The Council for Research Excellence (CRE) guides the University of South Carolina as it aspires to become a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), a prestigious association of leading comprehensive research universities distinguished by the breadth and quality of their programs in education, research and innovation.
The first step for the CRE will be to develop a new strategic research plan that adheres to the AAU’s high standards of research excellence. This plan will build on the success of the Office of the Vice President for Research’s FY2013-FY2018 Strategic Plan (pdf).
The CRE welcomes input from the University of South Carolina’s faculty, staff and students.
Review the Draft Strategic Plan
On Friday, February 28, 2020, Vice President for Research Prakash Nagarkatti, presented a draft Research Strategic Plan to university leadership. Dr. Nagarkatti welcomes comments from all faculty, staff and students on the draft plan, entitled Create New Pathways to Research Excellence in Order to Become AAU Eligible (pdf).
Council for Research Excellence Members
Dr. Prakash Nagarkatti
Vice President for Research
prakash@mailbox.sc.edu
Dr. Jennifer Augustine
Faculty representative
College of Arts and Sciences
augustjm@mailbox.sc.edu
Dr. Michael Beets
Faculty representative
Arnold School of Public Health
beets@mailbox.sc.edu
Dr. Gloria Boutte
Faculty representative
College of Education
gsboutte@mailbox.sc.edu
Anna Cofie
Graduate student representative
Arnold School of Public Health
acofie@email.sc.edu
Dr. Thomas Crawford
Faculty representative
College of Arts and Sciences
crawftm@mailbox.sc.edu
Dr. Kirstin Dow
Faculty representative
College of Arts and Sciences
dowk@mailbox.sc.edu
Dr. Pearl Fernandes
Faculty representative
UofSC Sumter
pefernan@uscsumter.edu
Dr. Michael Gavin
Faculty representative
College of Arts and Sciences
mgavin@mailbox.sc.edu
Dr. Heather Heckman
Faculty representative
University Libraries
heckmanh@mailbox.sc.edu
Beth Herron
Staff representative
Office of Research and Grant Development
bherron@mailbox.sc.edu
Dr. Lorne Hofseth
Faculty representative
College of Pharmacy
hofseth@cop.sc.edu
Dr. Kevin Huang
Faculty representative
College of Engineering and Computing
huang46@cec.sc.edu
Dr. Michy Kelly
Faculty representative
UofSC School of Medicine Columbia
michy.kelly@uscmed.sc.edu
Dr. Angela Liese
Faculty representative
Arnold School of Public Health
liese@sc.edu
Dr. Ana Lopez-DeFede
Faculty representative
College of Social Work
adefede@mailbox.sc.edu
Dr. Melissa Pilgrim
Faculty representative
UofSC Upstate
mpilgrim@uscupstate.edu
Luke Rankin
Undergraduate student representative
UofSC Student Body President
lrankin@email.sc.edu
Dr. Jane Roberts
Faculty representative
College of Arts and Sciences
jerobert@mailbox.sc.edu
Dr. Chuanbing Tang
Faculty representative
College of Arts and Sciences
Tang4@mailbox.sc.edu
Rembert White
Undergraduate student representative
College of Engineering and Computing
whiterd@email.sc.edu
Council of Associate Deans for Research
The Office of the Vice President for Research also regularly seeks input to promote research excellence from UofSC’s Council of Associate Deans for Research, a group of leaders who represent the research and scholarly interests of UofSC Columbia colleges and schools.
Dr. Teri Browne
College of Social Work
brownetm@mailbox.sc.edu
Dr. Kim Creek
College of Pharmacy
creekk@cop.sc.edu
Dr. Alan Decho
Arnold School of Public Health
awdecho@mailbox.sc.edu
Dr. Michael Matthews
College of Engineering and Computing
mamatthe@mailbox.sc.edu
Dr. John McDermott
Darla Moore School of Business
dynamo@moore.sc.edu
Dr. Brooke McKeever
College of Information and Communications
brookew@sc.edu
Atty. Colin Miller
School of Law
Mille933@law.sc.edu
Dr. Bernardine Pinto
College of Nursing
pintob@mailbox.sc.edu
Dr. Francis Spinale
School of Medicine Columbia
cvctrc@uscmed.sc.edu
Dr. Samuel Todd
College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management
toddsy@mailbox.sc.edu
Dr. Collin Webster
College of Education
websterc@mailbox.sc.edu
Dr. Jacob Will
School of Music
jwill@mozart.sc.edu
Dr. Hans-Conrad zur Loye
College of Arts and Sciences
zurloye@mailbox.sc.edu
Support Staff
Staff members with the Office of the Vice President for Research support the efforts of the Research Excellence Advisory Committee.
Dr. Lauren Clark
Research Program Manager
clarkll@mailbox.sc.edu
Debbie Gipson
Research Administrative Manager
gipsond@mailbox.sc.edu
Elizabeth Renedo
Research Communications Manager
renedoe@mailbox.sc.edu