- Develops and refines research / scholarship / creative endeavors, and ideas
- Locates and evaluates funding opportunities
- Prepares competitive proposals
- Assists in the navigation of internal and external funding processes
- Negotiates terms and conditions of externally funded research, creative, and scholarly endeavors
- Prepares, negotiates, and signs subawards
- Provides authorized signature for all agreements
Office of Research Protections
- Administers programs to provide regulatory and ethical oversight of research (IRB, IACUC, IBC)
- Administers University policies on COI, Export Controls and Intellectual Property
- Facilitates the responsible conduct of research
Office of Research Consultation
- Provides consultation for faculty on research and survey design
- Provides consultation for data collection and management, statistical analysis and evaluation
- Provides training with data analysis software and statistical techniques
- Supports research and educational outreach concerning the environment, energy, and economics
- Appalachian Energy Center
- Center for Economic Research and Policy Analysis (CERPA)
- Southern Appalachian Environmental Research and Education Center (SAEREC)