Research Resources Week

Explore the often-overlooked professional and academic advantages of engaging with research software development in this enlightening workshop. Discover pathways to valuable mentorship relationships that form when researchers and developers collaborate across disciplinary boundaries on software projects. Learn strategies for transforming your software contributions into publishable scholarly outputs, enhancing your research profile while advancing open science. We'll also guide you through techniques for crafting compelling interdisciplinary research proposals that leverage software development as a centerpiece, potentially opening doors to unique funding streams. Join us to unlock the full spectrum of career-enhancing opportunities that research software engineering can provide beyond just solving computational problems.

Facilitator: Daniel Shown, program director, Open Source Software Center, daniel.shown@slu.edu

 When: 10 – 10:30 a.m.

Where: Zoom 

Audience: Faculty, postdocs, graduate students

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This hour-long informational session will give faculty a chance to learn about the pre- and post-award services provided by the Grant Operation Centers. The Academic Affairs and School of Medicine GO Centers serve all departments at SLU, so faculty and staff from all parts of campus are encouraged to attend. Faculty will gain an understanding of the GO Center’s role in the research enterprise at SLU and know who to contact for assistance with grant applications, grant project expenses, and much more.

Facilitators: Matt Renaud, director, GO Center, matt.renaud@slu.edu; Stephen Schmidt, director, SOM GO Center, stephen.schmidt@health.slu.edu

When: 10 – 11 a.m.

Where: Teams 

Audience: Faculty

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Discover how private grant applications differ from government funding and explore the fundraising options available at SLU. This session is ideal for new grant writers and those unfamiliar with the private funding landscape. You'll gain an introduction to the Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR) team and the broader development and fundraising world, learn about various types of funding, how to effectively pursue them, and explain why and how to collaborate with our team.

Facilitator: Kathryn Dortsch, development officer, Corporate and Foundation Relations, kathyn.dortsch@slu.edu

 When: 1 – 2 p.m.

Where: Teams 

Audience: Faculty, postdocs

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Discover how embracing open practices can significantly enhance your research funding opportunities in this informative session. We'll explore how implementing open-science principles — from open-access publishing to open data and open-source software — creates compelling advantages when applying for grants from major funders who increasingly prioritize transparency and accessibility. Learn specific strategies for leveraging your commitment to openness in proposal narratives, demonstrating broader impacts, and addressing data management requirements. Participants will gain practical insights into how "open" advances knowledge sharing and can become a strategic asset in securing financial support for your research endeavors.

Facilitator: Daniel Shown, program director, Open Source Software Center, daniel.shown@slu.edu

When: 10 – 10:30 a.m.

Where: Zoom 

Audience: Faculty, postdocs, graduate students

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Workday for Researchers will cover essential topics that a principal investigator must know to effectively administer a grant. Topics covered will include how to use Workday to start the proposal process, how to review key components of your award in Workday, how to manage Workday inbox tasks, and discuss key HR components of Workday.

Facilitator: Kellisa Fiala, assistant director, GO Center, kellisa.fiala@slu.edu

When: 11 – 12 p.m.

Where: Teams 

Audience: Faculty

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To know where and how to find grant opportunities, use SPIN. InfoEd Global’s funding opportunities database is an online resource that helps faculty, students and staff quickly find relevant programs available to fund all types of research. Tracking approximately 40,000 funding opportunities across thousands of governments, foundations, and commercial entities around the world, SPIN makes it easy to locate potential sources of funding. Please join us to learn about this timely, beneficial tool!

Facilitator: Bill DeCocco, account manager, SPIN, WDeCocco@infoedglobal.com

 When: Noon – 1 p.m.

Where: Teams 

Audience: Faculty, postdocs, graduate students

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This session provides a brief, current rundown for submitting a grant proposal at SLU.

Facilitator: Terri Borowiak, grants manager and research strategist, Office of the Vice President for Research, terri.borowiak@slu.edu

 When: 1 – 2 p.m.

Where: Teams 

Audience: Faculty, postdocs

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This informational session will cover how to find, apply, and take advantage of fellowships and funding opportunities for those in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Facilitator: Chris Luebbert, project manager, Office of the Vice President for Research, Christine.luebbert@slu.edu

When: 2 – 3 p.m.

Where: Teams 

Audience: Faculty

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Come explore the College for Public Health and Social Justice’s new location, where OVPR units will be on hand to showcase their services, answer your questions, and explore opportunities for collaboration with fellow faculty researchers (along with snacks and beverages).

When: 3 – 4 p.m. Where: Room 294, Second Floor of the Wool Center 

Audience: Faculty, postdocs, graduate students

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We are excited to announce that ARCH-IRB, our new electronic submission system, is officially live! ARCH-IRB is designed to streamline the submission, review, and approval process for human research studies, enhancing efficiency, communication, and transparency. This session will introduce the system and provide a demo of how to use its various functions.

Facilitator: Mirela Grabic, associate director, quality assurance and education, Human Research Protection Program, mirela.grabic@slu.edu

When: 9 – 10 a.m.

Where: Teams 

Audience: Faculty, postdocs, graduate students

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This presentation will provide an overview of the resources SLU Libraries provides around scholarly communication. Topics will include how to access and find publications and what agreements we have in place with publishers to cover open access publishing fees.

