Journal of Research Administration

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From the editor's desk.(Introduction)(works of Langston Hughes)(Editorial)
What happens to a dream come real? Does it swell up like a wheat shaft in the sun? Or does it implode into every living thing? Langston Hughes, the famous African-American poet, woul . . .

Martin Luther King, Jr.: reflections on ethical and moral research administration.(Prelude)
Forty-five years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a riveting, inspiring, and chastening message to the nation in his "I Have a Dream" speech. He stood in the shadows of the Lincoln Memoria . . .

Research administration in history: the development of OMB circular A-110 through Joseph Warner's COGR subcommittee, 1976-1979.
The Warner Subcommittee Administrators seldom ponder the origins of the documents they use to interpret principles. Research administration developed rapidly beginning in 1948 with the federal gov . . .

Developing cultural competence and overcoming ethical challenges in the informed consent process: an experience from Egypt.
Introduction Research activities are increasing in size, complexity, regulatory oversight, and cost, creating challenges and pressures on the research system. The ethical conduct of research relat . . .

Development and progression of a model: prospective research compliance monitoring.
Introduction More than a decade ago, Weijer (Weijer et al., 1995) called for institutional research compliance monitoring programs for several purposes: education of researchers; prevention of pro . . .

Laboratory management institute: a model for the professional development of scientists.
Introduction While announcements of new scientific discoveries appear almost daily, there also are reminders that some discoveries, such as the cloning of human cells by Dr. Hwang Woo-Suk from Sou . . .

A conceptual framework for the future of successful research administration.
Introduction Historically, research administrators have largely been reactive to their environment. They reviewed proposals rather than creating them. They channeled proposals through the bureaucr . . .

Conflict: a catalyst for institutional change.
Introduction Conflict, simply defined, is a state of disharmony between incompatible or opposing persons, ideas, or interests. When asked to close their eyes and envision a recent conflict, most p . . .

The Human Tissue Act 2004: reflections on recent changes in regulatory affairs in the United Kingdom.
Introduction US Federal regulators have increased their oversight in areas that use human tissue, in particular targeting companies that remove tissue for use in medical procedures. The UK has rec . . .

Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans From Colonial Times to the Present (2006).(Boo
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans From Colonial Times to the Present (2006) Harriet A. Washington, Harlem-Moon, 510 pp. This year marks the fortieth . . .

When leadership changes: reflecting on the way forward in research administration.(Voice of Experience)(dialogue with Philip V.
Voice of Experience advances the Journal's tradition of academic and professional excellence by considering contemporary issues and horizons in research administration. VOE is a celebrated feature c . . .

Lost in translation and political will: research and policy as a means to advance human rights.(Postlude)(Report)
My grandfather, Fred L. Tyson, was a subject of the U.S. Public Health Syphilis Study at Tuskegee. The Syphilis Study remains the most infamous biomedical research study conducted in this country. L . . .

From the editor's desk.(Introduction)(Editorial)
Many times the most ordinary things present us with the most extraordinary moments. That truth came home to me dynamically a short time ago. I was watching a woodworker install hardwood floors in a . . .

Research administration as a living system.(Author abstract)(Report)
Introduction Imagine a university where faculty and research administrators work in harmony. Rather than strife, manipulation, placing blame, stress, and disallowances, a system where research adm . . .

Institutional challenges of interdisciplinary research centers.(Author abstract)(Report)
Introduction Throughout the academic and research community, interdisciplinary research has become a catch phrase (Giacomini, 2004; Robertson, Martin, & Singer, 2003). With the recent emphasis in . . .

Why academics have a hard time writing good grant proposals.(Author abstract)
Introduction When they are new to the grant game, even scholars with fine publishing records can struggle with proposal writing. Many are surprised to find that the writing style that made them su . . .

Internal grant competitions: a new opportunity for research officers to build institutional funding portfolios.(Author abstract)
Introduction The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the predominant funding agency for biomedical research in the United States, was allocated $29.24 billion for its fiscal year 2007 budget, an . . .

