Record grant funding ensures growth in COEHD’s counseling program
“This funding validates the importance of addressing mental health at both the student and educator levels,” says Jordon Beasley, PhD.
The Summerville Interdisciplinary Research Office (SIRO) is pleased to provide this easy to use resource for faculty and staff to find information to aid in their professional growth and development related to research.
Our office reaches across colleges, to assist researchers on all campuses in learning about research practices and to find collaborative groups. This will also be a source for introducing faculty to the SIRO where we help to identify funding opportunities, develop proposals, and manage post award for grants, as well as oversight for the conduct of research project and/or contract.
Interdisciplinary Research Office
Summerville Campus
E-325
706-729-2403
If you’re new to research or new to Augusta University, we suggest you begin by looking through our various offices, policies and resources related to research. These will help you become familiar with general research practices.
Scott Thorp
Associate Vice President for Interdisciplinary Research
I work to develop a culture of research that spans across disciplines through the development of research infrastructure in the areas of humanities, education, business, and science research. Contact me if you want to collaborate with other researchers or have general questions about getting involved in research.
Walidah Walker
Manager, Interdisciplinary Research
I support Augusta University investigators across colleges to develop and submit research grants and contracts. I encourage faculty to visit the Summerville Interdisciplinary Research Office to learn more about identifying funding opportunities, proposal development, and the management of post-award activities.
To assist faculty in identifying potential sponsors, the Department of Sponsored Programs Administration provides access to sponsor web sites, an alphabetical listing with links directly to sponsor home pages, and to Grants.gov, announcements of funding by various federal and private sponsors.
“This funding validates the importance of addressing mental health at both the student and educator levels,” says Jordon Beasley, PhD.
The grants are aimed at helping scientists better understand the mechanisms of two cardiovascular complications associated with HIV.
“This year we finally found something that was both an interesting image and an interesting research subject," says Bruno Cisterna, PhD.
Guido Verbeck, PhD, chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Augusta University, is making strides to battle the fentanyl epidemic plaguing the nation.