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The MU Research Development Network
Research development encompasses a set of strategic, proactive, catalytic, and capacity-building activities designed to facilitate individual faculty members, teams of researchers, and central research administrations in attracting extramural research funding, creating relationships, and developing and implementing strategies that increase institutional competitiveness. Research development includes a broad spectrum of activities that vary by division/unit/institution, including: funding opportunity identification and targeted dissemination; grant/contract proposal development; research team building; project management; interaction with funding agencies and institutional research administration and leadership; interaction with institutional federal relations; and outreach activities and training. (Source: https://www.nordp.org/what-is-research-development)
The MU Research Development Network includes research development professionals in various divisions, departments and units across campus. The Network meets monthly to share resources, information and talent; support each other’s professional development; forge interdisciplinary collaborations; and advance MU’s extramural funding agenda.
Together, the Network encompasses a broad range of educational backgrounds, technical expertise and agency-specific knowledge that members can tap to improve the quality of proposal development activities in their respective divisions, departments or units. Faculty within these units are encouraged to reach out to their research development professionals.
| Affiliation | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bond Life Sciences Center | Julia Rodriguez | 884-1783 | rodriguezj@missouri.edu |
| College of Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources | Sheryl Koenig | 884-0282 | koenigsh@missouri.edu |
| College of Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources | Patience Okiring | 884-0282 | okiringp@missouri.edu |
| College of Arts & Science | Kate Neckermann | 884-8887 | neckermannk@missouri.edu |
| College of Education & Human Development | Joann Bryant | 882-5613 | joannbryant@missouri.edu |
| College of Education & Human Development | Meredith Deatz | 882-2356 | deatzml@missouri.edu |
| College of Engineering | Shelley Hilton | 882-8732 | hiltonsa@missouri.edu |
| College of Veterinary Medicine | Sherri Oliver (Chair) | 882-2081 | soliver@missouri.edu |
| Missouri Prevention Science Institute | Judy Healy-Mendez (Vice Chair) | 882-8531 | healymendezj@missouri.edu |
| NextGen Precision Health | Charlene Emerson | 882-1464 | emersoncha@umsystem.edu |
| Office of Foundation Relations | Laura O’Neil | 882-9059 | oneillau@missouri.edu |
| Office of Foundation Relations | Dan Szy | 882-5144 | szyd@missouri.edu |
| School of Health Professions | Mary Clark | 884-1439 | clarkmj@health.missouri.edu |
| School of Journalism | Alysia Beaudoin | 882-0424 | beaudoina@missouri.edu |
| School of Medicine | Martha Brendel | 882-5844 | brendelm@health.missouri.edu |
| School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | Nancy Walker | 884-0868 | walkern@health.missouri.edu |
| School of Social Work | Andrea Lawless | 882-6546 | lawlessa@missouri.edu |
Last Updated: October 8, 2021