In the spirit of shared governance, Saint Louis University has a variety of committees
and councils to convene faculty, staff and administration around research. Below are
a list of these organizations, their charges, and their most up-to-date rosters.
The Research Growth Committee
The Research Growth Committee internally advises SLU’s research growth agenda and
oversees investments in university-wide research initiatives. The committee's responsibilities
specifically include:
Monitoring 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
Allocating institutional and financial resources to research initiatives
Supporting faculty leaders by giving individualized advice, making connections for
partnerships, and mentoring
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
Michelle Sabick, Ph.D., dean, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology
(Chair)
Gary Bledsoe, Ph.D., chair, Biomedical Engineering
Bryan Clair, Ph.D., chair, Mathematics and Statistics
Ben de Foy, Ph.D., chair, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Jeff Gfeller, Ph.D., chair, Psychology
Michael Goldwasser, Ph.D., chair, Computer Science
Riyadh Hindi, Ph.D., associate dean for Graduate Education and Research, Parks College
of Engineering, Aviation and Technology
Jack Kennell, Ph.D., chair, Biology
Donna LaVoie, Ph.D., associate dean, College of Arts & Sciences
Ronaldo Luna, Ph.D., chair, Civil Engineering
Stephen Magoc, MBA, chair, Aviation
Scott Martin, Ph.D., chair, Chemistry
Michael Swartwout, Ph.D., chair, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
William Thacker, Ph.D., chair, Physics
Applied Health Research Council
The Applied 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
Mardell Wilson, Ph.D., dean, Doisy College of Health Sciences (Co-Chair)
Chris Jacobs, Ph.D., chair, Family and Community Medicine; Interim Director, School
of Medicine Primary Care Institute (Co-Chair)
Erol Amon, Ph.D., professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Tricia Austin, Ph.D., chair, Physical Therapy and Athletic Training
Ellen Barnidge, Ph.D., associate professor, Behavioral Science and Health Education
Brian Boutwell, Ph.D., associate dean for Research, College for Public Health and
Social Justice
Susan Farr, Ph.D., professor, Geriatrics
Jesus Garcia-Martinez, Ph.D., associate dean for Research, Doisy College of Health
Sciences
Andy Hall, Ph.D., assistant professor, Biomedical Engineering
Paul Hauptman, Ph.D., associate dean for Clinical Research, School of Medicine
Leslie Hinyard, Ph.D., associate director, SLUCOR
Joanne Langan, Ph.D., associate dean for Undergraduate and Pre-licensure Education,
School of Nursing
Norma Metheny, Ph.D., associate dean for Research, School of Nursing
Jeff Scherrer, Ph.D., associate professor and research director, Family and Community
Medicine
Travis Threats, Ph.D., chair, Communication Science Disorders
Debbie Zand, Ph.D., associate professor, Pediatrics
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