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Research Councils and Committees

Research Deans Council

The Research Deans Council internally advises Saint Louis University’s research growth agenda and oversees investments in university-wide research initiatives. The council consists of associate deans for research and faculty leaders across disciplines. The council's responsibilities specifically include: 

  • Monitoring the progress of SLU’s Five-Year Research Growth Plan and advising the Office of the Vice President for Research on strategic directions
  • Leading in SLU's best interest in growing research initiatives that span across the University and have potential to become self-sustaining, eminent research programs
  • Supporting faculty leaders by giving individualized advice, making connections for partnerships, and mentoring
  • Acting as liaisons between departments and colleges and the Office of the Vice President for Research
  • Sharing opportunities for collaboration and funding, both internal and external 
Research Deans Council Roster
  • Laurie Russell, Ph.D., associate dean, Science & Technology, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Enbal Shacham, Ph.D., associate dean for research, College for Public Health and Social Justice 
  • Bernard Rousseau, Ph.D., dean, Dosiy College of Health Sciences
  • Jenna Gorlewicz, Ph.D., associate dean of research and innovation, School of Science and Engineering 
  • Sarah Pugachev,  associate dean of collections and strategy, SLU Libraries
  • Bidisha Chakrabarty, Ph.D., associate dean for research and faculty affairs, Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business
  • Molly Wilson, associate dean for research, School of Law
  • Oleg Kisselev, Ph.D., assistant dean, clinical and translational research, School of Medicine
  • Helen Lach, Ph.D., RN, associate dean for research, Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing
  • Jennifer Popiel, Ph.D., associate dean for graduate education and research, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Kyle Crews, Ph.D., associate dean for research, School for Professional Studies
  • Adriana Montano, Ph.D., vice dean for research, School of Medicine
  • Claire Gilbert, Ph.D., director of scholarly research initiatives, Office of the Vice President for Research
  • Patrick McCarthy, associate dean for research, SLU Libraries
  • Molly Schaller, Ph.D., associate dean for research, School of Education
  • Michael Vaughn, Ph.D., associate dean for research, School of Social Work
  • Francisco Garcia - Serrano, Ph.D., associate dean for research, SLU-Madrid
  • Krista Lentine, MD, Ph.D., vice chair of research, School of Medicine

Science and Engineering Research Council

The Science and Engineering Research Council advises SLU's research growth agenda as it pertains to science and engineering, and facilitates innovative and collaborative research initiatives among faculty. The council's responsibilities specifically include: 

  • Identifying and enabling strategic research initiatives
  • Supporting the pursuit of large collaborative funding opportunities
  • Monitoring research growth progress
  • Formulating and implementing a research space policy
  • Formulating and implementing a research instrumentation strategy
  • Managing the science and engineering portion of the President’s Research Fund
  • Advising the Office of the Vice President for Research on other issues to enhance and enable S&E research
Science and Engineering Research Council Roster
  • Scott Sell, Ph.D., associate dean for undergraduate education, Biomedical Engineering (Co-Chair)
  • Kasey Fowler-Finn, Ph.D., associate professor, Biology (Co-Chair)
  • Jenna Gorlewicz, Ph.D., associate dean of research and innovation, Mechanical Engineering 
  • Amanda Cox, Ph.D., associate professor, Civil Engineering
  • Stephen Belt, Ph.D., associate professor, Aviation Science
  • Abby Stylianou, Ph.D., assistant professor, Computer Science
  • Alexei Demchenko, Ph.D., chair, Chemistry
  • David Wisbey, Ph.D., assistant professor, Physics
  • Zachary Phillips, Ph.D., assistant professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Jill Waring, Ph.D., associate professor, Psychology
  • Haijun Gong, Ph.D., associate professor, Math
  • Adriana Montano, Ph.D., vice dean for research, School of Medicine
  • Maureen Donlin, Ph.D., research professor, Research Computing, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Laurie Russell, Ph.D., associate dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Health Research Council

The Health Research Council advises SLU's research growth agenda as it pertains to applied health, and facilitates innovative and collaborative research initiatives among faculty. The council's responsibilities specifically include: 

  • Facilitating collaborations among SLU faculty who have applied health-related research interests
  • Fostering relevant community connections that may advance research interests
  • Identifying and supporting strategic research initiatives
  • Reviewing and administering the existing Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Grants Program
  • Advising the Office of the Vice President for Research on ways to enhance and enable applied health research
  • Providing updates of anticipated and actualized research growth to the Research Growth Committee
Health Research Council Roster

 

  • Noah Hillman, M.D., Pediatrics (Co-Chair)
  • Bernard Rousseau, Ph.D., Dean, Doisy College of Health Sciences
  • Lisa Jaegers, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
  • Susana Gonzalo-Hervas, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Leslie Hinyard, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Health and Clinical Outcomes Research
  • Richard Gruzca, Ph.D., Professor, Family and Community Medicine
  • Verna Hendricks-Ferguson, Ph.D., RN, Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing
  • Cara Wallace, Ph.D., LMSW, Professor, Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing
  • Zhengmin Qian, Ph.D., MD, Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  • Alex Reiter, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Robert Gatter, J.D., Professor, Center for Health Law Studies
  • Annie Garner, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Psychology

  • Liz Chiarello, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Sociology

Scholarship Research Council

The Scholarship Research Council advises SLU's research growth agenda as it pertains to scholarship, and aims to grow the eminence of the university's research enterprise by supporting relevant and provocative scholarship. The council's responsibilities specifically include: 

  • Managing a fund to support scholarly research
  • Recommending summer research award funding
  • Identifying winners for the annual Scholarly Research Awards
  • Developing recognition programs that raise the impact and visibility of scholarly research
  • Identifying and enabling strategic research initiatives
  • Supporting the pursuit of collaborative funding opportunities
  • Monitoring research growth progress 
  • Advising the Office of the Vice President for Research on ways to enhance and enable scholarly research
Scholarship Research Council Roster
  • Clarice Thomas, Ph.D., African American Studies
  • Emily Lutenski, Ph.D., chair, American Studies
  • Dan Kozlowski, Ph.D., Communication
  • Phyllis Weliver, Ph.D., English
  • Harold Braswell, Ph.D., Health Care Ethics
  • Christina Garcia, Ph.D., Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
  • Joseph Salerno, Ph.D., Philosophy
  • Steven Rogers, Ph.D., Political Science
  • Ness Sandoval, Ph.D., Sociology and Anthropology
  • Mary Dunn, Ph.D., Theological Studies
  • Robert Hughes, Ph.D., Music
  • Paolo Saona, Ph.D., Finance, SLU-Madrid
  • Christa Jackson, Ph.D., School of Education
  • Antonia Miceli, Ph.D., J.D., School of Law
  • Marc Painter, Ph.D., Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business
  • Jennifer Nutefall, MLS, Dean, Libraries and Museums