Training

The 2024 educational outreach on the Responsible Conduct of Research training is provided below.

Education in the responsible conduct of research provides a shared understanding of the rules and ethical norms to perform research.   Researchers have both professional and regulatory-related responsibilities to conducting research responsibly, such as practicing scholarly activities and research with integrity.  RCR training aims to develop commonality in building shared values in order to promote a culture of compliance, and empowerment to continue conversations within the work environment. 

Effective beginning January 2024, RCR training will now run from January 1st through October 31st each year. Faculty engaged in sponsored and unsponsored research are required to participate, at minimum, in two (2) hours of instruction/sessions yearly.  Research personnel are highly encouraged to participate.

Registration is required for each session within 24 hours prior of session.

Click on specified date(s) below to register.

Seven (7) training sessions for 2024 will be in-person at the USA Faculty Club (located at 6350 Fincher Road) and five (5) training sessions will be conducted via the USA Online Canvas platform.

 

2024 RCR Training Series Schedule

Classroom Sessions

Jan
18

Panel Discussion:  Collaborations: Advantages and Risks

Raymond Langley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Stephanie Patch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Coastal, & Environmental Engineering

Matthew Reichert, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry

Thomas Rich, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Center for Lung Biology

Kevin West, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

 

 Date: Thursday, January 18, 2024

 Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

 Location: USA Faculty Club
6350 Fincher Rd.

 

Mar
21
Authorship, Publication Practices, Preprints, and Hyperauthorship

Natalie Bauer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Center For Lung Biology

 

 Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024

 Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

 Location: USA Faculty Club
6350 Fincher Rd.

 

Apr
25
Predatory Publishing:  Distinguishing the Good from the Bad

Clista Clanton, MSLS 
Associate Director for Strategic Initiatives
Charles M. Baugh Biomedical Library

 

 Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024

 Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

 Location: USA Faculty Club
6350 Fincher Rd.

 

Aug
29
Foreign Influence and Security

David Furman
Director, Information Security Risk and Compliance

 Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024

 Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

 Location: USA Faculty Club
6350 Fincher Rd.

Sep
19
Overview of Data Driven Research 

W. Matthew Reichert, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry 
Assistant Vice President, Office of Research Development

 Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024

 Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

 Location: USA Faculty Club
6350 Fincher Rd.

 

Oct
10
Research Misconduct - Canceled

Speaker, TBD

 

 Date: Thursday, October 10, 2024

 Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

 Location: USA Faculty Club
6350 Fincher Rd.

 

Oct
30

 

Rigor and Reproducibility

Mary Townsley, Ph.D.
Retired Senior Associate Dean, WCOM
Professor Emeritus

 Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024

 Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

 Location: USA Faculty Club
6350 Fincher Rd.

 

Canvas

January 1, 2024  - October 31, 2024

Online Sessions

Conflict of Interest 
USA Canvas Online

Dusty Layton and Angela S. Williams
Executive Director and Assistant Director
Research Compliance and Assurance.

 

 Location: Online

Foreign Influence and Security 
USA Canvas Online

David Furman
Director                                                                            
Information Security and Risk

 

 Location: Online


Effective Mentoring of Research:  A Guide for Mentors

Jack Shelley-Tremblay, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology

 

 Location: Online

Coming Soon! Overview of Scholarly Driven Research     

Sean Powers, Ph.D. 
Director, School of Marine and Environmental Sciences
Senior Marine Scientist, Dauphin Sea Lab

 

 

 Location: Online


Coming Soon!  Human Subjects Research: Student Research and Mentor Oversight

Caroline Gratton 
IRB Administrator
Research Compliance & Assurance

 

 

 Location: Online

 

Effective beginning January 2024, RCR training will now run from January 1st through October 31st each year.  Faculty engaged in sponsored and unsponsored research are required to participate, at minimum, in two (2) hours of instruction/sessions yearly.  Research personnel are highly encouraged to participate.