht, 81-3375, Tracy Lindsay, 81-3377, Annie Plummer, 81-3253, and staff).

• administration of other internal support for research such as the Travel Assistance Fund and the formula sharing of the indirect cost recovery with the Principal Investigators and the Chancellor’s Research Fellows program (Dr. Jo Ann Engelbrecht, 81-3375, Tracy Lindsay, 81-3377, and Diane LaGrone, 81-3375).

• maintenance of data base of proposal and grant activity for individual inquiries, monthly reporting, and annual summary of proposal and grant activity (Tracy Lindsay, 81-3377, Jo Anne Hawthorne, 81-3396, and Diane LaGrone, 81-3375).

• assistance with coordinating multidisciplinary, inter-campus, and inter-institutional research collaborations (Dr. Jo Ann Engelbrecht 81-3375).

• services specifically for Houston faculty (Dr. David Watson and Cheryl Holcombe, 84-2480).