Nurturing research: It takes a team

1. Nurturing research: It takes a team Office of Research School of Nursing University of California Los Angeles

2. RESEARCH OFFICE MISSION The Office of Research team supports the UCLA School of Nursing faculty as they identify the critical questions for the future of healthcare and address those questions through research. Across the campus, representing nursing in multi-disciplinary forums.

3. Scholarship Writing Research development Consultation Grants administration Pre-award Post-award Purchasing Financial reporting What do we do?PRIMARY THREADS

4. DEAN A.D. Research A.D. International Activities A.D. Academic Affairs A.D. Business Administration CFO Director Design & Data Core Director Research Director Research Administration Fund Management Non-Research Fund Analysts Purchasing Specialist Administrative Assistant Faculty Mentors Stats Team

5. It takes a team (3 actually)

6. Supporting Scholarship • Scientific consultation • Design & data analysis consultation • Active solicitation of faculty • What are you up to? • What are you working on now? • What’s next? • Who’s helping you? • How can we help?

7. Supporting Scholarship • Collaboration with Chairs and Dean • Providing links • To potential partners • To new opportunities

8. Supporting Scholarship

9. Supporting Scholarship • Nurturing Our Research: Brown Bag Series • Sharing Our Scholarship: Research Seminars

10. SUPPORTING EDUCATION • Pre and Post doctoral grant preparation • Classroom presentations • Administrative support • Statistical consultation • Student travel awards

11. Design and Data Core • Statisticians: You want them on your team! • Design, manage, analyze, and report: They are with you at each step. • Consult with them early and often.

12. RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION • Proposal preparation • Proposal submission • Compliance with funder’s requirements • Administrative coordination • SON internal • UCLA wide • External

13. RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION • Financial support • Budget preparation • Reporting • Forecasting • Explaining • Opening and closing funds • Purchasing support

14. RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION: Tools • Table of recommendations for developing a research proposal • Table and timeline of requirements for preparing a research proposal – tailored to the PI • Strong Start post award meetings

15. Our Management Principles • Teamwork • Transparency • Thoughtfulness

16. Most Important Principle

17. Who are we? Ann Bartley Williams Associate Dean FNP, HIV/AIDS China, Vietnam, Poland Priscilla Kehoe Director of Research Consultation Neuroscientist; nurse; mentor

18. Who are we? Lynn Brecht Director Design and Data Core Biostatistics, Education Substance abuse research Karabi Nandy Biostatistician Optimal Design Models

19. Who are we? • Umma Warda • Biostatistician • Integrated Substance Abuse Program • Sumiko Takayanagi • Biostatistician • Union Rescue Mission

20. Who are we? • Rokas Oginskis • Director of Research Administration • Philosopher, political scientist, Rabbi, administrator • Mike Khuu • Senior Fund Analyst • Certified Auditor

21. Who are we? • Natasha Fung • Senior Fund Analyst • Communication Science and HR • Linny Le • Senior Fund Analyst • Fatima Youth Group-San Gabriel Mission Leader

22. Who are we? • Mary Metz • Purchasing officer • Civic Activist • Deb Brekke • Senior Administrative Assistant • Event Coordinator

23. What IS a Fund Analyst? • Highly trained management professional • Not an administrative assistant • Expertise in: • Budgeting • Financial reporting and forecasting • Grants management compliance • Internal and external grants management regulations

24. Our Fund Analysts • Oversee individual portfolios of faculty research • Oversee all pre- and post-award grant administration • Work as a team • Work against deadlines and as liaison with the UCLA OCGA and EFM.

25. Your Fund Analyst • Is working against rigid deadlines • Can’t do the work without your contribution • Needs to know what are your plans; where you stand

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