51品茶 the Council
The Research Council leads work on the Focused Research and Scholarship priority of the 51品茶strategic plan.
The council is chaired by the associate provost of research and scholarship. It has representation from across the university including each college/unit, research-associated centers and institutes, the Office of Research Integrity, the Office of Sponsored Programs, UFA Research and Scholarship Committee, the library, the Council of Undergraduate Research (CUR), and the IRB chair.
A Research Council meeting is held on the third Thursday of every month.
Council Members
![Headshot of U N E Associate Provost of Research and Scholarship Karen Houseknecht](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/2021-07/karen_houseknecht-profile.jpg?h=7f412c8f&itok=cYt3rODu)
![Shelley Cohen Konrad](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/portraits/Shelley_CohenKonrad.jpg?itok=hlT147tI)
![Headshot of Amy Deveau](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/2021-05/Amy%20Deveau.jpg?h=57024e64&itok=xUgCnoLV)
![Sonya Durney](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/portraits/sonya_durney-6279.jpg?itok=ig6z19U8)
![Mohamed ElSalhy](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/portraits/mohamed_elsalhy_website_photo.jpg?itok=cDKukLOO)
![Headshot of Russell Ferland](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/2023-05/russell_ferland-profile.jpg?h=8297b541&itok=H3yuBfiH)
![Nicholas Gere](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/portraits/nick.png?itok=aNDKUeTH)
![Headshot of Amy Keirstead](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/2023-02/amy_keirstead-profile.jpg?h=0fa79da3&itok=bEQdbej7)
![Headshot of Ian Meng](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/2023-05/ian_meng-profile.jpg?h=8297b541&itok=kX5FznPE)
![Headshot of Derek Molliver](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/2024-03/derek_molliver-profile_0.jpg?h=8297b541&itok=0NMsMkQN)
![Headshot of Julie Peterson](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/2021-03/JPeterson-profile.jpg?h=7f412c8f&itok=BanWx9CG)
![michele polacsek](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/portraits/michele_polacsek-2876.jpg?itok=x1G2osf8)
![Charles Tillburg](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/portraits/Charles.jpg?itok=t845VB_g)
![Headshot of Cameron Wake](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/2023-06/cameron_wake-profile_2.jpg?h=b5834410&itok=b0j8bdWZ)
![Headshot of Scott Wood](/sites/default/files/styles/square_third_width/public/2024-06/Scott%20Wood%20Banner.jpg?h=73c22c0b&itok=8qHb85hc)