Facilitator: Sarah Pugachev, associate dean for collections and strategy, Pius Library, sarah.pugachev@slu.edu

When: 10 – 11 a.m.

Where: Library Classroom, Pius Lower Level, Room 010

Audience: Faculty, postdocs, graduate students

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Join Open Source with SLU, Saint Louis University's open-source program office and HELIOS Open representative, for a practical workshop on simplifying your research data-management practices. This session will demystify data governance and stewardship, providing straightforward frameworks that align with both university policies and open science principles. Participants will explore effective strategies for organizing, documenting, sharing, and preserving research data throughout its lifecycle. You'll leave with concrete tools and templates to streamline your data management responsibilities, making compliance easier while enhancing the accessibility and impact of your research.

Facilitator: Daniel Shown, program director, Open Source Software Center, daniel.shown@slu.edu

When: 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Where: Zoom 

Audience: Faculty, postdocs, graduate students

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The session will outline the faculty resources and support offered by the Division of Diversity and Innovative Community Engagement. This includes professional development, mentoring, and other services.

Facilitator: Katie Heiden-Rootes, assistant vice president for faculty equity, Division of Diversity and Innovative Community Engagement, katie.heidenrootes@health.slu.edu

When: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Where: Zoom 

Audience: Faculty

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Need help navigating the world of primary and contemporary historical sources? Then this session is for you! Join us for a session that will demystify the process of locating and using materials from archives, rare books, and special collections at SLU and beyond.

Facilitators: Stephanie Geller, Rare Books Librarian, stephanie.geller@slu.edu; Katie Mascari, University archivist, katie.mascari@slu.edu

When: Wednesday, August 13, 1 – 2 p.m.

Where: Teams 

Audience: Faculty, postdocs, graduate students

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This session will walk through the financial reports available on the PI Dashboard in Workday. The PI Dashboard recently underwent a major overhaul to increase usability and readability. Come learn about the updated reports! The session will include tips and tricks to sort, filter, and navigate your grant's financial information quickly and easily.

Facilitator: Erin Hill, director, Sponsored Programs Financial Management, Sponsored Awards Accounting, erin.hill.1@slu.edu

When: 10 – 11 a.m.

Where: Teams 

Audience: Faculty

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Learn how our computer science experiential learning program delivers tailored software engineering solutions to enhance research initiatives university-wide. Student developers collaborate with faculty across disciplines to design, build, and implement specialized software and AI tools that address unique research challenges. This hands-on partnership provides students with valuable real-world development experience while offering faculty access to custom computational resources that may otherwise be inaccessible. Learn how your research project could benefit from our team's expertise in creating bespoke applications, data analysis tools, and AI implementations specifically designed for academic research needs.

Facilitator: Daniel Shown, program director, Open Source Software Center, daniel.shown@slu.edu

 When: 10 - 10:30 a.m.

Where: Zoom 

Audience: Faculty, postdocs, graduate students

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Join the Research Computing Group at SLU to explore how we're redefining innovation through operational excellence. This session will highlight how strategic infrastructure, secure cloud environments, and responsive research support are accelerating discovery across disciplines. Learn how we partner with researchers to turn complex ideas into scalable, compliant, and efficient solutions. Whether you're launching your first project or scaling an existing one, we’ll share practical insights and resources to help you move forward with confidence.

Facilitator: Shruthi Sreenivasa Murthy, assistant director, Research Computing Group, shruthi.sreenivasamurthy@health.slu.edu

When: 11 a.m. – Noon

Where: Teams 

Audience: Faculty, postdocs, graduate students

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This session will discuss types of evidence synthesis methods, such as literature, scoping and systematic methods. It will also compare and contrast their differences.

Facilitator: Angela Spencer, Health Sciences reference librarian, angela.spencer@slu.edu

When: 1 – 1:30 p.m.

Where: Teams 

Audience: Faculty, postdocs, graduate students

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This session will cover multiple elements of searching with AI capabilities, including bias, ethics, verification of citations, and tools.

Facilitator: Angela Spencer, Health Sciences reference librarian, angela.spencer@slu.edu

 When: 1:30 – 2 p.m.

Where: Teams 

Audience: Faculty, postdocs, graduate students

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The Sinquefield Center for Applied Economic Research (SCAER) brings together scholars throughout Saint Louis University who share a common interest in applied social and economic research. The center is funded by a generous gift from Dr. Jeanne and Mr. Rex Sinquefield. The center subscribes to a platform maintained by Deweydata. This subscription allows research access to hundreds of data sets with rich and detailed data on business activity, property values, and individual mobility. For example, Safegraph, which is only available on the Dewey platform, provides aggregated data on mobility and has been used in over 500 academic studies. Researchers affiliated with SCAER will provide information about the Deweydata platform and how SLU researchers can access these data.

Facilitator: Michelle Wickman, research project manager, Sinquefield Center for Applied Economic Research

When: 2 – 2:30 p.m.

Where: Teams 

Audience: Faculty, postdocs, graduate students

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In this session, OVPR will provide an overview of the guidelines for the internal awards offered to SLU faculty, including Beaumont Awards, Health Research Grants, President's Research Program (Science and Engineering), and the President's Research Program (School of Medicine).

Facilitator: Chris Luebbert, project manager, Office of Vice President for Research, christine.luebbert@slu.edu

When: 3 – 4 p.m.

Where: Teams 

Audience: Faculty

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