PHHP Research Committee

The Research Committee coordinates the annual Research Day, reviews recommendations for University and College research awards and provides input on matters relating to research activities including evaluations of Centers and Institutes. There is an elected faculty representative from each department.

The Research Committee

The Research Committee shall consist of one elected faculty representative per department and one doctoral level student. In addition, the Associate Dean for Research shall serve on the committee in a non-voting capacity. The committee shall annually elect its own chair from its faculty members. The chair may be re-elected without term limits.

A subcommittee of PhD students, one representing each department as well as one representing the interdisciplinary Social Behavioral Sciences PhD program, shall contribute to the planning of Research Day and other College research activities and awards focused on students. The student subcommittee shall elect a student representative and an alternate to serve as a voting member on the PHHP Research Committee. The alternate shall provide a proxy vote if the elected student representative is not available to attend a meeting. The student subcommittee and student representative will be selected each year; students may be re-appointed.

• Coordination and/or grant proposal review for specific activities and events, such as the UF Opportunity Fund, the Brooks Research Development Grants, and legislative supported requests.
• Proposal review of and recommendation for recipients of specific university and college research grants and awards, including the graduate student mini-grants and PHHP Research Day awards.
• Provision of input on proposed or new PHHP, University and community research opportunities
• Periodic assessment of available research opportunities and recommendations for revisions, deletions, and/or additions to current research activities, awards, and policies.

Faculty/Staff Members

Profile Image	Name	Department
	David Fuller	College of Public Health and Health Professions Dean’s Office
	Tracie R Baker	Department of Environmental and Global Health
	Karen W Hegland	HP-SLP LANG & HEARING SCI
	Russell T Hepple	HP-PHYSICAL THERAPY
	Matt Hitchings	PHHP-COM BIOSTATISTICS
	Molly Jacobs	HP-HEALTH SERVICES ADMIN
	Jessica M Kramer	HP-OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
	Catalina Lopez-Quintero	Department of Epidemiology
	Rebecca L Pearl	Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
	Alix E Wheeler	College of Public Health and Health Professions Dean’s Office

Chair: Karen Hegland