Application of standard project management tools to research--a case study from a multi-national clinical trial.(Author abstract
Introduction Although the pharmaceutical industry has well-developed project management methodologies for research, it is unusual for academic researchers working in the education and public secto . . .

Customer-supplier roles and relationships in the management of research projects.(Author abstract)(Report)
Introduction Undertaking research involves a range of activities: generating the idea for the research, refining it and identifying the relevant hypotheses and questions; developing the method; ge . . .

Implementing ethics policies in developing countries: ploughing on parched ground?(Author abstract)
Introduction Research integrity is a global concern. When research lacks integrity, it destroys public trust in the academic and scientific community (The National Academies Press, 2002). While th . . .

Administration of an Innovative Program of International Cooperation: success across the pond.(Author abstract)(Report)
Introduction The world is rapidly changing, and globalization is helping to establish common social, economic, and political agreements between countries, as evidenced by the 1993 Maastricht Agree . . .

Managing Scientists: Leadership Strategies in Scientific Research (2004).
Managing Scientists: Leadership Strategies in Scientific Research (2004) Alice Sapienza, Wiley-Liss, Inc., 246 pp. Managing Scientists: Leadership Strategies in Scientific Research is the kind of . . .

Recent Developments in Research Law.
An Overview of Export Law and Regulations Current federal export laws control a wide range of technologies and some of the regulations outlined in them can have a substantial impact on research. T . . .

International research infrastructure and the impact of export control regulations.(Voice of Experience)(Author abstract)
Introduction Administrators International (SRA) celebrates its 40th anniversary. Originally founded as a North American organization, with four sections in the United States and one in Canada, SRA . . .

The Journal of Research Administration: an introduction to the anniversary edition.(Introduction)
The figure of Prometheus has captured the human imagination from ancient Greek times to the Romantic poets of American and British literature, and into our modern day. Prometheus provided humankind . . .

Celebrating the first forty years of the Society of Research Administrators International.(In Celebration)(Author abstract)(Repo
Introduction: Important Developments, 1967-2007 Four business managers in science departments at Yale University founded what would become the Society of Research Administrators International beca . . .

Reflections of a reluctant regulator: still crazy after all these years.(Reflections)
Reflection Anniversaries are always a time for reflecting on the past and the future, how we got here and where we are going. We do not always take time to give this tradition the undivided attent . . .

Celebrating a profession: the global perspective.(Reflections)(Author abstract)(Report)
Research administrators must ensure they are best placed to help secure and manage funding, add value to the academic mission, and continue to develop strategic alliances while ensuring risks to an . . .

Celebrating a profession: the servant leadership perspective.(Reflections)(Author abstract)(Report)
Introduction The celebration of the profession of research administration and the 40th anniversary of SRA International present a good opportunity to examine the origins of the profession and how . . .

From the editor's desk.(Introduction)(Editorial)
Change is never easy. The older I grow, the truth of this timeless maxim increases in my experience. There is a part of me, in my "maturity," that wishes for fewer complications, fewer permutations, . . .

The dimensions of influence on research administrator behavior: toward a theoretical model of research administration as a publi
Introduction Problem Statement Very few empirical studies have been done on research administration. In 1986, Hensley noted, "it is widely acknowledged that research support personnel are essent . . .

Crossing the great divide: adoption of new technologies, therapeutics and diagnostics at academic medical centers.(Author abstra
"Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand."--Putt's Law Introduction At many academic medica . . .

The role of a research administration program in adverse event reporting.(Author abstract)
Introduction Clinical research has endured remarkable and beneficial expansion in the past 25 years, although this growth has resulted in an unprecedented increase in workload for the human resear . . .

Implementation of systems to support the management of research: commentary from a UK university perspective.(Author abstract)(C
Introduction The research sector is rapidly changing as universities pursue academic excellence and develop more complex research strategies to drive their organisation forward. Management of the . . .

