Center for Research and Evidence Based Practice
Core Staff
Data Management Team
Director
Overview
The purposes of the Center for Research and Evidence Based Practice are to:
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Facilitate the research and scholarly development of the School of Nursing faculty and their intra- and inter-disciplinary collaborators
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Provide training opportunities for Pre and Post doctoral fellows in all phases of the research process
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Advance research dissemination and evidence-based practice
Services
Research Consultation and Implementation Services
These are a comprehensive, vertically integrated set of services designed to speed research development by making experts and resources readily accessible to the investigator at each phase of the research process.
Consultation/Design
- Mentorship
- Biostatisitican consultation
- Sample size Determination
- Design and Methods
- Preliminary identification and design of instruments
- IRB Consultation
- Proposal Development
Technical Support/Data Management
- Instrument development
- Procedure manual/Coding
- Building database screens
- Entering/verification cleaning
- Variable creation; psychometric evaluation
- Analysis
Data Gathering
- Conducting Interviews
- Observations
- Web Based Archive Record Retrieval
Systems Operations
- Budget development
- Initial set-up of service; timetable and staff required (tracking project)
- Financial oversight
- Project management
- Assistance with IRB submission
- IRB reports
- Accessing exciting data sets
Software
- Access; DBMS Copy
- Endnote; Excel
- Filemaker Pro; HLM
- LISREL;MPLUS;AMOS
- Atlas-T;NUDIST
- QDS-ACASI
- SAMPLE;POWER
- SAS; SPSS
- SUDAN ; STATA
Pre- and Post-Award Administrative Services
General Support Services
- Development of a research program trajectory
- Assistance with manuscript preparation, including editorial review
- Design and preparation of research related presentations materials, including slides/posters
Grant Proposal Submission Support and Facilitation of Process
- Scientific Critique of proposals
- Mock NIH-style reviews
- Budget development and review
- Biographical sketch (maintain)
- Boiler Plate Documentation
- Graphic Supports (tables, charts, models)
- Electronic submission and facilitation of process
Research Management Post Award Management
- Financial Management
- Interpretation of Federal Regulations & Guidelines
- Liaison with External Agencies and internal departments
- Assists with non-competing renewal preparation
- Provide Certified Grant Administrator