Social network analysis to evaluate an interdisciplinary research center.(Author abstract)
Introduction Despite this nation's potential to deliver the finest health care in the world, the translational blocks from basic science to human studies and from clinical research to practice and . . .

Evaluation of strategies for building a research culture--an empirical case study at an African university.(Author abstract)(Cas
Introduction In a previous publication (Studman 2003a), the first author of this article described a variety of factors involved in the development of a new Office of Research and Development at t . . .

GAO report to the committee on the judiciary, House of Representatives: export controls: agencies should assess vulnerabilities
Foreign students and scholars make substantial contributions to U.S. research efforts and technology development. However, according to a federal government intelligence assessment, access to sensit . . .

Resource review: human resources Encouraging the Heart: A Leader's Guide to Rewarding and Recognizing Others.(Author abstract)
Resource Review: Human Resources Encouraging the Heart: A Leader's Guide to Rewarding and Recognizing Others By James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner Jossey-Bass Part One: Chapters 1-3 Why is it . . .

Voice of experience.(VOE)
Mission Voice of Experience advances the tradition and service of the Journal of Research Administration by fostering consideration of and reflection upon contemporary issues and concerns in resea . . .

Demystifying the NIH proposal review process.(VOE Special Feature)
Introduction Victoria J. Molfese, Ph.D., holds the Ashland/ Nystrand Chair in Early Childhood Education in the University of Louisville's Center for Research in Early Childhood. Prior to this appo . . .

Voice of Experience.(Column)
This Voice of Experience column marks the second corporate "voice;" actually a "chorus" of voices of experience, sometimes singing in tune, but always singing lustily. However, we note with sadness . . .

Responsible Research A Guide for Coordinators.(Book review)
Responsible Research A Guide for Coordinators By Carol A Fedor, Philip A Cola, and Christine Pierre, Eds. Remedica Chapters 1 and 2: The Evolving Role of the Clinical Research Coordinator; Guiding . . .

Flexible Leadership: Creating Value by Balancing Multiple Challenges and Choices, (2004).(Book review)
Flexible Leadership: Creating Value by Balancing Multiple Challenges and Choices, (2004) Gary Yukl and Richard Lespinger, John Wiley and Sons, 288 p. University administrators know that each parti . . .

Changing the culture of research administrators at a public university.
Introduction The University of Michigan has a fairly decentralized operating environment for research administration. At the department level, over 800 staff are involved in the day-to-day adminis . . .

Creating a multi-use building for a research center: a management and operations case study and critique.(Moores Cancer Center)
Introduction The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) enjoyed heady times in 2001. In May the National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded the Moores Cancer Center its sixth Cancer Center Support . . .

The complexities of managing research projects: an ongoing study of developing a quality framework and measuring perceptions of
Introduction Australian education continues to be faced with a number of challenges as it strives to provide the nation with advanced knowledge and innovative research and development (Australian . . .

Why do ethical scientists make unethical decisions?
Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right. ~Isaac Asimov In December of 2002, the Office of Science and Technology Policy defined research misconduct as "fabrication, f . . .

The legacy of a colleague: reflecting on who we are and what we do.(Special Commemoration: Postlude)(SRA International Inc.)
It has been more than two years since I "discovered" the Society of Research Administrators International (SRA). In that period, I have learned much from of the society and have tried to contribute . . .

Everyone's mentor: perceptions of research administrators on the value of certification.
Delimitations and Limitations The study is delimited to research administrators based in the Southeastern region of the United States as defined by the National Council of University Research Admi . . .

Everyone's mentor: a tribute to Herbert "Chuck" Chermside, CRA (1937-2006).(Special Commemoration: Prelude)(clinical research as
Herbert "Chuck" Chermside entered the emerging profession of research administration after attending his first Society of Research Administrators (SRA) meeting in 1969. The meeting was held one mont . . .